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Saudi women attend the celebrations of the 87th annual National Day of Saudi Arabia in a sports stadium in Riyadh on Sept. 23, 2017. — Reuters file photo
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Participants attend a workshop on challenges and opportunities in the entertainment sector at Al-Harthi Exhibition Center in Jeddah on Sunday. — SG photo
January 8, 2018
Get trained before joining entertainment industry, youth told
January 8, 2018
Shoura panel favors restrictions on marriage of minors
Management consultancy Strategic Gears has found that some regions are “underdeveloped” than large cities in terms of job opportunities available. — Courtesy photo
January 8, 2018
Unemployment highest in Madinah, Baha and Jouf
Saudi National Day
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US President Donald Trump stand for a group photo with leaders of Arab and Muslim countries at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. — AFP
September 23, 2017
Together we prevail
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives US President Donald Trump in Riyadh. — SPA
September 23, 2017
Partnership for change
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, US President Donald Trump and leaders of Muslim countries stand for a family photo at the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology in Riyadh on Sunday. — Reuters
September 23, 2017
Center to combat extremist ideology opened in Riyadh
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January 8, 2018
Dealing with price increase
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January 9, 2018
Theocratic Iran vs. Marxist Soviet Union
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January 9, 2018
Why BJP cries for Muslim women
World
(L-R) Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) Vice Chair for Training and Development James Morris, CCHQ Vice Chair for Communities Helen Grant, CCHQ Vice Chair for Local Government Marcus Jones, CCHQ Vice Chair for Communities Rehman Chishti, Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis, Prime Minister Theresa May, Conservative Deputy Chairman James Cleverly, CCHQ Vice Chairman for Candidates Kemi Badenoch, CCHQ Vice Chairman for Policy Chris Skidmore, CCHQ Vice Chair for Women Maria Caulfield and CCHQ Vice Chair for Youth Ben Bradley pose outside 10 Downing street in London Monday. — AFP
January 8, 2018
UK PM May names new Northern Ireland minister after Brokenshire resigns
January 8, 2018
Jordan foils ‘massive’ terror plot linked to Daesh
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January 8, 2018
Bahrain raises gasoline prices
January 8, 2018
Close UN Palestinian refugee agency: Netanyahu
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron pose with China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan during their meeting in Beijing, China, on Monday. — Reuters
January 8, 2018
Macron calls for Europe-China alliance on climate, Silk Road
Business
January 8, 2018
Bankers reportedly invited to Saudi Arabia to pitch for Aramco listing roles
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January 8, 2018
Budget and oil price buoy market: Report
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January 8, 2018
Uncertain performance for sukuk market in 2018: Report
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November 8, 2017
5% VAT on money transfer fee
December 31, 2017
Saudi Arabia hikes fuel price
January 1, 2018
Wife gets divorce from man who loved her more than his mother
December 18, 2017
Dependent’s fee impact: 62,000 expats leave
December 31, 2017
Threefold increase in electricity bills from today
November 14, 2017
Will expat dependents fees be postponed?
December 12, 2017
Electricity tariffs to be revised from Jan. 1
January 1, 2018
Wife gets divorce from man who loved her more than his mother
The design involves ramp-steps integrated in the pavement with turbines operating to harvest energy from car tires passing over them.
January 3, 2018
Saudi innovation to power NEOM
Muhammad Al-Amri, head of SCTNH in Makkah region, speaks at a tourism workshop in Jeddah on Tuesday. — SG photo
January 2, 2018
Tourist visas for visitors from 65 nations
January 6, 2018
The impoverishment trap
A nurse squeezing the face of the baby as shown in the viral video. — Okaz photo
January 3, 2018
Taif Health Affairs sacks 3 nurses shown abusing baby in viral video
January 3, 2018
Over 94,000 expats left between July-Sept
January 1, 2018
Saudis, expats start New Year with structural economic reforms
January 6, 2018
85% of expats have only a secondary school education
January 3, 2018
Storm in a teacup
Rusatom Overseas sees potential long-term cooperation in the nuclear energy field.
January 4, 2018
Kingdom, Russia can forge nuclear power cooperation
January 7, 2018
Friday sermon and non-Arabs
January 4, 2018
Why we should go to the cinemas
January 2, 2018
Gulf El Dorado and Dubai dreams
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
January 6, 2018
Saudis welcome King’s generous gesture
December 31, 2017
Saudi Arabia hikes fuel price
January 1, 2018
Confusion as VAT comes into force
January 6, 2018
STC, Mobily hike data pack charges
US President Donald Trump speaks during a retreat with Republican lawmakers at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on Saturday. — AFP
January 7, 2018
‘Very stable genius’ Trump slams ‘very weak’ libel laws
December 30, 2017
Small firms exempt from expat levy
Dr. Samer Abdallah
December 31, 2017
Saudi CEOs call for investment boost in emerging technologies
A Rohingya refugee girl reacts as she waits for a medical check-up at Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Friday. — Reuters
January 6, 2018
Rohingya insurgents ambush Myanmar military truck, five wounded
January 1, 2018
The Bitcoin trap
January 8, 2018
Dealing with price increase
Saeed Al-Bassami, head of the national transport committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers and the land transport committee at JCCI, said the hike in fuel prices will affect transportation fares.
January 2, 2018
Foodstuff prices, taxi fares go up
January 5, 2018
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Khaled Aba Al-Khail
January 7, 2018
March deadline for car rental firms to replace expats with Saudis
January 3, 2018
It’s Islamabad’s obligation to repatriate stranded Pakistanis
Opposition fighters prepare ammunition in Al-Mushrifa area, near the town of Khan Sheikun in Syria's northwestern rebel-held province of Idlib, during ongoing clashes with government forces. — AFP
January 3, 2018
Syrian army preparing assault on rebel base
Careem, the ride-share app, is to up its fares according to its CEO in the Kingdom, Abdullah Elyas.
January 2, 2018
Careem company to up fares from today
Rohingya Muslim children race make-shift carts made with plastic crates around Jamtoli refugee camp in Bangladesh in this Nov. 27, 2017 file photo. — AP
January 5, 2018
Lost in migration!
sports
Australia’s captain Steve Smith holds a replica Ashes urn with teammates after they won the fifth Ashes cricket Test match at SCG, Sydeny, Monday. — Reuters
January 8, 2018
Aussies wrap up series 4-0
Camila Giorgi of Italy hits a return to Sloane Stephens of the US at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament in Sydney Monday. — AFP
January 8, 2018
Giorgi bundles out Stephens
South Africa’s bowler Vernon Philander (L) celebrates with teammates after bowling out India on the fourth day of the first Cricket Test at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town Monday. — Reuters
January 8, 2018
Philander takes six as S. Africa crushes India
Celta’s Maxi Gomez celebrates after scoring against Real Madrid during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Balaidos Stadium in Vigo, Spain, Sunday. — AP
January 8, 2018
Real falls 16 points behind Barca
Rafael Nadal
January 8, 2018
Nadal, Djokovic to play at Kooyong
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This file photo shows an Intel processor in Brussels. Amid a frantic rush to patch a computer security flaw, experts struggled on Friday to determine the impact of a newly discovered vulnerability which could affect billions of devices worldwide. Computer chipmaking giant Intel — the focus of the first reports on the flaw — said the company and its partners
January 5, 2018
Apple, researchers eye patches to solve Intel chip flaws
January 4, 2018
Silicon Valley entrepreneur to use VR in education in Riyadh
Ehab Derbas, general manager at Palo Alto Networks in Saudi Arabia
January 4, 2018
Companies believe cloud security is priority but one-third admitted to a breach
life
Oprah Winfrey poses backstage with her Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California. - Reuters
January 8, 2018
Oprah declares 'new day' for women in campaign-like Globe speech
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From left, Matt Damon, Taika Waititi, Amazon Founder/CEO Jeff Bezos and Chris Hemsworth attend Amazon Studios' Golden Globe Celebration in Beverly Hills, California on Monday. - AFP
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