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Saudi: Over 6 million perform Umrah during current season
Riyadh: Over six million pilgrims have performed Umrah from inside and outside Saudi Arabia during the current season, according to Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb. Al-Khateeb disclosed the numbers during a virtual…
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2,000 carpets sterilized, perfumed weekly at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is carrying out cleaning, sterilization and perfuming carpets of the Grand Mosque around the clock, the Saudi…
- Middle East
Saudi King Salman invites Assad to attend Arab summit in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz, on Wednesday, sent an invitation to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, to participate in the Arab summit next week, the Saudi Press Agency…
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Saudi national wins Rs 8.20 cr in DDF draw
A Saudi national won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,20,75,500) in Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) draw held in Concourse A of Dubai International Airport on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023. The…
- Middle East
Andhra man found abandoned in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: When a young cricket player hit long sixes, he didn’t expect that his ball would fetch an unexpected goal– a human being – in an abandoned structure amidst the rubble of…
- India
Govt to re-allocate Go First’s Haj flights to IndiGo, two Saudi carriers
New Delhi: The government has decided to re-allocate the Haj flights that were to be operated by crisis-hit Go First from 10 Indian cities to IndiGo and two Saudi Arabian airlines, a…
- Middle East
Saudi Aramco’s profits fell 19% in first quarter of 2023
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, announced that its profits in the first quarter of 2023 amounted to 119.54 billion riyals (about $31.9 billion), down 19 per cent…
- Middle East
Syria, Saudi Arabia resumes diplomatic mission
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry announced the resumption of its diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia following a reciprocal move from the kingdom. The decision to reopen the diplomatic mission emanates from the…
- Sports
Messi receives $400 million per year offer to join Saudi club Al-Hilal?
The superstar footballer Lionel Messi after his two-week suspension from Paris St. Germain last week following an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, as per a report from El Chiringuito, has accepted an offer…
- Middle East
Saudi’s 1st Yogacharya Nouf Al-Marwaai to represent Kingdom at India’s G20 Summit
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first woman yoga master and chairperson of the Saudi committee for Yoga Nouf Al-Marwaai will represent the country on the sidelines of the G20 summit in…
- Middle East
38 years post establishment, Saudi to close renowned Arabic, Islam-focused London school
Riyadh: A well-known independent school in London faces the risk of closing in September, after Saudi Arabia withdrew its support for it, according to a British Middle East Eye report. The school has been…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Six more airports to receive foreign Haj pilgrims
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia has been gearing up to receive foreign Haj pilgrims this year at different airports in the Kingdom. Apart from Jeddah and Madinah, now Riyadh, Dammam, Taif and Yanbu airports…
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Saudi economy grew by 3.9% in Q1 of 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 3.9 per cent on an annual basis during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same quarter of 2022. The non-oil activities…
- Middle East
Saudi’s Boeing deal to create 100,000 jobs in US, says Princess Reema
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar has said that the recent Saudi deal with Boeing to create around 100,000 direct and indirect jobs…
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Saudi hints at welcoming LGBTQ+ tourists in updated website
The website of the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), in its updated Q&A section, when asked,“Are LGBT visitors welcome to visit Saudi Arabia?” stated that everybody is welcome to the kingdom. According to…
