The Latest Breaking News from Kingdom

Encouraging Kuwaiti investors to take advantage of investment opportunities and major qualitative projects in Saudi Arabia, Investment Minister Khaled Al-Falih affirmed that investment policies in the Kingdom require treating all Gulf investors as Saudis. Al-Falih pointed to Kuwait being one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent trade partners. Witnessing a growth…

A new Saudi plane loaded with medical and health relief arrived in Türkiye’s Gaziantep region to aid victims of last week’s devastating earthquake. The aircraft, the seventh to fly from the Kingdom, was carrying some 100 tons of aid that will go to a Turkish hospital in Gaziantep. Assistant Supervisor…

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced on Sunday the launch of the pre-qualification stage for the tender of five metals exploration sites in the Kingdom. This follows the signing of the Ministry and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) a memorandum of understanding to assess the requirements for sustainable…

''Invest in Saudi Arabia Forum'' will kick off Monday in Kuwait within the framework of Saudi Investment Minister Khaled al-Falih's visit to the country. Several ministers and officials, public entities, significant companies, and representatives of the private sector from both countries are expected to attend the forum. The forum aims…

Saudi Arabia opened the 10th Saudi Coffee Festival, one of the major marketing outlets for premium coffee beans, referred to as Khawlani, in the Jazan region. Coffee is an important tourist attraction for the area, highlighting the Kingdom's most mountainous regions and its culture and traditions. More than 100 farmers…

Saudi Arabia is coordinating efforts to operate direct relief flights to Aleppo, to provide medical, shelter, search, and rescue aid to those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye, according to Saudi sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Kingdom was preparing to send thousands of…

A sixth Saudi plane loaded with relief aid arrived in Türkiye’s Gaziantep to help victims of Monday’s devastating earthquake. The plane was carrying 98 tons of aid, including food, tents, blankets, mattresses and medical supplies. The assistance is being carried out in implementation of the orders of Custodian of the…

The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing announced the launching of Sakani Metaverse, the first platform of its kind in the Kingdom, in a step that aims at exploiting the interactive technology to raise the quality of life. The announcement came during the ministry’s participation in the LEAP 2023…

Experts at the LEAP 2023 conference, which concluded on Thursday in Riyadh, stressed that the future of smart cities depended on technical solutions, modern legislation, and the reduction of carbon emissions. This came as the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information announced the launching of the National Geospatial Centre,…

Phil Mickelson had a remarkable fall from grace last year after his inflammatory comments on the human rights record of the Saudi Kingdom bankrolling LIV Golf

The Election Commission (EC) is defending its MP calculation method, which takes into account non-Thai residents, for the coming election, saying it is in compliance with the kingdom’s civil registration law.