RIYADH — An unspecified number of maintenance workers died in a fire at the boiler of Marafiq Company's steam turbine unit in the Yanbu Industrial City.
In a statement on Tadawul site on Sunday, Marafiq Company disclosed about the outbreak of a fire (...)
NEW DELHI — A delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, led by Minister Bandar Al-Khorayef, is set to embark on an official visit to New Delhi from February 3 to 6, 2025.
The visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties, attract (...)
YANBU — Emir of Madinah Prince Salman bin Sultan inaugurated the waterfront and a number of development and entertainment projects in the Yanbu Industrial City. He also graced the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding and agreements in a (...)
In an interview, Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Fincantieri, discusses the company's role in steering Saudi Arabia's rapidly evolving shipbuilding, defense, and maritime sector, which is pivotal in the (...)
DAVOS — Visitors to the Saudi House pavilion at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos explored Saudi Arabia's remarkable achievements across various sectors. The pavilion highlights the promising investment opportunities offered under Saudi (...)
RIYADH —The fourth annual Future Minerals Forum, concluded in Riyadh, saw the signing of 126 agreements and memoranda of understanding with a total value of SR107 billion. These agreements aimed to enhance exploration, mining, financing, research (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Meteorology has warned on Saturday that strong surface winds causing waves to reach up to 2,5 meters would hit along the Red Sea coast, starting from Monday until Wednesday.
The coastal areas of Al-Wajh and Umlaj in (...)
YANBU — Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) Abdulrahman Alfadley inaugurated the Yanbu Grain Handling Terminal at Yanbu Commercial Port on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has joined the Earth Observation Group to help establish a global science-policy alliance for Earth that addresses environmental challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation, improves access to (...)
RIYADH — The Directorate General of Civil Defense (DGCD) urged the public to take utmost caution and vigil amid the forecast of heavy rain that would hit most regions of Saudi Arabia until Monday.
The directorate called for taking precautions, as (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Stock Market benchmark index, Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), recorded slight increase for the second consecutive session, amid a decline in the shares of Saudi Aramco and Al-Rajhi Bank, which have a large weight on the index.
The (...)
MADINAH — The search and rescue teams of the Border Guards in the Yanbu sector of the Madinah Region have rescued two Bangladeshi nationals following the sinking of their boat, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
They received first aid and were then (...)
YANBU — The Border Guards' search and rescue teams in the Yanbu sector of the Madinah region rescued seven Saudi citizens whose boat broke down at sea.
The General Directorate of Border Guards has reiterated the importance of adhering to maritime (...)
MADINAH — Search and rescue teams from the Border Guards in the Yanbu sector of the Madinah region rescued a Bangladeshi resident after his boat broke down at sea. The teams provided him with the necessary assistance.
The General Directorate of (...)
ALKHOBAR — Al-Khobar City has been certified as a healthy city after meeting 80 criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The city not only met but exceeded the final evaluation, resulting in the receipt of an international (...)
RIYADH — In a significant stride towards achieving the Saudi Green Initiative's objectives, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has reported the planting of over 350,000 trees under the first phase of its ambitious plan to boost (...)
Bank Albilad is proud to announce its strategic sponsorship for the third consecutive year of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024 Formula 1 Race. This prestigious event is scheduled to unfold from March 7th to 9th at the iconic Jeddah Corniche (...)
JEDDAH — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved the inclusion of three new Saudi cities into its Global Network of Learning Cities: Madinah, King Abdullah Economic City, and Al-Ahsa (...)
JEDDAH — Hussein Al-Qahtani, spokesperson for the National Center for Meteorology, announced that Jeddah recorded a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius at dawn Friday.
Through his account on the X platform, Al-Qahtani revealed that the lowest (...)
JEDDAH — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) predicted that weather fluctuations, featuring light and moderate rainfall, dusty surface wind, high waves, light snowfall, and low temperatures, would continue hitting most regions of the Kingdom (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has reported a 156% increase in international arrivals in 2023 compared to 2019, as revealed in the World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) Barometer report.
This leap not only signifies a full recovery from pre-pandemic levels (...)
MADINAH — The National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification in Saudi Arabia has revealed a substantial increase in the vegetation cover of the Madinah region by 360% over the past five months of 2023, from August to (...)
JEDDAH — Moderate to heavy rain and fluctuations in weather conditions will be experienced in most regions of Saudi Arabia from Tuesday until Saturday, according to the latest forecast of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).
The NCM warned of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Russia have united in praise for the success of the OPEC+ alliance in stabilizing global oil markets. The commendation comes as part of a broader joint statement following the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to (...)
RIYADH – The General Directorate of Civil Defense called on everyone to take caution due to the continued chances of thunderstorms in most regions of Saudi Arabia, starting from Saturday until next Monday.
The Civil Defense stressed the necessity of (...)
