Expatriate engineers will also be required to undergo a professional test and a personal interview
The contracts are part of a $4bn scheme to increase gas production in the country
The two sides are expanding ties following a visit to China by King Salman earlier this year
The 14-year-old was questioned for showing “improper public behaviour” and disrupting traffic.
The labour ministry said it is investigating the incident
The first day of Eid Al Adha will fall on Friday, September 1, says Saudi Supreme Court
The sector is one of several where authorities are seeking to boost the employment of citizens
The bank said reforms were providing a non-oil revenue boost but may not help the country avoid recession this year
The court had called on Muslims in the kingdom to sight the crescent on Monday evening
All the 600 Turkish and Yemeni pilgirms at the hotel were safely evacuated
The kingdom’s laws on drug smuggling are among the strictest in the world
The rules will come into force next July 1
PayTabs said it would use the funds to expand into more than 20 new markets
The kingdom lifted pilgrim quota reductions earlier this year
The country is expected to double its monthly fee for private sector workers from next year
Goldman Sachs has been operating in the kingdom since 2009 as an agent and underwriter
Saudi workers have complained that labour law changes have made it too easy for them to be dismissed
Demand for gold jewellery is high in the GCC
The organisation will start receiving applications from today until Thursday
Several initiatives have been launched under the Vision 2030 reforms programme
Saudi was the only regional country where contract awards rose 12 per cent from a year ago
The cranes are being installed at the ports of Aden, Mukalla and Al-Mokha
The kingdom has made two other major wheat orders this year
A crane collapse at the site killed 107 people in 2015
Emirates will operate 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 extra flights to Medina from August 17 until September 11
Exports in June were 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) lower than the May level
Media reports claimed Saudi had asked Iraq to help mediate ties with Iran
His funeral prayers will be held in Riyadh on Thursday
The acquisition will be carried out before the end of the year
Hawiyah is part of Ghawar, the world’s largest onshore oilfield