Saudi economy posts 2.7% growth in 1Q 2025    Saudi Arabia to rehabilitate six hospitals in Sudan    Saudi Awwal Bank launches a world class Innovation Centre to provide financial services    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    Makkah Mayoralty approves 3,149 Hajj housing permits for over 1.8 million pilgrims    Tesla dismisses report of board plan to replace Elon Musk    Over 650,000 visit Saudi Arabia's 'Jusoor' exhibition in Jakarta in just six days    King Charles sends heartfelt message to fellow cancer patients    A defiant China looks beyond Trump's America 'We don't care'    Pakistan army chief's Kashmir remarks cause anger in India    Trump tells business chiefs he needs 'little bit of time' as US economy shrinks    FlyAkeed unveils AkeedAI at ATM Dubai — redefining the future of corporate travel with agentic intelligence    Russia launches deadly drone attack on Odesa, governor says    Al Nassr crash out as Kawasaki Frontale reach AFC Champions League Elite final    HR Ministry approves regulations for job ads and interviews in private sector    Saudi Transplant Congress discusses scientific advancements and innovations on organ donation and transplantation    Al Ahli stun Al Hilal to reach AFC Champions League Elite final    SR200,000 reward for each player of the Saudi club winning AFC Champions League title    William and Kate celebrate anniversary on Isle of Mull    Duran leads Al Nassr past Yokohama Marinos into AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    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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HR Ministry approves regulations for job ads and interviews in private sector
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has approved regulations for advertising job vacancies and training leading to employment, as well as procedures for conducting job interviews in the private sector. The job vacancy (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Al Nassr crash out as Kawasaki Frontale reach AFC Champions League Elite final
JEDDAH — Al Nassr's dream of continental glory came to a heartbreaking end on Wednesday night as Japan's Kawasaki Frontale claimed a 3-2 victory in a thrilling semi-final clash of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025 at King Abdullah (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal
The US has signed a deal with Kyiv to share profits from the future sale of Ukraine's mineral reserves, after months of tense negotiations. The two countries have agreed to establish a reconstruction investment fund to spur Ukraine's economic (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Pakistan army chief's Kashmir remarks cause anger in India
Pakistan's army chief, General Asim Munir, is not known for seeking the spotlight. Yet in recent weeks, it has found him — not only in Pakistan, but across the border in India and in diplomatic capitals far beyond. His remarks on Kashmir — made just (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Trump tells business chiefs he needs 'little bit of time' as US economy shrinks
President Donald Trump has asked for more time on the US economy as it contracted for the first time in three years, stoking recession fears. He said the figure was misleading because companies had stockpiled imports ahead of his imposition of (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Israeli reservists speak out against Gaza war as pressure on Netanyahu grows
Israel's war in Gaza grinds on, but opposition is growing. In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists – from all branches of the military – have signed letters demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government stop the fighting and (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobi
A Kenyan member of parliament has been shot dead in the streets of the capital Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination. Police said the attackers had been trailing Charles Ong'ondo Were's vehicle before one of them got off the (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist
A Columbia University student and Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration authorities has been released from custody, US media reports. Mohsen Mahdawi, who has permanent US residency or "green card" status, was detained by US Immigration and (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
King Charles sends heartfelt message to fellow cancer patients
Britain's King Charles has sent a personal message to fellow cancer patients, speaking of the "daunting and at times frightening experience" for cancer sufferers and their loved ones. In a heartfelt message to guests at a Buckingham Palace reception (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Tesla dismisses report of board plan to replace Elon Musk
Tesla's chair Robyn Denholm has rejected a Wall Street Journal report that the company's board has begun a search process for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. The Journal reported Wednesday that Tesla's board contacted executive placement firms in (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Iran woos Trump with a 'trillion-dollar' opportunity
Iran is crafting a potential nuclear agreement with the United States, wrapping it in language designed to flatter US President Donald Trump's favorite persona: the dealmaker-in-chief. Officials in Tehran have seized on Trump's anti-war, (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Syria condemns foreign intervention after Israeli strike amid sectarian tensions
Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly sectarian violence. Syria said the Israeli strike killed at least one security officer and injured several other (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Over 650,000 visit Saudi Arabia's 'Jusoor' exhibition in Jakarta in just six days
JAKARTA—The "Jusoor" exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, has received more than 650,000 visitors from various segments of Indonesian society since its launch in the Indonesian capital Jakarta six days (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognized as the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of "dedication and devotion." Born on 8 (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia welcomes signing of Declaration of Principles between Congo and Rwanda
WASHINGTON—Saudi Arabia has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda last Friday in Washington. The Kingdom appreciates the diplomatic efforts made by all (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Makkah Mayoralty approves 3,149 Hajj housing permits for over 1.8 million pilgrims
MAKKAH — The Makkah Mayoralty has approved 3,149 official housing permits for the Hajj season of 2025. These permits encompass 428,289 residential rooms spreading over a total area of 7,635,086 square meters, with a capacity to accommodate at least (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Awwal Bank launches a world class Innovation Centre to provide financial services
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), one of the leading banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the inauguration of its Innovation Centre on Thursday, May 1. The facility is designed to inspire and accelerate innovation, positioning the Kingdom as a (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia raises white land tax to 10%, introduces annual levy on vacant properties
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has approved amendments to its White Land Tax Law, raising the annual levy on undeveloped land from 2.5% to 10% of its value and introducing, for the first time, an annual tax on long-vacant properties without justified (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
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's College Hospital London in Dubai has heralded new hope for Parkinson's patients by becoming the first to perform subcutaneous levodopa (fos-levodopa) pump therapy on the youngest Parkinson's patient in the UAE and the MENA region. Diagnosed (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Saudi Arabia to rehabilitate six hospitals in Sudan
KHARTOUM — As Sudan's healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse amid ongoing conflict, Saudi Arabia has intensified its humanitarian support, launching new health initiatives and surgical campaigns in coordination with Sudanese (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Interior Ministry confirms slapping penalties on violators of Hajj permit regulations
JEDDAH — Ministry of Interior Spokesman Col. Talal bin Shalhoub confirmed that penalties are now being imposed against those who are caught while entering or staying in Makkah and the holy sites to perform Hajj without a permit after arriving in the (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
MHRSD: Minimum 10-day paid leave mandatory for employees performing Hajj for first time
RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development emphasized that Hajj leave must not be less than 10 days and not more than 15 days, including Eid al-Adha holiday, for those employees performing the annual pilgrimage of Hajj for the (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Nazaha arrests 140 citizens and expats over charges of corruption
RIYADH — The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) has arrested 140 Saudi citizens and expatriates over corruption charges during the month of April 2025. Some of the arrested persons were released on bail. Officials from the authority (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
FDI surges 26% to SR22 billion in 4Q 2024
RIYADH — The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed that the net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows surged to 22.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. This figure records 26 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2024, (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
Saudi economy posts 2.7% growth in 1Q 2025
RIYADH — The real gross domestic product (GDP) in Saudi Arabia recorded a growth of 2.7 percent in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. This was revealed in the rapid estimates conducted by the General Authority for (...)

01 - 05 - 2025
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