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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 …

Russia Guest of Honor in Riyadh Book Fair next March

Russia Guest of Honor in Riyadh Book Fair next March

Russia will be a guest of honor at the largest book exhibition in Riyadh that will be held in March 2018, Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said. According to him, an appropriate agreement was reached with the head of the …

Ilham Aliyev attends Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh

Ilham Aliyev attends Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh

The Arab Islamic American Summit has today kicked off in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Trend reports. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the event. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of …

'Daesh supporter' killed in Riyadh after resisting arrest

'Daesh supporter' killed in Riyadh after resisting arrest

Police officers in Riyadh have killed a suspected Daesh supporter and arrested his accomplice,. The incident occurred in a furnished apartment building in the Al-Rayyan district after a worker reported that one of the men had declared …

Syrian opposition forms single delegation for Geneva talks

Syrian opposition forms single delegation for Geneva talks

The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition’s conference in Riyadh announced Sunday that a single delegation was formed to take part in the upcoming reconciliation talks in Geneva, opposition forces said in a joint …

Yemen's missile strikes Riyadh (VIDEO) - media

Yemen's missile strikes Riyadh (VIDEO) - media

Yemen's local media have reported a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. The Yemeni army made the announcement of their first ever attack on the city via a statement released by the official state Yemen …

Passenger detained with heroin in his stomach in Riyadh

Passenger detained with heroin in his stomach in Riyadh

The border guards of Riyadh airport arrested a passenger who tried to import heroin weighing a little less than a kilogram within his body, the director of the customs service, Sultan Al-Fahid, said. …

 Woman without abaya arrested in Saudi Arabia

Woman without abaya arrested in Saudi Arabia

Saudi police have arrested a young woman who tweeted a picture of herself outdoors without the body-length robes and head scarf that women in the kingdom are required to wear. A woman identified as Malak al-Shehri posted a picture of …

Has Riyadh funded extremists?

Has Riyadh funded extremists?

The former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, said in his book titled 'The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World' that Saudi Arabia has funded …