Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Saudi Arabia cuts red tape: New customs rules ease trade and travel

Saudi Arabia unveils 5 new choices for Foreigners residence permits

The new regulations aim to simplify and clarify customs operations. The updated rules inform and educate customs users. Regulations break down procedures for various aspects. According to a Friday story by the Saudi Press Agency, the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority released new regulatory rules aimed at streamlining customs operations. The recommendations seek to enlighten … Read more

A train connecting UAE to Saudi Arabia is in the works

A train connecting all of the seven emirates to Saudi Arabia is in the works

Trains having a long-standing records of connecting people through a continuing technique of transportation, Etihad Rail’s modern state-of-the-art network is prepared to connect the seven emirates of the UAE with Saudi Arabia, through an efficient railway network. As the network is being developed and implemented in the main stages, a stage which is currently in … Read more

Saudi Arabia bans selfies in holy places of Makkah, Madina

Saudi Arabia bans selfies in holy places of Makkah, Madina

Saudi Arabia has announced a ban on taking photos and making videos in the holy places of Makkah and Madina. According to the sources after the the decision taken photos and videos are prohibited in Makkah’s Masjid al-Haram, known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, and Medina’s Masjid an-Nabawi, or ‘The Prophet’s Mosque,’. The ban was imposed to … Read more

Suadi Arabia tests home grown drones successfully

Suadi Arabia

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia  is improving its home-grown unmanned-aerial-vehicles (UAVs) — Saker-1 and Saker-4. According to the Arab News, KACST developed medium-altitude and long-endurance drone Saker-1 has already achieved good results in preliminary tests. Sources said the air vehicle managed to carry up to 150 kg, managed to … Read more