RIYADH — Eng. Abdullah Al-Shamrani, CEO of the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), unveiled plans to establish a geological museum in Saudi Arabia. "The plan is to establish the museum in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism. SGS has coordination and (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of new evidence of human settlement in Umm Jirsan cave in Harrat Khaybar in the Madinah region. The research was conducted by the Heritage Commission under the Ministry of Culture (...)
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 — The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) has approved Abu Al-Waul Cave, the longest cave in the Kingdom, as a new geological tourist destination, in the volcanic Khaybar Mountains, located northeast of Madinah. It will be nominated to be a tourist (...)
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 — The Makkah region recorded the highest amount of 60.0 mm rainfall on Saturday. It reached 60.0 mm in Wadi Mina, and 43.0 mm in the Al-Rusaifah neighborhood, according to a report of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.
The (...)
Dutch cyclist Dylan Groenewegen won the first stage of the Saudi Tour 2023, which started today in AlUla Governorate, organized by the Ministry of Sports in cooperation with the Saudi Cycling Federation.
The first stage of the race started from (...)
The Saudi Ministry of Culture, represented by the Saudi Heritage Commission, together with the French Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), and the French Agency for the Development of AlUla (AFALULA) are set to commemorate 20 (...)
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) announced the activation of the most prominent heritage sites in Khaybar governorate, as part of a sustainable development plan to renew and develop the historical Khaybar Oasis.
This, RCU hopes to do within the (...)
The Royal Commission for Al-Ula (RCU) announced the activation of the most prominent heritage sites in Khaybar governorate, as part of a sustainable development plan to renew and develop the historical Khaybar Oasis, within the framework of the (...)
MADINAH — A child drowned in a swamp caused by rainwater in a valley in the Khaybar governorate of Madinah.
In a statement on its Twitter account, the Civil Defense Directorate in Madinah region stated that its teams in Khaybar had attended the case (...)
Visitors of Tayma Governorate Saturday witnessed a unique and unforgettable experience while seeing history being revived in a governorate that was known as one of the most important and oldest commercial centers in the world and a meeting point for (...)
RIYADH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) expects that most regions of Saudi Arabia will witness thunderstorms starting from Thursday until Monday
NCM clarified that there are chances for the rain to fall in the Saudi cities, and it might (...)
Archaeologists from the University of Western Australia (UWA) have determined that the people who lived in ancient north-west Arabia built long-distance 'funerary avenues' — major pathways flanked by thousands of burial monuments that linked oases (...)
Another milestone in the ambitious nature and conservation plans for AlUla, a significant heritage and culture site in northwest Saudi Arabia, has been achieved with a three-year cooperation agreement between the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and (...)
The Heritage Commission announced on Monday that Archaeologists and paleontologists from the commission in cooperation with the Saudi Geological Survey, King Saud University, and the German Max Planck Institute have made new discoveries in the Umm (...)
The Heritage Commission announced today that Archaeologists and palaeontologists from the commission in cooperation with the Saudi Geological Survey, King Saud University, and the German Max Planck Institute have made new discoveries in the Umm (...)
RIYADH — A scientific team discovered stone installations used as animal traps in the Nafud desert in the northern part of the Kingdom. These animal traps are considered as among the oldest stone traps in the world, dating back to more than 7,000 (...)
As the world turns its attention to the subject of biodiversity, the theme of this year's World Environment Day, it is worth reminding ourselves of the wonderfully diverse ecosystems that make Saudi Arabia so unique.
The country's biological (...)
RIYADH — As the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) continues to develop AlUla into a pre-eminent global tourism destination, it is the Saudi residents who will be the first visitors to experience the re-opening of one of the undiscovered wonders of (...)
Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 88th meeting today.
During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the (...)
Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 75th meeting today.
During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the (...)
The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), a prominent governmental organization responsible for earth sciences, celebrated the occasion of the 89th Saudi National Day directly in the field where most of their work takes place.
On Harrat Khaybar, the 14,000 (...)
The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection has warned of inclement weather in most parts of the Kingdom from Monday until Wednesday.
Several regions are expected to witness rain accompanied by thunder and sandstorm, the (...)
