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Newcastle United Fans Are ECSTATIC As Saudi-Led Consortium Takes Over
After much speculation, the deal is finally done and dusted. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund the PIF-led consortium has finally sealed the deal to take over the English football club, Newcastle United, in a $410 million deal. This has marked the end of Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. Newcastle United has changed its …
Tags: Newcastle United, PIF
October 8, 2021
48-Hour Quarantine For Those Vaxxed With Non-Saudi Approved Vaccines
If you’re planning to travel to Saudi soon and have not taken a vaccine from one on the approved list by the kingdom’s Ministry of Health (MOH) then expect to face a 48-hour mandatory quarantine. The Saudi Gazette has cited a source from the Ministry of Interior in its report who stated that such travelers …
Tags: covid-19
October 6, 2021
Teachers Abroad Facing Travel-Bans Can Finally Travel Directly To Saudi
Faculty members and teachers from universities, colleges, schools and vocational and technical institutes from countries facing travel bans would be permitted direct entry into the Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior(MOI) stated on Tuesday. In addition to teachers and faculty members, scholarship students will also be allowed direct entry. This means that they no longer need …
Red Double Decker Tour Buses Spotted In Jeddah And Riyadh
Red tour buses appeared out of nowhere around prominent spots in Jeddah and Riyadh and photos of them began to flood the internet. These tour buses turned out to be part of a Saudi Airlines campaign announcing that fully vaccinated Saudi Arabian residents can now travel to the UK without having to go through quarantine. …
Tags: Red Tour Bus
October 5, 2021
Men Who Abducted Petrol Station Worker In Viral Video Have Been Arrested
A video from Hail did the rounds on social media gobbling up hundreds of thousands of views in the process in which one could see a petrol station worker being abducted. The perpetrators of the act have been apprehended. In the video, one of the kidnappers is seen standing outside the car as the tank …
Tags: Viral video
It’s Now Mandatory To Be Fully Immunized By 10 October To Enter Most Public Spaces
Starting from 6 AM on the 10th of October, those who have not taken two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will not be able to enter most public spaces. The two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered will have to be from the approved list of vaccines by the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of …
Tags: covid-19
October 2, 2021
Saudi Arabia Could Take Part In its Very First Winter Olympics Next Year
Yes, much of Saudi Arabia is a desert and it hardly snows here, but that’s not stopping the kingdom from setting its eyes on its maiden Winter Olympics debut. Saudi Arabia has been training a team of skiers and snowboarders in hopes that they can qualify for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games that will …
Tags: Winter Olympics
Good News! No Customs Duty On Personal Shipments Below SAR1,000
If you like many of us are among those who regularly order shipments from abroad then you’ve got a pretty cool reason to celebrate now. According to the Saudi Gazette, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has said that personal shipments are free from customs taxes if the whole worth of the transactions is less …
September 28, 2021
You Can’t Overlook Footballer Bafétimbi Gomis’ Photos From National Day Week
French footballer Bafétimbi Gomis who plays as a striker for Riyadh-based football club Al-Hilal is one of the biggest international footballers to play in the kingdom’s domestic league. If you see his posts from the National Day week you’ll know why he’s much loved even off the field. Here he is draped in the Saudi …
Tags: al hilal, Saudi Premier League
Save The Date! WWE Crown Jewel Is Returning To Riyadh On 21 October
The WWE bouts have always been major crowd pullers here. It’s organized on such an incredible scale that even many of us who are not wrestling fans can be seen queuing up to buy the tickets. Earlier, it was widely covered in the local press that the WWE Crown Jewel will take place in October. …
Tags: Riyadh Season, WWE Crown Jewel
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