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Saudi FM reject attempts to desecrate Quran in call with Danish counterpart
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterated the Kingdom’s total rejection of all attempts to desecrate the Holy Quran during a phone call with his Danish…
- Middle East
Sadio Mane joins Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr
Riyadh: Senegal forward Sadio Mane has left Bayern Munich to join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League at Al-Nassr. The contract signed by Mane on Tuesday is valid until 2027. Bayern…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to grant USD 1.2 billion economic support to Yemen
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday, August 1, announced the provision of economic support worth 1.2 billion dollars to Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This support came under…
- Middle East
Deputy governor of Makkah leads washing ceremony of Kaaba
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Badr bin Sultan, the deputy governor of Makkah, led the annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba on Wednesday early morning, August 2, on behalf of…
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Sending red-heart emoji can land you in jail in these countries
Sending a ‘red heart’ emoji to a girl on WhatsApp or any other social networking sites is considered a crime of incitement to debauchery in Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 1.1% in Q2 of 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.1% as compared to the previous year during the second quarter of 2023. The GDP estimate showed an increase in non-oil…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia calls on OIC to take steps to combat Quran desecration
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday, July 31, condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran saying the act was unacceptable. It said that appropriate steps must be taken to prevent such incidents in…
- Middle East
Israel’s USD 27-billion underline railway project many connect to Saudi Arabia in future
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government is working underway on a railway project worth 100 billion shekels (27 billion dollars) that will connect to remote areas in Tel Aviv,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia offers highest salaries for expats globally: Survey
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has once again emerged as the ultimate destination for expatriates seeking generous compensation. According to a recent MyExpatriate Market Pay Survey by international consultancy Expatriate…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Temperatures may soar up to 50 degrees Celsius
Riyadh: Mercury is expecting to touch 50 degrees Celsius in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the week following Monday, July 30. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, July 29, the National…
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Denmark to seek legal means to prevent Quran desecration
Copenhagen: The Danish government will look for legal ways to enable officials to prevent the desecration of the Quran in front of foreign embassies in Denmark, the country’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke…
- Middle East
“Saudi Arabia has changed football transfer market”: Pep Guardiola
Manchester: Manchester United manager Pep Guardiola admitted on Saturday that Saudi Arabia has ‘changed the football transfer market’, following Riyad Mahrez’s 30 million pound move to Al-Ahli. As per Goal.com, the Algerian winger left…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s capital ready to gears up to host Expo 2030
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is ready to welcome more than 120 million visitors to host Expo 2030. In a new promotional video on Twitter on Tuesday 25 July captioned…
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8,330 Indians in foreign jails, highest in UAE, Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: As many as 8,330 Indian nationals are lodged in jails in foreign countries with 1,611 imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates alone, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.…
- Middle East
Yemen welcomes new Saudi aid for Safer tanker salvage operations
Riyadh: The Yemeni government has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its additional $8-million assistance in the salvage operations of the Safer tanker abandoned off Yemen’s western coast, media reported. According to…