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PM Modi discusses strategic partnership with Saudi Crown Prince
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discussed the future of the strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia. The two leaders…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Haj 2024 registrations for overseas pilgrims begin
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the commencement of the registrations for the Haj pilgrimage 2024/1445 AH for overseas pilgrims. Taking to X, on Monday, December 25, the Center for…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia allows visiting Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa in Madinah only once a year
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced once a year permit availability for visiting Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. This came in a…
- Middle East
Turkey announces visa-free entry for citizens of six countries
In a move aimed to boost tourism and foster closer ties, Turkey has announced visa exemption for citizens of six countries. The decision issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published in the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia allows scooters, bicycles inside Makkah city, holy sites
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched the use of light transport means, including scooters and bicycles within the city of Makkah and the holy sites. This…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 10 million people attend Riyadh Season 2023
The Riyadh Season 2023, an entertainment and tourist festival in Saudi Arabia, has attracted ten million visitors in the first 50 days of its launch. The fourth edition of the Riyadh season,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 80 samples taken daily to check air quality at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
More than 80 samples are taken daily from inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to ensure the quality of air, Zamzam water, and food for worshippers. The sample taking and…
- Middle East
US approves Rs 8333 cr military training programs sale to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department on Friday, December 22, approved a possible sale of military training programs to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for an estimated value of one billion dollars (Rs…
- Middle East
Indo-Arab & NEIEA holds ‘Education for All’ event in Jeddah
Indo-Arab Helping Hands and New Equitable and Innovative Educational Association (NEIEA) has organized a “Education for All” event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event was hosted by the President of Indo-Arab Helping…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia clarifies on driving cars with non-Saudi license plates
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Department of Traffic (Muroor) has clarified that the vehicles with non-Saudi license plates can only be driven by citizens of the country where the license…
- Middle East
Will firms in Saudi Arabia increase salaries in 2024?
Salaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are expected to increase by around 6 percent in the year 2024 due to unprecedented developments underway as part of Vision 2030. This came…
- World
Widow of slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi granted political asylum in US
Dubai: The widow of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was granted political asylum late last month in the United States, according to the New York Times. Khashoggi, who was a vocal critic…
- Middle East
AtkinsRealis wins contract for world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh
Canada-based global engineering services company AtkinsRéalis has been awarded the contract to masterplan the New Murabba project, the world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded by The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia designates 2024 as ‘Year of Camels’
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has designated 2024 as the “Year of Camels”, to celebrate the cultural significance of camels in the Arabian Peninsula’s people’s lives. The decision to designate the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Over 12 towers being built in Mina for Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: More than twelve residential towers are being constructed in Mina— the city of tents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and will be ready for the Haj 1445 AH/2024 season.…
