Government | Thursday 24 November, 2016 12:40 am

King begins EP visit; mega projects set to be launched

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in the Eastern Province from Riyadh on Wednesday evening. During the visit, the King will meet citizens and launch several mega development projects, including those of Saudi Aramco and Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Upon arrival...

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Government | Tuesday 15 November, 2016 4:54 am

Saudi Arabia to set up Sports Development Fund

The Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) on Monday directed the General Authority of Sports to create a Sports Development Fund to support sports clubs as well as to further boost sports activities in the Kingdom. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and...

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Government | Tuesday 15 November, 2016 3:58 am

Robust economy

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Monday the 52nd annual report of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), which reviews the most prominent domestic and global economic developments for the fiscal year 2015. The report was presented to the King by Minister of Finance...

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Government | Sunday 13 November, 2016 4:51 am

Dubai Customs carries out over 3,000 seizures in first nine months of 2016

Dubai Customs has made 3,094 seizures since the beginning of this year up to the end of September across all land, sea and air customs centers, that is at a rate of 11 seizures per day.  The seized items included narcotics, non-incendiary weapons, firearms and accessories, counterfeit and...

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Government | Thursday 10 November, 2016 5:13 am

Saudi leadership congratulates Trump

The Saudi leadership congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US presidential election.   In separate cables of congratulations Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman; Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior; and Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin...

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Government | Wednesday 9 November, 2016 3:49 am

Shoura calls for a hold on new water bills

The Shoura Council on Tuesday called on the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to carry out a field study to get the exact picture about the real consumption of water by the citizens and make changes in the consumption slabs in accordance with the study. It also urged the ministry to ...

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Government | Tuesday 8 November, 2016 4:39 am

Rain-seeking prayer Thursday

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has called for the performance of Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer all over the Kingdom on Thursday, the Royal Court said in statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Monday. The King urged all the people to supplicate to Allah Almighty for...

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Government | Saturday 5 November, 2016 5:36 am

Saudi Arabia inks Paris climate change agreement

Saudi Arabia has signed on Thursday the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, which became an international law on Friday. On behalf of the government of the Kingdom, the Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mualami inked the agreement, in the presence of...

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Government | Friday 4 November, 2016 12:44 pm

King receives copy of General Auditing Bureau report

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received a copy of the 56th annual report of the General Auditing Bureau for 1436/1437 H (2015/2016 G) from the President of the General Auditing Bureau Dr. Hussam Bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Anqari at the Yamamah Palace on Tuesday. The report includes ...

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Government | Friday 4 November, 2016 12:00 pm

Crown Prince voices concern over surge in road accidents

CROWN Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has underscored the keenness of the government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on ensuring the safety of citizens and expatriates irrespective of the cost that entails for exerting all efforts in this respect. ...

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