Saudi Arabia finances 800-bed King Salman Hospital costing $135 million in Zambia    Maximum fine of SR100000 for intentionally blocking or obstructing public road    Saudi Arabia arrests 23,194 illegal residents in a week    Lulu opens its first store in Makkah    Kremlin denies plans for Ukrainian peace talks    UN official warns of freezing deaths among Gaza children    Germany to open first anti-Muslim racism reporting center    Al-Hamddan's heroics send Saudi Arabia into Gulf Cup semi-finals    Saudi Arabia strongly condemns burning of Gaza hospital by Israeli forces    Saudi-Turkish Military Committee discusses ways to enhance defense cooperation    Kuwait advances to semi-finals after thrilling draw with Qatar    Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race    Lulu Retail expands in Saudi Arabia with two new stores    Saudi Arabia to host Gulf Cup 27 in Riyadh in 2026    Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91    RCU launches women's football development project    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Abdul Rahman Al Misbahe
Entertainment and telecom e-sales hit record heights
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The online sales in several sectors including communications and entertainment posted a record increase during the first quarter of 2021, it was found during a monitoring by Okaz/Saudi Gazette. The total sales amounted to (...)

22 - 06 - 2021
Foreign Trade Authority resumes trade talks with 5 countries to boost exports
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The General Authority for Foreign Trade has recently resumed its free trade negotiations with a number of countries and economic blocs, Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learnt from sources. The authority has directed the Council of (...)

22 - 06 - 2021
129,000 expats exit; 74,000 Saudis join job market in 2020
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As many as 129,000 expatriates left the Kingdom on final exit during the year 2020. At the same time, the number of Saudi men and women who joined the local employment market during the year accounted for 74,000, (...)

04 - 04 - 2021
Foreign remittances fall 20% in 4 years
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — There has been a steady decline in the volume of remittance by foreign workers amounting to a total of SR31.33 billion (20 percent) over the last four years. The figures came to light as Okaz/Saudi Gazette was monitoring (...)

14 - 06 - 2020
SR4 billion to support 378 small projects
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Muhannad Al-Naim, director of Credit Relations Department at Industrial Development Fund, said that the Fund has launched initiatives worth more than SR4 billion to mitigate the negative economic effects of the (...)

20 - 04 - 2020
Boost for Vision 2030: Action plan to attract private sector funding
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Saudi higher authorities have directed all the Vision 2030 Realization Program Committees to submit an action plan within 90 days to the Strategic Committee at the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) to (...)

19 - 11 - 2019
Imports of tobacco drop by about 44 percent in a year
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The imports of tobacco had dropped by 43.78 percent in 2018 to reach SR1.76 billion from SR3.14 billion in 2017, according to official statistical reports. The weight of the imported tobacco dropped by about 27.27 percent (...)

24 - 08 - 2019
Delay in salary, ESB payment: Pvt. establishments face fine
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development will levy a fine of SR 3,000 per staff member on any private establishment for not paying its employees monthly salaries on time. Sources in the ministry said the establishment (...)

03 - 08 - 2019
Saudi Commerce Ministry imposes ban on installment sale
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Commerce and Investment has stopped issuing permits for installment sale in Saudi Arabia. The ministry has also asked the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) to closely monitor any violations for a (...)

18 - 05 - 2019
Two women among six appointed to JCCI board
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Minister of Commerce and Investment Majed Abdullah Al-Qassabi has appointed six members, including two women, to the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The two women are Dina Bint (...)

21 - 04 - 2019
Omar Aqeel Khan impresses in Division K annual contest
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Some people quail at the thought of having to speak in front of an audience. Perhaps it is because they lack proper direction and simply need someone to guide them through the challenges of public speaking. However, (...)

27 - 03 - 2019
17 candidates pull out of Jeddah chamber race
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Seventeen out of 109 candidates who had filed nominations to run in the elections to the 22nd board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) have pulled out of the race, according to Yahya Azzan, (...)

18 - 03 - 2019
166,000 Saudi women find jobs in the private sector
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As many as 166,848 Saudi women are employed by the private sector, according to a report released by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). The report said some 69,763 Saudi women, representing about 41.81 (...)

17 - 03 - 2019
Traders exploit new tax to make undue profits
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Traders and importers resorted to different ploys to profit from the interim period before the decision to impose an additional 100 percent tax on tobacco products and 50 percent tax on beverages including energy drinks (...)

30 - 06 - 2017
Selective tax from June 10
Okaz/Saudi Gazette Jeddah — Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that the selective tax will be implemented from June 10 and the value-added tax (VAT) from January 1. The announcement was made by the General Authority of Zakat and Tax based on a (...)

28 - 05 - 2017
Respect for textbooks
Al-Watan IT has been reported that a previous official in the Education Department received a proposal made by one of his subordinates that we stop distributing new textbooks in the beginning of every year and pay the money to students instead in (...)

23 - 05 - 2017
Giordano opens first flagship store in KSA
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Giordano, the global apparel retailer and one of the top five clothing brands in the world with more than 100 stores across Saudi Arabia, has inaugurated its first flagship store Tuesday at Al Mahmal Center, downtown Jeddah. (...)

10 - 05 - 2017
ITC official visits Saudi Gazette office
Ms. Arancha Gonzalez, executive director of the International Trade Center — the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, holds talks with Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief Somayya Jabarti at the newspaper's office in Jeddah, (...)

03 - 05 - 2017
SIBN to organize 3rd Indian food fest and Islamic calligraphic expo
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India, in association with Saudi Indian Business Network (SIBN), is organizing the 3rd Indian Food Festival and 1st Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition on March 30 to April 1 in the consulate (...)

29 - 03 - 2017
Why do they attack the Entertainment Authority?
Okaz I DON›T know the reason for some people expressing their anguish over the staging of world-class entertainment programs in the Kingdom for the first time. These individuals should know that these are programs that are enjoyed by people all over (...)

27 - 02 - 2017
Importance of wearing national dress
THE national dress reflects the state›s culture and heritage. People intend to get hold of the national dress and hand over it from one generation to the other. We can easily recognize the nationality of a person from his dress as it differs from (...)

21 - 02 - 2017
ISF MICS event sheds light on Civil Services
JEDDAH – Indian Consul General Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheikh highlighted the fact that relentless efforts empowered him to reach the coveted profession in the Indian civil services and his hard work, sincere and consistent efforts has elevated him to (...)

08 - 02 - 2017
Over 1,400 Saudis left govt jobs last year
JEDDAH — A total of 1,461 employees, including 177 women, resigned from government jobs last year, the Ministry of Civil Service said in a statistical report. According to the report, about 37 senior employees at the rank of minister quit their jobs (...)

16 - 01 - 2017
Modi's demonetization a total failure, say participants at AIOCC table talk
JEDDAH – A table talk on the impact of demonetization in India was organized by the local chapter of All India Overseas Cultural Congress (AIOCC) at Seasons Restaurant in Jeddah recently. Those who took part in the discussions opined that Prime (...)

29 - 12 - 2016
Kingdom tightens noose on smokers
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's decision to impose 100 percent value added tax (VAT) on tobacco and its products will bring down the number of smokers in the country, said Dr. Mohammed Yamani, chairman of the board of directors of Naqa, an NGO that helps (...)

29 - 12 - 2016
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