RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday it was depositing $5 billion in Turkiye’s central bank, a potentially major boost as the country grapples with inflation and damage from last month’s earthquake ahead of presidential elections. Ahmed Al Khateeb, the Saudi tourism minister and board chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, signed an agreement with Turkish […]
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Arab-Israeli banker talks up Saudi market at investor forum
The head of an Israeli bank appeared at a Saudi investor forum Thursday and hailed “amazing” opportunities in the kingdom, a sign of the business world’s interest in seeing diplomatic ties between the former enemies. Samer Haj-Yehia, the Arab-Israeli chairman of Bank Leumi since 2019, was addressing the Future Investment Initiative, a three-day conference held […]
Saudi Arabia launches Nusuk, digital platform to facilitate pilgrim from around the world
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launched a new unified government platform on Monday through which pilgrims can plan and book their visits to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. With Nusuk, travelers from all over the world can easily organize their entire visit to the Kingdom, from applying for an eVisa […]
Ashrafi says Saudi leadership, Muslim Ummah same page on Palestine issue
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday said that the Saudi leadership and Muslim Ummah stood on same page over the issue of Palestine. He, in a video message, brushing aside the propaganda of making compromise on the Palestine issue during the meeting of Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia gifts 100 tons dates to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday gifted some 100 tons of dates to Pakistan on the recommendation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Maliki and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief) Director Dr. Khalid […]
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran, rescue underway for 30 crew
Tehran : An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation for its 30 crew in poor weather, Iranian state media reported Thursday. “An Emirati car transporter ship sank nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the port of Asalouyeh and a search operation has been launched to rescue […]
Saudi woman develops game that detects anxiety
At one point last year, high schooler Rasha Alqahtani had finals coming up and 35 Zoom calls booked. To manage her busy schedule, she had duplicate calendars—one on Google Calendar, the other printed and placed behind her laptop, so that even a power outage wouldn’t derail her. The now-18-year-old from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had laser-like […]
US moves to shield secrets in Saudi spy case in Canada
US officials are intervening in a Canadian lawsuit involving a former Saudi spymaster, documents show, a rare move in a complex legal battle that threatens to blow the lid on sensitive undercover work. Saad Aljabri, a former intelligence czar exiled in Canada, is embroiled in a bitter royal feud between ousted former crown prince Mohammed […]
Saudis wanting to travel need two Covid jabs: ministry
Any Saudi citizen wishing to travel abroad will be required to have had two doses of coronavirus vaccine from next month, tightening existing measures, the interior ministry said on Monday. “The second dose of the vaccine against Covid will be a condition of all overseas travel for all citizens from August 9, 2021,” the ministry […]
Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in high point of pandemic-era hajj
Muslim pilgrims ascended Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Monday in the high point of this year’s hajj, being held in downsized form and under coronavirus restrictions for the second year running. Just 60,000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, have been selected to take part in this year’s hajj, with foreign pilgrims again […]