The hajj normally draws as many as 2 million people from around the world. — AFP/FileHajj is open to people under 65 years of age.Those who have received COVID-19 vaccine approved by Saudi Ministry of Health can perform Hajj.People will be accepted in accordance with the quotas allocated to each country.” Around one million people will…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 25th March, 2022 23:21 IST In a major development, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have struck Saudi Arabia again, this time ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah. Image: AP In a significant development, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have struck Saudi Arabia yet again, this time ahead of the Formula…Continue Reading
Global oil giant Saudi Aramco has announced to hike the investment to increase the oil production this year. The company informed that it aims to increase capital expenditure in 2022 in the range of $40bn-$50bn, while it was $31.9 bn in 2021. Aramco is targeting to increase its production capacity from 12mn to 13mn barrels…Continue Reading
The ministry did not say how the executions were carried out. (File image of Saudi Arabian flag: Reuters)The kingdom executed 63 people in one day in 1980, a year after militants seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to state media reports.CNN Last Updated:March 13, 2022, 11:57 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Saudi Arabia executed 81 men on…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia executed 81 people on Saturday convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.Saudi Arabia executed 81 people on Saturday convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups. It’s the largest known mass execution…Continue Reading
A representational image of a person standing behind bars. — AFPThe number dwarfs 67 executions reported there in all of 2021 and 27 in 2020.Saudi Arabia denies accusations of human rights abuses and says it protects its national security through its laws.The state SPA news agency said the accused were provided with the right to…Continue Reading
Saudi nationals scan their documents at a digital-Immigration gate at the King Khalid International Airport. Photo: Reuters Passengers arriving in Saudi Arabia no longer need to quarantine or show a negative PCR test report.Saudi Arabia abolishes mask-wearing and social distancing protocols outdoors.Makes additions to list of countries allowed to send direct flights into the Kingdom.JEDDAH: Saudi…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia held its position as the biggest supplier of crude oil to China for an 11th month in a row in October, with volumes up 19.5% from a year ago, customs data showed on Sunday. Saudi oil arrivals totalled 7.1 million tonnes, or 1.67 million barrels per day (bpd), data from the General Administration…Continue Reading
The decision came days after a video circulated on social media in which Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi described the war in Yemen as aggression by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia on Friday, October 29, 2021 ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and…Continue Reading