Saudi Minister in New Delhi on unannounced visit

NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-jubeir has been in India on an unannounced visit on Thursday. Saudi minister held talks with India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and discussed current situation …

Rethinking Saudi Arabia brand strategy

Declared by the Ministry of Media as the Year of Media Transformation, 2024 marked a pivotal moment in Saudi Arabia’s ambitious push to modernise its media sector, with targets set to grow the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) contribution to SAR 16bn …

Hajj 2025: Saudi’s Consul General pledges support to NAHCON

The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Ibrahim Muazzum, has reaffirmed his determination to collaborate with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to make 2025 Hajj a hitch free exercise. The …

MEETING BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTERS OF SAUDI ARABIA, AZERBAIJAN & CYPRUS

Brazilian Companies Seek Saudi Clients

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Starting next Sunday (11), six Brazilian companies will participate in a trade mission to explore the food and beverage market in Saudi Arabia. Through the Halal do Brasil project, the company …

Saudi Arabia’s NWC to award Hajar Sewage Networks EPC contract in June

Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) is expected to award the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the first phase of Hajar Sewage Networks Project in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the second quarter of 2025, according to a source. …

Saudi Arabia Suspends E-Visas for Citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of electronic visas (e-visas) for citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The suspension, effective from April 23 to June 9, 2025, coincides with the annual Muslim pilgrimage season known as hajj. During …

Oil market 'smile' suggests Saudi Arabia's output shift was well timed

LONDON: The oil market appears to be telling Saudi Arabia that its shift to pumping more oil after five years of cutting output was well timed. The kingdom has in recent weeks pushed fellow OPEC+ members to produce more oil despite fears about an economic …

1st group of Chinese Hajj pilgrims land in Saudi Arabia

The initiative aims to provide fast-track services to the pilgrims from these countries by finalizing their procedures in the homeland smoothly, starting with taking their biometrics and issuing Hajj visas electronically, through to completing passport …

Op-ed: Will the US-Saudi summit reactivate the Jeddah Platform?

Sudanese political leader Yasir Arman issues an urgent appeal to the international community, as Sudan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. With Port Sudan, the country’s primary aid gateway and a centre for international relief agencies, …