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The population of Saudi Arabia has reached 32.2 million, 42 per cent of whom are foreign nationals, with 63 per cent of Saudis under age 30, the country's general authority for statistics said...
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Saudi Arabia has extended its 'Makkah Route Initiative' to Turkiye, making it easier for pilgrims from the country to plan and make their trips to the Islamic holy cities...
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been found to have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, according to a report yesterday by the Daily...
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An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission...
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Sudan's Army reportedly suspended participation in Saudi Arabia-hosted cease-fire talks with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, Anadolu Agency reports. The news was carried by a number of...
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May 31, 2023
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Omar Ahmed
With the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition's war against Yemen now in its eighth year, the country remains divided among three main competing authorities. These include the "internationally-recognised" Yemeni government, which...
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Israeli researcher at the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies, Shai Har-Zvi, stressed the need for the occupation government to strengthen the "fragile" relations with Turkiye after President Recep Tayyip...
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Real Madrid captain, French-Algerian star Karim Benzema has received a $214.5 million offer to join Saudi's Al-Ittihad Club. The Spanish radio station, Cadena COPE, revealed that Benzema had agreed...
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A top Israeli official played down prospects for a US-brokered diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, describing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as "in a fog" on any...
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Sudan's warring factions have agreed to extend a ceasefire truce for a further five days, as the initial imperfect agreement, nevertheless, enabled aid to be brought into the country....
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A kidnapped Saudi citizen was rescued by the Lebanese intelligence in an operation against criminals, several of whom have been arrested, the country's Army chief announced on Tuesday, without...
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The Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) told Iran's Shana News Agency, that OPEC would welcome Iran's full return to the oil market when sanctions are lifted. Iran is...
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Saudi media reported that Riyadh has asked its diplomatic staff in Lebanon to stay home after the kidnapping of a Saudi citizen in Beirut on Sunday. The Saudi state news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported...
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Al-Ittihad clinched the Saudi Pro League title for the first time since 2009 with a 3-0 win at Al-Feiha on Sunday, eclipsing Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr to the accolade, reports...
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Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday called on Sudan's warring rivals to extend their temporary cease-fire, reports Anadolu Agency. A 7-day cease-fire between the Sudanese army and...
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A Saudi technical team has arrived in Syria to prepare the reopening of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The delegation, led...
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Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack on the home of Jordan's envoy in Sudan, as violence in the country continues despite a week-long ceasefire agreement. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry...
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French football legend Zinedine Zidane has rejected a deal of $80 million a year to manage Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr FC, sports news site Foot Mercato reported on Thursday. Zidane was offered a...
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Algerian authorities have unveiled an ambitious project to construct the world's tallest statue, depicting the symbol of resistance against French colonialism and the founder of modern Algeria, Emir Abdelkader...
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The United Nations (UN) announced on Friday that half a million children in areas controlled by the Yemeni government are at risk of acute malnutrition this year. This came...
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Early this week, the 6+6 committee, formed jointly by Libya's House of Representative based in the eastern city of Benghazi and the High Council of the State based in...
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May 25, 2023
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The world stands at a crucial juncture as the dire consequences of global climate change loom ever closer. Although currently distributed unevenly across nations, its effects will eventually transcend...
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Iraq and Saudi Arabia have discussed reviving an oil pipeline connection that was effective in the 1970s and 1980s, a senior Iraqi official revealed yesterday. "There are also thoughts...
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Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the UAE and Kuwait made it onto the top 10 countries for use of forced labour
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China is reportedly negotiating major arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Egypt as both countries look to become less reliant on the US and Russia for their defence needs....
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Delegations of the leaders of Hadhramaut governorate in Yemen began critical talks in Riyadh on Wednesday in an effort to determine and agree a unified position on the region....
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May 25, 2023
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Omar Ahmed
The latest diplomatic developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are looking positive for peace and prosperity. Iran and Saudi Arabia have re-established relations as part...
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Turkish exports to Saudi Arabia amounted to $780.5 million in the first four months of the year, making up about one per cent of the country's total exports according to Anadolu Agency,...
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Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, both countries said on Wednesday, ending the fallout from a 2018 dispute that damaged relations and...
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Once labelled a pariah, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, took centre stage as Master of Ceremonies last week when Arab states readmitted Syria to the Arab League, signalling...
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A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient...
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The Saudi Interior Ministry yesterday announced that it had carried out the death penalty against Ahmed Al Badr, who is from the Shia minority in the east of the...