The national carriers of Qatar and Saudi Arabia have announced the resumption of air travel between the two countries starting next week; just days after a deal was reached to end a years-long regional diplomatic dispute. A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Tuesday declared an end to the bitter rift in which members Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract between employers and employees. According to sources, the kafala system — that generally binds an expatriate worker to one employer — had been in place for seven decades in the kingdom. Rights groups […]
Saudi Arabia opened Islam’s holiest Makkah’s Grand Mosque for prayers for the first time in seven months on Sunday. They expanded the Umrah pilgrimage to accommodate 15,000 worshippers as it eased coronavirus restrictions. Saudi citizens and residents of the kingdom would be able to perform prayers inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of […]
Oman has sent an ambassador to Syria, becoming the first Gulf Arab state to do so after they downgraded or shut missions in Damascus in 2012 over the government’s brutal response to protests at the start of what turned into a war. Oman is one of the rare Arab countries that maintained diplomatic relations with […]
A women’s sports event is going to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in November. So it is the first tournament of its kind in Saudi Arabia. According to Arab media reports, a well-informed golf tournament for ladies is going to be which Royal Greens Golf and club has hosted, Jeddah. Saudi Ladies International will […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recognized a Pakistani doctor for his services as a team leader in the Kingdom’s fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “In recognition of my services, I received a leadership award and an appreciation certificate by the Saudi health ministry,” Dr. Shahzad Ahmad Mumtaz said in an interview on phone […]
Saudi Arabia allows PIA to fly 21 additional flights on weekly basis. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) got special permission to operate 21 more flights to Saudi Arabia till Sept 30 enabling it to transport 25,500 passengers. Jumping into Details According to the spokesman of the national carrier, keeping in view the urgent need of many […]
Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round Umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the interior ministry said Tuesday after it was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. In March, the Saudi Arabia had declared a freeze on Umrah, which is an Islamic pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina undertaken any time […]
