EU and Ukraine strike less ambitious but 'realistic' trade deal    Spanish PM's former aide detained without bail in corruption probe    US skips global UN meeting in Spain aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty    Lithuania and the Philippines sign security pact    Al Hilal stun Manchester City in seven-goal thriller to reach Club World Cup quarterfinals    'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on    Over 190,000 Umrah visas issued since start of the season    New Social Insurance Law comes into force on Tuesday    Objections to municipal violations and fines to be processed electronically within 15 days of submission    NCM Forecast: Dust storms expected across Saudi Arabia until next week    PIF assets soar to $1.15 trillion in 2024    Saudi Arabia advances 14 places to 13th rank in IPR Enforcement Index globally    Saudi Arabia imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports of steel pipes from China and Taiwan    Saudi Arabia's net FDI jumps 44% to SR22 billion in Q1 2025    Historic Jeddah's visual identity re-imagined through global art installations at Al-Arbaeen Lagoon    Al Hilal land in Orlando ahead of Club World Cup clash with Manchester City    Cristiano Ronaldo says the past is over and this season will be Al Nassr's    Saudi Arabia exit Gold Cup after quarterfinal defeat to Mexico    Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home 'ransacked', police say    Tehran Symphony Orchestra holds free concert to honor Iranians killed in conflict with Israel    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    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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Over 190,000 Umrah visas issued since start of the season
RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that the number of Umrah visas issued to pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom has exceeded 190,000 since the start of the Umrah season on Dhul Hijjah 14, corresponding to June 10, until Monday, (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
New Social Insurance Law comes into force on Tuesday
RIYADH — The provisions of the new Social Insurance Law, issued by a Royal Decree on July 2, 2024, came into force on Tuesday, July 1. The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) announced this, while noting that this law is applicable (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Objections to municipal violations and fines to be processed electronically within 15 days of submission
RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing announced that objections to municipal violations, fines, and procedures will be processed electronically via the Unified Objections Platform within a maximum of 15 days from the date of submission (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
EU and Ukraine strike less ambitious but 'realistic' trade deal
A revised version of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) – the primary trade framework between the EU and Ukraine – was agreed in principle on Monday, following intensive weekend talks with Ukrainian counterparts, the European (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Spanish PM's former aide detained without bail in corruption probe
A Supreme Court investigating judge in Spain ordered a former senior official in the ruling Socialist Party to be held in pre-trial detention on Monday, as part of a corruption inquiry that could derail Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's minority (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on
Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert. Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees facing mass deportation to leave
Pakistan will consider extending the deadline for 1.4 million Afghan refugees living legally in the country to return home, officials said on Monday. Any extension approved by the government would be a relief for those who were previously ordered to (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
UK high court rejects challenge against selling military parts to Israel
Human rights groups lost their legal challenge to the British government's decision to supply Israel with parts for F-35 fighter jets and other military equipment, in a ruling handed by London's High Court on Monday. The court, which looked into the (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Israeli strike on Gaza seafront cafe kills at least 20 Palestinians
At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a popular seafront cafe frequently used by activists, journalists, and local residents in western Gaza on Monday, according to medics and eyewitnesses. Rescue teams evacuated 20 (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
UK police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets
A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has said. The force said it had appointed a senior detective to investigate whether comments made by either (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Al Hilal stun Manchester City in seven-goal thriller to reach Club World Cup quarterfinals
RIYADH — Saudi giants Al Hilal pulled off a sensational 4-3 extra-time victory over Manchester City on Monday night to book their spot in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. In a dramatic encounter at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, (...)

01 - 07 - 2025
Starmer condemns Bob Vylan's 'appalling' chants against Israeli military
The prime minister has condemned UK punk duo Bob Vylan for urging "death" to Israeli troops in what he called "appalling hate speech". Glastonbury Festival organizers have also said they were "appalled" after frontman rapper Bobby Vylan led chants (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill
A sprawling budget bill in the US Senate could cut health insurance coverage for nearly 12 million Americans and add $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in debt, according to new estimates. The assessment from the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan federal (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani: 'I don't think we should have billionaires'
Zohran Mamdani, who is the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor after a stunning victory last week, has said no one should have billions of dollars. In an interview with NBC, Mamdani also stood by his proposal to tax "richer and whiter" (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Republican Senator Thom Tillis to leave Congress after clash with Trump
A Republican senator from North Carolina has said he will not run for reelection next year, a day after he opposed a sprawling budget bill that is key to President Donald Trump's agenda. Thom Tillis, 64, announced he would leave Congress because he (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Hundreds of families displaced by wave of Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say
Israel has carried out a wave of air strikes across the Gaza Strip, triggering the mass displacement of hundreds of Palestinian families, witnesses say. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of five people, while dozens of injured civilians were (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Saudi Arabia extends condolences to Sudan over deadly gold mine collapse
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has expressed its deepest condolences to Sudan following the deadly collapse of a gold mine that claimed numerous lives and injured several others earlier this week. In an official statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
NCM Forecast: Dust storms expected across Saudi Arabia until next week
RIYADH — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) expects dust-storms would continue hitting across several regions of Saudi Arabia, from Monday until the beginning of next week. The NCM said in its weather statement that winds are expected to (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Turkish police detain dozens at banned Istanbul Pride march
Turkish police detained at least 30 people in central Istanbul on Sunday as they tried to take part in a Pride March, which authorities had banned as part of a years-long clampdown on LGBTQ+ events, Reuters reported citing an opposition (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
2 US firefighters killed in sniper-style ambush in Idaho
Two US firefighters have been killed and a third wounded after a man intentionally started a fire and began shooting at first responders in a "total ambush" which lasted several hours, authorities said. A man found dead on Canfield Mountain in Idaho (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
PIF assets soar to $1.15 trillion in 2024
RIYADH — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday that its total assets surged to SR4.231 trillion ($1.15 trillion) in 2024, marking an 18% increase from SR3.664 trillion ($976 billion) the previous year. The figures, published through (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Syrian official: Coordination with Saudi Arabia was instrumental in foiling smuggling of huge cache of narcotics
RIYADH — Within the framework of Saudi-Syrian intelligence and security cooperation, the Syrian Anti-Narcotics Department is coordinating closely with the Saudi authorities to curb drug smuggling, according to Al-Arabiya.net. Anwar Abdul-Hay, an (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
Saudi Arabia advances 14 places to 13th rank in IPR Enforcement Index globally
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has advanced 14 places in the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Index, ranking 13th globally. The Kingdom's ranking was 27th in 2024, according to the 2025 World Competitiveness Yearbook. The yearbook is issued by (...)

30 - 06 - 2025
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