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20 Countries Participate in Saudi Arabia Hotel Show

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the Hotel Show at Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center between September 6 and 8. Hospitality experts will discuss the latest developments in the hospitality industry, including adopting new approaches and exchanging ideas on the latest innovative trends. Over 230 local and international brands…

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Watch: Dramatic aerial footage shows scale of flood devastation in Pakistan

Pakistan health authorities have expressed concern about the risk of water-born diseases spreading in flood-ravaged areas. With large swathes of the country covered in murky flood waters, the death toll surged past 1,200 on Friday.The United Nations and Pakistan have jointly issued an appeal for 160 million US dollars in…

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Saudi Arabia Issues Regulations Governing Tourist Visas

Saudi Arabia’s new plan for regulating tourism visas, which includes 13 items, aligns with the Kingdom’s efforts to develop the tourism sector and the objectives of Kingdom Vision 2030, according to experts. Single-entry visas are valid for three months and multiple-entry visas last for one year. The single-entry option allows…

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Saudi 'snitch app' raises alarms

BEIRUT: A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.

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Pakistan Thanks Saudi Leadership for Support in Wake of Devastating Floods

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed on Friday Islamabad’s gratitude to the Saudi leadership for the support it extended in wake of the devastating floods that swept the country. The FM held telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. He praised the Kingdom for…

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Fans mostly ignore protests of Saudi financing at LIV Golf Boston event

Some said it’s hypocritical to single out the LIV Golf Boston event.

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Oleksandr Usyk urges Anthony Joshua to move away from ‘freeloaders’ in response to post-fight rant

Oleksandr Usyk says he does not hold a grudge against Anthony Joshua following his post-fight outburst in Saudi Arabia.

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1,200 Figures Shape the Future of Esports in Saudi Arabia

The widely anticipated Next World Forum, which will be attended by gamers and esports experts from around the world, kicks off in Riyadh on the seventh of September and runs for two days. Next World Forum begins with a panel discussion entitled Saudi Spotlight: What Now, What Next, in which…

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Saudi Arabia Seeks to Support Future Economies, Bridge Digital Divides

Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha, Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said on Thursday the Kingdom has taken bold steps to support future economies and innovation. The minister revealed efforts to bridge the digital divide and to foster green energy projects in the northwestern NEOM region. He stressed that the Kingdom’s…

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Arab, Western Demands to Implement Resolution 2254, Continue Cross-Border Aid to Syria

The representatives of 11 Arab and Western States, as well as the Arab League and the European Union, called Thursday on all Syrian parties to resume the meetings of the Constitutional Committee and to implement UN Security Council resolution 2254. Representatives of Saudi Arabia, the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France,…

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Saudi Arabia Eases Tourist E-Visa Requirements for GCC Residents

Saudi Arabia will allow Gulf residents to easily apply for its e-Visa and residents of the UK, US and EU to get a visa on arrival as the Kingdom bids to attract 100 million visitors annually. The announcement was made on Thursday, and follows a decree signed by the Kingdom’s…

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Calicut varsity moots branch campus centres abroad

Facilities planned in countries including Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia

The Hindu

WTCR to complete 2022 season in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

The FIA World Touring Car Cup has confirmed Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as the hosts of its final two rounds of the 2022 season.

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Saudi Arabia guards beat young women with belts and drag them by their hair

Rights group now fear that the women who filmed the orphanage attack risk being prosecuted under strict laws that forbid anything damaging Saudi Arabia's public image

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Deontay Wilder points out "serious problem" which affects Anthony Joshua

Joshua was recently defeated by Usyk in his Saudi Arabia rematch last month, and the prospect of a huge potential fight between Wilder and AJ is re-emerging years after their original talks collapsed

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Education Occupies 40% of Saudis' Savings Plans

A recent survey commissioned by Zurich International Life (Zurich), part of Zurich Insurance Group, revealed that only 4 out of 10 parents in Saudi Arabia have a savings plan dedicated to educating their children. According to the survey, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, 32 % of…

Daily Mirror

Eddie Hearn hits out at "fake" Tyson Fury for laughing at Anthony Joshua

Joshua was defeated by Usyk in their heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia after losing by split decision, which saw Fury take to social media to mock the pair by claiming he could beat both of them

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OPEC+ JTC Raises 2022 Oil Market Surplus Forecast

The oil market is likely to have a surplus greater than forecast earlier this year amid pressures from rising energy costs and tightening monetary policy that decreased demand for oil, OPEC + said in a report on Wednesday. The report comes days ahead of an OPEC+ policy meeting on Sept.…

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Saudi Arabia Designates 5 People for Working with Houthis

Saudi Arabia designated on Wednesday five Yemenis for their ties to the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen and their terrorist activities. The Presidency of State Security said one of the individuals, Mansour Ahmed al-Saadi, is active in smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen. He had previously received intense training in Iran…

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Price Hike Doubles Value of Mineral Wealth in Saudi Arabia

The value of the Saudi mineral wealth, estimated several years ago at about SR5 trillion, has doubled with the increase in the price of minerals, especially gold, copper, and zinc, CEO of Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) Ahmed al-Shamrani has announced. The numbers boost the value of the Saudi economy, especially…

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Saudi Measures Limit New Fees that Affect Tourist Activity

Saudi Arabia directed the relevant public agencies to coordinate with the Non-Oil Revenue Development Center and the Ministry of Tourism before proposing any new taxes or fees that could affect tourist activities. Last week, the government approved the new tourism law to be part of the system of development of…

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Cameron Smith's defection another blow for PGA as LIV continues to challenge status quo

The world number two and reigning Open champion marks the breakaway LIV Golf League's biggest scalp to date, as golf's conservative operations are challenged again.

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Riyadh Demands Beirut Turn over Suspect Who Threatened its Embassy

Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari demanded on Tuesday Lebanese authorities to arrest and turn over to Riyadh a suspect who had made threats to the Saudi embassy earlier this month. Bukhari met with Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi. The envoy said the suspect, a Saudi national called Ali…

Bangkok Post

Minister upbeat on Thai-Saudi trade deals

Business deals between Thai firms and Saudi counterparts are expected to flourish after the two parties yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Thai-Saudi Business Council.

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabian woman sentenced to 45 YEARS in jail for social media posts

Qahtani's conviction has come just weeks after a British mother-of-two Salma al-Shehab was handed a 35-year sentence for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter

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