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JEDDAH — The General Authority for Competition (GAC) has imposed fines amounting to SR53 million on four companies violating the Competition Law. Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learned that the authority would soon defame these companies (...)
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JEDDAH — The total electronic payment on entertainment, hotel and cultural sectors reached SR53.56 million on a daily basis during the year 2019. The average daily payment of these sectors, for the first time, crossed the SR50 (...)
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JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has started allowing the transfer of domestic labor service from individual sponsors to establishments with a change of profession after a hiatus of seven years. Okaz/Saudi (...)
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RIYADH — The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) General Authority (Monshaat) has begun refunding government fees to some small and medium enterprises as part of a government fee recovery initiative after the service was (...)
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JEDDAH — Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi said that the Ministry would make mandatory the electronic documentation of labor contracts of employees in the private sector in a gradual manner.
"The process of (...)
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JEDDAH — The higher authorities have approved the establishment of a non-profit private entity called "Future Investment Initiative Foundation" that enjoys full financial and administrative independence.
The Riyadh-based (...)
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JEDDAH — The government will bear a maximum amount of around SR29.75 billion toward the expatriate fees in industrial sector for a period of five years.
The government recently took this decision as part of the short-term urgent (...)
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JEDDAH — The competent authorities have approved the transfer of eight sites, which formerly belonged to the Saudi Aramco, to the General Real Estate Authority (GREA) in preparation for the issuance of sukuk (bonds) on behalf of (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, has ordered the opening of King Abdulaziz Gate, main entrance to the Grand Mosque, for Umrah pilgrims and worshippers before the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
He also (...)
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JEDDAH — The Supreme Authorities have approved a reciprocal agreement with South Korea under which citizens of the two countries will be granted a five-year multiple entry visas.
The fees for the visa will be $90 (SR337.5) but (...)
Youbi, President of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), received here today Bangladeshi ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi.
During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing cooperation in the fields of education between KAU and (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, delivered the Friday sermon at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah this week. This was the first time Sheikh Al-Sudais delivered the Friday sermon from the pulpit of the Prophet's (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, lauded on Friday the preemptive operation of the security forces that resulted in dismantling of terrorist cells from the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. On behalf of the (...)
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JAZAN – Minister of Health Khaled Al-Falih said that the ministry owns the responsibility for the blaze that swept through the Jazan General Hospital, killing 24 people and injuring scores of others on Dec. 24.
He also (...)
Jeraisy, President, Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), who inaugurated ICONIC on March 23 with Abdullah Al-Ahmed, Chief Administration Officer at Al-Bandar Trading, Suresh Srinivas, National Marketing Manager for Saudi Arabia, Mohammed (...)
Turki Bin Khaled Al-Sudairi, Chairman of the Human Rights Association, has moved the education authorities to transfer a teacher suffering from slip disc to a school near his home.
Sa'id Saif Al-Numailah, who has taught for 16 years in remote (...)
Faisal al-Saud, on the bases of Islam. Following the unification of the country, security prevailed and the country witnessed prosperity and stability. As regards work, it is the way for attaining success in this life and the hereafter, while (...)
Attiyah said the GCC leaders were seeking to assist Yemen's development in order to prepare it to integrate with the Gulf economies.
The GCC states are Yemen's top trading partner and a major destination for Yemeni labour, he said.
Attiyah said (...)