Saudi Interior Ministry enforces penalties for unauthorized Hajj attempts    L'Oréal Saudi Arabia inaugurates 'L'Oréal for the Future' summit in Jeddah to empower Saudi women and promote sustainable growth    Gaza kitchens warn food will run out in days after two months of Israeli blockade    Al Ahli eye maiden continental crown in historic AFC Champions League Elite final    Mahrez targets historic treble with AFC Champions League Elite title    Al Somah extends his legendary lead as Saudi Pro League's all-time top scorer    US songwriter Jill Sobule dies in house fire    Saudi Arabia fines eight foreign trucks for illegal goods transport in April    Defense minister attends elite special forces exercise in Northwestern Region    Saudi Arabia releases updated GDP data highlighting expanded non-oil sector contribution    Saudi Arabia to showcase culinary heritage at Taste of Paris 2025    Donald Trump looms large over Australia's election    GAMI is organizing Saudi pavilion at Athens International Defense and Security Exhibition    PIF announces pricing of $1.25 billion international sukuk offering    Businesses count costs as India and Bangladesh impose trade restrictions    Israel fires largely controlled after mass evacuations    New Parkinson's Pump therapy introduced at King's College Hospital London in Dubai First-of-its-kind treatment offers a new lease on life for the youngest Parkinson's patient in the UAE and MENA region    King Charles sends heartfelt message to fellow cancer patients    Al Nassr crash out as Kawasaki Frontale reach AFC Champions League Elite final    Saudi Transplant Congress discusses scientific advancements and innovations on organ donation and transplantation    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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PIF announces pricing of $1.25 billion international sukuk offering
RIYADH — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Thursday the pricing of a $1.25 billion sukuk offering. The proceeds of the dollar-denominated offering will be used for PIF's general corporate purposes, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
GAMI is organizing Saudi pavilion at Athens International Defense and Security Exhibition
RIYADH — The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) is organizing the Saudi pavilion at the Athens International Defense and Security Exhibition (DEFEA), which will take place at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center at Athens (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Businesses count costs as India and Bangladesh impose trade restrictions
Businesses are bracing for possible impact after neighbors India and Bangladesh recently imposed tit-for-tat trade restrictions after months of verbal sparring. Last month, Bangladesh restricted land imports of cotton yarn from India to shield local (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Donald Trump looms large over Australia's election
In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiraled fried potato on a skewer known as a 'chip on a stick'. People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Trump ousts Waltz as national security adviser, nominates him for UN post
US President Donald Trump has removed Mike Waltz from his post as national security adviser, and will nominate him as ambassador to the United Nations. In a post on social media, Trump thanked Waltz for his work and said he would be temporarily (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Trump asks Supreme Court to end deportation protections for Venezuelans in the US
President Donald Trump's administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to unwind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans that have been temporarily left in place by a lower federal court. At issue is a decision earlier (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Sixteen EU countries to trigger clause increasing defense spending
More than half of all EU countries intend to make use of an exemption allowing them to go over budgetary limits in order to boost military spending, the European Council has said. The European Commission proposed earlier this year that members could (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts as US scales back humanitarian funds
Nearly 500 United Nations staff got together at a Labour Day rally in Geneva to protest against sweeping budget cuts prompted by President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US back from its position as the world's largest aid donor. "Reducing the (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Croatia's new 'graveyard law' stirs Serb minority's sentiments
Croatia's war of independence ended almost 30 years ago. However, the EU and NATO member's lawmakers felt some matters stemming from the conflict had not been fully laid to rest. On Wednesday, MPs overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new piece of (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Tens of thousands of people took part in May Day rallies across Europe
Rallies and demonstrations were organized across multiple major European cities on Thursday to commemorate Labor Day, calling for higher pay, greater equality and the protection of workers' rights. International Labour Day, also referred to as May (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Defense minister attends elite special forces exercise in Northwestern Region
RIYADH — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman on Thursday attended a military exercise conducted by the Ministry of Defense's Elite Special Forces (ESF) in the Northwestern Region. The exercise began with the Royal Anthem, followed by a (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia to showcase culinary heritage at Taste of Paris 2025
Saudi Arabia, through its Culinary Arts Commission, will participate in the prestigious Taste of Paris event from May 8 to 11, 2025, presenting a dedicated pavilion titled "Taste of Saudi Culture" to highlight the Kingdom's rich and diverse (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia fines eight foreign trucks for illegal goods transport in April
RIYADH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) reported that eight foreign trucks were stopped and fined SR10,000 each in April 2025 for illegally transporting goods within the Kingdom, in violation of domestic freight regulations. As part of its (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia releases updated GDP data highlighting expanded non-oil sector contribution
RIYADH — Minister of Economy and Planning and Chairman of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Faisal Al-Ibrahim, announced that the newly released update to Saudi Arabia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) marks a major strategic milestone in (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged drone attack off Malta
A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which is (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Saudi customs foil attempt to smuggle over 1.5 million Captagon pills
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,586,118 Captagon pills hidden in a shipment arriving at Jeddah Islamic Port. The pills were concealed inside the cavities of (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Gaza kitchens warn food will run out in days after two months of Israeli blockade
A hot meal is hard to come by in the Gaza Strip, but a lunch for needy families in the south is about to be delivered by donkey and cart. Today's dish is koshari — made with lentils, rice and a zesty tomato sauce — in a set of huge cooking pots in (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Interior Ministry enforces penalties for unauthorized Hajj attempts
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Interior has begun implementing measures to prevent individuals without proper permits from entering Makkah and the holy sites during the Hajj season, warning of strict penalties for violators and anyone facilitating their (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence
Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office for the protection of the constitution. "The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people prevailing within (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Al Ahli eye maiden continental crown in historic AFC Champions League Elite final
JEDDAH — Al Ahli Saudi FC stand on the brink of history as they prepare to face Japan's Kawasaki Frontale in the final of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025, with both sides vying to lift their first-ever continental title at Al Inma (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Mahrez targets historic treble with AFC Champions League Elite title
JEDDAH — Riyad Mahrez is on the brink of achieving a rare and remarkable football milestone: winning major continental trophies across three different regions. The Algerian star is aiming to add the AFC Champions League Elite title to his already (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter
The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition leader's bodyguard
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader's bodyguard, who has been missing for five days. Edward Sebuufu, alias Eddie Mutwe, was reportedly picked up on Sunday by unidentified (...)

02 - 05 - 2025
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