Crown Prince donates SR1 billion to support housing for eligible families    Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Oman-mediated talks with US    Prince Sultan University launches first bachelor's program in language and media    Al-Falih: Eastern Province hosts 700 investment opportunities worth SR330 billion    India demolishes houses of 10 alleged militants days after deadly Kashmir attack    Yemen's Houthis claim dozens killed in US strike on prison holding African migrants    Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May    Suspect charged after Vancouver car ramming leaves 11 dead    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame picks Outkast but not Oasis    Makkah police arrest Yemeni and Egyptian suspects of fake Hajj campaign    stc reports strong first-quarter 2025 results with 11% rise in net profit    Saudi Awwal Bank records SR2.1 billion net profit after zakat and income tax for 1Q25    Virgin Atlantic celebrates one month of nonstop service between London and Riyadh    Al Ahli cruise past Buriram into AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Duran leads Al Nassr past Yokohama Marinos into AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi orchestra to perform at Sydney Opera House in May    Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi Theater Commission launches its Work and Learn Project in UK    The season has begun — and one comment shook us all    Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to78.8 years    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Makkah police arrest Yemeni and Egyptian suspects of fake Hajj campaign
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah arrested two expatriates for their involvement in fraudulent means to cheat Hajj pilgrims. The Yemeni and Egyptian suspects were found disseminating misleading advertisements for fake Hajj campaigns through social (...)

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400-800 year old giant coral colony discovered within AMAALA waters in the Red Sea
RIYADH — Red Sea Global (RSG) announced on Sunday the significant discovery of a giant coral colony of the Pavona species within the waters of AMAALA in the Red Sea on the northwestern coast of Saudi Arabia. The coral cluster is estimated to be (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Suspect in killing of general claims he was paid by Ukraine
A man arrested on suspiction of killing a Russian general with a car bomb has pleased guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said on Sunday. Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia for first time
North Korea acknowledged for the first time on Monday that it sent troops to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un had sent the troops to Russia under the mutual defense treaty, the Central Military Commission (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Pakistani military says it killed 54 militants attempting to cross border from Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces have killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings in recent years. In a statement, the military said intelligence (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Israeli strikes hit Beirut for the third time since November ceasefire
Israel has bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut for the third time since a ceasefire with the Lebanese group Hezbollah took effect at the end of November last year. About an hour before the strike, Israel issued a warning stating that it was (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival
Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams. Eleven people died and many more were hospitalized after a man drove an SUV through the crowd. "A lot of us are still numb. A lot of (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Suspect charged after Vancouver car ramming leaves 11 dead
A 30-year-old man has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder after a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada. The attack at a festival that celebrated Filipino culture left 11 dead and dozens more (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters identified
The members of Kenya's security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters at the country's parliament last June have been identified by the BBC. The BBC's analysis of more than 5,000 images also shows that those killed there were unarmed and not (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Eight hundred Houthi targets hit after weeks of strikes, says US
The US military says it has hit more than 800 targets since launching sustained air and naval strikes against the Houthi movement in Yemen on 15 March. In a statement on Sunday summarizing recent operations, US Central Command said it had "killed (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
'Grandpa robbers' held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint — but didn't know who she was
The morning after the heist, burglar Yunice Abbas went home to catch up on some sleep. When he woke up, his wife was glued to the TV. The headline news of the day was that American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, 35, had been tied up and robbed at (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame picks Outkast but not Oasis
Innovative rap group Outkast, pop star Cyndi Lauper and 1960s pioneer Chubby Checker have all won places in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This year's inductees were revealed live on American Idol, with the UK represented by hard rock band Bad (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Trump 'thinks' Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal — despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal. Asked if he thought the Ukrainian (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack
Hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration at Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to Aboubakar Cisse, who was brutally killed while praying in a mosque in southern France days before. The solidarity march brought together (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Yemen's Houthis claim dozens killed in US strike on prison holding African migrants
A US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants in Yemen, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others, the Associated Press reported quoting the Houthi rebels on Monday. The strike in Yemen's Saada governorate, a stronghold for the (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Crown Prince donates SR1 billion to support housing for eligible families
RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has donated SR1 billion from his personal funds to the National Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan), represented by Jood Eskan, to support home ownership for eligible families across (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Oman-mediated talks with US
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call on Monday from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two ministers reviewed bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, developments in the (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Prince Sultan University launches first bachelor's program in language and media
RIYADH — Prince Sultan University has announced the launch of its first Bachelor of Arts program in Language and Media. The program, under the College of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Linguistics and Translation, responds to new demands in (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Canadians head to the polls in election dominated by Trump's trade war
Canadians head to the polls on Monday to vote in an election that is being read by many as a referendum on the country's relationship with the United States, after its president waged economic war and even threatened to annex its northern (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Spain and Portugal hit by major power outages, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights
A massive power outage has knocked out electricity across parts of Spain and Portugal, shutting off traffic lights and causing chaos at airports, train stations and on the roads. Portugal's grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Al-Falih: Eastern Province hosts 700 investment opportunities worth SR330 billion
JUBAIL — Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih revealed that the Eastern Province has more than 700 investment opportunities listed on the "Invest in Saudi" website, with a total value exceeding SR330 billion. Addressing the Jubail Investment (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has said the ceasefire will run from the morning of 8 May until the 11 May — which coincides with victory celebrations to mark the end of World (...)

28 - 04 - 2025
Death toll rises to 25 in Shahid Rajaee Port explosion in Iran
The death toll from the massive explosion that rocked Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran on Saturday has risen to 25, local sources confirmed on Sunday. Iranian state television reported that at least 1,139 people were injured in the incident, many (...)

27 - 04 - 2025
Third round of US-Iran nuclear talks concludes with cautious optimism
The third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, mediated by Oman, concluded Saturday in Muscat. Iranian Foreign Minister and chief negotiator Abbas Araghchi described the talks as "more serious than before," (...)

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