Government | Sunday 10 March, 2019 3:48 am

Saudi Shoura Council delegation meets European MPs in Brussels

A Saudi Shoura Council delegation met with European Parliament member Geoffrey Van Orden at the parliament’s headquarters in Brussels on Friday. The delegation was headed by Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, a member of the council and chairman of the Saudi-European Parliamentary Friendship...

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Government | Sunday 10 March, 2019 2:32 am

Minister of Housing opens second edition of WAFIX in Jeddah

Minister of Housing, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Haqail, opened today the activities of the three-day exhibition for sale projects on the map -- WAFIX -- in its second version, organized by the sale on the map program "Wafi" in Jeddah. The opening took place in the presence and participation...

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Government | Thursday 7 March, 2019 5:00 am

Dubai Judicial Institute Welcomes Delegation From Republic of South Korea Military Justice

Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) welcomed a delegation from the Military Justice of the Republic of South Korea in coordination with the UAE Military Justice. HE Justice Dr Jamal Al Sumaiti, Director General of DJI, welcomed the delegation headed by HE Lee Dong, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of...

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Government | Monday 4 March, 2019 12:39 am

Shoura asked to study plea to keep shops open during prayer times

The Shoura Council is studying a recommendation to keep shops open during prayer times, Assistant Chairman of the Council Dr. Yahya Al-Samaan was quoted as saying in a section of the Arabic press on Sunday. He said there are certain conditions for taking up the recommendation for study. It...

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Government | Sunday 3 March, 2019 5:44 am

Saudi Arabia ranks 9 on list of world’s most powerful countries

Saudi Arabia has landed a spot on the list of world’s most powerful countries and has been ranked number 9 in the US News and World Report rankings. The ranking examines a country’s political and financial influence as well as its international alliances, military strength and how it ...

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Government | Saturday 2 March, 2019 4:14 am

Dubai Customs showcases its unique work to participants of UAE Government Leaders Programme

Dubai Customs touched upon its leading experience in customs field in front of a group of the UAE Government Leaders Programme as part of the program’s “Practices from the Emirates” initiative. The initiative aims to augment the ongoing learning tools for the graduates by helping...

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Government | Friday 1 March, 2019 12:07 pm

Saudi Defense Ministry to strengthen partnership with local factories

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense is to strengthen partnerships with local factories to ensure they are involved in ministry projects, a government official said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Atiyah Al-Malki, from the Defense Ministry, was speaking at a specialist conference focusing on the...

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Government | Sunday 24 February, 2019 5:49 am

Visit to Pakistan, India and China proves strategic for Saudi Arabia

The three-country tour of Asia by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that came to a close this weekend was an economic and strategic success, experts say. “Saudi Arabia might be seen by some as moving to the East,” Salman Al-Ansari, founder of the Saudi American Public Relation Affairs ...

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Government | Sunday 24 February, 2019 1:38 am

Princess Reema made ambassador to US, Khaled bin Salman appointed deputy defense minister by royal decree

Deputy King Prince Mohammed bin Salman issued a royal decree on Saturday appointing Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US.  The deputy king issued a second decree announcing the appointment of Prince Khaled bin Salman as the...

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Government | Saturday 23 February, 2019 10:12 am

HRH Crown Prince Sends Cable Of Thanks to the Chinese Vice Premier on Leaving China

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of thanks to the Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Han Zheng on leaving China. The cable content came as...

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