Saudi Arabia
- Middle East
Video: Saudi thwarts attempts to smuggle over 29K worth drugs
Riyadh: The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority announced, on Friday, the seizure of a shipment of Captagon drug pills hidden in a consignment of cheese coming through the border crossing, local…
- Middle East
Saudi oil giant Aramco’s profits rise 80% in Q1 2022
Dubai: Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Funeral prayers for UAE Prez performed in absentia at 2 holy mosques
Riyadh: Funeral prayer in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was performed in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Al-Munawarrah…
- Middle East
In a first, women employed as field researchers for Saudi Census 2022
Riyadh: The training program for the Saudi Census 2022 in the Jazan region on Thursday received hundreds of women to work as field researchers in the region and its governorates, local media…
- Offbeat
Hefty fine, 15 years jail time for anyone enabling intruders to enter Saudi
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday announced the imposition of a fine of 1 million Saudi Riyals and 15-years jail on anyone who is caught enabling intruders to infiltrate…
- Middle East
World’s first digital arts center to come up in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) announced that the world’s first dedicated arts education center for digital arts (Diriyah Art Futures) is about to open soon in the Kingdom of Saudi…
- NRIs Corner
World Food Trust appoints Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki as country representative for KSA
Riyadh: The World Food Trust has appointed Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki as the country representative for the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with an aim to enhance bilateral trade and business…
- Middle East
Saudi Aramco surpasses Apple; is now world’s most valued company
Riyadh: The market value of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has surpassed the American company Apple, making the Saudi oil giant the world’s top-valued company. This came after the…
- Middle East
Saudi Yoga Committee decides to host virtual international yoga conference
Jeddah: Saudi Yoga Committee in cooperation with the Singapore-based Asian Yoga Therapy Association is going to host a virtual international yoga conference. During the three-day conference, the benefit of practicing yoga will…
- Middle East
King Salman had a colonoscopy, result is fine: Royal Court
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a colonoscopy procedure at a specialist hospital in Jeddah, and the results were fine, media reports said. After the medical checkups, doctors…
- Middle East
OIC commends the release of 163 Houthi prisoners
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday welcomed the release and repatriation of 163 Houthi prisoners of war as part of the Saudi humanitarian initiative. The general secretariat of the OIC Hissein…
- Middle East
Jeddah airport CEO relieved from duty after overcrowding crisis
Riyadh: The board of directors of Jeddah Airports Company relieved Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ryyan Tarabzoni of his duties and appointed Ayman Abo Abah as Jeddah airport as CEO, on Saturday. This…
- Middle East
Photos: Exhibition showcases detailed architecture of Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The exhibition that showcases Prophet’s Mosque architecture in Madinah kicked off on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Madinah governor Prince Faisal bin Salman inaugurated the exhibition. The exhibition showcases the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia warns against suspicious websites promoting Haj campaigns
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has warned citizens and residents to beware of any suspicious websites promoting Hajj campaigns and enlisting registration links. The ministry on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia invests $6 bn in steel, metal complex for electric cars
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources on Friday announced its investment of $6 billion in a steel plate complex and a factory for electric car battery…