Saudipedia - Government and Politics

The Council of Universities' Affairs is the entity responsible for higher education in Saudi Arabia. It is tasked with several responsibilities, including approving policies and strategies for higher education, app...

The Riyadh Space Fair, held in Riyadh City , offers space sciences to researchers and audiences culturally interested in astronomy. It features eight platforms that explore cosmology, the development of astronomy, and t...

Deem Cloud is a government cloud computing platform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, launched by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA ) in 2018. It serves as an innovative and technological sol...

The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information is the national entity responsible for issuing the official map of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to the approved international borders. The authority ...

Sesame oil is extracted and produced in commercial quantities in Jazan Province . It is an ancient traditional profession in the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Locally known as ' al-Saleet, ' it involve...

There are two land border ports connecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the State of Kuwait: al-Khafji and ar-Ruqi border ports . Al-Khafji border port is the first border port connecting the Kingdom to Kuwait. It was...

Yes, according to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law issued by Royal Decree on August 27, 2023, which includes thirty-three statutory articles guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities in mobility, p...

The College of Sharia in Makkah al-Mukarramah is the first university educational establishment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 1949, the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ordered its establishment, thu...

Riyadh Metro is a rapid transit system serving the residents of Riyadh City , the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was inaugurated by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on ...

The first railway line in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was inaugurated in 1951, connecting Dammam and Riyadh . The idea for the railway emerged alongside the plan to establish a commercial port on the Arabian Gulf Coast....

The King's flag is flown in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the King's residence and at the events he attends on a mast located to the left, behind his chair (at the King's right). The King's flag is ...

The Mada system is the national payment system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It enables electronic payments through various payment channels and e-commerce points of sale via a central payment system. It redirects fin...