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Heavy rain, high winds warning issued for Makkah and surrounding regions
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Heavy rain, high winds warning issued for Makkah and surrounding regions

Dakar Rally drivers get green light to register for historic race in Saudi Arabia RIYADH: Racers gearing up to take part in the grueling Dakar Rally being staged in Saudi Arabia were on Thursday given the green light to submit their applications.The Kingdom’s General Sports Authority (GSA) announced that drivers wishing to participate in the…

UN lauds Saudi Arabia’s ‘model’ refugee aid programs around world
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UN lauds Saudi Arabia’s ‘model’ refugee aid programs around world

Dakar Rally drivers get green light to register for historic race in Saudi Arabia RIYADH: Racers gearing up to take part in the grueling Dakar Rally being staged in Saudi Arabia were on Thursday given the green light to submit their applications.The Kingdom’s General Sports Authority (GSA) announced that drivers wishing to participate in the…

Expats welcome Saudi ‘green card’ but say questions need to be answered
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Expats welcome Saudi ‘green card’ but say questions need to be answered

JEDDAH: The Saudi Cabinet has given formal approval to the Privileged Iqama residency scheme, widely known as the Saudi “green card.”  The scheme will enable expatriates to permanently reside, own property and invest their assets in the Kingdom. A special committee has been given 90 days to determine regulations governing the scheme, including fees for applicants,…

Saudi Arabia and UAE provide $70m to help Yemeni teachers
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Saudi Arabia and UAE provide $70m to help Yemeni teachers

JEDDAH: The Saudi Cabinet has given formal approval to the Privileged Iqama residency scheme, widely known as the Saudi “green card.”  The scheme will enable expatriates to permanently reside, own property and invest their assets in the Kingdom. A special committee has been given 90 days to determine regulations governing the scheme, including fees for applicants,…

Saudi Arabia activates new web link for Qatari Umrah applicants
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Saudi Arabia activates new web link for Qatari Umrah applicants

JEDDAH: Saudi Aramco resumed pumping oil Wednesday through a pipeline hit by a drone attacks the day before. Two pumping stations on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline were hit in the early morning raid,  which was initially claimed by Houthi militants in Yemen. Saudi Aramco said oil was again pumping through the pipeline, which joins the Arabia…

Saudi Aramco resumes pumping oil through pipeline hit by drone attack
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Saudi Aramco resumes pumping oil through pipeline hit by drone attack

DUBAI/RIYADH/JEDDAH: Energy experts said twin attacks on Gulf energy facilities were likely coordinated. Tuesday’s drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities were described by Khalid Al-Falih, the energy minister, as “an act of terrorism and sabotage.”The early-morning attack, the second this week in the Gulf, was carried out on two pumping stations operated by Saudi Aramco.…

Saudi Arabia oil stations hit in terror drone attacks
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Saudi Arabia oil stations hit in terror drone attacks

RIYADH: Terrorists have attacked two pumping stations in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, according to the energy minister Khalid Al-Falih. Drones attacked two pumping stations of East-West pipeline, which carry Saudi oil from fields in the Eastern Province to the port of Yanbu on the west coast.  The attacks caused a fire at station number 8, which…

Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah: All plans in place to ensure safety
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Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah: All plans in place to ensure safety

Terrorists have attacked two pumping stations in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, according to the energy minister Khalid Al-Falih. Drones attacked two pumping stations of East-West pipeline, which carry Saudi oil from fields in the Eastern Province to the port of Yanbu on the west coast.  The attacks caused a fire at station number 8, which Al-Falih…

Saudi oil tankers attacked off UAE coast as US warns sailors in region
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Saudi oil tankers attacked off UAE coast as US warns sailors in region

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s relatively new anti-harassment law was put to the test in the past week, with two separate incidents that were publicized online, resulting in the arrests of the offenders, both in their 20s, within a 24-hour period.  The first took place on Wednesday night in Alkhobar, where a woman was sexually and verbally…

Saudi anti-harassment law put to test
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Saudi anti-harassment law put to test

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s relatively new anti-harassment law was put to the test in the past week, with two separate incidents that were publicized online, resulting in the arrests of the offenders, both in their 20s, within a 24-hour period.  The first took place on Wednesday night in Alkhobar, where a woman was sexually and verbally…

Social media and apps are platforms for good deeds during Ramadan
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Social media and apps are platforms for good deeds during Ramadan

JEDDAH: The holy month of Ramadan is seen as a time for giving and improving one’s moral character, leading to many charitable and volunteering activities taking place across the Kingdom.Social media platforms and apps — despite being blamed for social ills and mental health problems among the younger generation — have a role to play…

Saudi aid, donations reaching people around the world
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Saudi aid, donations reaching people around the world

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest supporter of relief work around the world through its humanitarian initiatives, donations and assistance to affected countries either due to wars or natural disasters, an embodiment of the values ​​of humanity and the extension of its humanitarian role in relief without discrimination. The total assistance provided by the…

Saudi health ministry offers tips for Ramadan wellbeing
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Saudi health ministry offers tips for Ramadan wellbeing

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest supporter of relief work around the world through its humanitarian initiatives, donations and assistance to affected countries either due to wars or natural disasters, an embodiment of the values ​​of humanity and the extension of its humanitarian role in relief without discrimination. The total assistance provided by the…

Saudi forces kill number of wanted fugitives in security operation in Qatif
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Saudi forces kill number of wanted fugitives in security operation in Qatif

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian forces have killed a number of wanted fugitives in a security operation in Qatif, Eastern region, Al-Hadath reported on Saturday. Saudi authorities foiled an attempted terrorist attack on the General Directorate of Investigation’s Center in Al-Zulfi suburb around 250 km north of the capital Riyadh on April 21. Earlier in April, the Kingdom’s Presidency…

Initiative launched to protect Saudi environment
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Initiative launched to protect Saudi environment

TAIF: Tourists visiting Taif are being urged to protect and preserve the local environment by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH).More than 30 volunteers took part in an SCTH “Leave No Trace” program at the Al-Shifa tourist center along with relevant authorities and community members.The initiative is part of SCTH efforts to…

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