Government | Thursday 6 August, 2015 6:47 am

Chance to log in for .Gov awards

The government has for the first time instituted .Gov awards in the Kingdom, which will be presented at a grand ceremony in Riyadh on Sept. 14, and nominations for which are now open. The move is to recognize best practices in the government’s management with the use of Information and...

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Government | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 5:10 am

Indonesia upbeat on early release of pilgrims

The Indonesian mission is hopeful detained Indonesian pilgrims will be free “very soon.” The mission is trying to persuade Saudi authorities of their nationals’ innocence. Eleven Indonesian pilgrims, who arrived in the holy city of Makkah to perform Umrah, were detained on...

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Government | Sunday 2 August, 2015 7:19 am

Dubai Islamic Development Center Spotlights Modest Fashion at Global Islamic Economy Summit Roundtable Series in Italy

    Organized in partnership with Dubai Chamber and Thomson Reuters Event forecasts modest fashion labels to become an important part of global Islamic economy The Italian city of Turin hosted leading Islamic and modest fashion brands at a one-day roundtable that addressed ...

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Government | Saturday 1 August, 2015 4:01 am

Governor reviews Haj 1436 readiness

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal met with leaders of security forces in the region on Thursday to discuss future plans and mechanisms to limit infiltrators from entering the holy sites via land passageways during Haj. During the meeting, heads of security forces presented their respective...

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Government | Friday 31 July, 2015 3:53 am

Kingdom imports 3 million sheep and camels for Haj

Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available supply. There are also guarantees from exporting countries that required quantities are available. Fahd Al-Salmi, one of the...

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Government | Tuesday 28 July, 2015 8:21 am

119 Guards Graduate from Hemaya Security Services Company

The Hemaya Security Services Company celebrated the graduation of the fourth specialized security guards course on Monday morning. The course, organized by the company, witnessed the participation of 119 guards. The graduation ceremony, held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, was attended ...

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Government | Monday 27 July, 2015 3:38 am

Low-cost domestic Haj booking starts next week

The Haj Ministry will next week start receiving on-line applications from both Saudi and expatriate domestic pilgrims for low-cost Haj amid objections from the local 207 Haj service-providers.   The ministry, on its part, said it has completed all procedures to receive applications...

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Government | Sunday 26 July, 2015 9:34 am

The Big Heart Foundation donates AED 7million to UNHCR to help refugee crisis

Pledge to help 46,080 Syrian refugees living in Zaatari Camp, 2062 vulnerable Syrian refugees in urban areas and more than 4000 Rohingya Muslims displaced since May 2015 The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) has pledged to donate AED 7 million towards three projects run by the UNHCR which will go...

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Government | Thursday 23 July, 2015 3:55 am

1st batch of Hajis arriving July 31

The first batch of pilgrims is set to arrive in the Kingdom on July 31, according to Hatim Bin Hassan Qadi, spokesman of the Haj Ministry. He said the Haj pilgrims will be arriving within over a week’s time while more than 331,000 Umrah pilgrims  have not so far left for their...

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Government | Thursday 23 July, 2015 2:30 am

Expanded mataf can be utilized this Haj

Work has resumed on the third phase of the expansion of the Grand Mosque to increase the capacity of the Mataf (circular walkway around the Kaaba), with government officials hoping the work will be completed before this year’s Haj. Sultan Al-Qurashi, director of the department of projects...

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