Tag: Arabias

ISTANBULSaudi Arabia on Tuesday extended its initiative to Türkiye to streamline pilgrims' travel, immigration, and other processes to Islam's holiest cities of Makkah and Medina.The Makkah Route Initiative, which began in 2019 as part of the "Guests of God Service Program," one of many initiatives in Saudi Arabia's Vision ...

JAMMU, Mar 11: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday welcomed Iran and Saudi Arabia’s decision to re-establish diplomatic relations after years of tensions and expressed hope that it will act as a harbinger of greater cooperation in the Islamic world.Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to resume ...

WHO chief, Saudi health minister discuss Kingdom’s future role in agency's programs RIYADH: Saudi Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel recently met with the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Cairo. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 69th regional summit of the WHO Committee for ...

Even if everything goes according to plan, preparing for and performing the hajj is an emotional journey for many Muslims. However, for thousands of prospective pilgrims from about 50 countries in Europe, Australia and the Americas, the preparation for this year's hajj season has turned into a financial drama, as well. ...

RIYADH: Cyprus is keen to join the Digital Cooperation Organization and forge a good relationship in research and development with Saudi Arabia, said visiting Cypriot Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos. Headquartered in Riyadh, the DCO is a global multilateral organization established in 2020 by seven ...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the al-Salam palace, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the “prospects of bilateral cooperation and promising opportunities as well as the ways of ...

Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Medina to perform prayers at the Prophet’s Mosque, Saudi state-run news agency SPA reported on Thursday.Medina’s governor Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz received Sharif at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International airport.Before arriving in the Kingdom, Sharif said via Twitter ...

It is tempting to think that there is more professional international cricket currently being played than at any other time during the history of the game. In New Zealand, the women’s one-day international tournament of 50 overs per side is underway. In Sri Lanka, the Indian men’s Test team ...

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz voiced pride in the Kingdom’s history as the country celebrated its first ever ‘Founding Day’ on Tuesday.King Salman said that the “blessed state” of Saudi Arabia has laid the pillars of peace, stability and justice ever since it was founded in 1727.For the ...

RIYADH: The Digital Cooperation Organization has expanded to include Rwanda as its eighth member state, with the DCO now representing around half a billion people. Deemah Al-Yahya, the DCO’s secretary-general, told Arab News the organization, which also includes Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan and Nigeria, “came together ...