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Smart Dubai Government launches campaign for DubaiID registration at Dubai Courts
Government | Wednesday 18 January, 2017 2:53 am
Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), the technology arm of Smart Dubai Office, has launched an initiative for the registration in ‘DubaiID’ service, which provides access through a single username to more than 600 services at Dubai Courts. The campaign was launched in the...
King Faisal International Prize 2017 Awarded across Five Categories in Saudi Arabia
Government | Thursday 12 January, 2017 12:48 pm
The King Faisal Foundation, an international philanthropic organization based in Saudi Arabia since 1976 with the mission of preserving and perpetuating the legacy of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has announced the winners of its much-anticipated King Faisal International Prize (KFIP)...
Dubai Courts launches program to explore the future and establish world-class benchmarking system
Government | Thursday 12 January, 2017 2:17 am
H.E. Taresh Eid Al Mansouri, Director General of Dubai Courts, has launched Dubai Courts’ latest program dubbed as ‘Dubai Courts ... Future Courts’ to create platforms that will facilitate monitoring and implementation of strategic action for instant response  to enhance...
King Salman wins King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam
Government | Wednesday 11 January, 2017 5:51 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman was named the winner of the 2017 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Service to Islam. The names of winners were announced here on Tuesday by Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is the director of the King Faisal Foundation and chairman...
King praised for directive to hike Haj quota
Government | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:07 am
The Council of Ministers on Monday lauded the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to lift from this year the cuts in the quota of both domestic and foreign pilgrims imposed five years ago. The Cabinet said that the King’s directive shows his care for Muslims and his...
VFS Global launches first-ever Belgium Visa Application Centre in the Middle East
Government | Thursday 29 December, 2016 10:37 am
Travellers to Belgium and Luxembourg from Saudi Arabia can now apply for their visas at a modern and streamlined visa application centre Residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can now apply for visas to Belgium and Luxembourg at a Visa Application Centre launched for the Embassy of the Kingdom ...
Umrah fee does not affect inflow of pilgrims
Government | Thursday 29 December, 2016 3:27 am
It seems the government’s recent decision to impose SR2,000 fee on pilgrims who perform Haj or Umrah more than once has not affected the inflow of visitors to the Two Holy Mosques at the start of this year’s Umrah season. However, many pilgrims and Umrah operators requested the...
Uniform Operations Center to boost security of pilgrims: Makkah Emir
Government | Wednesday 28 December, 2016 2:49 am
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, said that the Uniform Security Operations Center (911) in Makkah Region will have a significant impact in ensuring the security of pilgrims and improving the services rendered to them during the annual Haj...
King orders nation-wide campaign to collect aid for Syrians
Government | Tuesday 27 December, 2016 5:36 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued instructions to organize a Kingdom-wide people-driven campaign from Tuesday to collect aid for Syrian brethren, the Royal Court said in a statement here on Monday. This humanitarian gesture comes in consideration of the suffering of the...
Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade at AED 952 billion in first nine months of 2016
Government | Saturday 24 December, 2016 12:50 pm
Dubai saw a 11 per cent surge in the total volume of traded goods in the first nine months of 2016, rising as high as 70.82 million tons of commodities. Imports had the lion’s share at AED 594 billion (46.81 million tons and 12% increase), while exports and re-exports accounted for AED 109...
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