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TV actress Sana Makbul performs her first Umrah, pics go viral
Mumbai: Over the past year, we saw numerous stars like Gauahar Khan, Jannat Zubair, Rakhi Sawant, Shah Rukh Khan, and more visiting holy cities of Makkah and Madinah to perform Umrah. Joining…
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Watch: Powerful lightning strikes Makkah’s Clock Tower
Riyadh: A video clip showed a rare and amazing phenomenon, as a powerful lightning bolt struck the top of the Clock Tower in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah which has now gone viral on…
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Saudi Arabia launches online services for birth, death certificates
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched birth and death certificate services through a government service platform— Absher. These services were launched by Lieutenant General Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya, Acting…
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Saudi hospital successfully performs world’s 1st fully robotic liver transplant
Riyadh: In an unprecedented medical achievement, a Saudi hospital has successfully performed the world’s first-ever fully robotic liver transplant, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Riyadh-based King Faisal Specialist Hospital &…
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Lucid opens first-ever car manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: United States (US) based electric car maker Lucid Group, on Wednesday, September 27, officially opened the first-ever car manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. Lucid’s second Advanced Manufacturing Plant (AMP-2) and first…
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Karim Benzema a ‘tacit supporter’ of Islamist ideology: French politician
French politician criticized footballer Karim Benzema for wearing Saudi dress to mark the Kingdom’s 93rd National Day. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, September 22, Al Ittihad player, the Frenchman of Algerian origin,…
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Saudi Arabia: Are visitors allowed to use foreign driving licences?
Riyadh: In an effort to boost tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the authorities have allowed visitors to use a foreign driving licence for one year in the Kingdom, local media…
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Gulf residents can soon travel to GCC countries on single visa
Gulf countries are considering the implementation of a single-visa system that would allow residents to travel freely within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The GCC comprises six member states—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman,…
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In a first, Israeli minister arrives in Saudi Arabia for UN conference
Amidst an unprecedented diplomatic move towards normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel and coinciding with the visit of a Saudi diplomatic delegation to the West Bank, the Israeli Minister of Tourism has…
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First Saudi ambassador to Palestine arrives in West Bank
Ramallah: The first Saudi Ambassador to Palestine, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, arrived in the West Bank, media reported. Leading an official delegation, Al-Sudairi, the non-resident ambassador to Palestine and non-resident consul general…
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Saudi Arabia announces plans to build first nuclear power plant
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will establish the country’s first nuclear power plant, known as the National Atomic Energy Project, the Saudi Press…
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2 Bahraini soldiers killed in drone attack near Saudi-Yemen border
Two Bahraini soldiers were killed and others injured in a Houthi drone attack along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Forces said on Monday, September 25.…
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Saudi Crown Prince launches masterplan to develop ‘Soudah Peaks’
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman announced on Monday, September 25, launched the master plan to develop a project called ‘Soudah Peaks’, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The project…
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First Saudi ambassador to present credentials to Palestinian Prez
The first Saudi ambassador to Palestine Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi will visit Ramallah on a two-day visit starting from Tuesday, September 26, to present his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It…
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Saudi draws 135M visitors for entertainment events till mid 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has received 135 million visitors in events held in 120 cities since its inception until the first half of 2023. Taking to X,…