Saudi Arabia

The country has launched the second edition of the Tawteen programme to create 170.000 jobs, including 30.000 jobs in the tourism sector

Saudi Arabian Authority for Persons with Disabilities organised a workshop in Riyadh for different government sectors to raise awareness and to teach the basics of communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing people

The country is accused of conducting executions almost every day in past two weeks, despite promising not to use death penalty for violent crimes; a UN human rights spokesman said that since 10/11 17 men have been executed for drug offences and smuggling

Intermix residency programme at JAX, Riyadh's art district, welcomed the public to the open studio exhibition, which presents various works by local and global multidisciplinary and textile artists who reimagine the concepts of art and fashion

A delegation from the Saudi Ministry for the Hajj and Umrah visited the ANTARA news agency in Jakarta to explore the possibility of cooperating in disseminating information about Saudi culture to the Indonesian community

Over a dozen international signature restaurant, including 5 that earned at least one Michelin star in another country, are set to open in Riyadh by the end of the year

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched a unified government platform, 'nusuk.sa', which will serve as the new Saudi gateway to Makkah and Madinah, facilitating visit procedures to the two Holy Mosques as part of the Pilgrim Experience Program initiatives

Experts in family affairs and relationships participated in the first round table series of the Gulf Family Forum, which focuses on how to strengthen value systems in the modern era and the challenges of the digital age

Saudi Arabia's central bank has appointed Mohsen AlZahrani to head its virtual assets and digital currencies programme, as the Kingdom ventures with its potential crypto ambitions

The Saudi Arabian Central Bank released a report last Sunday on the results of an extensive study to measure payment methods in Saudi Arabia in 2021, concluding that electronic payments surpassed cash for the first time

The country has issued a press release on Friday specifying that holders of all types of visas will be able to perform Umrah rituals this year