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The expansion of the northern courtyard is one of the major works initiated on the orders of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The project, covering an area of 1.5 million square meters, reaches up to the circular ...

JEDDAH: Foreigners coming to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage this year are expected to spend more than SR25 billion, 25 percent more than last year, experts said Thursday. "This is mainly due to expected increase in the number of pilgrims, ...

JEDDAH: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced Monday its plans to establish two new airports in Jazan and Taif with advanced facilities in addition to its efforts to expand some of the existing domestic and international airports. Abdullah ...

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a six-month amnesty for the hundreds of illegal foreigners overstaying their visas, saying they would be allowed to leave the Kingdom without punishment. The Interior Ministry said the amnesty would cover those who arrived in ...

Abu Dhabi – Fees for transfer of sponsorship should be met by the new sponsor, not the worker, as per provisions of the labour law, the Ministry of Labour (MoL) has affirmed. Jasim Mohammed Jamil, acting Director of Work Relations ...

Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited Haramain Railway looks set to open by early 2013, according to the terms of the network’s power contract, which has just been awarded. Arab News reported that the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) had won the $488m deal ...

After UAQ, visa medical test to link with ID in Abu Dhabi and three northern emirates in three years Abu Dhabi: Expatriates in Abu Dhabi and three northern emirates will soon be able to register for National Identity (ID) cards ...

The high-speed rail link is part of ambitious railway project to be launched by Qatar Manama: A high-speed rail link is being planned between Qatar’s Education City and Bahrain that would make a one-way journey possible in just 51 minutes. ...

Abu Dhabi – The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) will phase out the use of plastic bags in its facilities, a company official said Wednesday. According to Chief Executive Officer Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan, a multi-faceted strategy to replace all ...

Kuwait – Karnataka Muslim Welfare Association (KMWA ) Kuwait, a subsidiary of IMA-Kuwait, organized an educational and amusing Eid Al-Fitr (Festival of Fast-breaking) Get-Together function at Kuwait Indian Community School auditorium on Sunday evening 12th Sept. 2010 in Salmiya, Kuwait. ...

The UAE ranked fourth in the "Expat Explorer,” the largest global survey of expats commissioned by HSBC Bank International Dubai : About 20 per cent of UAE expatriates earn more than $250,000 (Dh918,100) – making the country home to some ...

RIYADH – More than 3.5 million pilgrims and visitors in Makkah and Madinah will bid farewell to the month of Ramadan Tuesday night which is considered the 29th night of the fasting month It is customary that on this night, ...

Abu Dhabi: Eid Al Fitr holiday for the private sector will fall on Shawwal 1 and Shawwal 2, according to a circular issued by the Minister of Labour, Saqr Gobash. The official two-day holiday is to be accounted for as ...

The Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start from Wednesday, Ramadan 29Dubai: The Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start on Wednesday, Ramadan 29 (September 8) and end on Shawwal 3, according ...