ISLAMABAD: Owing to the policy interventions and incentivising the local farming communities, Pakistan has achieved a bumper rice crop, estimated over 9 million tonnes during the current season, compared with the output of 8.4 million tonnes during the same period of the last year, a government official said. Addressing a press conference, Minister for National … Read more
Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia had a successful appendix operation. According to the Saudi News Agency, Muhammad bin Salman underwent a laparoscopic operation at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the capital Riyadh. The Saudi Crown Prince was also discharged from the hospital on the same day after … Read more
A statement from Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption commission said that during the Islamic month of Jumada al-Thani, the commission conducted 490 monitoring visits to prevent corruption in the kingdom. During this period, 411 accused were interrogated on suspicion of corruption while 65 accused including locals and foreigners were arrested. According to the Anti-Corruption Commission, the 48 … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s proposal has been approved, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared to make 2027 the international Year of the Date Palm. According to the details, during the 165th annual meeting of the Council from November 30 to December 4, 2020, the recommendations of the CAAG Committee were approved. In these … Read more
King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree extending the service Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (PhD), as the director of the General Presidency for Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque for four years. Al-Sudais felicitated King Salman Bin Abdulaziz … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Saudi counterpart FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday. According to the details, both the dignitaries have reaffirmed the resolve to further strengthen the bilateral multidimensional relations. Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed gratitude to Prince Faisal bin Farhan over extending unflinching and vigorous support to the Pakistan’s narrative on … Read more
Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri has called on Saudi Ambassador Nawaf al-Malki in Islamabad . According to the details, both Pakistan and Kingdom Saudi Arabia have agreed to work together to protect Umrah and Hajj pilgrims from coronavirus. They decided that the strategy will be collectively devised by Ministries of Religious Affairs, Information, … Read more
Kingdom Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Israeli passport holders were not permitted to enter the Kingdom. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the policy was unchanged despite Israel saying on Sunday that its citizens could now travel to Saudi Arabia. Prince Faisal told the international media “Our policy is fixed, We do not … Read more
Arab coalition troops has re-positioned in Yemen’s Aden to strengthening the efforts to secure waterways adjacent to Yemeni coastlines. According to Saudi Press Agency, The Saudi-led pro-government coalition said in a statement “Coalition forces have been re-positioned in Aden to become under the kingdom’s command and redeployed to conform with requirements of current operations.” The … Read more
