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Over 12M liters of water pumped into Yemen by KSrelief
More than 12 million liters of water were pumped into Yemen by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) as part of its water supply and environmental sanitation project to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia-Kuwait rail link project set to launch in 2026
The Saudi Arabia and Kuwait high-speed railway project is set to be implemented in 2026 and expected to be completed within four years. A joint committee from both countries has recently approved…
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Saudi Arabia celebrates cheetah conservation milestone
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Wildlife (NCW) has announced a major breakthrough in its Cheetah Conservation Program, with the birth of four cheetah cubs. This milestone coinciding with…
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM partners with Equinox to open luxury bridge resort
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, the 500 billion dollar mega tourism project, is partnering with Equinox Hotels to open a Equinox Resort Treyam, one of Magna’s twelve destinations, located on the coast…
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Eminem to headline MDLBEAST Soundstorm festival in Riyadh
Riyadh: Renowned United States (US) rapper Eminem is all set to make his debut performance in Saudi Arabia during the MDLBEAST Soundstorm festival in 2024. The fifth edition of the Soundstorm festival…
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Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries rose in May
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasury bonds rose slightly to 136.3 billion dollars in May, by 900 million dollars month-on-month. The Kingdom maintained its 17th place among the…
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Australian diplomat Lauren Stasinowsky participates in ceremonial washing of Kaaba
Makkah: Lauren Stasinowsky, first secretary of the Australian Embassy in Riyadh, participated in the annual ceremony to wash the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, July…
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Saudi Arabia begins localisation of engineering jobs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has implemented a decision to localise 25 percent of engineering jobs in the private sector, which came into effect on Sunday, July 21. This comes…
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Saudi Arabia expresses concern over military escalation in Yemen
Riyadh: The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Kingdom is following with great concern the developments of the military escalation in Yemen after the Israeli attacks in Yemen’s Red…
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Watch: Deputy governor of Makkah leads ceremonial washing of Kaaba
Makkah: The annual ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, was carried out after Fajr prayer on Sunday, July 21. The ceremony was led by…
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Cambodia’s Grand Mufti declares Saudi Arabia as a leader of Islamic world
Grand Mufti of Cambodia, Shaikh Kamarudin Yusof, publicly declared Saudi Arabia as a leader in the Islamic World, commending its “contribution” to serve Muslims globally. The grand Mufti stated this on Saturday,…
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Saudi Arabia launches program in Pakistan to combat blindness
In a significant humanitarian initiative, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) introduced the Saudi Noor Volunteer Program to combat blindness and diseases in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s provinces. The…
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Saudi Arabia welcomes ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s unlawful occupation
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories. Saudi…
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Video: Andhra man stranded in Saudi desert pleads for help
In yet another incident that has brought the condition of Indian workers to light, a Telugu migrant worker from Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district found himself isolated in Saudi Arabia’s desert after being…
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UAE: Sharjah to host 8th edition of Al Dhaid Date Festival on July 25
The Organising Committee of the “Al Dhaid Date Festival 2024” has finalised all preparations to launch the 8th edition of the highly anticipated Al Dhaid Date Festival, which will take place from…