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Saudi Arabia is expected to maintain its debt at about SR237 billion (Dh232bn) at end-2009 despite a sharp rise in spending within a financial package intended to ease the impact of the global fiscal crisis, a Saudi investment centre said...

The National Guard will offer free medical services in the holy sites, mainly at the 60-bed Mina Field Hospital, which covers an area of 256 square meters and is open 24 hours a day. National Guard will also take care...

The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has expressed disappointment at the communications watchdog�s decision to ban them from offering a month�s worth of free calls as a thank-you to its customers...Al-Faraj claimed the commission�s statement indicated a misunderstanding of STC�s offer,...

Importers of rice into the Kingdom are no longer to receive subsidies from the Ministry of Finance starting next month, Al-Watan newspaper reported. �The decision has been welcomed by local importers who have promised not to increase prices dramatically,� said...

Saudi scouts will be equipped with GPS software to guide pilgrims during the Haj, said Abdullah Al-Fahd, vice president of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Society. �We will experiment with the system and hope it will simplify the various tasks undertaken...

Salim Al-Belaihed, director of the Passport Department, has urged the public not to approach passport offices during the Eid Al-Adha holidays except for emergency cases. �Your cooperation in this regard is highly solicited in order to help passport officers extend...

Riyadh on Friday, announced the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance. Riyadh is home to some 5,000 mosques, which are managed by the ministry. However, Eid prayers will only take place in designated Juma mosques which are able...

The Coca-Cola Company presented a check of SR513,000 to Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of Ensan (Charity Committee for Orphans Care), at an event held to celebrate the completion of a Coca-Cola initiative which ran throughout Ramadan. Part of the...

November 2009 Slower growth rates in Gulf oil producers because of post-crisis collapse in crude prices allied with weakening domestic demand and postponement of major projects will adversely affect the performance of companies in the region in the first nine...