The Latest Breaking News from Saudi Arabia

Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk is ‘all agreed’ despite delay in securing location

Saudi Arabia is the front-runner to host the highly-anticipated heavyweight title rematch

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Open New Markets to Confront Global Supply Chain Crisis

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) is seeking to open new markets to achieve food security for essential commodities amid the global supply chain crisis. The food supply chain crisis led to an increase in the prices of many food commodities and raw materials, and its impact included the oil…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2022

Law on Real Estate Ownership and Investment by Non-Saudis Amended to Boost Competitiveness

Saudi Arabia amended the Law on Real Estate Ownership and Investment by non-Saudis to increase and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procedures and controls related to the ownership or use of real estate by foreigners, who enjoy natural and legal capacity in cities and economic zones in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2022

Mitsubishi to Transfer Hydrogen Technology, Ammonia, High-Efficiency Equipment to Saudi Arabia

Koichi Nakagawa, Research Director and Chief Consultant at the Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) Middle East, revealed that Mitsubishi is planning to launch a number of understandings in Riyadh to strengthen partnerships with Saudi government agencies in the field of research and consultancy. These understandings would help transfer knowledge and technologies…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

Cairo for a Future Strategy with OFID

Egyptian Minister for International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat has confirmed that Arab financial institutions led by Saudi Arabia have provided $9 billion for the advancement of Sinai, noting that the Kuwait Fund supports technical studies of the railway link project between Egypt and Sudan through a grant of $2.5 million. Al-Mashat…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

Saudi Arabia Condemns Desecration of Quran, Incitement against Muslims

Saudi Arabia condemned on Monday the desecration of the holy Quran by extremists in Sweden and their incitement against Muslims. The Foreign Ministry stressed the Kingdom's keenness on promoting dialogue, tolerance and coexistence and shunning hatred and extremism. It also stands against offenses to all religions.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

Over 1.8 Billion Riyals in Donations Made to Saudi Arabia's Ehsan

Over 1.8 billion riyals in donations have been received by Saudi Arabia's National Campaign for Charitable Work (Ehsan) in the nine days since its launch, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. A total of 1,841,137,724 billion riyals have been donated so far through 24 million transactions that will benefit…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

Bohannan: Greg Norman, Saudi Arabia-backed golf tour still stirring up issues despite big players saying no

The rumor mill still has Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter involved with the LIV.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 16, 2022

Saudi Crown Prince, Pakistan PM Hold Phone Call

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday. During the call, the Crown Prince congratulated Sharif on his assumption of the premiership post. They also discussed the bilateral ties between both countries and agreed on strengthening them. For his part,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2022

'We are on our way to death': In Saudi Arabia, four Uighurs risk extradition to China

Several NGOs have accused Saudi Arabia of having arbitrarily arrested four Uighurs and of trying to extradite them to China, where their fate is extremely uncertain. The detainees include two men who had travelled to the country to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in November 2020, as well as a…

France 24 · Apr 15, 2022