Saudi Arabia and Egypt signed a $10 billion joint investment fund to develop NEOM, the mega-city planned in the north-western region of the Kingdom, as part of Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman’s Egypt visit this week. NEOM, a mega investment and business special zone unveiled by Prince Muhammed last October as part of plans to […]

The Director General of Passports (Jawazat) reminded expatriates who haven’t documented their fingerprints to complete their registration process soon. Further, it called on expatriates to abide by residency-related regulations in the Kingdom. Expatriates and their dependents who are six years of age or above must document their fingerprints at any of the fingerprinting centers set […]

The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) clarified on Twitter that dependent fee would not be refunded to expatriate family members if they leave the Kingdom before the expiry of their iqamas. The General Directorate of Passports clarified through its official Twitter account that dependent fee will not be refunded to expat family members who have […]

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) extended the license period for foreign investments from one year to a renewable period of up to five years. The new efforts were designed to aid the Kingdom’s recent economic changes and promote foreign investment in the Kingdom in line with Vision 2030, stated Ibrahim S Al-Suwayel, Deputy […]

The higher committee on public transport announced the commencement of new public transport service in Riyadh and Jeddah from Tuesday onwards. The committee urged citizens and expatriates to make the best use of the new public transport service which would cost SR3 per trip and asked them to provide their remarks and reviews about the […]

The Directorate General of Traffic (Muroor) banned the use of mobile phones while driving in Saudi Arabia from Monday onwards. During the first phase, special cameras will be installed in Riyadh, Dammam, and Jeddah to electronically monitor motorists using or touching mobile phones while driving. A recent study by King Abdullah Medical Research Center in […]