Ramadan 2021: Experts predict significant recovery for Hajj, Umrah businesses
Experts have predicted a significant recovery for Hajj and Umrah businesses. This prediction is coming after the coronavirus pandemic hit...
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Saudi Arabia urges citizens in Washington to avoid protests
Saudi Arabia has urged its citizens in Washington DC to avoid protest sites While disclosing this on Friday January 15,...
Saudi Arabia kicks off Coronavirus vaccination campaign
Saudi Arabia has kicked off a three-phase Covid-19 vaccination program. The program was kicked off on Thursday December 17, 2020,...
Saudi begins registration of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for import, use
Saudi Arabia has begun the registered of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for import and use. While making the announcement in a...
Saudi Arabia ranked 6th safest world’s travel destinations amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia has been ranked the sixth safest world's destination amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Kingdom was the only...
Saudi Arabia sets to host Formula E’s first night race
Saudi Arabia has disclosed plan to host Formula E’s first ever night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February....
Israeli PM holds meeting with MBS in Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has flown to Saudi Arabia for a 'clandestine' meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman....
Saudi Arabia launches Circular Carbon Economy National Program
King Salman bin Abdulaziz has disclosed plan by Saudi Arabia to formally launch a dedicated Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) National...
OIC reiterates Saudi Arabia’s pioneering role in countering terrorism
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)has reiterated Saudi Arabia’s successful role in eliminating the ideological project that feeds extremism and...
UN laments health conditions of jailed Saudi activist Al-Hathloul
The United Nations experts have lamented the health status of the jailed Saudi activist, Loujain Al-Hathloul. Al-Hathloul, who was arrested...
Saudi frowns at French cartoon of Prophet Muhammad, condemns boycott of products
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the French cartoons abusing Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) but has not...
Saudi woman creates coffee painting, breaks world record
A Saudi artist has created the world’s “largest coffee painting,” becoming the first woman from the country to achieve a...
Saudi battles damaged reputation, loses bid to become UNHRC member
Saudi Arabia has failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for...
Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage. This was after...
KSA announces new Umrah measures
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced fresh measures for the Umrah pilgrimage suspended for six months due to the...
King Salman discusses with Xi Jinping, unveils G20 efforts to combat Covid-19
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has held telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The discussions on Wednesday...
Saudi Electricity Company signs 2 bn deal with local banks
The Saudi Electricity Company has agreed on a 9 billion riyal ($2.4 billion) syndicated Islamic loan with seven major local...
Saudi Arabia dismisses officials over corruption charges
Saudi authorities have announced the dismissal of the commander of the border guards alongside five other prominent officials from their...
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia records 90% recovery
Saudi health officials have announced that ninety percent of COVID-19 patients in the country have recovered. The health ministry said...
Saudi records 1, 227 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,227 new coronavirus cases. While disclosing this on Sunday August 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health...
Saudi Arabia to educate students via distance learning
Saudi Arabia's minister of education has disclosed plan to educate students via distance learning in the Kingdom for the first...
Saudi health ministry conducts 4 million Covid-19 tests
Saudi Ministry of Health has disclosed that it had conducted more than four million laboratory tests for COVID-19 using advanced...
Saudi Arabia seeks arms embargo extension on Iran
Saudi press agency has reported that Saudi Arabia is calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran. The...
Saudi Arabia denies announcing resumption date for international flights
The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday August 12, 2020, condemned a fake circular suggesting the...
Ex-official accuses Saudi Crown Prince of assassination plot
Former senior Saudi intelligence official, Saad Aljabri, has alleged in a US law suit that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Hajj 2020: Saudi records no Covid-19 cases among Pilgrims
Saudi Assistant Minister of Health and official spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdali, has disclosed that there...
Selected Muslim pilgrims arrive Mecca, express excitement
Muslim pilgrims preparing for the annual hajj rites have started arriving in Mecca as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight...
Saudi Arabia announces July 31 Eid Al Adha
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that Friday July 31, 2020, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha....
Saudi Arabia: King Salman battles bladder inflammation, hospitalized in Riyadh
King Salman bin Abdulazi, 84, Ruler of the Saudi Kingdom and the custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, was on Monday...
KSA approves, discloses, insurance product to protect foreign workers’ rights
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved and disclosed the use of an insurance product which protects the rights and...
Saudi giant telecom suspends purchase of Vodafone Egypt stake
Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Kingdom’s giant telecoms operator, majorly owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has disclosed...
Khashoggi’s Murder: UN names Saudi prince prime suspect
A United Nations official has revealed that Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, was a prime suspect in...
OIC SG receives Mauritania ambassador to Saudi, reiterates commitment to bilateral relations
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has received the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of...
Saudi earmarks $800 billion to transform Riyadh to Middle East social, cultural hub
Saudi Arabia has announced plan to launch a SR3 trillion ($800 billion) plan to double the size of Riyadh in...
Breaking: Saudi declares Hajj 2020 open, limits pilgrims
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced that this year's Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited”...
Saudi Arabia launches Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of a Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion to boost growth...
Saudi Arabia announces crackdown on illegal streaming of sporting events
Saudi Arabia has announced a crackdown on websites illegally streaming sporting events. The move followed suggestions that piracy was a...
Saudi may limit hajj pilgrims amid coronavirus fears
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has considered drastically limiting the numbers of pilgrims at the annual hajj...
Saudi Arabia ranks biggest supporter of Yemen
Saudi Arabia has been described as the biggest supporter of Yemen, with the value of its country's humanitarian and development...
Saudi organizes virtual donors conference for Yemen
King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman have organized a virtual donors conference for Yemen. While disclosing this on...
Picnic boats resume operations in Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have announced that picnic boats will resume business from next week. This was announced on Friday May 29,...
Covid-19: Saudi to reopen over 90,000 mosques across the kingdom
About 90,000 mosques are about to be reopened on Sunday May 31st in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the...
Covid-19: Saudi public sector resumes work May 31
The Saudi Arabian Minister of Human Resource and Social Development Ahmed bin Sulaiman al-Rajhi has disclosed in televised address on...
Saudi opens commercial activities, eases restrictions on movement
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced plan to ease some restrictions put in place over coronavirus pandemic. While disclosing...
Saudi’s Islamic Affairs debunks reports on Eid takbeeraat
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has debunked the reports which claimed that muezzins of the mosques in the Kingdom...
OIC delivers funds, coronavirus kits to member states
The Organization of the Islamic cooperation has delivered its first tranche of its Islamic Solidarity Fund to the representatives of...
Saudi records new 2,509 cases, 2,866 recoveries
Saudi Arabia has confirmed 2,509 new coronavirus cases after conducting 16,140 new tests over the past 24 hours, raising the...
Saudi’s Ministry of Justice grants women more legal rights in marriage
The Saudi's Ministry of Justice has intended to grant women more legal rights, especially with regard to marriage contracts. This...
Saudi records decline in new coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health spokesman of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdel Ali, has announced a slight decline from 2736 cases...
Breaking: Saudi opposes recognition of Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia has expressed strong opposition against Palestinian state. Saudi Arabia has declared that Palestinian issue is irrelevant when compared...
Saudi orders disbursement of Ramadan aid to citizens
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has ordered disbursement of SR1.85 billion ($492.4 million) as “Ramadan aid” for social security beneficiaries....
Saudi Surgeon successfully removes Kuwaiti girl’s brain tumor in Paris
A Saudi neurosurgery specialist, Hani bin Talal al-Johan has successfully removed the brain tumor of a young Kuwaiti girl at...
Covid-19: Saudi installs self-sterilization gate at Masjid Al Haram
In a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, Saudi Arabia has installed a new advanced self-sterilization gate equipped with...
Saudi introduces new penal measures, abolishes death sentence
Saudi Arabia has announced the abolition of death sentence for minors. While disclosing this in a statement on Sunday April...
Covid-19: Confirmed cases total 15,102 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,172 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. While disclosing this on Friday April 24,...
Saudi human rights activist battles stroke, dies in custody
The founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association who had been in a coma after suffering a stroke...
Saudi announces commencement of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia has announced the commencement of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Announcing this on Thursday April 23, 2020,...
Covid-19: Saudi records new 7,142 cases, 4 deaths
Saudi Arabia has recorded new cases of coronavirus. Disclosing this on Friday April 17, 2020, the country’s Ministry of Health...
Saudi deports Ethiopian migrants, risks spreading coronavirus
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun deportation of illegal Ethiopian workers to Addis Ababa. This was disclosed in an...
Covid-19: 6,000 Saudi doctors provide free services in 41 countries
As part of contributions to the fight against coronavirus, not less than 6,000 doctors from Saudi Arabia have volunteered to...
