Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman instructed authorities Thursday to include some 12,000 male and female Saudi students studying in the US at their own expense in the government’s foreign scholarship program. The royal gesture came on the recommendation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif

Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih has announced that there are about 8,000 jobs for citizens at facilities in the country. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after the opening session of the second ministry forum on the latest trends in health care support services, he said the ministry would hire e

Junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) voted against two amendments on the building of a mosque in Athens and tax relief on The Athens Concert Hall. The ANEL lawmakers voted against two amendments at the Greek Parliament on Tuesday night, thereby creating the first rift in the SYRIZA-

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has the potential to create a huge number of jobs for Saudis, the president of the body, Prince Sultan bin Salman, said Monday. “This view is based on a number of studies and also the great attraction the sector has for Saudi citizens,” said P

Online application and online payment of visa fees have been introduced for expatriates staying in the GCC on residence visas in order to spare them from the hassle of waiting in queues. Dubai - GCC expatriates on residence visas will no longer have to wait in queue to pay for UAE entry permits u

The Ministry of Labor announced Monday that individual sponsors can now apply directly to their local labor offices for housemaid visas. Previously only private recruitment offices were allowed to apply for visas through agencies in countries abroad. Agency to agency recruitment would still be allo

The Ministry of Labor has passed a proposal that would allow contractors to pay their levy on expatriate workers on a monthly basis. All contractors are currently obliged to pay a SR2,400 levy in advance for every expatriate worker over their allowed Saudization quota. The national committee for c

Police arrested 25,227 illegal residents in the Madinah region during the past six months. They were arrested during the government’s inspection campaign to nab illegal workers. The police said that the raids were carried out with the coordination with all relevant government agencies. The arreste

The people of Riyadh hosted a huge reception in honor of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to mark his 100 days in office. The reception was held at the sports stadium of King Saud University in the capital. Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy pr

The Ministry of Education is in the process of implementing a project to provide e-books and other e-library material for the entire school curriculum on one single electronic portal. The move comes in line with the decision of Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil to adopt developmental initiatives i

Dubai:  The UAE unveiled its Mars mission plans on Wednesday. The UAE Mars Mission will provide the truly global picture of the Martian atmosphere through an unmanned probe to be launched in July 2020 to reach Mars in 2021, according to the engineers involved in the project. "Our science missi

Nearly 500,000 Indian workers have arrived in the Kingdom to work since the signing of an agreement between both countries in January 2014 to manage and organize the recruitment of domestic workers, according to a source at the Indian ministry. The total number of Indian workers has now reached abo

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, during the weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday, thanked the Interior Ministry for its efforts in “detecting and thwarting a number of terrorist plots” aimed at the country’s youth and other targets across the country. Such plots are set up by terrorist or

DUBAI: An Air Arabia airliner flying from Kuwait to the UAE was diverted to a UAE military airbase on Sunday after a passenger warned the plane was about to explode, the UAE state news agency WAM reported.   The aircraft was boarded after landing at the Al Minhad airbase by the authoritie

The 30-year-old King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) is undergoing a massive overhaul that would further entrench its leading status in the region and the world. The first phase saw two main contracts signed on November 13, 2010, to expand the facility as the main gateway to Jeddah and the

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has thanked former Crown Prince Muqrin in a letter for his service to the nation, a day after a royal decree announcing the appointment of Prince Mohammad bin Naif as the new crown prince. In the letter, the king said: “We have received your resignation

An international school's plans to increase fees for the next academic year starting in September have angered several parents here. They are also up in arms over a request from Al-Majd International School for all parents to pay a pre-registration fee by April 30 for next year. Many said they cann

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was appointed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Wednesday as deputy crown prince and second deputy premier, becomes second in line to the throne. He will remain defense minister. At 35, Prince Mohammed is the youngest member of the Cabinet and young