CARTAGENA — Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb emphasized the growing importance of tourism as a vital driver of global economic growth during the Kingdom's presidency of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (...)
RIYADH — Leaders and heads of state across the Arab world congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday after he won the presidential election, defeating his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
In cables of congratulations sent to Trump, (...)
CAIRO — Mayor of Madinah Region and CEO of the Madinah Region Development Authority Eng. Fahad Albulihshi inaugurated the "Communication" event organized by the authority as part of the activities of the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12) hosted by (...)
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Friday that recent deadly flooding in Spain, which has reportedly claimed more than 158 lives, is among a growing wave of extreme weather events affecting communities globally.
WMO (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team has fallen three places in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, landing at 59th in the world after previously holding the 56th position.
This decline follows disappointing results in the World Cup 2026 (...)
Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) — an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic".
"Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now (...)
Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.
The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a (...)
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation is set to host the inaugural edition of the PaperBack – Art Book Fair at the JAX District in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
This cultural event, scheduled for November 1–3, 2024, will bring together a diverse array of (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Film Commission has announced the launch of Saudi Film Nights in China, the world's largest cinema market, following the success of previous such events in Morocco and Australia.
Chinese cinemas will be showcasing Saudi films for (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that Saudi Arabia plans to bring Umrah pilgrims from Malaysia under the Makkah Route Initiative, which is hitherto implemented only for Hajj pilgrims from a number of (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Palms and Dates revealed an increase in the value of Saudi Arabia's date exports during the first half of 2024, reaching more than SR751 million, an increase of 9.9%, compared to the same period in 2023, in which the (...)
RABAT— Saudi Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel met with Moroccan Minister of Health and Social Protection Khalid Ait Taleb during an official visit to Rabat.
The meeting, which was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Morocco Dr. Sami Alsaleh and an (...)
The 2024 Olympics kick off today with the first games in football and rugby sevens, two days before the official ceremony scheduled for Friday.
The anticipation is huge as Paris 2024 has already set a record by selling 8.6 million tickets, the (...)
NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed November 24 as World Conjoined Twins Day, thanks to an initiative made by Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the nucleus group composed of Bahrain, Morocco, Qatar, and Yemen.
The (...)
The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy.
DR Automobiles misleadingly marketed cars as being produced in Italy, even though they were mostly made in (...)
MAKKAH — Despite the hardships and sacrifices made by pilgrims, the journey to the Holy Kaaba and the Holy Sites in Makkah remains one that every believer yearns for. As for those. who swung into action to serve the guests of God at the Holy Sites, (...)
MAKKAH — The "Makkah Route" initiative, under the Ministry of Interior's Pilgrim Experience Program which aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, concluded its operations for this year's Hajj season.
The program facilitated the arrival of pilgrims (...)
تشرفت ريناد المجد لتقنية المعلومات بالمشاركة الفعالة في معرض جيتكس أفريقيا الذي أقيم بالمغرب خلال الفترة من الخميس 29 مايو إلى السبت 31 مايو جنباً إلى جنب مع العديد من الهيئات والشركات العالمية وبحضور كبير من مختلف المهتمين بمجالات التقنية.
في اليوم (...)
Reportage Properties Saudi is set to unveil its inaugural local and international project today at an exclusive event at the Shangri-La Jeddah, May 25th, 2024.
Najd One, the latest venture by Reportage in Riyadh, promises to redefine luxury living (...)
ANKARA — Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route Initiative at the Esenboga International Airport in Ankara.
A lounge was set up at the Ankara airport, which is the second airport in Türkiye to see the launching of the initiative. Saudi Ambassador to (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Palms and Dates announced that the value of Saudi Arabia's exports of dates during the first quarter of 2024 rose to reach SR644 million, an increase of 13.7% compared to the same period in 2023 when the value of its (...)
KARACHI— Saudi Arabia has launched the Makkah Route Initiative for Pakistani pilgrims for this year's Hajj at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. This is the second airport in Pakistan to benefit from the initiative, which is part of Saudi (...)
King Mohammed VI of Morocco received Saudi Minister of State and Cabinet Member Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz in a cordial meeting on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Prince Turki conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior is completing its preparations to implement the Makkah Route Initiative for selected pilgrims from seven countries. The initiative comes within the Doyof Al-Rahman Program, one of the Saudi Vision 2030 executive (...)
Law enforcement on Tuesday morning conducted searches in the Brussels offices of Maximilian Krah, the far-right MEP whose assistant has been arrested for allegedly spying for China.
"The European Parliament has given its consent to enter the (...)
