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Former Twitter employee sent to 3 yrs jail for spying for Saudi
A former Twitter executive convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to over three years in prison in the United States. Ahmad Abouammo was sentenced to three and a half…
- Middle East
Video: Camel sold for SR3.5 million in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A video clip documented an auction of the camel sale in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has been sold for Saudi Riyal 3.5 million. In a video clip, dozens of…
- Middle East
Saudi ministry of Haj issues 4 million Umrah visas in 5 months
Riyadh: The Saudi ministry of Haj and Umrah recently said that 4 million Umrah visas were granted in the past five months. The ministry in coordination with various companies related to Haj…
- Middle East
Saudi nationals airlifted from Turkey to kingdom for treatment
Riyadh: Two Saudi nationals living in Turkey were on Monday airlifted by the Saudi consulate for treatment in the Kingdom. The authorities were directed to do so by King Salman and Prince…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s economy grows by 8.8% in third quarter of 2022
Riyadh: The Saudi gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.8 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 compared to the same period in the 2021. This is mainly due to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to mandate teaching Kingdom’s history in int’l schools
Riyadh: The education and science sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has put the final touches to the law regulating private schools, which obliges foreign schools to teach the Kingdom’s history…
- World
What Chinese Prez Xi Jinping’s Saudi visit means for Middle East
Nicosia: The three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia last week and his talks with the Saudi rulers and other important GCC leaders, as well as the signing of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sets age requirement for umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has set an age requirement of five years to be issued an official permit to undertake umrah or lesser pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, local media…
- Hyderabad
Saudi tourist visa woes: Indians landing in trouble
Jeddah: A 62-year-old Hyderabadi woman, a resident of Toli Chowki, was stopped by Passport officials at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Shocked by the unexpected development she was told that she…
- Middle East
Saudi: Riyadh to host 2 km tall skyscraper to beat Burj Khalifa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is planning to build a 2 km tall skyscraper in Riyadh that would become the world’s tallest building, said a report by MEED. The tall tower…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince describes Gulf-Chinese summit as ‘historic’ breakthrough
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, December 9, 2022, that the Gulf-Chinese summit establishes a new historical phase in Chinese-Gulf cooperation. This came in…
- Entertainment
‘Subhan Allah,’ Gauahar Khan reacts to DJ Khaled’s Umrah video
Mumbai: American DJ, rapper and record producer Khaled Mohammed Khaled aka DJ Khaled is currently in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Calling his journey ‘the most beautiful’,…
- Middle East
Saudi extends detention of women’s rights activist for 17 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has extended the prison sentence of women’s rights activist Mohammed Al-Rabiah, to 17 years right before the end of the term he is serving. The…
- Middle East
Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled perform Umrah
Riyadh: American former boxing champion Mike Tyson and Palestinian-American hip hop star and producer DJ Khaled performed Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. On Friday night, Khaled Mohammed Khaled…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, China stress on importance of stable global oil markets
Riyadh: In a joint statement on Friday, Saudi Arabia and China stressed the importance of stabilizing global oil markets and the role that Saudi Arabia plays in it, the Saudi Press Agency…