Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UK and Saudi Arabia Unite for Peace in Israel-Hamas Crisis

UK and Saudi Arabia Unite for Peace in Israel-Hamas Crisis

UK PM Rishi Sunak met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. They condemned attacks on Gaza, pledging to prevent further Israel-Hamas escalation. Sunak also met with Israeli leaders, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for Gaza aid. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Riyadh on Thursday and engaged in discussions with … Read more

Saudi denies NEOM megacity will be ‘country within a country’

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Saudi Arabia on Monday rejected claims that its deliberate futuristic megacity called NEOM may have exclusive rules from the rest of the conservative nation and function like a “united states inside a rustic”. In an interview published last week via the UAE’s The National newspaper, Andrew McEvoy, head of NEOM’s tourism area, become quoted as … Read more

Executions, detentions hang over Saudi legal reforms

Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Crown Prince discusses OPEC, Ukraine with Putin

Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke via phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (SPA), according to the Saudi Press Agency. The crown prince reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for finding a political solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine during their phone call. Putin and the crown prince “gave a positive … Read more

Saudi Arabia projects budget surplus after years of deficits

Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia approved its 2022 budget on Sunday, projecting a surplus for the first time since oil prices collapsed in 2014. King Salman said the improved fiscal situation for the world’s biggest oil exporter comes “after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has overcome the economic repercussions and the exceptional stages of the coronavirus pandemic”. Cited … Read more

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain study establishment of joint holding company

Saudi Bahrain

RIYADH: A feasibility study to establish a Saudi-Bahraini multidisciplinary holding company is being prepared with the aim of launching joint investment projects, the Saudi-Bahraini Business Forum has announced. The forum was organised by the Council of Saudi Chambers and the Bahrain Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Manama, on the sidelines of Crown Prince Mohammed … Read more

Arab energy ministers step up coordination on Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Green Initiative

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RIYADH: Members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries held their annual meeting to discuss activating regional green initiatives, Arab News reported. OAPEC assigned its Executive Office to coordinate with Saudi Arabia and work with member states as part of the Middle East Green Initiative launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March. Saudi Energy … Read more

Saudi Arabia to reach net zero carbon by 2060: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Prince Salman

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom is aiming to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2060, during a speech to the Saudi Green Initiative forum in Riyadh on Saturday, Arab News reported. The Crown Prince said Saudi Arabia’s adoption of the Carbon Circular Economy, based on zero waste, will help reach the target. … Read more

Saudi Crown Prince, US Envoy For Yemen Reach political solution To End Yemen’s civil war

Saudi Crown Prince meets US envoy for Yemen

Saudi Arabia’s Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman held a meeting with Special US Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking as he aims to end the civil war with Yemen.

The visiting dignitary and Saudi Crown Prince exchanged views on the latest Yemeni developments and critiqued the joint efforts exerted by both countries to find a peaceful solution amidst the Yemeni crisis.

According to the details, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber attended the meeting.

Moreover, according to the statement issued by the US State Department, Tim Lenderking is expected to also travel to Oman.

“Lenderking’s discussions will focus on ensuring the regular and unimpeded delivery of commodities and humanitarian assistance throughout Yemen, promoting a lasting ceasefire, and transitioning the parties to a political process,” the statement said.

It further added, “The US envoy will build on the international consensus to halt the Houthi offensive on Marib, which only worsens the humanitarian crisis threatening the Yemeni people.”

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Saudi Stock Market Hits Seven-Year High After Crown Prince’s Interview

Saudi Stock Market Hits Seven-Year High After Crown Prince's Interview

A recent interview with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on state TV has had a positive effect on the country’s stock market. The main index of the Saudi stock market “TASI” reached 2.57% or 264 points at the end of trading on Wednesday after an interview with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. … Read more

Saudi crown prince says, Kingdom has no plan to introduce Income tax

Saudi crown prince says, Kingdom has no plan to introduce Income tax

Saudi Arabia has no plans to introduce an income tax, and the 15% triple value-added tax introduces last year in July was temporary, said Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in a recent TV interview on Tuesday. This decision has made shocked the citizen of the Kingdom and it also affects the businesses who … Read more

Saudi Crown Prince Announces $422 Million Free Oil Supply To Yemen

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Wants Good Ties With Iran

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia had a telephone conversation with Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Tuesday. During the talks, the Crown Prince reiterated his commitment to continue providing all possible assistance to the Yemeni government and to assist the constitutional government in alleviating the plight of the Yemeni … Read more

Iraq- Saudi Arabia Arar border crossing reopens after 30 years

Arar border crossing

Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade purposes. This has happened for the first time since 1990. Iraqi interior minister and the Saudi ambassador to Iraq, travelled from Baghdad to formally open Arar. A line of cargo trucks had been waiting at this border since Wednesday morning. According to the statement, … Read more

200,000 Pakistanis to perform Haj 2020 as agreement signed

hajj 2020

200,000 Pakistanis would perform Hajj 2020 as an agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The initiative by Saudi Arabia was finalized during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s maiden visit to Pakistan in February. Some 22,000 Pakistani pilgrims were cleared for immigration and customs prior to their Hajj departure during this year’s pilot project in … Read more

Iran-Saudi conflict, PM to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Imran Khan will visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow

Prime Minister Imran Khan aims to reduce tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. For this purpose, PM Imran will visit Saudi Arabia on October 15 (Tuesday). According to the details, the mission to reduce conflict between Tehran and Riyadh is underway. Imran Khan has returned back Pakistan after his official one-day Iran visit. During PM’s … Read more

Women in Saudi Arabia are permitted to join armed forces

Saudi rules women to join armed forces

Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it will allow women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad program of economic and social reforms. The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, even as rights groups accuse … Read more