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Saudi Fund for Development inaugurated new infrastructure projects in Djibouti worth US$ 137 million
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More efforts urged against human trafficking in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: The Permanent Anti-Human Trafficking Committee on Tuesday held its 13th meeting this year, headed by Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission. He stressed the need for more efforts to combat human trafficking,
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Trump and Tehran Shake Up the Middle East
I’m sure I’m not the only one who finds it bizarre that the Republican leadership is (rightly) going nuts over President Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds in Syria while it’s ignoring his betrayal of the U.S. Constitution at
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Saudi-Scandinavian event highlights importance of diversity and inclusiveness
RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Scandinavian Association on Monday hosted an evening of cross-cultural dialogue titled “Why the caged bird sings; a story of self, a story of all.” Keynote speaker Heyla Selim, a professor of social and
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Saudi Human Resources Development Fund gives $122 million to support job schemes
RIYADH: The Saudi Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has deposited more than SR457 million ($122 million) for September in the bank accounts of
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Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim, rector of Hail University
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim has been rector of Hail University since July 2011. He began his academic career in 1983 as a
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Saudi horse racing cup winners honored in Tokyo
TOKYO: Equestrian Club General Manager Adel Al-Mazroua presented the fifth edition of the Saudi Arabia Cup to first-place winner Al-Ishibashi
Read MoreSaudi Arabia set to host training track for ‘unprecedented’ transport system
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is set to become the first country with a long-range test track for the planned hyperloop transport system. The US-based Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) announced in July a partnership with the Kingdom’s Economic City Authority
Read MoreLonely Planet guide reveals Saudi Arabia’s tourism treasures
LONDON: Saudi Arabia has been designated “the final frontier of tourism” by Lonely Planet, one of the world’s largest travel guidebook publishers. The sixth edition of the company’s Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula travel
Read MoreWow! Red Wine Is Really Good for Me
I fell in love with red wine very soon after I became old enough to drink. I experimented a bit with chardonnays and Scotch whisky, but, red wine became my drink of choice. I was first introduced to dark reds from France. Then California Cabernet
Read MoreSaudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river
Saudi Arabia is the 13th-largest country in the world, and the second-largest in the Arab world — behind Algeria — at 830,000 square miles. Ninety-five percent of thof the country is considered a desert or semidesert, and
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