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ALGIERS — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met with Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah at the presidential palace in Algiers on Tuesday. The meeting took place during the minister’s visit to the 2026 Algiers...

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded a remarkable increase of 33.5 percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching approximately SR159 billion. The growth reflects the Kingdom’s increasing appeal to foreign...

RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman held a phone call on Tuesday with Romanian Minister of National Defense Stefan Radu Oprea. During the call, Prince Khalid congratulated the Romanian minister on his appointment as the...

RIYADH — The Council of Ministers reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s unwavering resolve to safeguard its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, declaring that any threat or aggression against its national security or the safety of its citizens...

RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports is receiving inquiries and providing support through its unified contact number, 992, for the nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and other visitors using the ‘Absher Travel for...

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia registered a budget deficit of SR84 billion during the third quarter of 2026, according to the Ministry of Finance's quarterly budget performance report released on Tuesday. Total revenues reached SR 259.11 billion...

RIYADH — Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, announced on Tuesday the interception and destruction of a UAV in the Makkah region. This comes a day after the interception and destruction of a...

RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman held a phone call with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday. During the call, they reviewed prospects for strategic defense cooperation between the two countries. They discussed...

RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman held a phone call with French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin on Monday. During the call, the ministers reviewed Saudi-French strategic defense...

RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Iliana Iotova on her victory in the presidential election of Bulgaria. In separate cables sent to Iotova, the King and the...

RIYADH — The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced that the Permanent Committee on Anti-Harmful Practices in International Trade has decided to open an anti-dumping investigation into imports into GCC states of...

RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein ibn Abdullah in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of their meeting, the Jordanian Crown Prince conveyed the greetings of King Abdullah of...

JEDDAH — Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Vipul has reaffirmed India's unwavering solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid the exceptionally difficult circumstances prevailing in the region, strongly condemning the Houthi attacks targeting civilian...

RIYADH — A meeting of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), held via video conference on Monday, reviewed the Ministry of Economy and Planning’s monthly report on global economic growth and its outlook amid rapidly shifting...

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has urged private sector establishments employing 50 or more workers to disclose their training data through the Qiwa platform before the January 31, 2027 deadline. The ministry...