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Saudi Arabia Steps Up Pressure on Residents to Vaccinate with New Restrictions on Public Spaces
Saudi Arabia is stepping up pressure on its citizens and residents to receive both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine with a new announcement confirming that most public spaces, malls, and other areas will be open to only those who are vaccinated, according to Arab News.
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Saudi Arabia Vaccination Drive Accelerates as Toll Passes 8,000 in Kingdom, Deadline Looms
Saudi Arabia’s daily Coronavirus vaccination rates passed 400,000 as the government continued to emphasize the importance of the jab ahead of a key deadline in which citizens and residents will need to prove they have received the vaccine to take part in many normal daily activities.
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Saudi Prince Khaled bin Salman Visits Washington, Meets with Top Biden Officials; U.S., Saudi Speak on Oil
Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister and former ambassador to the United States Prince Khaled bin Salman on Tuesday became the highest-ranking Saudi envoy to visit Washington since Joe Biden became president in January, Reuters reports. The prince represented the Kingdom in talks with senior Biden officials on the Yemen war and threats from Iran. Prince Khaled met […]
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Saudi Arabia to Invest Over $133 Billion in Transportation Sector as Details of New Plan Emerge
New details are emerging regarding Saudi Arabia’s new plans to turbocharge growth in the Kingdom’s transportation sector and place it in more direct competition with the UAE as a hub connecting east and west, according to comments from the Kingdom’s transportation minister this week. Saudi Arabia will invest over 500 billion riyals ($133.34 billion) in airports, […]
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Will Oil Reach $100 Soon? Traders, Industry Execs See Oil Rising Higher
In April last year, at the height of the pandemic crisis that touched every corner of the globe, oil prices collapsed in a spectacular fashion as demand plummeted and supply continued apace, leaving suppliers in some cases without a place to store their excess crude oil. US oil prices plunged, falling below $0 to $-37.63 a barrel – […]
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Report: Progress Toward the End of the Conflict in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting to restore the U.N.-backed government in Yemen and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels are working on a peace deal that would bring toward a close the years-long fighting in the country, according to a report in Reuters, which cited three sources.
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Shoura Council Calls on Saudi Body to Study Expanding Foreign Ownership of Saudi Land
Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has called on the Kingdom’s Real Estate General Authority “to coordinate with the relevant authorities to study its proposal allowing non-resident foreign individuals to own real estate in Saudi Arabia amid specific controls,” the local Saudi Gazette reports.
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Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan Acknowledges ‘Exploratory Talks’ with Iran; Kingdom is ‘Hopeful’
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister HRH Prince Faisal bin Farhan acknowledged in an interview with the AFP that the Kingdom has held “exploratory talks” with regional rival Iran, and said that Saudi Arabia is “hopeful” that the talks in their early stages will lead to diplomatic progress.
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Saudi to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory for All Public and Private Sector Workers
All public and private sector workers wishing to attend a workplace in Saudi Arabia will be required to have taken a COVID-19 vaccination, the human resources ministry said on Friday. The ministry did not say when the new rule would take effect.
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Ramadan Moon Seen in Saudi Arabia, Holy Month Begins Tuesday
The Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, meaning the holy month will officially begin on Tuesday, April 13, according to an official announcement from the Kingdom’s Supreme Court.
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WEF ranks KSA performance in global tourism index
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed data indicating that Saudi Arabia ranks highly in numerous categories of its tourism index, placing it first in terms of the population's access to advanced medical centres.
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Egypt Said to Offer Saudi Arabia Projects in Housing, Tourism
The Egyptian government offered tourism and housing projects to Saudi Arabian funds, a government official said, as part of planned investments by the kingdom to help Egypt’s dollar-starved economy.
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Saudi businessman in talks with Egypt over $4bln tourism project in Sharm
A Saudi businessman is in talks with Egyptian authorities over a $4 billion (Dh14.7 billion) tourism resort in Egypt’s Red Sea region of Sharm Al Shaikh, Egyptian tourism minister Hisham Zaazou told Saudi newspaper Okaz.
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What about tourism in Saudi Arabia?
Many people have recently been discussing the important and rapidly growing tourism industry in Saudi Arabia. The tourism sector which focuses primarily on religious tourism has suffered from opposition to the issuing of tourist visas.
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Tourism to replace oil economy in Saudi Arabia?
Another economist present at Saudi's tourism event, Nasir bin Ogail Al Tayyar, estimated the volume of tourism market in the Kingdom as about 80 billion Saudi riyals -- $21.3 billion -- aside from the income derived from pilgrims travelling to the Islamic holy site Mecca.
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Saudi tourism sector to provide 1.7 million jobs in 2020
The number of job opportunities in the tourism sector amounted to 751,000 jobs during last year. Saudis currently represent 27.1 percent of the total number of employees in the tourism sector, which is the second economic sector in the kingdom after the banking sector in terms of the percentage of Saudization.
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Saudi team visits UAE to polish skills in tourism
The official said that the learning experiences for the delegation include exploring best practices and activating the joint plans between the partners in the tourism sector, such as municipalities, agriculture department, water and roads departments in order to establish, rehabilitate, develop, operate and manage tourism projects.
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Hoteliers say Saudi Arabia is developing as a destination outside of religious tourism
AHIC speakers were at another Saudi City this week exploring hotel investment opportunities and expanding the hoteliers network across the region. The Riyadh Regional Briefing took place this week at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi $45.3b tourism market building on potential
Saudi Arabia's $11.6 billion worth of tourism projects currently underway in the country will underscore the strength of the industry as the country looks to build on domestic and religious tourism totaling an estimated $45.3 billion at this year's Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2015.
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Multiple festivals to boost tourism
SCTA and other agencies have completed their preparations for these tourism fairs, that include social events, heritage, sports, amusement and cultural activities to suit all segments of society, sources said.
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