Saudi FM calls Indian, Pakistani counterparts to discuss developments    Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi Arabia cracks down on fraudulent Hajj campaigns, urges pilgrims to use official channels    Nammos Amala Resort to open soon with Saudi-Greek designs    Saudi Arabia completes 674 Vision 2030 initiatives, achieves 93% of KPIs as ninth-year milestone marked    Literature Commission inaugurates Saudi Pavilion at Muscat Book Fair    Saudi Minister of Culture holds talks with his Costa Rican counterpart in Jeddah    Alkhorayef praises advancements in Al-Kharj food industries sector    MHRSD: 80% of recruitment offices are non-compliant with regulations    At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza    Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack    Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations    GACA chief chairs 16th meeting of the Steering Committee on aviation's strategy    Saudi Theater Commission launches its Work and Learn Project in UK    The season has begun — and one comment shook us all    Jennifer Lopez dazzles in Jeddah with a Formula 1 performance    Saudi Arabia open to expanded 64-team World Cup in 2034, says sports minister    Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to78.8 years    Film Commission launches 'Cinema' initiative to enhance content    Famed Philippine film star Nora Aunor dies at 71    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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15 erring recruitment offices penalized in 3 months
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development took penal action against 15 recruitment offices for violation of recruitment rules during the first quarter of 2025. The ministry revealed that inspection campaigns carried out by its (...)

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MHRSD: 80% of recruitment offices are non-compliant with regulations
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development revealed that 80 percent of recruitment companies and offices are non-compliant with regulations and lack comprehensive governance. This has negatively impacted relations with countries (...)

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GACA chief chairs 16th meeting of the Steering Committee on aviation's strategy
JEDDAH — The President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, chaired the 16th meeting of the Steering Committee for Activating the National Strategy for the Aviation Sector on Thursday in Jeddah. Al-Duailej (...)

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Alkhorayef praises advancements in Al-Kharj food industries sector
AL-KHARJ — Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef praised the Food Industries Institute's prominent role in developing and qualifying national cadres specialized in the food industry, stressing that the institute represents a (...)

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Mass food poisonings cast shadow over Indonesia's free school meals
Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children — but that hasn't exactly gone according to plan. Nearly 80 students across two high schools in Cianjur, south of the capital Jakarta, fell ill after eating the (...)

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Police fatally shoot man at Toronto's international airport
Police shot and killed an armed 30-year-old man at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Thursday morning, police said. Two officers shot at the man around 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT), Ontario police's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), said (...)

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California passes Japan as fourth largest economy
California's economy has overtaken that of the country of Japan, making the US state the fourth largest global economic force. Governor Gavin Newsom touted new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (...)

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China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon — a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war. Two Nasa-funded US institutions have been (...)

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At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday killed at least 50 Palestinians, many of them women and children, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. The strikes targeted residential areas including buildings, displacement sites and (...)

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Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US and China have been on trade talks after Beijing denied any negotiations on tariffs. "They had a meeting this morning," Trump told reporters during a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister at the (...)

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Nammos Amala Resort to open soon with Saudi-Greek designs
TABUK — The Red Sea Development Company has announced the opening of the Nammos Amala resort this year, in partnership with Nammos Hotels & Resorts, which has chosen the destination for the group's first resort outside Greece, offering a unique (...)

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Literature Commission inaugurates Saudi Pavilion at Muscat Book Fair
MUSCAT — The Literature, Publishing &Translation Commission launched its pavilion at the Muscat International Book Fair 2025. The fair, which will be held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center from April 24 to May 3, will feature 35 countries (...)

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Saudi Minister of Culture holds talks with his Costa Rican counterpart in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Prince Badr bin Farhan, Minister of Culture, met with Jorge Rodriguez Vives, Minister of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica, on Thursday in Jeddah. At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Culture welcomed his Costa Rican counterpart (...)

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High-ranking Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow
A senior Russian general has died in a car bombing in the Russian city of Balashikha on Friday, according to authorities, with news of the blast breaking just before US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian leader (...)

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Iran and US to resume high-stakes talks in Oman on Saturday to revive nuclear deal
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme are set to resume on Saturday in the Omani capital Muscat, where technical experts from both sides will attempt to iron out the details of a potential (...)

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Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges
A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing "heinous acts of violence abroad" when he served as a local leader at the start of (...)

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Trump sparks row with deep-sea mining order
Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. Thursday's order is the latest issued by the US president to try to increase America's access to minerals used by the (...)

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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of shooting NY healthcare boss
US federal prosecutors have filed a formal notice seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead a healthcare boss in New York. Prosecutors argue in the filing that the 26-year-old killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian (...)

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Saudi Arabia completes 674 Vision 2030 initiatives, achieves 93% of KPIs as ninth-year milestone marked
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has released the 2024 annual report for Vision 2030, marking the ninth year since the launch of the Kingdom's ambitious national plan to transform itself into a global model for development, economic growth, and social (...)

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Saudi Arabia cracks down on fraudulent Hajj campaigns, urges pilgrims to use official channels
MAKKAH — Saudi authorities have arrested several individuals involved in fraudulent Hajj operations, including the promotion of fake Hajj campaigns on social media platforms, the Ministry of Interior announced Friday. The Public Security Directorate (...)

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Saudi, French foreign ministers discuss Gaza situation, preparations for Palestine peace conference
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan received French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh on Friday. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the strong bilateral relations between Saudi (...)

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ZATCA thwarts attempt to smuggle 17.6 kg of methamphetamine
RIYADH — The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 17.6 kilograms of methamphetamine (locally known as "shabu") through the Empty Quarter border crossing. In a statement, ZATCA said that during a routine (...)

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Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals
JEDDAH — Al Hilal SFC delivered a masterclass performance to storm into the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025, crushing Korea Republic's Gwangju FC 7-0 on Friday night at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. First-half (...)

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