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Russia's Volodin paying visit to Saudi Arabia

Russia's Volodin paying visit to Saudi Arabia

Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and delegates from the lower house of Russia’s parliament have arrived in Saudi Arabia. This is the first visit at the level of the State Duma speaker to the kingdom, according to the …

Putin and Saudi crown prince conclude talks in Riyadh

Putin and Saudi crown prince conclude talks in Riyadh

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi prime minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, have concluded tasks in Riyadh. The meeting, which took place at the Al Yamamah Palace, addressed the development of bilateral …

Ten biggest cities in the Middle East

Ten biggest cities in the Middle East

The Middle East includes countries in West Asia and reaches Egypt in North Africa. Its population is estimated at 476 million people, spread across 16 countries, including Palestine and Israel. Since The Middle East is such a vast …

Lavrov arrives in Riyadh

Lavrov arrives in Riyadh

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Riyadh as part of a trip to the countries of the Persian Gulf. According to RIA Novosti, Lavrov will hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. It is noted …

Saudi Arabia has ambitions to be world's fifth most-visited destination

Saudi Arabia has ambitions to be world's fifth most-visited destination

As COVID-19 vaccination programs roll out across the world, tourism-dependent countries are feverishly hoping that visitors will return to their cleaner-than-ever shores from sometime this year, Nikkei Asia reports. One such country is Saudi Arabia, which now has ambitions to be the world's fifth most-visited destination by 2030. It may be hard to imagine this unlikely newcomer to global tourism outdoing a very affable Italy - the current titleholder with 65 million visitors in 2019 - but then stranger things have happened

Flynas launches regular Riyadh-Baku flights

Flynas launches regular Riyadh-Baku flights

Saudi Arabia’s second largest national airline, Flynas, launches regular flights from Riyadh to Baku. The direct flights from Riyadh to Baku, which will be operated throughout the year, will begin on October 2, …

 Riyadh to host G20 Summit in November 2020

Riyadh to host G20 Summit in November 2020

Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 21-22, 2020 in its capital Riyadh, Saudi press agency (SPA) said. "Saudi Arabia is fully committed to the G20’s objectives and to the stability and …

AZAL launches Riyadh-Baku direct flight

AZAL launches Riyadh-Baku direct flight

Azerbaijan Airlines, AZAL, has launched a direct flight between Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Baku, abc.az reported. The flight will be carried out by Airbus A320 on Saturdays. …

 Riyadh to host first Arab Fashion Week - media

Riyadh to host first Arab Fashion Week - media

Saudi Arabia will host its first ever Arab Fashion Week in late March, the Arab Fashion Council announced. The Dubai based Arab Fashion Council said on its website that fashion week would be held in Riyadh from March 26 to March …