Tag: Saudi Arabia
Nigeria takes delivery of $1m Saudi donated equipment
The Federal Government has taken delivery of medical equipment worth one million dollars donated by the government of the Kingdom…
Saudi shuts mosque after Imam tests positive for COVID-19
Saudi Arabia shuts Al Budaiyah Mosque in the Jazan area of the Abu Arish governorate after its imam tested positive…
JUST IN: Saudi Arabia bans Nigerians from Hajj, second year in a row
Nigerian muslims hoping to make the 2021 Hajj should forget about it as the Saudis have extended their ban due…
Three Saudi Arabia soldiers executed over high treason
Saudi Arabian authorities said on Saturday that they executed three soldiers after they were convicted on charges of high treason.
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…