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Saudi Arabia’s AlUla opens 2nd site-responsive desert art exhibition
Riyadh: Desert X AlUla, the first site-responsive art exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia, has launched its second edition in the kingdom’s northwestern ancient city characterised by natural heritage, showcasing creative…
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UAE strongly condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned the attempt by the Houthi militia to target Abha International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through a drone, which was…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Saudi airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia has claimed responsibility for a bomb-laden drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia. “The attack hit a military object at the airport accurately,” Yehya Sarea, Houthi military…
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Saudi Arabia: Intercepted Houthi drone shrapnel injures 12 including an Indian
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, on Thursday announced that at least twelve people have been injured including an Indian resident by shrapnel from a drone intercepted by…
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Four Saudi women named among Forbes’ 50 most powerful businesswomen
Riyadh: Four Saudi women have been named among Forbes’ 50 most powerful businesswomen in the Middle East in 2021. The Saudi women who made it to the list are Sarah Al-Suhaimi, Hotham Alyan, Lubna…
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Saudi man wakes up after 6 months of coma, finds his wife remarried
Riyadh: In a strange incident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a man, who woke up from a coma after six months was surprised to learn that his wife had already…
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Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU to promote cooperation in cultural, creative sectors
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in cultural and creative sectors. The MoU was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Minister…
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Saudi Arabia covers 2450 wells after death of child in Morocco
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has covered 2450 abandoned wells throughout the Kingdom after the death of child Rayan Aourram inside one of the wells in Morocco. The Saudi Ministry…
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Watch: Saudi man builds a doorless guesthouse for travellers
Riyadh: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a Saudi citizen has built a house without doors to receive travellers and passers-by in the governorate of AlUla, local media from the gulf…
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Saudi Arabia re-imposed RT-PCR test for arrivals
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has re-imposed the RT-PCR test to those arriving from outside the Kingdom. They must produce a negative RT-PCR result, regardless of their vaccination status, effective from…
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Iraq, Saudi FMs discuss delays in holding Iranian-Saudi talks in Baghdad
Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has held a phone talk with Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss delays of the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia…
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Raisi praises Iraq’s efforts on Iran-Saudi negotiation
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi praised Iraq’s effort to enhance the region’s security and stability, referring to Baghdad’s sponsorship of the rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh. Raisi made the remarks…
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Apple opens first all-female developers academy in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: American company Apple has opened its first all-female developers’ academy in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. The academy will be dedicated to female programmers and developers to “empower women and the substantial…
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Yemeni army advance into Houthi-held district near Saudi border
Sanaa: The Yemeni army has advanced into the northern district of Harad near the Saudi Arabian border, recapturing a military camp, a village, and a series of strategic mountains from the Houthi…
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Saudi Arabia mandates COVID booster dose for citizens traveling out of the country
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that Saudi citizens who wish to travel outside the Kingdom are required to take a third dose—booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, effective from…