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Saudi authorities foil drug-smuggling attempts
Saudi authorities have arrested several people and seized large quantities of illegal drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom.
On Wednesday, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dair sector of the Jazan region foiled an attempt…
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New research institute set to drive health innovation in Saudi Arabia
Following the Saudi Cabinet’s approval on Tuesday of the establishment of a National Institute for Health Research, Saudi Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel on Wednesday thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their…
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‘Barbie’ fever hits Saudi Arabia
People have been rushing to cinemas here to watch “Barbie,” the movie that has garnered $1 billion at the US box office but also caused a storm of criticism, particularly from people and governments in the Middle East.
Last Thursday, on…
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Saudi Cabinet welcomes successful effort to remove oil from FSO Safer
Saudi ministers on Tuesday welcomed the completion of the UN’s work to remove oil from a stricken tanker in the Red Sea.
The UN announced on Friday that it had successfully removed more than a million barrels from the FSO Safer, averting…
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Performing arts on show as Baha festival returns
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture is preparing to stage its second Traditional Performing Arts Festival, titled “Tharaa,” in Baha from Sept. 28-30.
The festival aims to revive traditional performing arts across communities, showcase…
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Riyadh to host Cityscape Global exhibition in September
Riyadh is to host the Cityscape Global exhibition — which boasts the theme “The Future of Living” — from Sept. 10-13.
The event will gather homebuyers, property experts, designers, and real estate developers from around the world at the…
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Saudi FM meets with counterparts in Cairo
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian counterparts in Cairo on Tuesday.
Prince Faisal separately met with Faisal Mekdad, Sameh Shoukry, and Ayman Safadi on the sidelines of a…
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Saudi university in solar energy innovation deal with Chinese firm
Officials from a Saudi university have signed an agreement with a leading photovoltaics company to promote innovation in solar energy technologies.
The deal between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Chinese firm…
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Saudi minister meets Paraguay’s president-elect
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir on Tuesday met the President-elect of Paraguay Santiago Pena Palacios in Asuncion, the capital of the South American country.
Al-Jubeir, who is on an official…
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Saudi Islamic affairs minister receives grand mufti of Mauritania
Saudi Islamic Minister Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh met the grand mufti of Mauritania, Ahmed Murabit, in Makkah on Monday.
Al-Asheikh also held a separate meeting with the imam of the Islamic Center in Argentina, Hani Bakir.
During…
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