Hundreds of UK academics have urged the government to take “urgent action” to free a Leeds University student and women’s rights activist from prison in Saudi Arabia. Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years behind bars last month for having…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi on Wednesday. During the meeting, Prince Khalid and Al-Alimi discussed the latest developments in Yemen, the Kingdom’s appreciation of…
RIYADH: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi British Joint Business Council to develop the Saudi UK Tech Hub, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The hub is a digital platform that…
RIYADH: Arab and Muslim leaders have congratulated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following his appointment as Saudi Arabia’s prime minister on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s blossoming tourism industry is being offered the chance to grow even faster through a UN challenge that helps nurture the best businesses. Natalia Bayona of the UN World Tourism Organization has said she wants Saudi entrepreneurs to…
RIYADH: Saudi authorities have seized 765,000 highly addictive and illegal amphetamine pills hidden in a watermelon shipment in Riyadh. Five people — two citizens and three Syrians — were arrested in the security operation and have been referred to relevant…
RIYADH: Saudi authorities have seized 765,000 amphetamine tablets hidden in a watermelon shipment in Riyadh.Five people – two citizens and three Syrians – were arrested in the security operation and have been referred to relevant authorities for further action, the…
Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the prime minister of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree. King Salman bin Abdulaziz also named two other sons — Prince Khalid and Prince Abdulaziz — as defence minister and energy minister…
Saudi Arabia‘s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday. The move effectively formalises power already wielded by Prince Mohammed, who has been the…
RIYADH: Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received a written message on Wednesday from Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s Prime Minister.In the letter, Andersson expressed her appreciation for the Crown Prince’s role in ‘mediating…
