Saudi citizenship has been granted to a number of scientists, doctors, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and people who have rare capabilities, expertise, and specializations, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The granting of citizenship was issued as part of a royal order granting Saudi citizenship to people with legal, medical, scientific, cultural, sports and technical competencies…
A delegation from the Saudi-Uzbek Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the Shoura Council, headed by council member and committee chairman, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Jarbaa, met the head of the Uzbek Senate, Tanzila Narbaeva, in Tashkent. Narbaeva welcomed the delegation, who are on an official visit to Uzbekistan, and stressed the keen interest of both countries’ leaders…
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, arrived in Madrid on Wednesday ahead of the annual meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations, which will take place on Thursday and Friday.He will discuss with the members of the council the latest regional and international developments, sources said, in particular the situation in the…
Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd, Saudi minister of state and chairman of the board of directors of the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Development Authority, inaugurated the main building of the authority in Riyadh, the state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. During his tour of the building, he was briefed on its…
The supervisor general of Saudi aid agency KSrelief, Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, on Tuesday visited the cities of Reyhanli and Kirikhan in Turkiye’s Hatay Province to inspect the work of volunteers taking part in the agency’s programs to help people affected by the earthquakes that hit parts of Turkiye and Syria in February last year. Al-Rabeeah and…
Joint efforts between the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, also known as Etidal, and Telegram in combating extremist content led to the removal of 18 million items of extremist content and the closure of 660 extremist channels during the second quarter of 2024. A press release said that the joint teams continued to monitor…
Diriyah Company is bringing a taste of Saudi culture and heritage to upmarket London department store Harrods this month, in the form of an exclusive pop-up exhibition highlighting the $63 billion mega-development project underway in Diriyah, the historic birthplace of the Kingdom. The immersive experience, which opened on Monday and continues until July 26, aims…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet session on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has reported strong financial results for 2023, achieving revenues of SR331 billion ($88.3 billion) from its diverse investment portfolio, marking over 100% percent growth from 2022. Demonstrating robust returns and significant progress toward its long-term objectives, the Public Investment Fund has released its consolidated financial statements for the year ending…
Saudi energy giant ACWA Power Co. has signed financing deals worth SR1.4 billion ($373.1 million) for Tashkent’s Riverside power plant in Uzbekistan, according to a statement on Tadawul. The facility aims to generate 200 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy and store 500 MW per hour using batteries, with a total cost of SR2 billion. The financing agreements were signed by ACWA Power…
