All business visa applicants to Saudi Arabia will now have to obtain a pre-approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
The pre-approval must be taken before a Business Visit Visa application is submitted.
Invitation letters for Commercial and Work Visit Visas that were used before will no longer be needed.
The approval can be obtained online through the ministry's website and is expected to extend the overall processing time for the visa.
UAE, Mozambique conclude CEPA negotiations as trade surges
The UAE and Mozambique have concluded negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aimed at expanding trade and investment between the two countries.
Meta fined €805 million in Italy over access to Android users’ photos
Meta has been fined €805 million in Italy after the country’s data protection authority found Facebook had accessed Android users’ photos and videos without properly informing them or obtaining consent.
Microsoft says all services restored after global outage
Microsoft said on Saturday that services had fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and its other products, ending a global outage that crippled online communications for businesses and governments for over 24 hours.
Microsoft's global outage eases after disrupting businesses, governments
A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after nearly 24 hours of chaos that crippled online communications, forcing some organisations to revert to fax.
Dubai Investments reports AED 1.13 billion profit before tax
Dubai Investments has reported profit before tax of AED 1.13 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up from AED 1.10 billion during the same period last year.
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