Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 1:36 pm

Mexico Announces Sharjah as Guadalajara International Book Fair’s First Arab Guest of Honour

Sharjah’s global efforts to encourage literary movements and the richness of Emirati and Arab cultures will all be under the spotlight of Latin America’s largest book fair next year. In a recent announcement made by the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) organisers on Tuesday,...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 1:10 pm

Crown Prince Camel Festival returns to Taif as key fixture of inaugural Taif Season

World-record Camel Festival, under the patronage of HRH the Crown Prince, to attract record participation between August and September   Under the patronage of HRH Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, the Saudi Camel Race ...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 1:00 pm

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer launches Smart Response Service for technical notifications

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), launched today the Smart Response Service for electricity and water technical notifications, in line with DEWA’s strategy of continuously developing its operations and services through innovation. The...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 11:50 am

Saudi Arabia Committed to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Says Envoy to UN

Saudi Arabia is committed to achieving sustainable development, and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plans fall in line with the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, said Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN. In his...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 11:20 am

Al-Baha Water Works for Drainage and Water Projects with 153 Million Riyals

The Directorate of Water in the Al-Baha Region has started implementing a number of water and sewage network projects in a number of governorates of the region at a cost of more than SR 153 million. The project includes the sanitation project in Al-Mahwah Governorate with a value of 61 million...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 11:05 am

CEO of Neom: We Have Global Sports Programs Over the Next 9 Months

Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Saudi media attendees for covering the events of the International Beach Soccer Championship, which was held for the first time on the 450-kilometer coast of Newum with the participation of six teams - Saudi Arabia, the host, ...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 10:57 am

Saudi finance minister heads Saudi delegation at OPEC development fund meeting

Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan headed the Saudi delegation that participated in the annual ministerial meeting of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) in Vienna on Thursday. The meeting agenda included discussion of OFID’s annual report for last year, approval of...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 10:30 am

Ministry of Interior organizes the "Open Awareness Day" for participants in the Hajj

The Department of Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior organized today, in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh and the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh, the activities of the "Open Awareness Day" for participants of the Hajj. The event included ...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 8:16 am

"Exceptional MPs" are being met today and 13 bills are in its agenda

The Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, which had been issued by the Royal Decree, is to begin today for the adoption of 13 bills. According to House Speaker Atef Al-Tarawneh, 13 bills that the Council is obliged to discuss during the course of the session have been placed on the...

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Government | Sunday 21 July, 2019 8:00 am

President of the United General Assembly begins an official visit to the Kingdom today

  UN General Assembly President Maria Espinosa arrives in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for an official visit to meet senior officials. Espinosa will visit Za'tari camp to see the services provided to refugees and meet with a group of women and girls in the camp to listen to their stories and...

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