Government | Friday 8 December, 2017 1:34 pm

5% VAT on money transfer fee

Money transfer charges will increase from Jan. 1 as 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) will be levied on money transfer fees, according to the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT), which is responsible for managing the implementation, administration and enforcement of VAT in Saudi Arabia in close...

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Government | Thursday 7 December, 2017 6:28 am

Crown Prince meets British senior defense advisor to the Middle East

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Minister of Defense and Deputy Primce Minister met in Riyadh on Wednesday with outgoing senior British military advisor to the Middle East Lt Gen Tom Beckett and his successor Ly Gen John Lorimer.   The Crown Prince welcomed Gen Lorimer and congratulated ...

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Government | Wednesday 6 December, 2017 2:41 am

Iraq, Saudi Arabia sign 18 energy memorandums in Basra

Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed 18 memorandums of understanding in the energy field during the kingdom’s participation in an energy exhibition in Iraq.   The signing of the 18 memorandums of understanding came after Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh inaugurated the seventh...

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Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 12:30 pm

Saudi Crown Prince leads Time’s ‘Person of The Year’ poll as voting ends

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, is leading the Time magazine’s poll for the ‘Person of the Year 2017’ award.   With 24 percent votes so far, Prince Mohammed looks set to beat US President Donald Trump, Russian...

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Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 6:28 am

Saudi Shoura member underlines need for programs to prepare graduates for labor market

A Shoura Council member, Dr. Mu’ad bin Mohammed Al-Madhadh, has stressed the need for programs to prepare university graduates in entering the Saudi labor market.   Al-Madhadh, chairman of the human resources committee at the council, said that training new employees must include...

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Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 12:17 am

Ghassan Al-Sulaiman relieved of his post

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a royal order on Sunday night relieving Dr. Ghassan Al-Sulaiman from his post as adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. ...

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Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 6:48 am

Dubai Customs reaffirms efforts to combat counterfeit goods with Japanese partners

Within its efforts to boost UAE trade and enhance protection of trademarks through combating counterfeited products, Dubai Customs’ IPR Department took part in workshop organized in Dubai by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in coordination with Japan External Trade...

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Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 2:04 am

Saudi banks prepare for riyal coins

Banks across Saudi Arabia are preparing for the transition from one riyal notes to one and two riyal coins by sorting, counting and depositing them within the banks. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) directed the banks in a letter that that they should stop dealing with the one riyal...

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Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 1:04 am

Sharjah Department of eGovernment Celebrates Their Love for Their Homeland 

On Wednesday, 29 November, the staff at the Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) got together at their headquarters in Sharjah to mark the 46th year of the UAE’s Union. Grand celebrations featuring cultural and recreational activities provided DeG’s employees ...

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Government | Saturday 2 December, 2017 1:01 am

New app to rate government services

A new smartphone application for citizens to provide feedback on government services will be launched in early 2018. Hussam Al-Madani, acting director general of the National Center for the Measurement of the Performance of Public Agencies (CMPPA), revealed the launch of the app to Makkah...

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