RIYADH — The economic relations between Saudi Arabia and China are becoming much stronger in light of China's position as the second largest global economy and one of the largest consumer and manufacturing markets in the world.
China occupies (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's trade balance recorded a surplus of SR41.41 billion in April 2024, reaching its highest levels during the current year, achieving 36 percent growth on a monthly basis. According to preliminary data on international trade (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi General Authority for Competition filed charges against 79 firms operating in the automobile sector, including agents and distributors for violation of the Competition Law during the year 2023.
Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learnt that (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi higher authorities have issued directives to shorten the duration of Friday sermon and prayer at the Two Holy Mosques to 15 minutes from Friday, June 21 until the end of the current summer season.
The directive also includes (...)
TAIF — Investigations are underway into the alleged baby swap at King Faisal Hospital in Taif. This was announced by Dr. Talal Al-Maliki, CEO of the Taif Health Cluster.
Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, Dr. Al-Maliki said that the investigation into (...)
RIYADH — Salaries of the newly recruited domestic workers shall be disbursed through digital means and this will be applicable to house workers coming to the Kingdom from July 1, 2024. This was disclosed by the Musaned domestic workers services (...)
كشفت شركة أرامكو، أن إجمالي ملكية الدولة والمساهمين غير الأفراد والمؤسسات المحلية أو الدولية من أسهم شركة أرامكو بعد التخصيص النهائي بلغت نحو 97.62% من إجمالي أسهم الشركة (بما يعادل 236.24 مليار سهم)، أما المستثمرون من المؤسسات الدولية فبلغت حوالى (...)
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has issued 11,715 Ajeer Al-Hajj permits for the current Hajj season. Total beneficiaries of these permits stood at 924 Hajj service providing establishments.
The ministry also (...)
احتفل المهندس أنيس عبدالجليل جمجوم بعقد قران نجله عبدالرحمن على الآنسة ليان بنت سامي شعبان، في أحد فنادق جدة الكبرى، وسط حضور عدد من الأهل والأصدقاء الذين قدموا التهاني والتبريكات للعروسين، داعين الله لهما بالتوفيق والسعادة في حياتهما (...)
انطلقت النسخة الخامسة من برنامج (جسور)، لتأهيل المبتعثين في مجالات التواصل الحضاري وبناء الصورة الذهنية عن الثقافة السعودية، وذلك بالتعاون مع الملحقية الثقافية بسفارة المملكة العربية السعودية في واشنطن، ومشروع (سلام) للتواصل الحضاري.
ويشارك في (...)
دعت المحكمة العليا عموم المسلمين في جميع أنحاء المملكة إلى تحري رؤية هلال ذي الحجة مساء اليوم (الخميس)، التاسع والعشرين من شهر ذي القعدة لهذا العام 1445ه، وذلك بحسب ما جاء في بيان للمحكمة. وجاء في البيان: «نظراً لما تضمنه قرار المحكمة العليا رقم (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi said that Saudi Arabia witnessed a surge of 43 percent in the rate of commercial registrations during the past six years. Al-Qasabi revealed that there are 1.5 million commercial registrations, of (...)
MAKKAH — A medical team from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority has succeeded in saving an Asian pilgrim after his heart stopped while performing Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Dr. Yousef Al-Sofyan, spokesman of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has publicized the names of a Saudi citizen and a Myanmar national after convicted of commercial concealment (tasattur) in the decoration trade in the Makkah city. The names of convicts were published in the local (...)
JEDDAH — A Saudi court sentenced a Saudi citizen to 3 years in prison and SR300,000 in fine for forgery involving SR34 million, according to the Public Prosecution. The citizen was convicted of misusing three checks belonging to a charity society (...)
JEDDAH — As many as 127 international companies have relocated their regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2024. These figures showed a giant leap of 477 percent compared to the same period in 2023. This confirms that the (...)
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Interior started implementing penalties against violators of Hajj rules and regulations starting from Sunday, June 2. Fines amounting to SR10,000 will be imposed on Saudi citizens, expatriates and visitors who were caught (...)
CAIRO — The Egyptian security authorities and the Saudi Embassy in Cairo have beefed up their search operation and efforts to locate Saudi citizen Hattan bin Ghazi Shata, who has been missing for over a month.
The Egyptian security authorities, who (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) noted that the percentage of the completed Saudi Vision 2030 initiatives that are on track has reached 87 percent, with an increase in the performance of the initiatives during (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) will operate a total of 3800 trips of Haramain High Speed Train to transport pilgrims during the current Hajj season. It has increased the number of seats to 1.6 million to accommodate a record number of pilgrims (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health revealed that the one-day surgery unit at a private medical complex in Riyadh has been temporarily shut down due to Labor Law violations. It was found that the facility employed a number of people who did not obtain a (...)
انتقلت إلى رحمة الله تعالى، أمس (الإثنين)، والدة الزميل إبراهيم ثابت العلوي سكرتير التحرير بالصحيفة.
والفقيدة زوجة ثابت محمد العلوي، ووالدة كل من: محمد، وعلي، وعبدالرحمن، ويحيى، وأحمد وشقيقاتهم.
وسيصلى عليها في جامع القريقري بحي الصالحية عقب صلاة (...)
HAFAR AL-BATIN — The local authorities have shut down a commercial firm amid reports of suspected food poisoning in Hafar Al-Batin in the Eastern Province.
The Hafr Al-Batin Governorate Mayoralty, in cooperation with the competent authorities, (...)
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Thursday that it has stopped issuing Umrah permits through the Nusuk application for period of one month effective from Thursday, Dhul Qada 15, corresponding to May 23. This is aimed at enabling (...)
ABHA — Abha International Airport has become the first silent airport in Saudi Arabia. The airport authorities have announced on Thursday the decision to transform the airport into a silent one. There won't be any more announcements with regard to (...)