Crown Prince’s Visit To South Korea Is Advancing Vision 2030
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s history-making visit to South Korea has taken Saudi Arabia a step closer to achieving its Vision 2030 economic transformation following the establishment of a ...
June 27, 2019649Category: POLITICAL
OIC Planning Global Guide On Tolerance
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will launch the first global encyclopedia on tolerance to “highlight the true noble Islam to the world, and fight Islamophobia and extremism.”...
June 29, 2019236Category: POLITICAL
Arab Conference To Discuss A Water Security Action Plan
Saudi Arabia on Thursday took part in a high-level Arab conference to discuss a water security action plan for the region.
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli heade...
June 29, 2019260Category: POLITICAL
Saudi Arabia Committed To Tackling Climate Change Says Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia is committed to “reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the negative effects of climate change,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the G20 summit that ended ...
June 30, 2019216Category: POLITICAL
Japan-Islam Ties In Focus As Saudi Crown Prince Tours G20 Host Country
Furat Bantan is a Saudi translator who has been working in Japan for the past 13 years. He says his life’s goal is simple: To become one of the best Arab translators of the Japanese language and...
July 01, 2019185Category: POLITICAL
Mohammed Bin Salman Meets With Japanese Emperor In Tokyo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, SPA state news agency reported.
The Crown Prince attended the G20 summit between...
July 02, 2019242Category: POLITICAL
Saudi, UN Official Discuss Ways To Promote Dialogue
The Saudi minister of Islamic affairs, dawah and guidance, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, met Miguel Moratinos, the UN High Commissioner for the Alliance of Civilizations, in Jeddah on Tuesday.
Mora...
July 04, 2019261Category: POLITICAL
OIC Chief And Russia Council Head Discuss Ways To Strengthen Bilateral Ties
The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, met Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council, in Moscow on Saturday.
During the me...
July 07, 2019261Category: POLITICAL
King Salman Meets British Chief Philip Hammond
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday met British treasury chief Philip Hammond at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah to discuss economic and financial investments between the two countries and security c...
July 07, 2019297Category: POLITICAL
UK-Saudi Council Discusses Enhanced Investment, Trade
The UK-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council held the first meeting of its Economic and Social Committee on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Jeddah hotel. The meeting was attended by Saudi Minister of Commerc...
July 08, 2019234Category: POLITICAL
King Salman Host 1,000 Relatives Of Palestinian Martyrs For Haj
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued directive to host 1,000 Palestinians who are family members of martyrs for performing the annual Haj pilgrimage.
The Palestinians will perfo...
July 08, 2019212Category: POLITICAL
Saudi Shoura Council Wants Steps To Assess Public Agencies
The Shoura Council called for the National Center for Performance Measurement (Adaa) to develop an indicator that evaluates the cooperation of public agencies.
This resolution was adopted by the co...
July 09, 2019255Category: POLITICAL
King Salman Receives Saudi Media Officials, Writers
Saudi Minister of Media Turki Al-Shabanah, heads, chairmen of boards of directors, editors in chief of media agencies, newspapers, members of the Saudi Journalists Association and writers called on Ki...
July 09, 2019196Category: POLITICAL
Shoura Council Approved Draft Regulation For Organizing MVPI
The Shoura (Consultative) Council on Tuesday approved a draft regulation for organizing Motor Vehicle Periodic Inspection (MVPI) during its 52nd ordinary session held here and presided over by the Dep...
July 10, 2019249Category: POLITICAL
Council Of Ministers Approved New Salary Scale For Teachers
The Council of Ministers has approved a new salary scale for people working in the education sector. The Council also approved the decision of the minister of civil service to issue a new regulation f...
July 12, 2019252Category: POLITICAL
Iraq's Kurdish Region Gets New Cabinet, Without Oil Minister
A new regional government came into power Wednesday in Iraqi Kurdistan, but the key post of oil minister remained unassigned and therefore de facto managed by new prime minister Masrour Barzani.
Ba...
July 12, 2019257Category: POLITICAL
OIC Provides Financial Assistance To Member States
The Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has announced a raft of new developmental and educational financial-aid packages for several member states and Muslim...
July 12, 2019270Category: POLITICAL
Saudi King Receives Ex-Lebanon PM Hariri In Riyadh
Saudi King Salman received at his office at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah the former Lebanese Prime Ministers Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam.
During the meeting, they reviewed the brother...
July 15, 2019234Category: POLITICAL