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Saudi authorities announce significant discoveries during latest excavations at Al-Abla
Significant new discoveries have been made at the Al-Abla site in Asir region during the seventh set of archaeological excavations in the area, according to Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission.
They include evidence of residential and…
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Saudi authorities seize drug cache across the Kingdom
Saudi authorities in Jazan and Narjan have seized in separate operations a huge cache of khat, hashish, amphetamines and methamphetamines.
Border guards in Jazan arrested two Yemeni nationals for promoting 40 kilograms of khat and later…
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Saudi civil defense calls for caution as rain due across Kingdom from Friday
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense called for caution after rain was forecast in most regions in the Kingdom from Friday until Tuesday.
The authority said people should stay away from bodies of water, swamps, and…
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Saudi vice minister of human resources meets China ambassador
Abdullah Abuthnain, the Saudi vice minister of human resources and social development for labor, recently met Chen Weiqing, the Chinese ambassador to the Kingdom.
During their meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Riyadh they, and other…
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KSrelief, UNICEF sign agreements to provide water, aid to Syria earthquake victims
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has signed two agreements with the United Nations Children’s Fund to provide water, hygiene services, and food support to people in Syria.
The agreements, signed in Riyadh, will see aid…
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Saudi foreign minister meets with Indonesian counterpart at BRICS summit in Johannesburg
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan met with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Thursday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
During the meeting, plans to strengthen and develop…
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King Salman, crown prince send cables to Zelensky on Ukrainian independence anniversary
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of congratulations to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The king and crown prince’s messages were sent to mark the…
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Man dies in flood as Makkah is lashed by storm
One man drowned and dramatic bolts of lightning struck Makkah as the city was lashed by thunderstorms overnight on Tuesday and early on Wednesday.
Mohammed Al-Twaim, a teacher at Mina Elementary School, lost his life trying to escape…
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Saudi FM meets with Belarus counterpart at BRICS summit
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the ministers reviewed ways to…
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Tanzanian conjoined twins arrive in Saudi Arabia for separation assessment
A pair of conjoined Tanzanian twins on Wednesday arrived in Riyadh where they will be assessed to see whether they can be separated.
The twin boys, named Hassan and Hussain, were accompanied by their mother and were transferred to King…
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