The world’s tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms swept through the Middle East, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre (2,716-foot-6-inch) Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial hub, has receded behind an airborne dirt curtain that has shrouded much of … Read more
A sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia’s capital and other desert kingdoms on Tuesday, reducing visibility and slowing traffic. A thick grey haze obscured iconic Riyadh buildings such as the Kingdom Centre from more than a few hundred metres (yards), despite no announced flight delays or cancellations. The kingdom’s meteorology centre forecast “surface dusty winds” in the … Read more
Saudi Arabia intends to increase daily oil production capacity by more than one million barrels by early 2027, surpassing 13 million barrels, according to the kingdom’s energy minister. “Most likely, it will be 13.2 to 13.4 (million barrels per day, bpd),” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a Bahrain energy conference. He stated that production … Read more
Saudi Arabia recorded its highest quarterly budget surplus in six years during the first quarter of 2022, amounting to SR57.5 billion ($15.3 billion), the Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday. Revenues reached SR278 billion while expenses worth SR220 billion were recorded during the period. According to the Finance Ministry report, the Kingdom’s non-oil revenues reached … Read more
Saudi Aramco on Sunday posted an 82-percentage soar in first area earnings, buoyed by way of a worldwide surge in oil prices that has made it the sector’s most valuable corporation. The declaration endured a string of new wonderful monetary information for Saudi Arabia, where a booming oil region is fuelling the quickest increase in price … Read more
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s long-time de facto ruler, was elected president on Saturday, official media reported, a day after former leader Sheikh Khalifa died. According to WAM news agency, the 61-year-old was unanimously elected by the Federal Supreme Council, becoming the ruler of the oil-rich country founded by his father in … Read more
China announced its withdrawal as host of the 2023 Asian Cup on Saturday. This was the latest renunciation of the country’s sporting obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June and July of next year, the 24-nation tournament was set to take place in ten cities. The majority of the venues were brand new. China’s absence … Read more
Saudi Arabia and the US are in talks to boost trade cooperation in the digital economy and innovation fields, Saudi Press Agency reported. The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha met with US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and briefed him regarding the steps taken by the Kingdom to support … Read more
The UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died Friday aged 73 after a years-lengthy battle with illness, triggering a length of mourning and a handover of power inside the oil-wealthy Gulf state. Sheikh Khalifa, who was in office during a time of rocketing fortunes for the United Arab Emirates but was rarely seen in … Read more
The UK has granted nationals from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain nationals electronic visa waiver status, according to a statement from the Home Office. The status will be effective on June 1, and under this new change, all Saudi Arabian and Bahraini nationals will be able to apply for an electronic visa waiver to travel to … Read more
Somalia has registered a record of 39 candidates for the May 15 presidential elections, according to the parliamentary committee in charge of organizing the long-delayed polls in the fragile Horn of Africa nation. The election is well behind schedule and has been marred by deadly violence and a power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, … Read more
SAR: Today’s Gold rate in Saudi Arabia (last updated: 10 May 2022) 24k per tola stands SAR 2,621.30. The rate of 24 karat/gram decreases to SAR 224.73 from the previous day’s SAR 227.17. Similarly, the rate of 22 karat gold came down to SAR 206.00 from the previous day’s SAR 208.24. Gold Price in Saudi … Read more
First Saudi Arabia investment deal with Israel secured by Jared Kushner Jared Kushner’s private-value reserve, Affinity Partners, announces two Israeli new businesses, a huge number of dollars raised from the Saudi Arabian government Partiality Partners raised more than $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. Driven by Mohammed bin Salman, who concurred that Israeli firms could get … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Salman was admitted to a hospital on Sunday for unspecified tests, according to state media. The kingdom has generally sought to quell speculation about the 86-year-old monarch health, who has ruled the Arab world’s largest economy and top oil exporter since 2015. He entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Salman will remain hospitalized after undergoing tests including a colonoscopy, according to state media on Sunday. For years, the kingdom has tried to quell speculation about the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the world’s top oil exporter since 2015. He entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s king has been brought to a hospital in Jeddah, on the Red Sea, for medical examinations. The official Saudi Press Agency did not disclose any additional information on King Salman’s condition or the nature of the examinations. The king, who is 86 years old, was admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital. “May God … Read more
According to Egypt’s military, at least 11 troops, including an officer, were killed in a terrorist attack in the volatile northern region of the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday. According to the military, terrorists assaulted a water pumping plant east of the Suez Canal on Saturday. It did not provide any other information on the site. … Read more
According to reports on Wednesday, Saudi authorities detained more than 60 people for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom. In the districts of Jazan, Najran, and Asir, the 61 suspects attempted to smuggle 760 kg of hashish and 45.6 tonnes of the narcotic plant khat. According to sources, 41 of the 61 suspects were Saudi … Read more
Saudi Arabia is attempting to improve its harsh justice system, but executions and harsh treatment of dissidents have eclipsed changes, raising doubts about how much will change. The kingdom is known for its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law, which forms the basis of its judicial system. But in recent months it has moved ahead … Read more
A give-up to years of hysteria between nearby rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia is close, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said in an interview published on Saturday. Iraq, a neighbor to both international locations, has hosted 5 rounds of talks over the last yr aimed at restoring ties between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, and Shia-majority … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s economy grew at its quickest rate in a decade in the first quarter of this year, thanks to a surging oil industry that fueled a 9.6% increase over the same time in 2021. The preliminary results come after the world’s biggest oil exporter resisted US entreaties to raise output in an attempt to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have affirmed their stance to consolidate security and stability, renounce violence, extremism and terrorism, support the unity and independence of the countries of the region and their territorial integrity, as well as give priority to political solutions that bring prosperity and progress to the region and … Read more
Iraq Police capture 6 million Captagon amphetamine pills Iraqi security powers captured as much as 6,000,000 pills of the amphetamine-type energizer Captagon, making a few captures and separating a medication dealing ring. “Around 6.2 million pills” were revealed in a distribution center in the southwest of the capital, Baghdad, the public safety office said in … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have pledged to patch things up, vowing to put an end to a feud between the two regional heavyweights that has erupted since the murder of journalists Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan met with the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on his first … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have pledged to mend fences, vowing to put an end to a feud between the two regional heavyweights that has erupted since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan met with the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on his first visit … Read more
In his first visit after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to “develop” relations. The Saudi state news agency SPA released photographs of Erdogan hugging Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler who US intelligence agencies say ordered … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans a trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to restore ties, three and a half years after accusing Saudi Arabia’s leadership of murder and holding a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In 2018, Khashoggi, a Saudi government critic, was killed by a Saudi hit team at the … Read more
When bulldozers bulldozed his family’s “dream” home in Jeddah, the Saudi doctor still had 15 years remaining on the loan he used to build it, turning his life into “hell.” The operation was part of a $20 billion clearance and construction project in Saudi Arabia’s second city, which is expected to relocate half a million … Read more
