Saudi housing company launches plan to boost home ownership

Housing subsidy beneficiaries can book a unit in the projects covered by the first phase of the program by visiting Sakani centers in Jeddah, the Eastern Province and Madinah. (Shutterstock)
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Updated 31 August 2023
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Saudi housing company launches plan to boost home ownership

  • The initiative comes as part of the company’s efforts to boost home ownership rates to 70 percent by 2030

RIYADH: The Saudi National Housing Company has announced that it has launched the facilitated installment program to help those wanting to find suitable homes.

The initiative comes as part of the company’s efforts to boost home ownership rates to 70 percent by 2030.

NHC said that the program is subsidized and will be implemented on 12 projects in its first phase.

The program also aims to raise ownership rates among Sakani beneficiaries who cannot afford housing and whose net salaries do not exceed SR7,000 ($1,870).

A down payment is not required and buyers will be able to pay in monthly installments starting from SR850.

The program includes residential apartments that are under construction and situated in prime locations in the suburbs and communities of NHC.

Additional support will be provided up to a maximum of SR100,000. A further support package will be given to beneficiaries amounting to SR150,000, including the additional support after purchasing the unit.

Details of the program can be found on Sakani’s website.

Housing subsidy beneficiaries can book a unit in the projects covered by the first phase of the program by visiting Sakani centers in Jeddah, the Eastern Province and Madinah.


Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

Updated 24 December 2025
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Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman

  • Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz

LONDON: Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, received on Wednesday the Military Order of Oman (Second Class) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in strengthening military cooperation between Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The order was presented by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al-Said, the deputy prime minister for defense affairs, when he received the Saudi Air Force commander in his office at Al-Murtafa’a Camp in Muscat.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz, according to the Oman News Agency.

Several Omani officials, including Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al-Ghafri, the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, attended the ceremony. Also present were the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Oman Ibrahim bin Saad bin Bishan, and the military attache from the Saudi Embassy in Muscat.

In a separate meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz and his Omani counterpart Al-Ghafri discussed training and drills between the two air forces, as well as aspects of military cooperation.