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The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that the performance level of Umrah companies and establishments will be evaluated on a quarterly basis according to several criteria.
Performance level of Umrah companies will be evaluated on a quarterly basis
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that the performance level of Umrah companies and establishments will be evaluated on a quarterly basis according to several criteria.The confirmation came coinciding with the start of the new Umrah season, where 350 Umrah companies have been authorized by the Ministry.The criteria that the Ministry will use to evaluate the level of performance of companies will include: Achieving the minimum quarterly target according to the classification category for each company.The rate of Umrah pilgrims’ satisfaction for the services provided to them must not be less than 90%, as well as, the Umrah companies’ compliance with controls and instructions must not be less than 90%, provided that at the end of each quarter, the...
July 16, 2023

Performance level of Umrah companies will be evaluated on a quarterly basis

Saudi Arabia arrests 11,915 illegals in a week
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Around 11,915 violators of residency, labor laws and border security regulations were arrested in various regions of the Kingdom within a week. According to the Ministry of Interior the arrests were made during the joint field campaigns carried out by various units of the security forces across the Kingdom during the week from July 6 to 12.The arrests included 6,359 violators of the residency system, 3,753 violators of the border security rules, and 1,803 violators of the labor laws.Another 675 people were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, 54% were Yemenis, 44% Ethiopians, and 2% of other nationalities, with 197 violators being caught trying to cross the border to exit Saudi Arabia.Five persons, who were involved in transporting...
July 15, 2023

Saudi Arabia arrests 11,915 illegals in a week

SFDA warns against taking medicines prescribed to another person
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has warned against taking medicines prescribed to another person, even if the symptoms are similar.“Taking someone else’s medicine if the symptoms are similar to you does not mean that this is the right medication and at the right dosage for you.” SFDA said.The patients who were given a certain medication by the doctor must take it as prescribed to them, the authority noted.SFDA has set guidelines for the use of prescription medicines subjected to control (controlled drugs), which indicate that if the patients have been given controlled drugs by prescription, then they must use them correctly to avoid side effects.It also stressed the importance of not stopping taking the drug or changing the dose without...
July 15, 2023

SFDA warns against taking medicines prescribed to another person

File photo of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Japanese prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Nikkei reported.Nikkei said that Kishida is scheduled to meet with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. The two countries are expected to agree on joint investments to develop rare-earth resources.Kishida is visiting Saudi Arabia as part of a tour of the Middle East.As part of the agreement, a memorandum of cooperation will be signed soon by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the state-backed Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.Under the deal, Japan and Saudi Arabia will explore resource development projects in third countries for joint investment. They hope to secure rights to key minerals,...
July 15, 2023

Japanese prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Saudi Arabia's Education Ministry has signed 6 agreements to train the Saudi doctors in Italy. — Courtesy photo
6 agreements signed to train Saudi doctors in Italy
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Education Ministry has signed 6 agreements to train the Saudi doctors in Italy.The training program will include Saudi doctors in the fellowship and subspecialty stages, as the Ministry has provided 60 training seats in university hospitals in Italy.The agreements include a number of medical specialties, such as anesthesiology; cardiac surgery; kidney diseases; pediatric surgery; vascular surgery; respiratory medicine; radiation oncology; neurosurgery.This comes within the Ministry's orientation in enhancing the capabilities of the national cadres in the medical field, and to expand in training and qualifying the Saudi doctors in the world's best medical establishments.This is in addition to supporting the international companies...
July 15, 2023

6 agreements signed to train Saudi doctors in Italy

The General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 102,600 pills that are subject to medical regulation in Najran region.
102,600 regulated medical tablets thwarted 
Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN — The General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 102,600 pills that are subject to medical regulation in Najran region. In coordination with the General Directorate of Border Guards, GDNC said that it has arrested 3 Yemenis who were trying to smuggle this quantity.GDNC added that they have also seized sums of money from the defendants.The legal measures were taken against the accused, and then they were referred to the Public Prosecution, GDNC confirmed.The security agencies urged all the citizens and residents who have any information about activities related to smuggling or promoting drugs to immediately report that by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and Al-Sharqiyah regions, and 999 in the rest of Saudi Arabia’s...
July 15, 2023

102,600 regulated medical tablets thwarted 

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has confirmed that there are no any concerns about aspartame artificial sweetener. — courtesy: Yui Mok/PA
There are no concerns about aspartame: Saudi FDA confirms
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has confirmed that there are no any concerns about aspartame artificial sweetener.SFDA’s confirmation came after the widespread controversy among people around the world about the artificial sweetener aspartame.The row erupted in the past weeks after the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a report classifying aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” within (IARC Group 2B), which is considered a possibility and not conclusive evidence.SFDA clarified that the classification (2B) of the IARC means that there is insufficient scientific evidence for the product that was classified in this category to cause cancer in humans and experimental animals.The authority has indicated that the joint...
July 15, 2023

There are no concerns about aspartame: Saudi FDA confirms

Commercial records registered in Saudi regions for the robot technologies sector increased by 52 percent by the end of the second quarter of 2023 to reach 2,344, up from 1,537 records in Q2 of 2022.
Commercial records for robot technologies jumps by 52% in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH — Commercial records registered in Saudi regions for the robot technologies sector increased by 52 percent by the end of the second quarter of 2023 to reach 2,344, up from 1,537 records in Q2 of 2022.According to the Ministry of Commerce's recent business sector bulletin, Riyadh topped Saudi cities with regard to the issuance of commercial records for the robot technologies sector, issuing 1,387 records in Q2 of 2023.Makkah issued 491 commercial records for the sector, followed by the Eastern Region, which issued 269 during the same period. Madinah and Qassim also issued 76 and 32 commercial records for the sector respectively.Robotics is one of the Kingdom’s promising sectors and is among the opportunities listed by Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 for the business sector.Such...
July 15, 2023

Commercial records for robot technologies jumps by 52% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia aims to establish 59 logistics zones by 2030. This was revealed during a reception in London on Thursday, where the Saudi Transport General Authority highlighted the maritime sector's achievements.
Saudi Arabia to establish 59 logistics zones by 2030
LONDON — Saudi Arabia aims to establish 59 logistics zones by 2030. This was revealed during a reception in London on Thursday, where the Saudi Transport General Authority highlighted the maritime sector's achievements.The reception was attended by the Saudi Ambassador to the UK Prince Khalid Bn Bandar Bin Sultan, Deputy Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Acting Chairman of the Transport General Authority, Dr. Rumaih Al-Rumaih, as well as several ambassadors and delegates, members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and those involved in the sector.In a speech, he delivered at the event, the Saudi ambassador said that the event highlights the outstanding achievements made by Saudi Arabia in the maritime sector, stressing that the progress that has been made...
July 15, 2023

Saudi Arabia to establish 59 logistics zones by 2030

Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah spoke by phone with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday.
Saudi, US foreign ministers discuss international developments
RIYADH — Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah spoke by phone with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday.During the conversation, they discussed the Saudi-US relations, ways to enhance them in all fields, and the latest regional and international developments.
July 15, 2023

Saudi, US foreign ministers discuss international developments

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