The Latest Breaking News from Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Standing in a maelstrom of swirling smoke and spotlights, Nouf Sufyani, the 29-year-old Saudi DJ better known as Cosmicat, sang along to Fatboy Slim's "Right Here, Right Now." She looped a snippet of the melody, letting the tension build before grabbing the mic and shouting to…

Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr.

NEOM CSR, the Corporate Social Responsibility department of the “land of the future” taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, has launched a specialist training program to empower a new generation of students. Organized in partnership with KEYSS Project (Knowledge Exchange for Youth Supporting Society) and in cooperation with the Ministry…

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih concluded a visit to Türkiye during which he agreed with Turkish officials to expand the export and import movement and announced the first direct financing agreement for Saudi non-oil exports. Saudi Export-Import Bank signed a $26 million financing line agreement with Türkiye Finans Katilim Bank…

Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan aim to boost their comprehensive partnership amid plans to increase economic, trade, and investment cooperation in infrastructure, renewable energy, hydroelectric power, wind energy, agricultural production technology, and green economy, said First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev. He told Asharq Al-Awsat in Riyadh that he…

Yemen’s al-Mahra province received on Saturday the second batch of the new Saudi oil derivatives grant. The Kingdom had announced that it would be providing the war-torn country with USD 200 million in oil grants through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY). The first batch totaled 70,000…

Saudi environmental officials revealed that violations have resulted in an estimated annual loss of SAR 86 billion ($23 billion) and pointed to security authorities fighting off 9,200 environmental violations during the last three years. In 2022 alone, the Kingdom’s authorities registered 3,500 environmental violations. Colonel Abdul Rahman bin Qadan Al-Otaibi…

Saudi Arabia will provide aid for more than 500,000 needy Yemenis in a new humanitarian support initiative through the World Food Program (WFP). The Saudi aid coincides with demands by humanitarian organizations in Yemen's Marib for urgent assistance to thousands of displaced families in the governorate to face the cold…

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