Saudi Arabia is all set to celebrate it’s 89th National Day with fervour and the Ministry of Civil Service (MCS) has declared the 22nd and 23rd of September as public holiday making it a four-day holiday including the weekend.   The National Day, locally known as Al-Yaom-ul-Watany, is celebrated every year to commemorate the renaming […]

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In a historic decision, Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow women to apply for and obtain passports as well as leave the country without securing the consent of a male relative.   The change was included in extensive amendments to laws governing travel documents, civil status, labor and social insurance approved by the cabinet […]

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The phase one construction of Saudi Arabia’s multi-billion dollar independent mega-city NEOM in the north-western region of the country is complete, and the second phase is set to be announced by the end of this year, revealed CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr while addressing a crowd of over 160 diplomats at NEOM’s first ever beach sports events […]

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