Business & Money | Thursday 27 January, 2022 9:04 am

Saudi Arabia to resume direct flights to Thailand in May

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced its plan to resume direct flights to Thailand in May this year.The announcement came following agreements reached between Saudi Arabia and Thailand to upgrade diplomatic relations to the level of ambassadors, as well as to enhance economic cooperation, and explore...

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| Wednesday 26 January, 2022 9:53 am

15% jump in number of Saudis working in private healthcare sector

The number of Saudis working in private healthcare and social welfare operations in the Kingdom increased by 15.4% in a year, reaching 209,095 citizens at the end of the third quarter of 2021. At the end of the same period in 2020, their number was 177,037.The total number of workers in the sector...

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Government | Wednesday 26 January, 2022 9:50 am

New judicial costs system to reduce false lawsuits in Saudi Arabia

Less than 50 days remain until the application of the judicial costs system, which entails the imposition of fees when filing civil, commercial, and criminal lawsuits, borne by the convicted party or the party who loses the case. The draft executive regulations for the judicial costs system...

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Government | Monday 24 January, 2022 10:50 am

Move to allow Premium Residency holders benefit from education and health services

The Premium Residency (Special Privilege Iqama) holders can enjoy soon the exclusive rights hitherto allowed only to Saudi citizens in the Kingdom’s health and education sectors.The Saudi Premium Residency Center (PRC) plans to make new amendments in the Premium Residency Law in this regard,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 January, 2022 4:41 pm

Ministers, experts to attend Saudi-Iraqi Business Forum in Riyadh

Riyadh is scheduled on Monday to host the activities of the Saudi-Iraqi Business Forum, which is being organized by the Federation of Saudi Chamber at its headquarters, with a wide and big participation of ministers, officials, representatives of public and private sectors, and Saudi and Iraqi...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 January, 2022 9:26 am

Women’s presence in Saudi cybersecurity sector reaches 45%

Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity sector has witnessed a high presence of women, with the rate of participation reaching 45 percent, according to statistics published by the Saudi Federation for CyberSecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP).The global representation of women in the cybersecurity...

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Business & Money | Saturday 22 January, 2022 11:10 am

Global Game Jam launches for the first time in 7 cities

The Global Game Jam, the largest game development event in the world, is launching for the first time in seven cities during January 27-29, in cooperation with the Digital Games Association (DGA), which is the first association established in the Kingdom to support developers of animation, digital...

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Business & Money | Saturday 22 January, 2022 11:09 am

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale launches local art ecosystem forum

The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale kicked off its two-day local art ecosystem forum to build bridges of knowledge and communication between the participating cultural entities. This public program, held in the Jax neighborhood in Diriyah, is supporting the growth of the local art ecosystem...

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Culture & Education | Friday 21 January, 2022 12:56 pm

Saudi women soldiers graduated

Maj. Gen. Hamed Al-Omari, director of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces, attended on Thursday the graduation ceremony of the women’s cadres of the Armed Forces held at the Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Center.The women cadres were graduated in a number of second phase courses for the...

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Business & Money | Friday 21 January, 2022 12:55 pm

Ministry of Commerce spokesman warns of anonymous e-stores

The Ministry of Commerce official spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Hussein has warned on Thursday the consumers from the anonymous electronic stores and accounts.According to Akhbar 24, the spokesman stressed the need for consumers to be wary of shopping from fake and anonymous accounts that market...

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