The Latest Breaking News from Riyadh

In his first full month with Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two hat-tricks and landed the Saudi Pro League Player of the Month award - but fans are waiting for a crucial moment

For the first time in 50 years, the Saudi capital is prepping for a global conference that brings together the best international organizations specializing in education, science, and culture to discuss the future of global cooperation, the increasing challenges linked to funding and geopolitical shifts, and commitments, as well as…

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Monday Chairperson of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Patrick Specht and an accompanying delegation. Discussions focused on Saudi Arabia’s bid to host Expo 2030. BIE Enquiry Mission had arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday on…

In a first, the Saudi government granted three foreign law firms licenses to operate in the Kingdom as it seeks developing the justice sector and anticipates the future of technologies and artificial intelligence in the courts. This followed Saudi Arabia bringing together several ministers, officials, experts, jurists, and international specialists…

A delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Enquiry Mission arrived in Riyadh on Sunday on a 5-day visit to start the evaluation process of the Kingdon's Candidacy for World Expo 2030. The Enquiry Mission is headed by Patrick Specht, president of the BIE Administration and Budget Committee, accompanied…

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held talks with Mozambique's President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi in Riyadh on Saturday. Their talks focused on bilateral relations between their countries. They tackled joint cooperation and ways to develop it. They also covered issues of common interest. Saudi Arabia and Mozambique…

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to dissociate the Islamic religion from the phenomena of terrorism and isolation, stressing the importance of the Makkah Document in confronting hatred and extremist ideas and spreading tolerance and coexistence. During an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat in Riyadh,…

Saudi Arabia is making a major push to become an arts and entertainment destination, but is the effort succeeding in overcoming the kingdom's conservative image?

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Riyadh on Wednesday with UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace. In a series of tweets, Prince Khalid said they reviewed “the strategic relations between our two countries. We discussed our military and defense cooperation and ways to strengthen…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Wednesday in Riyadh, where the two leaders reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries. They also discussed aspects of joint cooperation, regional developments and the efforts exerted towards them, state news agency SPA…

The Saudi government hailed on Tuesday the recommendations of the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum that was held last week. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The forum had recommended bolstering collective efforts in areas that can…