Saudi Arabia

Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah as bilateral ties remained in focus. Jaishankar kicked off his first visit to Saudi Arabia - as the external affairs…
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Saudi Arabia has reopened the visa-on-arrival program for holders of valid visas for the US, UK and Schengen area, effective immediately. Citizens of any country who hold one of the three visas and who are travelling on one of the…
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Hungarian discount airline Wizz Air Holdings Plc will start direct flights on 20 routes between Saudi Arabia and several European cities starting in December, the carrier said at a press conference in Riyadh on Thursday. The new flights…
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I have always been fascinated by antiques and ancient times. Although we aren’t capable of time travel, travelling across borders, to some extent, allows us to experience the passage of time. I recently got the chance to explore AlUla,…
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Saudi Arabia will set aside 300 billion riyals ($80 billion) for an investment fund tied to the crown prince’s flagship megaproject, Neom, with plans to invest in companies that agree to operate there. The Neom Investment Fund could…
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Saudi Arabia has lifted Covid-19 travel restrictions on its citizens, the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday. Travel curbs were lifted on the following destinations: Turkey, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and India, Al Arabiya reported. The…
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Jumping on the bandwagon, Saudi Arabia too spoke out against the remarks made by former Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, who made a controversial comment about Prophet Muhammad. Saudi also welcomed BJP’s decision to suspend…
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Following the re-outbreak of Covid-19 and the rapid surge in the number of daily Covid infections over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from traveling to sixteen countries, including India. The sixteen countries…
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Italy has condemned Friday’s attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia that targeted a petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah. Italy’s Foreign Ministry said it “condemned the serious attacks on civilian and energy…
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The Saudi Arabian embassy in Kiev on Saturday have urged Saudi citizens to quickly contact the embassy to facilitate their departure from Ukraine as tensions mount with Russia. The embassy also advised citizens to postpone any plans to…
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