RIYADH — The Ministry of Tourism announced record-breaking results for the "Saudi Summer" program, with more than 32 million domestic and international tourists visiting destinations across the Kingdom, marking a 26 percent increase compared to the (...)
JEDDAH — Increased rainfall is expected in most regions of Saudi Arabia during this fall, ,according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM).
The NCM released a report on Monday outlining the key climate forecasts for the Kingdom's autumn (...)
RIYADH — The Heritage Commission announced on Monday the registration of 2,748 new urban heritage sites on the National Register of Urban Heritage, bringing the total to 36,919 registered sites.
The newly registered sites span several regions of the (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense called for caution amid forecasts of thunderstorms continuing to hit some regions of Saudi Arabia until next Saturday.
The directorate urged the people to stay in safe places, as well as to avoid (...)
The General Directorate of Civil Defense has called for caution as thunderstorms are expected to continue across most of the Saudi regions until Monday. The forecast for the coming days includes moderate to heavy rains in Makkah, Jazan, Asir, (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi Council of Ministers reiterated Saudi Arabia's call to the international community, especially the permanent members of the UN Security Council, to urgently intervene to end the famine in the Gaza Strip and halt the war of (...)
ABHA — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi said that there has been a significant growth of 133 percent in the rate of limited liability companies in Saudi Arabia, with a total of 462,000 commercial registrations of such companies. He also (...)
RIYADH — Classes in public schools in 11 regions across Saudi Arabia will commence on Sunday, Aug. 24, as public schools prepare to welcome over 6 million students in New Academic Year 1447-1448 AH. Classes in the schools of Makkah, Jeddah, Taif and (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Border Guards foiled attempts to smuggle huge cache of drugs into Saudi Arabia.
A total of 1708 people were arrested in connection with drug smuggling. They included 995 Ethiopian border security violators, 695 (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Regional Cloud Seeding Program currently aims to implement its operations in six main regions such as Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Makkah, in addition to Al-Baha and Asir. It is planned to gradually expand its implementation to cover all (...)
JEDDAH — Moderate to heavy rainfall would continue to experience most regions of Saudi Arabia from Monday until the middle of next week, according to the forecast of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).
There will be rainy conditions in the (...)
RIYADH — The Civil Defense has urged residents to exercise caution, remain in safe areas, and avoid valleys, flood-prone spots, and swimming in them, as thunderstorms are forecast to continue in parts of the Kingdom until next Wednesday.
The (...)
RIYADH — Six regions of Saudi Arabia witnessed heavy rainfall on Wednesday. Al-Rayyan in Al-Jamum governorate in the Makkah region received the highest amount of rainfall with 32.8 mm, followed by Al-Baha region with 20.8 mm.
A total of 44 (...)
ASIR — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued a red alert for Asir Province, warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall expected to intensify over the southern highlands by the end of this week.
NCM spokesman Hussein Al-Qahtani urged (...)
RIYADH — Saudi markets are witnessing a surge in locally grown summer fruits this August, with domestic grapes taking center stage for their superior quality and high demand over imported varieties.
The Kingdom produces more than 122,300 tons of (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Economic and Development Affairs held a virtual meeting to assess the Kingdom's economic performance and track progress on key programs supporting Saudi Vision 2030.
The session began with a review of the July 2025 Economic (...)
MAKKAH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense has called on the public to exercise caution and remain in safe areas, warning against approaching valleys, flood-prone zones, or attempting to swim in them, as thunderstorms are forecast to hit (...)
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Tourism has stepped up its regulatory oversight of tourism activity providers across various summer destinations in cities and regions throughout the Kingdom, carrying out approximately 2,750 inspection visits over the past (...)
RIYADH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) announced on Sunday that ride-hailing applications in Saudi Arabia recorded over 32 million completed trips during the second quarter of 2025, marking a 104% increase compared to the same period last (...)
ASIR — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce has publicly named a Yemeni national, the purchasing manager of a commercial company, following a final court ruling that found him guilty of violating the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law.
The ministry's (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's delivery sector recorded a growing performance in the second quarter of 2025, with more than 101 million orders processed across the Kingdom, the General Transport Authority announced on Monday.
The Riyadh region led in total (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced the allocation of sites for seven mining complexes across the regions of Riyadh, Makkah, Asir, and Al-Baha, as part of its efforts to enhance transparency.
According to ministry (...)
ASIR — The Royal Institute for Traditional Arts (Wirrth), in collaboration with Soudah Development, has announced the opening of registration for a specialized training program on the traditional Saudi art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, to be held from July (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has publicly named a business and its representative following a final court ruling convicting them of violating the Kingdom's Anti-Commercial Fraud Law by possessing and selling substandard electrical (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has signed seven new agreements to purchase electricity from solar and wind energy projects with a total capacity of 15,000 megawatts, backed by investments estimated at SR31 billion ($8.3 billion).
The deals are part of the (...)
