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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…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to recruit domestic workers from eight more countries
Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development aims to recruit workers from eight African and Asian countries, local media reported on Thursday. According to Arabic daily Al Eqtisadiah,Saudi spokesman…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia moves to redefine Islam-bearing green flag
Dubai: Saudi Arabia is inching toward changes that govern its national anthem and green flag, which is emblazoned with a sword and inscribed with Islam’s creed as the birthplace of the faith.…
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SIBN’s Zaki meets first female commercial pilot of Saudi Arabia
SIBN’s Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki met the first female commercial pilot of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yasmeen Maimani. Maimani is the founder CEO of Jazz Creative Agency, a Jeddah-based company specialized…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s first yoga festival offers mindfulness, meditation
Jeddah: More than 1,000 people across Saudi Arabia came to Juman Park in King Abdullah Economic City to participate in the country’s first yoga festival arranged by the Saudi Yoga Committee on…
- Middle East
Houthis suffer serious setbacks in fight over Yemen’s oil-rich provinces
Sanaa: Recent military operations conducted by elite Yemeni troops inflicted serious setbacks on the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the fight over the country’s oil-rich provinces, said a military official. The Southern Giants…
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Salman Khan honoured at Joy Awards 2022 in Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been honoured at the Joy Awards 2022, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taking to his Instagram handle, Salman Khan shared a picture from the ceremony…
- Middle East
UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
United Nations: UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels…
- Middle East
Saudi offered its airspace to Israel in exchange for access to Pegasus spyware
In exchange for Riyadh opening its airspace to flights from Israel, then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to extend Saudi Arabia’s licence to use the controversial Pegasus spyware. Despite the fact that…
- Middle East
Iran, Saudi to hold talks in Baghdad soon to normalise ties: Ambassador
Tehran: The fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to normalise bilateral relations, Iraj Masjedi, Tehran’s Ambassador to Iraq, told local media. Without…