RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has introduced new traffic regulations governing self-driving vehicles, establishing legal responsibilities for owners and operators. The amendments, approved by Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif and published in the official gazette Umm Al-Qura, add several provisions to the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law covering vehicles capable of operating without human intervention. Approval required before vehicle deregistration Under the new rules, owners seeking to deregister a self-driving vehicle must first obtain approval from the relevant authority before the vehicle’s traffic record can be canceled. The measure aims to ensure that technical and regulatory requirements…
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A KSrelief team conducted a field visit on Wednesday to Al-Bakriya charitable kidney dialysis center project in Daw’an District, Hadhramaut Governorate, reviewing completed phases and ongoing construction works, commending efforts to complete the center and provide integrated services for chronic kidney failure patients in Daw’an and neighboring districts. The KSrelief team affirmed that the project represents a qualitative addition to the health sector and strengthens basic services infrastructure in Yemen. KSrelief laid the foundation stone for the project in November, covering an area of 1,120 square meters. The center includes 13 dialysis chairs, isolation rooms for patients with hepatitis B…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed the importance of enhancing international efforts to protect older persons, particularly persons with disabilities, and ensuring they enjoy their rights, dignity, and full participation in society. This came in a statement by Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil, on behalf of the Group of Friends on Ageing and Sustainable Development, during a side event held yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Alwasil stated that elder abuse is a…
The hotel sector in Madinah has topped the region’s fastest-growing real estate sectors, driven by continuous growth in visitor numbers, supporting the expansion of luxury, mid-range, and apartment hotels, and attracting global hotel brands to increase their investments in the region. The Madinah Chamber stated in its report issued today that the momentum in the hospitality sector has positively impacted the commercial and residential sectors, driven by population growth, rising visitor numbers, and expanding development projects, increasing demand for commercial centers, mixed-use complexes, restaurants, cafes, and retail spaces. The report identified key promising investment opportunities in the region’s real estate…
The hotel sector in Madinah has topped the region’s fastest-growing real estate sectors, driven by continuous growth in visitor numbers, supporting the expansion of luxury, mid-range, and apartment hotels, and attracting global hotel brands to increase their investments in the region. The Madinah Chamber stated in its report issued today that the momentum in the hospitality sector has positively impacted the commercial and residential sectors, driven by population growth, rising visitor numbers, and expanding development projects, increasing demand for commercial centers, mixed-use complexes, restaurants, cafes, and retail spaces. The report identified key promising investment opportunities in the region’s real estate…
BANGKOK—Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and a potential successor to the throne, has died at the age of 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma. The princess had been on life support since December 2022, when she collapsed in a park in Nakhon Ratchasima while running with her dogs during a visit to northeastern Thailand. She was flown by helicopter to the capital Bangkok for treatment. In May, the palace announced that she had an infection in her abdomen that caused low…
RIYADH — Qiwa, the digital labor platform operated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, said holders of Premium Residency are required to obtain a dedicated work permit available through the platform at a fee of SR100, Okaz newspaper reported. The platform said subscription fees vary according to the size of each establishment and are calculated based on the total number of employees registered under the entity’s unified number. Qiwa also confirmed that training contracts for beneficiaries of the Tamheer program can be documented through the platform. However, it noted that training contracts are not counted toward Saudization…
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Mohammed Al-Issa met in London with Islamic religious leaders and businessmen from across the United Kingdom, discussing topics related to the Islamic civilizational position on issues of concern to Muslim communities in non-Muslim countries. Attendees praised the MWL’s role worldwide and its initiatives in clarifying the true nature of Islam in confronting extremist ideologies. He also delivered a keynote address at the opening of the high-level meeting of the Experts Group at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, addressing topics of dialogue and affirming its…
LOS ANGELES — Celebrated British American painter David Hockney, whose vibrant portraits and sun-drenched depictions of the everyday made him one of contemporary art’s most beloved figures, has died at 88. The English artist, whose deftly designed and suavely colored paintings turned trans-Atlantic attention to figurative and narrative art beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died “peacefully at home” on Thursday, one month short of his 89th birthday, according to a statement by his longtime publicist Erica Bolton. Over a seven-decade career, Hockney explored and reimagined classical portraiture, landscape painting and pop art, working in painting, collage, photography…
RIYADH — The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 46,968 amphetamine pills into Saudi Arabia through the Al Haditha border crossing. ZATCA spokesperson Hamoud Al-Harbi said the narcotics were discovered during an inspection of a truck arriving in the Kingdom. The pills were concealed inside a shipment of metal containers carrying cheese. Following the seizure, ZATCA coordinated with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control to identify and apprehend the intended recipient of the shipment inside Saudi Arabia. Al-Harbi said authorities successfully arrested the recipient after completing the customs operation. ZATCA said it remains committed…