Tag: Saudi Arabia
Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s long serving oil minister is dead
Saudi Arabia’s former long-serving oil minister, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is dead. He died at the age of 90 on Tuesday…
Nigeria repatriates another 420 people from Saudi Arabia
Another batch of 420 Nigerians are expected back into the country from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia slams entry ban on UAE, US, 18 other countries, Nigeria excluded
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday imposed entry ban on citizens of 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical…
Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban March
Saudi Press Agency on Friday reported that Saudi Arabia is set to lift the temporary travel ban and resume all…
Gulf leaders end Qatar isolation after 3 years
Gulf leaders signed on Tuesday a "solidarity and stability" deal after Saudi Arabia and Qatar leaders publicly embraced, bringing Doha…
COVID-19 strain: Saudi Arabia bans all international flights
Saudi Arabia has banned all international flights and closed its borders over fears about the fast-spreading new strain of COVID-19.
Missile strike? Oil ship explodes in Saudi Arabia port city of Jeddah
An explosion rocked an oil ship off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah on the Red Sea, with the owners…
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and allies may soon end dispute
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed “within reach”.
Saudi Arabia open for Umrah from next week
Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from Nov. 1, Saudi media reported…
Saudi Arabia sends world’s first shipment of blue ammonia to Japan
Saudi Arabia has sent the world’s first shipment of blue ammonia to Japan, where it will be used in power…
Saudi Arabia lenient with Khashoggi killers
A Saudi Arabian court today sentenced eight people to between seven and 20 years in prison in the 2018 killing…
Saudi Arabia postpones FII conference
Saudi Arabia has postponed till January next year its fourth Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference due to global travel issues…
Saudi Arabia names price to resume ties with Israel
Saudi Arabia has named its price for normalising relations with Israel. It is the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state…
Saudi Arabia increases VAT to 15 percent from today
A new Value Added Tax(VAT) regime of 15 percent comes into effect in Saudi Arabia from today. The rate was…
Houthi fighters rain 312 ballistic missiles on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said it has intercepted 312 ballistic missiles sent to the kingdom by Houthi militia in Yemen. The latest…
Muslims urged to pray at home during Ramadan
Saudi Arabia’s top Islamic authority has called on Muslims around the world to perform prayers at home during the Muslim…
Ramadan: Saudi Arabia sends important message to all muslims
Muslims worldwide have been advised to pray at home during Ramadan if their countries require social distancing to curb the…
Saudi Arabia battles coronavirus with enviable war chest
Saudi Arabia’s has thrown its enviable war chest against coronavirus, the kingdom's Finance and Economy Minister Muhammad al-Jadaan said.
Saudi Arabia locks down Medina
Saudi Arabia has imposed a partial lockdown on the city of Medina, the Ministry of Interior has announced.
Saudi Arabia confirms 92 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 92 new cases of coronavirus, increasing the tally of cases in the Kingdom to 1104.
Coronavirus: King Salman shuts down Riyadh, Mecca, Medina
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has banned residents from entering or leaving Riyadh, Mecca and Medina, the Kingdom's…
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends all domestic transportation
Saudi Arabia will suspend all domestic flights, buses, taxis, and trains for 14 days to control the spread of the…
Saudi Arabia orders workers to stay at home
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the suspension of attendance at workplaces in all government agencies for 16 days against COVID-19…
$40billion economic stimulus plans rolled out by UAE, Saudi Arabia
Economic stimulus plans worth $40 billion have been rolled out by the central banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bans flights, visitors from UAE, Italy, Lebanon, six others
Saudi Arabia has temporarily built a coronavirus shield around itself by stopping air and sea links between it and nine…
Updated: Oil prices fall to $31 in wake of Saudi price war
Oil fell by the most since 1991 on Monday after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing…
Oil prices plunge below $35, Saudi Arabia triggers price war
Saudi Arabia rattled the already depressed oil market to its foundation early Monday after unilaterally slashing prices and promising to…
Saudi Crown Prince appears in public to squelch illness rumours
Saudi state media on Sunday released footage and photographs of King Salman taken during the swearing in of two new…
Saudi Arabia foils palace coup
Saudi Arabian authorities said they have detained three senior princes including Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King…
Saudi Arabia reopens holy sites after disinfection
Saudi Arabia has reopened two of its holy religious sites in Islam after they were closed for sterilization to halt…