Israel is weighing the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, three Israeli officials said, just as several Western nations move towards recognizing Palestinian statehood this month.
It's one of the steps Israel is considering in retaliation (...)
Kooheji Development، in strategic partnership with NHC, announces the launch of its residential project, Rewan Al Ruba, within Al Ruba Destination in eastern Riyadh, one of the most prominent new urban destinations in the Kingdom of Saudi (...)
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has ruled out joining the Abraham Accords, stressing that Syria's conflict with Israel is fundamentally different from that of other Arab states.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Al Sharaa said Syria's approach is (...)
MANAMA — The Royal Saudi Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force 150, a multinational maritime task force, from the Royal New Zealand Navy during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Activity, in Bahrain on Tuesday. The (...)
Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the region's first hub for new media arts, will open its inaugural exhibition CONTINUUM '25 in Riyadh on September 13, showcasing works by 11 emerging artists from Saudi Arabia and around the world.
Running until November (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed over phone on Wednesday the latest regional developments with his counterparts of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Prince Faisal made phone calls with Qatar's (...)
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, Universal Inspection Co. Ltd. (UIC) has grown from a local leader into an internationally recognized provider of calibration, testing, inspection, and training services. (...)
Kuwait has begun granting tourist visas on arrival to foreign residents of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, under a new policy announced by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef.
The decision, published in (...)
RIYADH — The ministerial committee mandated by the Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit on developments in Gaza has condemned Israel's announcement of its intention to impose full military control over the Gaza Strip, describing it as crimes (...)
RIYADH — The Supreme Organizing Committee of the Saudi Games has announced that the fourth edition of the event, originally scheduled for 2025, will not take place this year, with new dates to be determined and announced at a later time.
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, alongside key Arab and Islamic countries, has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's recent declaration calling for the imposition of so-called "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied West Bank, denouncing it as a blatant (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 6 percent year-on-year in May 2025 to reach SR31 billion ($8.2 billion), according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on Thursday.
However, national non-oil (...)
The European Commission and the High Representative have welcomed the European Council's decision to authorize the opening of bilateral negotiations with each of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, (...)
RIYADH — Foreign ministers from 11 Arab and regional countries reaffirmed their support for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity while strongly condemning continued Israeli attacks on Syrian territory.
The ministers — representing Saudi (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil trade surplus with other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states recorded an annual growth of 203.2 percent during April 2025. This figure posted an increase of more than SR2 billion, reaching approximately SR3,511 (...)
DHAHRAN — The King Fahd Causeway, the strategic 25-kilometer bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, has witnessed a historic surge in traffic, with over 33 million passengers recorded travelling in both directions throughout 2024 — marking the (...)
RIYADH — All Tadawul Share Index (TASI), the benchmark Saudi stock market index, rose for the fifth consecutive session on Sunday, rising nearly one percent (134.37 points) to close at 11,202 points, its highest level since May 21.
The total value (...)
DOHA — Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait have resumed normal air traffic in their airspace after a brief suspension on Monday. This suspension was part of a series of precautionary measures taken following the escalation of situation in the region.
Shortly (...)
RIYADH — Shortly after Iran launched missile attacks on US military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday, several nations including Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have closed their air spaces while the United Arab Emirates imposed some restrictions on (...)
Iran launched a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, in what it described as retaliation for recent US strikes on nuclear facilities inside Iran.
The move marks a major escalation in the widening conflict between Iran, the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states strongly condemned the aggression launched by Iran against the State of Qatar.
"Saudi Arabia views this act as a flagrant violation of international law and the principles of good (...)
Oman will introduce a 5% income tax on high-income individuals starting in 2028, becoming the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state to implement personal income taxation, a major shift in the region's long-standing tax-free environment.
The tax (...)
CAIRO — Twenty Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, affirmed their condemnation and rejection of the Israeli attacks on Iran. In a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers of these countries (...)
RIYADH — Financial markets across the Arabian Gulf and Egypt plunged sharply on Sunday, as escalating military tensions between Israel and Iran triggered widespread selloffs and heightened volatility across the region's stock exchanges.
The downturn (...)
The United States has ordered the departure of nonessential staff from several diplomatic and military posts across the Middle East, citing rising regional tensions and the growing uncertainty around stalled nuclear talks with Iran.
The State (...)
