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 »
Tag Archives: Jeddah
King: Responsibility will be fixed
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman vowed to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 111 people at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday. “We will investigate all the reasons and afterward declare the results
No cut in pilgrim quota from next Haj
Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar said that this Haj season will witness the last reduction in the number of pilgrims following completion of expansion work inside the Grand Mosque. “Starting from next Haj season, the number of pilgrims will increase to
Five Saudi soldiers martyred
Five Saudi soldiers laid down their lives defending the Kingdom on Jazan border with Yemen, armed forces headquarters announced late on Sunday. Yemen’s internationally recognized president will not participate in UN-brokered talks later this week with Iran-backed Shiite rebels, his
Bad weather ‘till Tuesday’
Inclement weather will prevail in the holy city of Makkah until Tuesday and a warning had been issued about the weather on Thursday, a day before the Grand Mosque accident, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has said. “Cloudy
Grand Mufti calls on Haj pilgrims to shun politics
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has called on pilgrims to uphold the spirit of unity and piety while performing Haj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Haj is not the occasion to play politics or spread
Casualties reported as crane falls in Grand Mosque
Sixty-five people have been killed and 154 wounded in Makkah’s Grand Mosque after a crane collapsed on Friday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported citing the Saudi Civil Defense authority. It is believed the crane collapsed in high winds. The Saudi
King arrives in Jeddah
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in Jeddah from Morocco on Thursday. The king was on a private vacation. He paid an official visit to the United States last week. Earlier, in a royal order, the king
Kingdom to cut spending, issue more bonds to shore up budget
Saudi Arabia will cut spending and issue more bonds as it faces a record budget shortfall due to falling oil prices, the finance minister said on Sunday. Following oil prices’ drop to below $50 a barrel, the Kingdom has so
Kingdom orders all help to elderly Syrian woman
Deputy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif has directed the general supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign to Support Syrians to lend all medical help to an elderly Syrian woman at Al-Zaatari refugee camp
Deputy crown prince set for key Egypt talks
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, will leave for Egypt today on an official visit. This was announced in a statement released by the Royal Court. During the visit, the deputy crown prince
Saudi position on Hamas ‘unchanged’
Saudi Arabia’s position on Hamas hasn’t changed and there was no official meeting with Hamas members who came and performed Umrah just like other Muslims. Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said a Hamas group comprising Khaled Meshaal and his colleagues paid
Half a million pay tributes to Prince Saud on Twitter
The hashtag (#Saud_Faisal) led the Twitter website with more than 500,000 tweets a few hours after the announcement of his death. A large number of politicians, celebrities and journalists commemorated Prince Saud Al-Faisal. Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir beseeched
Prince Saud Al-Faisal laid to rest
As Prince Saud Al-Faisal was laid to rest in Makkah on Saturday, the profound diplomatic impact of his actions on Saudi foreign policy was recalled. Secretary-General of King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) Faisal Al-Muammar said Prince Saud’s
KSA fund to invest SR37.5bn in Russia
An agreement has been signed between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to create a partnership to invest SR37.5 billion ($10 billion) into projects implemented in Russia, reports revealed on Tuesday.
Haj services ‘will be transparent’
Efforts are under way to electronically handle all Haj-related works to achieve speed and accuracy, as well as reduce costs an bring in transparency, Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has said. Speaking at a workshop in Jeddah on Sunday, Hajjar said
Record 14 million visit Makkah in 16 days
More than 14 million worshippers and pilgrims visited Makkah in the first 16 days of Ramadan, a 40 percent increase compared to the same period last year. These figures were unveiled at a meeting of the Central Haj Committee, chaired
Madinah conference center to be named after King Salman
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved naming the project of International Center for Conference being built by the Ministry of Finance in Madinah as King Salman International Center for Conferences, the SPA reported. This was announced
GCC pledges tough action against Daesh
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) interior ministers have vowed to take decisive action against those trying to undermine the region’s security and social fabric. At an extraordinary meeting held in Kuwait City, the ministers condemned the recent bombing of the
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