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Saudi Arabia Enters Global Race for 5G Telecom with New STC Deals
Saudi Arabia is in the global race to launch one of the first 5G telecom networks in the world and the largest 5G in the Middle East and North Africa, according to reports. The stakes are high for all countries in the 5G race; the new cellular system will potentially transform the world as we […]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Lays Founding Stone on Future Saudi Tourism Spot Al Ula
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched more tourism projects in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, including a resort designed by a renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, and a nature reserve. Nouvel will build a resort in the mountains of Al-Ula as part of a plan launched on Sunday night “to transform the home of ancient civilizations into […]
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New Life-Sized Camel Sculptures Discovered in Saudi Arabia May Date Back 2,000 Years
Archaeologists from France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CRNS) and their colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures “unlike any others in the region” dating back to the first centuries BC or AD, according to a press release from the CRNS. The find sheds new light on the evolution […]
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Keeping Track of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s Expanding Footprint
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has created a handful of new companies in several sectors in the Kingdom while investing in many others, injecting capital and a new competitor in the housing, energy, waste and recycling, tourism, transportation sectors and more. As the PIF’s role in the Saudi economy increases, critics say the mega-fund will crowd out private […]
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Over 87,000 Business Licenses Issued to Saudi Arabia this Year – Report
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment issued over 87,000 business licenses to women in the last year as the Kingdom looks to increase female integration into the Saudi economy. The Ministry said it issued 87,575 commercial registrations for women “for businesses in various fields, including trade, manufacturing, communications, information technology, real estate, cleaning, tourism, restaurants […]
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Saudi’s PIF Continues Investment Drive in Kingdom’s Tourism and Hospitality Development
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is continuing to expand its investment portfolio in Saudi Arabia’s travel, tourism, and leisure infrastructure across different regions of the country as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform plans. The latest such development came in the form of an announcement by the PIF today that it […]
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Saudi Shoura Council Takes Aim at Much Maligned Saudi Airports, Demands Vision for Change
The Shoura Council asked the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Wednesday to establish a strategic vision to make Saudi airports among top ranked globally, achieve competitiveness, ensure safety and serve customers in the best manner, according to reports. Saudis are often embarrassed of their outdated and poorly operated airports and look enviously at other […]
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Saudi Binladin Group Says Government Resumes Payment of Dues
The Saudi finance ministry has resumed payments to Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), the kingdom’s biggest construction firm, for its work on government projects, according to a Reuters report which cited a local newspaper. The positive news for SBG and its employees comes at a critical time for the company. SBG faced its toughest challenges in the […]
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Security Tight as Millions Perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia; Eid al-Adha Begins Today
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in added safety and security measures as the Kingdom hosts this year’s estimated 1.85 million Hajj pilgrims. Photos from the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) show Saudi civil defense forces and medical personnel on standby ready to ensure a safe and peaceful Hajj. Temperatures throughout the week topped 100°F (28°C), making […]
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U.S. Warns Of ‘Potential, Imminent Threat’ Against Americans In Jeddah
The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted a notice to its website yesterday warning of “potential, imminent threat against U.S. citizens in areas of Jeddah frequented by Westerners, such as markets, restaurants, and shopping malls, among others.” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington that the notice is “a security message, not a […]
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The Report: Medina 2020
The authorities in Medina have identified four priority sectors to drive economic growth in the region, each of which is supported by ancillary enabling sectors. The highest-priority sector is tourism, followed by manufacturing, agriculture and mining, while the key supporting sectors are construction and real estate, education, health care, and transport and communications (see analyses). The main pillars draw on the region’s many natural strengths.
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Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people in the kingdom and killed 16. The interior ministry said in a statement there were some exceptions, including for essential workers and in order for residents to buy food and access medical care. Cars in those cities’ residential districts may only carry one passenger to limit the virus’ transmission, it said.
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to ban entry and exit from Riyadh, Mecca and Medina
“Residents of the thirteen provinces of the kingdom will be banned from leaving them or moving to other areas,” an official statement published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. “Entry and exit from the cities of Riyadh, Mecca and Medina will be banned in accordance with the limits defined by the competent authorities,” it added.
- Arabian Business - Saudi cracks down on Covid-19 curfew breakers with nine arrests in Riyadh
- Arab News - Saudi ministry warns against ‘even small gatherings’
- Asharq Al-Awsat - Saudi Ministers, Officials Document Their Experience in Working Remotely
- Arabian Business - In pictures: Silence across Saudi Arabia as 'dusk-to-dawn' coronavirus curfew
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Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at Mecca, Medina mosques due to coronavirus
Saudi Arabia said it has suspended daily prayers and weekly Friday prayers at two mosques in Mecca and Medina because of the coronavirus outbreak. Saudi officials this week placed increasing restrictions on congregational prayers at mosques around the country as the number of those affected with the coronavirus disease continued to tick up.
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Saudi Arabia Reopens Mecca, Medina Holy Sites After Coronavirus Closure: State TV
SAUDI Arabia reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Medina, after they were closed for sterilization to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, state TV Al-Ekhbariya reported on Friday.
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Saudi bus crash kills 35 foreign tourists near holy city of Medina
Those involved were Arab and Asian pilgrims, according to local media, which carried pictures of the bus engulfed in flames and with its windows blown out.
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Saudi sovereign fund to develop holy sites in Mecca, Medina
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is forming two real estate development firms to boost the capacity of Mecca and Medina to receive pilgrims, in projects expected to create billions of dollars of business, it said on Monday.
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Iran threatens to leave ‘only Mecca and Medina’ untouched if Saudi Arabia does something ‘ignorant’
Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam's holiest places if the kingdom does anything "ignorant," Tehran's defense minister was quoted as saying Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the "battle" to Iran.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 46 over 2016 Medina mosque attack
Attacks took place in July during final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, killing four security officers.
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Saudi’s Mecca-Medina high-speed train set to open in March 2018
A delayed high-speed railway linking Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia, which will benefit 166,000 passengers per day, will finally open in March 2018, said a report, citing the Al Shoula consortium which is building the project.
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