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Saudi health ministry says coronavirus cases exceed 400 for the first time in months

RIYADH: Saudi scientists plan to study how cosmic rays affect the efficiency of solar cells used in satellites. The Saudi Space Commission has agreed with the China Manned Space Agency to implement a

RIYADH: The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s biggest waste company said the low level of recycling in the Kingdom is a lost opportunity worth as much SR70 billion ($18.7 billion). Saudi Arabia currently

DUBAI: Amazon plans to hire 1,500 new employees in Saudi Arabia and add 11 buildings, the company said. The expansion will boost storage capacity in the Kingdom by 89 percent and its geographical

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia welcomed international efforts to ensure Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, and to make the Gulf region free of all weapons of mass destruction. During the weekly cabinet

DUBAI: A suite of new legal reforms will attract foreign investment into the Kingdom’s medical supplies sector, the industry’s watchdog head predicts. It follows the introduction of sweeping

RIYADH: Saudi investment chiefs want to ensure more of the country’s workforce is trained to work in the entertainment sector. The Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has signed an

DUBAI: Saudi domestic airlines are seeing a quicker recovery in routes within the Kingdom than larger regional rivals relying on pandemic-paralyzed long haul travel. The CAPA Live aviation industry

DUBAI: Three Saudis nationals have been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) class of 2021. Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, created the YGL

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved a number of incentive initiatives for establishments operating in the Hajj and Umrah sectors, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. The move comes

RIYADH: A program to encourage Saudi women to join the accounting profession was launched on Monday by Saudi Commerce Minister Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. The program is organized by the Saudi

RIYADH: Within moments of meeting Reema Juffali, you will get the feeling she was always meant for a career in motorsports. Watch her drive, and those feeling are immediately confirmed. For Saudi

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the stability of the oil markets and the sustainability of global supplies, the Kingdom’s cabinet said. The announcement was made during the cabinet’s

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) on Monday announced that it will allow investment fund managers to use the fair value or revaluation model to measure property and investment property for the

RIYADH: Ahead of the 2021 Diriyah E-Prix double-header on Friday, Arab News caught up with Reema Al-Juffali, one of Saudi Arabia’s rising stars in motorsports. Al-Juffali, 29, talked about Formula E,

MAKKAH: Tareq Mohammed, a specialist in cave tourism from Madinah, is opening the door to a new world of geotourism in Saudi Arabia. Tourism guidance is Mohammed’s life, and the Kingdom’s caves and

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will patronize the Saudi Cup ceremony that will take place on Saturday evening at the King Abdul Aziz Racecourse in Janadriyah. The world’s

RIYADH: he Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Saudi Arabia increased 5.7 percent in January 2021 compared to the same month last year 2020 and 3.5 percent compared to last December, according to data

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will stop signing contracts with foreign companies from 2024 unless their regional headquarters are based in the Kingdom. The rule will include agencies, institutions and

The Saudi-led Arab coalition forces intercepted a drone fired by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Saturday. The attacks came just days after the Houthis sparked

RIYADH: Saudi stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday as the index reached its highest level in three weeks with oil prices heading above $60 a barrel. “Investors looking for

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya in the capital Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed

The Saudi economy contracted by 4.1 percent in 2020, hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, lower crude prices and output cuts, according to data published by the General Authority for Statistics on

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market is set for another bumper year of stock market listings with several sizeable initial public offerings (IPO) in the pipeline as investors look to allocate a pile of

JEDDAH: Online school platform iCademy Middle East has witnessed a 60 percent rise in the number of students using its services during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Cody Claver, the

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s voluntary oil cuts in opposition to the OPEC+ increase earlier this year prevented prices falling below $50 a barrel, a new report has said. The report, issued by the UK-based

DUBAI: Few jockeys competing at the second running of the Saudi Cup this month will have quite the back story of Wigberto “Wiggy” Ramos. From racing in the United States, the Panamanian moved to

JEDDAH: In a Twitter post on Thursday, the Ministry of Health-approved app Tawakkalna announced that all registered users will receive an SMS containing their name, ID number and health status as a

Saudi residents were on Wednesday urged to use a government app, launched to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in order to gain access to key public places. Authorities