Saudi Government
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Saudi government employees to return to work from August 30
World | Aug 23, 2020, 02:25 PM ISTThe Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced that government employees will return to work from August 30. The decision was based on the health reports of the kingdom's cities and governorates, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying on Saturday.
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Playing Pokémon Go ‘against Islam’: Saudi clerics renew edict against game
World | Jul 20, 2016, 06:24 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates: Top clerics in Saudi Arabia have renewed a religious edict that warns people against playing the famous Augmented Reality (AR) game Pokémon Go, terming it as haram, or against Islam. First
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Shocking! Saudi government to behead teen for attending a protest as a 15-year-old
World | Dec 18, 2015, 07:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Abdullah al-Zaher, now 19, is set to be beheaded for attending a protest against the Saudi government when he was just a 15-year-old. Zaher was arrested in March 2012 and sentenced to death
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No haj permit, no entry into Makkah
World | Sep 15, 2015, 05:07 PM ISTRiyadh: The Saudi government has issued a warning that people without haj permits would not be allowed to enter Makkah, the media reported on Tuesday.A senior official said that patrols have been deployed to prevent
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Saudi government to ensure infection free Hajj
World | Aug 31, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTRiyadh: In the wake of the Ebola and Coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi government has said it will screen Hajj pilgrims this year.The health ministry has made arrangements to screen the pilgrims for the Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)