Saudi Arabia

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced that visitors to the Riyadh Season 2024 has achieved a significant

By Prince Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf In “Architecture and Urbanism of Riyadh: The Salmani Style,” published in Al Jazeera newspaper on 27 Nov. 2017, I explored Salmani urbanism. I coined the term “Salmani

RIYADH/MAGDEBURG — Saudi Arabia has condemned the tragic attack at a bustling Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, Germany, where a car plowed into the crowd on Friday evening, killing at least

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's support for the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a resolution submitted by Norway in partnership

Thirty-three of 44 current and former contract workers who paid large recruiting fees say they didn’t receive refunds after working within the company’s Saudi operations In February, one of the world’s richest employers, Amazon, announced it had refunded nearly $2m to more than 700 overseas workers who had been forced to pay big recruiting fees to get […]

RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call on Friday with King Mohammed VI of Morocco.During the call, the Crown Prince inquired about the health of King Mohammed

Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH — The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah received 6,771,193 Muslims last week, with the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) of Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan's Commission of Human Rights signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), aimed at enhancing cooperation

RIYADH — The board of directors of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) convened on Thursday for its third meeting of 2024.Chaired by Minister of Media and SPA Chairman Salman Al-Dossary, the meeting endorsed

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH —The 19th edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which ended in Riyadh on Thursday, concluded that it was the largest ever in the history of the forum in terms of

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Impact Makers Forum (ImpaQ 2024), organized by the Ministry of Media, concluded on Tuesday after drawing over 1,500 influencers and experts from across the globe and

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Mujib and his Bahrain counterpart Dr. Ali Al Buainain have signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at enhancing joint

Saudi Gazette reportISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan welcomed Shoura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh and his accompanying delegation during an official visit to Islamabad.At

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The search and rescue teams of the Border Guards in Jeddah governorate in the Makkah region have rescued five Saudi citizens after their marine vessel ran aground at the

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Culture is organizing a Camel Festival in Riyadh on Dec. 26-28 to mark the conclusion of the Camel Year 2024 initiative. During the festival a presentation,

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has unveiled a groundbreaking diagnostic service for Alzheimer’s disease. This service is through its Molecular Imaging Center (I-One)

Saudi Gazette report AL-QURAYYAT — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) revealed that Al-Qurayyat in the northern Al-Jouf region recorded on Thursday the lowest temperatures reaching one degree Celsius

Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH — The second batch of pilgrims hosted under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit has arrived in Madinah. The program, organized

RIYADH — The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has inaugurated the main office for medical malpractice claims judicial panels at the Riyadh General Court. This initiative includes eight first-instance panels

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced a 25 basis point reduction in both the Repurchase Agreement (Repo) rate and the Reverse Repurchase Agreement (Reverse Repo) rate.