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Saudi Fund for Development inaugurated new infrastructure projects in Djibouti worth US$ 137 million
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Resort, hotels and plots of land up for grabs in the awaited Jewels of Madina public auction
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Australia-based Avass Group signs MoU with HRH Prince of Saudi Arabia to manufacture electric vehicles, lithium batteries
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Riyadh among world’s costly cities
People in Riyadh will have to work 24.5 minutes to be able to buy a Big Mac burger, 130.2 hours to earn enough to buy an iPhone X, 52.6 minute to be able to pay for a haircut at a male hair salon and a woman has to work 161 minutes to get a haircut
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Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver's Licenses to 10 Women
Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban on women driving in three weeks, but some who campaigned for the right to drive remain under arrest. A
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WATCH: Viral video of historic moment first female driving license is issued in Saudi Arabia
It is a monumental moment in the history of Saudi Arabia, and a video capturing the first time a driving license has been issued to a female in the Kingdom has gone viral. The video shows the woman, who already has an international driving
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Saudi Arabia bans fruits, vegetables from Indian state
The Saudi Food and Drug Administration has temporarily banned frozen and processed fruit and vegetable imports from the Indian state of Kerala from
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More than 50 migrants die in Mediterranean crossings
More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked a sea change in
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Bunk beds for South Asian pilgrims in Mina
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah will for the first time provide bunk beds to South Asian pilgrims in Mina tents. During a visit to one of the camps
Read MoreSaudi Arabia needs 5,000 hospital beds by 2020: Study
Saudi Arabia will need an extra 5,000 hospital beds by 2020 and 20,000 more by 2035 to meet the requirements of its growing population. The requirement to expand the health care facilities of the Kingdom is already listed as one of the key sectors
Read MoreKSA’s Haramain train makes pilot trip with 200 citizens
The Haramain high-speed train service offered first free trip to citizens on Friday. More than 200 citizens traveled from Madinah to Makkah on the Haramain Express’ test journey. Nabil Al-Amoudi, transport minister and the chairman of the
Read MoreFaceOf: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, KSA’s first minister of culture
Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al-Saud is Saudi Arabia’s first Minister of Culture. He was appointed by a royal decree released on Saturday that establishes the Ministry of Culture as an independent ministry, responsible
Read MoreThePlace: Grand Mosque in Makkah
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers performed the third Friday prayer at the Grand Mosque during this holy month of Ramadan. For the first time, the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques this year
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