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Saudi deputy ministers receive Indonesian, Norwegian ambassadors
Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom Abdulaziz Ahmed on Wednesday in Riyadh, the ministry reported on X.
In a separate meeting, Saudi Deputy Minister for International…
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Saudi Arabia announces $40m donation to UN Palestinian refugee agency
Saudi aid agency KSrelief announced on Wednesday it will donate $40 million to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, to support its emergency appeal in the Gaza Strip.
The financial support memorandum was signed by Dr. Abdullah…
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Saudi aid agency KSrelief sends tonnes of aid to Benin
Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has distributed 500 food parcels for 3,000 vulnerable people in Oueme, Benin, as part of the Ramadan Etaam project in the country.
KSrelief aims to distribute 5,930 food packages that would benefit…
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Saudi Cabinet hails economic progress after non-oil activity boost
Saudi ministers hailed the country’s economic progress after last week’s announcement that non-oil activity made up half of the Kingdom’s gross domestic product in 2023.
Meeting for a cabinet session on Tuesday chaired by King Salman in…
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Saudi authorities foil attempt to smuggle 2.4m amphetamine pills through Jeddah port
Authorities in Saudi Arabia foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 2.5 million amphetamine pills through Jeddah Islamic Port, the country’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control said on Tuesday.
Spokesperson Maj. Marwan Al-Hazmi said…
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Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief participates in European Humanitarian Forum
The Saudi aid agency KSrelief took part in a high-level humanitarian conference over two days in Brussels organized by the European Commission, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The third European Humanitarian Forum had begun…
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Saudi Haramain High Speed Railway gears up to transport 1.3m Umrah pilgrims during Ramadan
The Haramain High Speed Railway has announced plans to operate more than 2,700 trips while providing seating capacity exceeding 1.3 million passengers to meet the increasing demand for transportation between Makkah and Madinah during…
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15th Saudi aid plane for Ukrainians arrives in Poland
A 15th Saudi plane carrying aid for the Ukrainian people has arrived at Poland’s Rzeszow Airport which is located near the Ukrainian border, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The plane was carrying 70 tons of relief items,…
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Malta ambassador visits King Fahd Complex for Printing of Holy Qur’an
Maltese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Clive Aquilina Spagnol on Tuesday visited the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah.
After being welcomed by the complex’s secretary-general, Atef bin Ibrahim Al-Olayan, the…
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Saudi Crown Prince, UN secretary general discuss Gaza situation
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received a phone call from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Saudi Press Agency said early Tuesday.
The pair discussed the latest developments in Gaza and efforts towards…
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