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Al Rajhi Bank net income increased by 21% in H1 2022, reaching SR8,392 million
Rajhi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Rajhi Bank, announced that the bank recorded a net income of SR4,258 million in the second quarter of 2022, up from SR3,605 million in the same quarter last year, an increase of 18%. Thus, the bank's (...)

31 - 07 - 2022
Minister of Communications reviews goals of digital transformation for 2022
Sawaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), revealed the Kingdom's goal for the next stage to shift from the national digital building and empowerment to a digital economy, which requires new leadership methods for (...)

26 - 12 - 2021
Lt. Gen. Al-Maqdashi: Yemen won't be secure unless it is rid of the evils of Iran, Houthis
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Yemeni Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi reaffirmed that Yemen will not be secure and stable unless it is rid of the evils of Iran and its Houthi militias and their subversive actions. In an interview (...)

17 - 11 - 2021
Brazilian ambassador: We're fortunate to be in Saudi Arabia during pandemic
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — Brazil's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Marcelo Souza praised the way Saudi Arabia dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. "Compared to other countries of the world, Saudi Arabia has done a very wonderful job, preferring people's (...)

05 - 04 - 2021
Islamic Affairs Ministry temporarily closes six mosques where COVID cases detected
Okaz/Saudi Gazette Staff JEDDAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance temporarily closed down six mosques in four regions Saturday, after six confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were detected among the worshipers. The (...)

06 - 03 - 2021
Mild tremor recorded in Jazan's Shuqaiq
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A minor earthquake, measuring 3.19 degrees on the Richter scale, with 2.45 km depth, was recorded in Al-Shuqaiq governorate in the southwestern Jazan region. The Seismic monitoring stations of the National Network for (...)

23 - 11 - 2020
LCGPA sets the path for effective Local Content Agenda
As a crucial step towards the socio-economic progress of Saudi Arabia, Local Content has emerged as the cornerstone for value creation and achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Therefore, the development of Local Content is an (...)

22 - 10 - 2020
Productive families make available cloth masks at reasonable price
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM – Several productive families affiliated with the Saihat Social Services Society have begun to produce cloth face masks to sell at nominal rates to meet the huge demand in the local market. This is at a time when the prices (...)

01 - 06 - 2020
Is it permissible to perform prayers at home for fear of contracting COVID-19?
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – It is permissible for a person to perform prayers at home for fear of contracting coronavirus infection, opined Sheikh Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Sulaiman, a member of the Council Senior Scholars and member of the Standing (...)

29 - 05 - 2020
Assad regime's prisons slaughterhouses: Govt defector
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In an exclusive interview with Okaz/Saudi Gazette, a Syrian government defector codenamed "Caesar" recounted the horrific tales of inhuman atrocities perpetrated by the Assad regime against political opponents and the (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
Grand mufti urges faithful to perform Eid prayer at home
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti and head of the Council of Senior Scholars and the Department of Scientific Research and Ifta Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Asheikh ruled that it is permissible to perform Eid Al-Fitr prayer at home (...)

17 - 05 - 2020
Mubarak Al-Thani asks Qatari emir to quit
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Sheikh Mubarak Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, one of the members of the ruling family in Qatar, has called on the Emir of Qatar to immediately quit power and pave the way for someone else, who is more efficient and able than him (...)

03 - 05 - 2020
Woman with coronavirus gives birth to baby boy in Riyadh
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A woman infected with coronavirus gave birth to a baby boy in a Riyadh hospital in what is believed to be the first such case in the Riyadh region. The baby is in good health while the health condition of the mother is (...)

28 - 04 - 2020
Mechanism unveiled to obtain permit for livestock movement
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced the setting up of an electronic mechanism for obtaining temporary movement permits for owners of farms, livestock and beekeepers. These permits are provided in (...)

12 - 04 - 2020
Ticketing for wrong-way driving to start within 20 days — Traffic chief Plans to use drones during accidents; no women detained for traffic violations
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Maj. Gen. Muhammad Al-Bassami, director general of the Traffic Directorate, announced that ticketing for traffic violations such as driving the wrong-way and entering the roads through the wrong track would begin within (...)

11 - 02 - 2020
Women to be hired in energy sector soon
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Young Saudi women are soon going to be hired in the Kingdom's vital energy sector, according to a senior official. Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim, advisor to the Ministry of Energy for corporate affairs and chairman of the (...)

28 - 11 - 2019
Rains add to the misery of residents of Makkah district
Okaz /Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Rain-bearing dark clouds are a welcome sign anywhere in the Kingdom and more so in the parched and barren wadi of the holy city of Makkah. But residents of the city's Sharaie District dread the moment dark clouds gather (...)

26 - 11 - 2019
MLSD set to classify profession in iqamas and visas at no cost
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) is working on classifying of professions via preparing precise details on the term "worker (laborer)", the Director of the Professional Examinations Program at the (...)

16 - 11 - 2019
Ministry asks schools not to hamper entry of ambulance
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has asked all schools across the Kingdom not to impede entry of ambulance cars into their premises to transport emergency cases whenever needed for any reason. Deputy Minister Abdul Rahman (...)

20 - 10 - 2019
Procedures for compensating contracting firms in pipeline
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) will be holding discussions with Ministry of Finance officials to work out a fair mechanism for the payment of compensation to construction companies during the coming period, (...)

09 - 09 - 2019
How energy price reforms in Saudi Arabia impact inflation
Chairman, KPMG Saudi Arabia AS oil prices increase or decrease, inflation follows in a similar direction, primarily due to oil being a significant input in a country's economy and used in critical activities such as transportation and heating. In (...)

08 - 09 - 2019
1.5mn pilgrims depart, about 271,000 remain
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — About 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have left for their respective homes while as many as 271,910 still remain in the Kingdom, according to the Ministry of Haj and Umrah. The ministry said a total of 233,827 pilgrims are (...)

08 - 09 - 2019
Saudi Arabia exports of dates rise 27% in six months Expert urges new marketing policy to boost staple fruit's sale
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Saudi dates exports have registered a 27 percent rise during the first half of 2019, as the total exports during the period have already reached SR574 million, compared to the total dates exports in 2018, during which the (...)

07 - 09 - 2019
First batch of Umrah pilgrims accorded traditional welcome
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The first Umrah flight this season landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on Sunday coming from Malaysia carrying the first batch of the Umrah pilgrims for the new season which will continue until after (...)

02 - 09 - 2019
Security returns a bag containing money to US pilgrims
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH - The undercover police in Makkah was able to return a bag containing a sum of money and a passport to American pilgrims in a record time of 24 hours after it was lost in a taxicab. The Americans said they were shifting (...)

12 - 08 - 2019
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