Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that all Umrah pilgrims coming to the Kingdom must submit a negative PCR test report taken no more than 48 hours before arrival. Read more: Pakistan reaffirms full support for Saudi’s security, sovereignty & territorial integrity The ministry in a statement said this applies to all, “regardless … Read more
Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s natural treasures, Al-Ahsa oasis in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province is home to shady palm groves, crystal clear springs, and a centuries-old secret. Scientists have long puzzled over how the ancient watercourse, the largest self-contained oasis in the world, managed to survive the passage of time, providing its lush, … Read more
Saudi Arabia Flag: Saudi Arabia is moving closer to changing the royal order that rules its national song and green flag, which is inscribed with Islam’s proclamation of faith, identifying the country as the birthplace of the religion. The kingdom’s unelected consultative Shura Council voted in favour of the measures late Monday, according to state-run … Read more
KARACHI: The board of directors of The Organic Meat Company Limited (TOMCL) has reappointed Nihal Cassim as chairman of the company, a bourse filing said on Tuesday. The meeting also reappointed Faisal Hussain as the chief executive officer of the company subsequent to the election of the directors, it added. The company is a meat … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the global technology conference LEAP on February 1 to February 3, in Riyadh to address future challenges, as it consolidates its digital regional and global leadership, Arab News reported on Monday. Targeting the attendance of 40,000 local and international visitors, the conference will involve over 350 speakers from 80 countries, as well … Read more
ANKARA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — Turkey on Monday condemned the latest attacks against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the foreign ministry said in a written statement. “We condemn the terrorist acts perpetrated on Jan. 24 with ballistic missiles and drones against civilian targets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia,” said … Read more
RUMAH: Saudi women, in a first for the kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant for the prized “ships of the desert”. “I hope today to reach a certain social standing, InshaAllah (God willing),” said Lamia Al-Rashidi, 27, who participated at the weekend contest in the Rumah desert northeast of the capital Riyadh. … Read more
RUMAH, Saudi Arabia – With heated stalls and hot milk, life couldn’t get more glamorous for Saudi Arabia’s most beautiful camels when they stay at a luxury compound near Riyadh. For 400 riyals (just over $100) a night, the camels are trimmed, scrubbed and pampered before taking part in beauty contests, where millions of dollars … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid will be hoping to lift their first title on Sunday when they will face Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Los Blancos will be strong favourites going into the match but they will be without a few of their first-team players. Centre-back David … Read more
RIYADH – Saudi Arabian Horses Festival started on January 10 in the capital, Riyadh, with a horse auction that generated more than SR1 million ($270,000), local media reported. The auction displayed 40 stallions and mares of rare breeds, and around 120 people participated in the event, according to local newspaper Saudi Gazette. The mare called … Read more
KARACHI: Airblue, Pakistan’s second-largest airline, has resumed international flight operations to the United Arab Emirates. Airblue had received relevant permissions from the Pakistan government and as approvals from the UAE government were received, the airline announced its flight schedule. Airblue aims at flying to most of the cities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. It … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to more than triple the size of its rail network with 8,000 kilometers of new track, Arab News quoted the country’s investment minister as saying. “New rail will criss-cross the Kingdom and add to the network we already have,” Khalid Al-Falih told the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh. There are currently about 3,650 … Read more
CAIRO: Only Muslim men are allowed to get permits to visit the Prophet’s (PBUH) tomb in the holy city of Madinah via the app “Eatmarna”, Gulf News quoted a Saudi newspaper as reporting. Women can book such visits while at the mosque that houses the tomb, it added. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set a … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday emphasised the urgency to swiftly devise an institutional mechanism for channeling humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe. The army chief met expressed his reservations during a meeting with the Military Adviser to the Minister of Defence Kingdom of Saudi … Read more
BEIJING: Foreign ministers from oil-rich Gulf states arrived in Beijing on Monday for a five-day visit as turmoil in neighbouring Kazakhstan raises concerns about China’s energy security. The officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, as well as secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah, will be in China … Read more
DUBAI: The Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded 8,958,132 visits during its first three months, boosted by a slate of spectacular events across the December festive season and with more world-class sport, music and cultural performances expected in the second half of its six-month run, Emirates news agency WAM reported. From October to December 2021, the expo hosted … Read more
The Pakistani telecom company, Ufone, has introduced economical roaming data gift facility for its users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a statement said. Going forward, Ufone customers will be able to share data buckets with their friends and family visiting the UAE or Saudi Arabia to help … Read more
LONDON: From the great lockdown, to the great rebound? At the start of this year the world was optimistic that the development of pioneering vaccines would restrict the global spread of the Covid-19. December 2020 marked the date when vaccinations for the virus first began to be administered around the world. Since then, the death … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 3,573 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,758,086, according to the health ministry. A total of 343 new cases were imported, and 3,230 were local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Twenty five more deaths were reported, bringing … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday re-imposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, after recording the highest number of infections in months. Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque, which is built around the Kaaba. The Saudi authorities said they … Read more
RIYADH, Dec 30, 2021 (AFP) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months. Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque — … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi fintech, Thiqah, a business services company, and Emdha, an IT firm, have signed 2 initial agreements, to empower small and medium-sized fintech companies in the kingdom, through reducing the cost of services, Arab News quoted a tweet, as saying. The agreements were signed under the patronage of the Digital Government Authority and Saudi central bank. … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is still seeing a tsunami of initial public offerings (IPOs) with Wednesday’s latest round of approvals for companies to sell shares to the public. The Capital Market Authority approved on Wednesday the offering of 70.3 million shares, the market regulator revealed. The approvals were led by Public Investment Fund’s fully owned Elm Co. that … Read more
RIYADH: Food plants are leading industrial sector new licences in November, which saw a 14 per cent increase, Arab News quoted official data, as showing. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 68 licences to industrial units in November with investments amounting to SR735 million ($159 million), a statement said. The statement said the issuance … Read more
RIYADH: The Saudi government offered denominated Sukuk in Saudi riyals worth SR415 million ($110.5 million) for the December issuance, the National Debt Management Centre announced. The issuance comes under the kingdom’s riyal-denominated Sukuk programme. The first tranche had a size of SR200 million and matures in 2029, while the second tranche was valued at SR215 … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution on Tuesday announced the establishment of an independent specialised unit to investigate financial frauds, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia is taking several measures to ensure the protection of consumers and businesses within the kingdom and from criminals operating outside. [embedpost slug=”/saudi-arabia-to-privatise-all-its-airports/”]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is expected to convert 22 airport operators into holding companies, as a privatisation process for them proceeds rapidly, Arab News quoted head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, as saying. He emphasised that the privatisation involved “vigorous steps”, with two proposed projects, Taif and Abha airports progressing toward final … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s troubled lira nosedived on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan justify not to raise the interest rates to stabilise the currency. Erdogan has pushed the central bank to sharply lower borrowing costs, despite the annual rate of inflation soaring to more than 20 per cent. Economists believe the policy could see consumer price increases … Read more
