The Latest Breaking News from Jazan

India assures 'full support and assistance' to its nationals injured in recent incidents in Saudi Arabia

The Indian Consulate in Jeddah offered full support to nationals injured in recent Jazan incidents. Consul General Fahad Suri visited the affected individuals at Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. These nationals are receiving medical treatment after suffering injuries in the coastal city. The consulate remains in close contact with hospital authorities…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Oil steadies near one-week highs as US-Iran peace deal hopes dim

Oil prices maintained their position on Tuesday as hopes for a US-Iran deal faded, hampered by President Trump's stringent demands that are complicating operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The restart of Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery has been pushed back due to recent Houthi assaults, leading to constrained energy flows…

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Houthi attack suspected at Saudi gas facility in Jubail; Aramco Jazan fire extinguished

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels were behind a reported attack on a gas facility in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail region, Israeli media reported on Sunday, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. However, there was no immediate official confirmation from Saudi authorities linking the reported blast to the Houthis.

The Times of India · Aug 9

Saudi Arabia Has Potential to Lead Global Coffee Industry Trade

The International Forum for the Sustainability of Saudi Coffee highlighted the Kingdom’s potentials to be a global hub for the trade and manufacture of coffee. The forum, which concluded on Sunday, was organized by the Ministry of Culture in the southern city of Jazan with the participation of local and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Saudi Experts Suggest Int’l Production Center Focusing on Coffee as a National Wealth

Saudi Arabia needs to focus on the quality of production and agriculture of coffee beans and increase its research if it wants to compete in the global market, concluded an international gathering. Under the patronage of Governor of Jazan Prince Mohammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, organized by the Ministry of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 2, 2022

Discoveries from the Roman Era Made in Saudi Arabia's Farasan Island

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission on Thursday announced new discoveries at archaeological sites at Farasan Islands located around 40 kilometers away from Jazan city. Excavations by a joint Saudi-French team in cooperation with the University of Paris 1 ended with the discovery of several architectural structures and artifacts dating back to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates 2nd Phase of Historic Mosques Development Project

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, inaugurated on Tuesday the second phase of Prince Mohammed bin Salman project to develop historic mosques. The project aims to rehabilitate and restore 130 historical mosques throughout the Kingdom. The second phase of the project covers 30 mosques:…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022

Saudi air defences destroy ballistic rocket, explosive-laden drone - state media

Saudi air defences destroyed a ballistic rocket launched towards the port city of Jazan and an explosive-laden drone launched towards Najran, near the Yemen border, Saudi state media SPA said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

Arab Coalition Foils Houthi Plan to Target Oil Tankers in the Red Sea

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden Houthi boats on Wednesday thwarting an attack on giant oil tankers in the Red Sea. The coalition said the attempt to launch the two boats was prepared from the Hodeidah governorate, and that the Houthi militia is escalating its hostile…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022

Houthi Attacks against Saudi Arabia Are Widely Condemned

Several Arab countries and Islamic organizations condemned on Sunday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen for attacking civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it had destroyed four armed drones fired by the militias towards the southern region of the Kingdom. It revealed that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022