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Saudi, British foreign ministers discuss Sudan crisis

  • RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed with his British counterpart efforts to bring the views of the Sudanese parties closer on Monday, according to SPA. During the call between Farhan and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the Sudan conflict was reviewed and Saud...
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Saudi Arabia well on its way to top 15 economies, says Al-Falih

  • RIYADH: One of Saudi Arabia’s goals is to be among the top 15 nations globally in terms of gross domestic product, and the Kingdom is well on its way to achieving it, said Khalid Al-Falih, minister of investment and chairman of the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority.   “We went f...
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Foreign investors in special economic zones to get extra incentives for hiring Saudis

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will offer foreign investors operating in the Kingdom’s special economic zones extra incentives to hire local workforce, said Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi. He was speaking at the Saudi Special Economic Zones Investment Forum in Riyadh ...
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt congratulate Turkiye’s Erdogan on presidential win

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he was declared the victor in a historic runoff Turkish election. The 69-year-old leader overcame Turkiye’s biggest economic crisis in generations and a powerful oppositi...
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Saudi Arabia’s three decades of pride in astronauts’ achievements

  • In 1985, after completing his space mission, Prince Sultan bin Salman visited Boston as part of his world tour. For me and my friends who were studying at Harvard, it was a memorable and historic day to meet the first Arab astronaut at the city’s Museum of Science. Back then, the Arab world nee...
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Art exhibition

  • Enjoy Prince Bader bin Abdulmohsin’s art exhibition “The Near Side of the Moon” at Ithra Center. The location is showing his artworks until May 31.  
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Makkah municipality recruits 22,000 people for Hajj

  • RIYADH: Makkah municipality has completed preparations for Hajj, including recruiting 22,000 workers to boost pilgrim services. Spokesperson Osama Zaituni said that the municipality has mobilized all its human and mechanical capacities, supported by assistance teams including public security ...
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State of Saudi-Philippine labor cooperation is ‘all good’

  • In 2013, I wrote several columns for the Arab News, mostly on issues and stories surrounding Filipino workers that have made the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia their second home. My editor back then was Shahrukh Jamshed, who I am pleased to know is still with this highly respected news organization, w...
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Who’s Who: Aya Al-Bakree, CEO of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation

  • Aya Al-Bakree is the CEO of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, a nonprofit cultural organization chaired by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan. The foundation is mandated to stage two world-class biennales in Saudi Arabia, alternating between contemporary and Islamic arts. At the heart of th...
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First Saudi female astronaut heads into space

  • In line with Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is returning to space by sending astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni to the International Space Station. The two Saudi astronauts were part of the Axiom Mission 2 to the ISS that took off on May 21 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...
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