•French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, today French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Riyadh, where he is due to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today, in a surprise “solidarity” visit after weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Macron is the first Western leader to visit the kingdom since [&h...
•Executed newlyweds, Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siri Akhtar Two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siri Akhtar, have reportedly been executed in Saudi Arabia following their conviction over an alleged immoral act inside a mosque in Mecca. Reports circulating on social media and seen by our correspondent showed ...
•Saudi Arabia and Iran leaders Iran has urged rival Saudi Arabia to pursue a diplomatic solution to its escalating conflict with the Houthi militia in Yemen. Iran warned that continued military action would only worsen the situation, report dpa/NAN Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, during a ...
•Anojan Sivarasa A 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker is facing execution in Saudi Arabia after an appellate court sentenced him to death over a Facebook comment deemed blasphemous. Anojan Sivarasa was initially sentenced to five years in prison and fined three million Saudi riyals under Saudi Arabia’s cybercrime law, but his case took a dr...
•Saudi Arabia flag Saudi authorities have issued an emergency alert in Makkah Al Mukarramah, advising residents and visitors to shelter in place. The alert was disseminated today through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies, according to the Saudi Civil Defense. Authorities did not specify the nature of the potential danger. In ...
The United States yesterday announced the approval of a $5 billion sale of bombs, guidance kits and other equipment to Saudi Arabia, which has been repeatedly attacked during the US-Israeli war against Iran. “The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s airborne defence capability to counter current and future regional threats, strengthen its...
•US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The United States and Saudi Arabia yesterday announced a landmark deal that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom, but which critics fear could pave the way to enrichment and an atomic arms race. The move comes as the US fights a […]
•Pilgrims move around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine in Mecca Two Nigerian female pilgrims from Sokoto State have died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after the successful completion of the 2026 Hajj exercise. The Deputy Amirul Hajj and Grand Khadi of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sodangi Acida, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Head of […...
•Ras Tanura’s oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s economy has shown resilience in the face of headwinds triggered by the Middle East war thanks in part to energy and logistics infrastructure that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, the IMF said today. The Gulf has borne much of the brunt of the […]
•Pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded the 2026 Hajj outbound airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This comes ahead of the deadline for inbound Hajj flights into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before commencement of the Hajj rites, reports Daily Trust. In a statement today, the Commission ...
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