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Saudi Arabia hosts record 13.5 million Umrah pilgrims in 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Haj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, has said that the number of Umrah pilgrims coming from abroad during the year 2023 has achieved a…
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Watch: Killer whales spotted in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region
A group of killer whales, also known as orca, were spotted in the waters of the Farasan Islands Reserve in the Jazan region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Taking to…
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Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince in AlUla
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the winter camp in AlUla on Monday, January 8, to discuss ending the Israeli war in…
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Saudi Arabia: 30 tons of perfume used every day at Prophet’s Mosque
Saudi Arabia has revealed that the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Islam’s second holiest site and a popular destination for Muslim pilgrims from all over the world, uses 115 tons of rug sterilization…
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Saudi Arabia introduces new system for selling, renting off real estate projects
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has introduced a new system for the sale and rental of off-plan real estate projects, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in September…
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Jeddah: Japanese Sakura Garden offers visitors unique experience
Jeddah: The Japanese Sakura Garden in Jeddah offers a unique and impressive experience to its visitors with a peaceful and poetic garden that abounds in cherries in blossoms. This comes as part…
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Winter offer: Saudia Airlines announces 30% discount on all flights
Saudia Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the national carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has announced 30 percent discount on all international destinations as part of its winter offer. Travellers are invited…
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Oil prices falls globally as Saudi Arabia cuts crude prices
Global oil prices fell by more than one percent on Monday, January 8, after Saudi Arabia cut its crude oil prices to buyers on all its export destinations for February. The price…
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Saudi Arabia center sets Guinness World Record for diabetes awareness
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel has received a Guinness World Record certificate for the Diabetes Center in Al-Ahsa, specialising in treating Type 1 diabetes patients. The…
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India, Saudi Arabia ink Haj agreement with 1,75,025 pilgrim quota for 2024
Jeddah: India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a bilateral agreement under which New Delhi has been allocated a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024. Minority Affairs…
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Smriti Irani, Saudi envoy discuss bilateral ties
New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday met the Saudi Ambassador to India, Saleh Eid Al Husseini, and the two leaders discussed enhancing ties between New Delhi and Riyadh and building…
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Saudi Arabia: Firms with over 50 employees must offer training to students
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) Ahmed Al-Rajhi has issued a ministerial order obligating private-sector companies with 50 or more employees to offer cooperative…
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Smriti Irani in Jeddah on two-day visit
Jeddah: Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit to attend the Haj conference and sign the Haj Agreement 2024 between India and Saudi Arabia. Irani was…
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Smriti Irani, V Muraleedharan to visit Saudi Arabia today
New Delhi: Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan will embark on a visit…
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Greenery in Makkah increased by 600% in past five months
Riyadh: The city of Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has witnessed a staggering 600 percent increase in vegetation cover during the past five months from August to December 2023.…