The official Saudi Press Agency
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Saudi Arabia Announces New Instant E-Visa Options For Visitors
WEBRiyadh, June 12, 2023, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announces new instant e-visa options that from today, will facilitate UK, US, and Schengen visas holders, as well as permanent residents of UK, US, and any EU country to obtain tourist e-visas to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through www.mofa.gov.sa. The Kingdom has previously extended regulation to provide visas on arrival to the six ...
Saudi Arabia reopens visa on arrival for US, UK and Schengen visa …
WEBRiyadh, Mar. 25, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi Arabian government has reopened the visa-on-arrival program for holders of valid visas for the US, UK and Schengen area, effective immediately. The move comes two weeks after the country lifted all COVID-related entry restrictions and returns Saudi to pre-pandemic levels of openness. Citizens of any country who hold one of the three visas and who are ...
Saudi Arabia: Covid-19 Vaccination Is Mandatory for Entering All …
WEBRiyadh, August 01, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior announced that it shall be mandatory, starting from today, Sunday, August 1, 2021, to allow only those who are fully vaccinated by a vaccine approved by the Ministry of Health to enter all places in all regions of the Kingdom. The Ministry of Interior, through its accounts on the social network “Twitter” and “Snapchat”, stressed ...
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030: Early Signs of Success
WEBRiyadh, April 25, 2024, SPA -- Today marks the 8th anniversary of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, a transformative plan that charts a new course for the nation's future, one where both the country and its citizens can thrive. Vision 2030 rests on three key pillars that leverage the Kingdom's strengths: its deep cultural heritage, at the heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds; its substantial ...
Investment Minister: The Updated Investment Law Reaffirms Saudi …
WEBRiyadh, August 11, 2024, SPA -- Building on previously announced reforms under Vision 2030 and the National Investment Strategy, the Cabinet has approved an updated investment law for Saudi Arabia. The updated law brings together several existing freedoms and rights and expressly applies them to investors under one unified framework, providing investors with greater transparency, flexibility ...
Saudi Arabia Census Shows Total Population of 32.2 Million, of …
WEBRiyadh, May 31, 2023, SPA -- The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced today the first results of the Kingdom’s 2022 census, which puts the population of Saudi Arabia at 32,175,224 million. Of the total number, Saudis make up 18.8 million (58.4%), while non-Saudis, 13.4 million, constitute 41.6% of the population. The census also shows that the Kingdom has a young population ...
Ministry of Tourism Announces Streamlined Entry to Saudi Arabia …
WEBRiyadh, June 12, 2023, SPA -- The Ministry of Tourism announced that the United Kingdom, United States, and Schengen tourism visa holders, as well as permanent residents from any European Union country, can now enjoy streamlined entry to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by applying for an instant eVisa via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. The preceding step is consistent with the Ministry ...
Saudi Arabia accelerates climate action: by 2030, 278 mtpa …
WEBSharm El Sheikh, Egypt, November 11, 2022, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has revealed updates on its three Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) targets on the first day of the SGI Forum in Sharm El Sheikh. Inaugurated in October 2021 by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, SGI is a roadmap for Saudi Arabia’s climate action, paving ...
Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property Accredited as an ...
WEBGeneva, July 10, 2023, SPA -- The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the appointment of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) as an International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT/ISA/IPEA), making it the second international office to support the Arabic language. This accreditation was unanimously ...