Sports | Sunday 8 November, 2020 8:39 am

Saudi Equestrian Team Win Al-mortajaz Horse Race

Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al-Faisal, chairman of the Equestrian High Commission, crowned on Saturday the winners of the first three rounds of the Al-Mortajaz horse race that began in Malham, north of Riyadh.The race was attended by Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah, president of the Saudi...

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Government | Sunday 8 November, 2020 8:37 am

Bassam Al-bassam, Deputy Minister For Telecom And Infrastructure

Bassam Al-Bassam was appointed as deputy minister for telecom and infrastructure at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) last October.He joined the ministry in December 2017, and prior to his promotion was assistant deputy minister for telecom and...

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Government | Sunday 8 November, 2020 8:34 am

Tadawul-listed Firms To Issue Disclosures In Arabic, English Starting 2021

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced that its board issued a ruling on Oct. 26, 2020, obligating the issuers of listed securities in the main market to make any notification to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), as well as to disclosures to the public, in both Arabic and English languages...

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Government | Sunday 8 November, 2020 8:27 am

Muslims’ Culturally Rooted Love For Prophet Manifests In His Birthday Commemorations

More than 2 billion Muslims in the world, regardless of sect or group, believe that loving the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is a fundamental Islamic tenet, an innate feeling of closeness celebrated annually in his birth month. With Saudi Arabia recently lifting the ban on visiting the Prophet’s...

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Government | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:38 am

King Salman Directs Urgent Aid To Victims Of Turkey's Deadly Quake

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has directed urgent humanitarian and medical aid to be sent to the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck the Aegean Sea last week, causing severe damage to the western Turkish city of Izmir, according to a statement carried by Saudi Press Agency on Friday.The aid ...

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Government | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:35 am

Saudi Olympic Leaders Take Part In Ioc Meetings

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, who is also the president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and member of the Marketing Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), participated in the commission's virtual meeting, Saudi Press Agency...

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Sports | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:34 am

Young Saudi Footballers Arrive In Spain For Training At Elite Performance Center

As many as 34 Saudi players aged between 18 and 20 have arrived in Salou, Spain, for completing their training program, which was suspended due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.The promising young players, who are part of the Saudi Scholarship for Developing Football Talent...

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Business & Money | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:30 am

Ali Shwel Al-Karni, Saudi Shoura Council member

Ali Shwel Al-Karni was recently appointed a member of the Shoura Council by royal decree King Salman appointed 150 members to the council for a period of four years and named Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh as its head.  Al-Karni also holds the position of adviser and chair of...

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Government | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:29 am

Oic Condemns Houthi Drone Attack On Saudi Arabia

he secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday condemned the Houthi militia’s unsuccessful attempt to target civilians and civilian objects in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency reported.Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen reiterated the OIC’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia ...

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Government | Saturday 7 November, 2020 8:22 am

3 Sharjah Museums Named Age-friendly Organisations

Three Sharjah museums have been selected as part of the Emirate’s Age-friendly Organizations initiative, Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) has announced. The program, which is in-line with SMA’s core value of providing accessibility for all, is aimed at advancing efforts to help people live...

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