Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: National
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon: Threats won’t affect our stances
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri has reiterated that his country in committed to its stances in Lebanon amid news information of plans to assassinate the Saudi and Qatari envoys, according to a report by pan-Arab newspaper Asharq
Saudi-US business forum in Riyadh to promote trade
Riyadh will host the 4th edition of Saudi-US Business Forum early next year, said Douglas J. Wallace, commercial counselor, US Embassy in Riyadh. It is going to take place for the first time in Saudi Arabia after three successful editions
Strategies to conserve electricity explored
Top Saudi economic experts have expressed strong warnings against continued oil consumption for electricity generation and water desalination. According to a statistics, about 4.2 million barrels of oil are consumed per day and the figure expected to increase to 9.5
King Salman receives call from Putin
Saudi King Salman received a telephone call on Wednesday, from Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the call, the two leaders discussed the bilateral relations, in addition to the situation in the region and the developments on the regional and international
Abdullah bin Faisal named new Saudi ambassador to Washington
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday appointed Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki as its new ambassador to Washington, filling the post which was vacant for seven months, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The 64-year-old new ambassador is an engineer
King appoints new ambassador to US
Ambassadors-designate to a number of countries took the oath of office before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at Al-Yamama Palace here Wednesday. They included Ambassador-designate to the US Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah, Ambassador-designate to Jordan
King Abdullah Port receives world’s largest vessel
The largest vessel in the world, the MSC Maya, docked at King Abdullah Port on Oct. 14, 2015, making it the latest of the new supersize container ships to deliver cargo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The MSC Maya,
KAEC’s growth graph keeps rising with new investors
The rapid progress King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is making can be gauged from the list of its investors that is expanding by the day. In fact, new strategic partnerships that are being added from time to time have been
CMA may relax investor rules to join world indices
Saudi Arabia would be open to relaxing its rules on foreigners investing directly in its stock market to help it get included in global indices, said the chairman of the Saudi financial-markets regulatory agency, the Capital Market Authority. In his
Tadawul: Some petchem stocks continue rally
Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell on Monday after disappointing third-quarter earnings at several companies, while Egypt rebounded from two days of losses because of worries about currency depreciation. The main Saudi Tadawul All-Share index lost 0.4 percent as industrial materials
Fight against breast cancer – Awareness campaign
Roomz by Almutlaq and Zahra Breast Cancer Association have joined hands in launching a major initiative to fight breast cancer by raising awareness about the disease among women and inspire them to do more to confront it. The Zahra annual
Airports to have e-gates soon
The Kingdom will soon introduce electronic gates (e-gates) for citizens and residents to go through international airports cutting down the hassles of waiting at immigration at these points. In a statement made on the sidelines of the GITEX show currently
Transporters of illegal pilgrims jailed, fined
Some 27 Saudis and expatriates charged with transporting illegal pilgrims have been fined various amounts of money and jailed for six months, the Passports Department (Jawazat) has announced. It said the expatriates will be deported after paying the fines and
Confusion over number of pilgrims remaining in KSA
It is still uncertain how many pilgrims are still in the Kingdom. What has added to the confusion is the discrepancy in the figures shown by different Haj Ministry officials. They, however, agree on the number of pilgrims who have
Jeddawis seek more govt offices in malls
There is an urgent need to open government offices such as Jawazat (Passports Department) in different places of the city to save time and energy, several Jeddawis have said. People have to cross several kilometers through busy roads spending hours
Herbalists ‘causing kidney failures’
Some traders are selling harmful herbal medicines that have caused a rise in kidney failure in the country, according to several members of the Shoura Council. They have called for legislation to be passed speedily to regulate the industry. Khawla
King Salman calls for Arab-South American summit
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called on Arab leaders to attend he Fourth Summit of Arab-South American countries set to be held in Riyadh next month. The king sent invitations to Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah,
Herbalists ‘causing kidney failures’
Some traders are selling harmful herbal medicines that have caused a rise in kidney failure in the country, according to several members of the Shoura Council. They have called for legislation to be passed speedily to regulate the industry. Khawla
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