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      People pray at the Grand Mosque during Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. Authorities arrested a man with a knife at the Mosque on Tuesday. Reuters
      Armed man arrested at Makkah's Grand Mosque

      Man with knife chanted support for terrorist organisations and was immediately caught by security

      Saudi ArabiaApril 02, 2021
      Filipina domestic workers carry shopping bags as they walk out of a mall in Riyadh. AFP
      Saudi Arabia bans the word ‘maid’ as derogatory in job adverts

      Terms like servant or maid are no longer allowed on job adverts in the kingdom

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 31, 2021
      Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate fell during the fourth quarter in 2020. Getty
      Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia falls in Q4 as economy improves

      Percentage of citizens out of work fell to 12.6% in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with 14.9% in the third quarter

      BusinessMarch 31, 2021
      Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. AFP
      Saudi Crown Prince launches Shareek programme

      Crown Prince says 27 trillion riyals will be spent in kingdom over 10 years to stimulate economic growth

      BusinessMarch 31, 2021
      Muslims wearing face masks and keeping social distance perform Tawaf around the Kaaba during the Hajj pilgrimage last year. Reuters
      Saudi Covid-19 cases cross 500 again as post-Ramadan measures laid out

      Buffets and Ramadan tents are off this year as weekly PCR tests are in for service staff, the kingdom said

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 28, 2021
      The Ihyaa Group team during their first volunteering programme. Courtesy Ihyaa Group
      These Saudi architects revived schools in under-developed areas of Jeddah

      'We chose the name Ihyaa to represent how we’re reviving the community through education,' says co-founder Samira Taye

      March 28, 2021
      The Royal Commission for Al-Ula revealed that a team of archaeologists in the province of Al-Ula, northwestern Saudi Arabia, has discovered the oldest evidence of dogs that coexisted with humans in the Arabian Peninsula, dating back to 4000-4200 BC. SPA
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      Saudi Arabia’s Al Ula archaeologists unearth Gulf’s first domesticated dogs

      The dig uncovered remains of human beings and canines dating back 6,000 years

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 25, 2021
      The Malaysian Customs seized captagon. Courtesy Royal Malaysian Customs Department
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      Saudi tip-off leads to $1.2bn Captagon drug bust in Malaysia

      Kingdom’s interior ministry alerted Malaysian authorities to suspicious shipment

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 25, 2021
      Saudi Arabian artist Sultan bin Fahad's audio installation ‘Al Hida'a’ (2019) shown at the 2020 iteration of 21, 39 Jeddah Arts. Courtesy 21, 39 Jeddah Arts
      21, 39 Jeddah Arts postponed until further notice

      The eighth exhibition by the Saudi Art Council was scheduled to open on Wednesday evening

      ArtMarch 25, 2021
      Muslims perform Tawaf around the Kaaba during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah in July last year. Reuters
      Saudi Arabia to issue permits for iftar meals during Ramadan

      Kingdom to issue permits to those allowed to deliver iftar meals in Makkah during Ramadan

      GulfMarch 24, 2021
      Saudi workers load carboys of "zamzam" water containers at the Zamazemah United Office in Mecca, on November 7, 2010. AFP
      Saudi Arabia resumes Zamzam water distribution across the kingdom

      Priority for distribution of the holy water will go to people with special needs

      GulfMarch 24, 2021
      Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh on Wednesday. AFP
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      Russia's Lavrov calls for end to war in Yemen

      Saudi Arabia said recent attacks on the kingdom by Houthi rebels targeted nerve centre of global economy

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 10, 2021
      Muslim pilgrims pray at Jabal Al Rahma holy mountain, or the mountain of forgiveness, at Arafat for the annual hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. More than 2 million Muslims have begun the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam which is required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their lifetime. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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      Saudi king approves financial support for Hajj and Umrah operators hit by Covid

      Umrah was suspended in March and last year's Hajj was curtailed significantly

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 09, 2021
      Brig Gen Turki Al Malki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said the coalition continued to thwart airborne attacks. AFP
      Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launch drone attack at Saudi Arabia

      The Yemeni rebels have recently stepped up attacks on the kingdom

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 08, 2021
      People sitting outside Locals Cafe in Jeddah on Sunday. The National
      People flock to cafes and restaurants in Saudi Arabia as ban lifted

      Cafes and restaurants in kingdom reopen after month-long ban on indoor dining

      Saudi ArabiaMarch 07, 2021
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