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JEDDAH: There has been widespread outrage at the man who set up a training course entitled Are
women human?Fahad Al-Ahmadi, who runs an organization called the Saudi Academy for Training
and Consulting, posted the name of the course on Facebook, re...
DAMMAM: Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Islamic countries taking part in the North Thunder
military exercise at Hafr Al-Batin have achieved more than the desired results, observers have
said.The exercise has not only brought together peace-loving an...
A joint communique on the occasion of the visit of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, the Deputy
Premier and Interior Minister of the Republic of France, was announced here today, as follows:Given
the ties of friendship and close cooperation that bi...
RIYADH: As part of an effort to introduce the Kingdoms rich cultural heritage to the world, the Saudi
Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) is presenting an exhibition entitled Saudi
Arabia: National Heritage, Diversity and Richness...
RIYADH: Several members of the Shoura Council visited troops on the southern border recently to
express their solidarity with the nations armed forces.The delegation, led by Maj. Gen. Abdullah AlSaddoun, Shoura member and chairman of the consultati...
RIYADH: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has set up a call center for the Kingdom and the Middle East
which will provide technical support for diabetics in the region who are using insulin
pumps.Undersecretary to the Ministry of Health for Medical Servic...
RIYADH: Fingerprint registration and national identity card are a must for citizens aged 15 years
and above for renewal or issuance of passports, the General Directorate of Passports has said.The
citizens should make use of the Absher electronic ser...
RIYADH: Finance students from King Saud University emerged the winners of the 2015-16 CFA
Research Challenge organized by the CFA Institute, Saudi Arabia chapter.The champion team will
now represent Saudi universities in the upcoming CFA Institute Re...
RIYADH: Sri Lanka has sought an increased Haj quota for the forthcoming Haj pilgrimage during a
meeting between Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar and visiting Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts
Minister M.H.A. Haleem in Jeddah on Thursday. Haleem, who is le...
JEDDAH: The 17-day 10th Flower and Garden Festival which opened here in Yanbu on Friday is
expected to again attract thousands of visitors.The event was launched by Alaa bin Abdullah Nassif,
chief executive of the Royal Commission for Yanbu, at the E...
JEDDAH: Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry is developing special training courses to
prepare young people for the countrys labor market.This is according to Turki Kashlan, director of
the Arab Training Forum and training consultant at the MCCI,...
RIYADH: The number of travelers going abroad has been increasing despite tougher economic
conditions, according to a local travel and tourism industry executive. However, the pilgrim travel
picture in the Kingdom looks bright, he added.Traveling abr...

RIYADH: The Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh has convicted a Sudanese resident of adopting
Takfiri or deviant thought, which violates the Quran and Sunnah and expresses sympathy with
Daesh. The court proved that the man had a diary in which he e...
JEDDAH: People should not throw away plastic bags and ways must be found to replace these
environmentally dangerous products with paper or recyclable holders, or introduce a tax to curb
their use, experts have said.Ahmed Al-Bouq, director of the Nati...
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