Saudi Arabia launched on Tuesday a package of initiatives to support investors and economic establishments operating in the Hajj and Umrah sector, which is facing a critical stage due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prince Faisal bin Salman, Governor of Madinah Region, said that the approval of the Custodian of the…

The Saudi government condemned on Tuesday the two attempted terrorist attacks against the Ras Tanura port and residential neighborhood in Dhahran city. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held virtually in Neom amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The government slammed…

Saudi government agencies announced a set of programs that will contribute to expanding the local labor market for women, within recent initiatives launched on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8. The Ministry of Commerce, through the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants, launched a…

The appointment of Hanan al-Ahmadi as the assistant speaker of the Saudi Shoura Council has offered a qualitative leap for women empowerment in the kingdom as she is the first Saudi woman to hold the third highest position in the consultative body. In her first press interview after assuming the…

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan announced Monday the ministry’s new strategy for the nonprofit sector which aims to build a diverse system of nonprofit entities in various cultural sectors in all regions of the Kingdom. Minister Prince Badr thanked Custodian of the Two…

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