Tag: Saudi Arabia

[Photos] Saudi Arabia: Muharram mourning at Ahlul Bayt Hussainiyah of Majidiyah in Qatif

SHAFAQNA-Muharram mourning nights at Ahlul Bayt Hussainiyah of Majidiyah in Qatif, Saudi…

Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit

Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones, one of several…

Massive crowds circle Holy Kaaba as Hajj begins in Saudi heat

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Holy…

Saudi Arabia hosted 99 million pilgrims over 54 years

SHAFAQNA- Saudi Arabia hosted more than 99 million pilgrims over 54 years” as…

French World Cup winner N’Golo Kante joins Saudi champions Al Ittihad

France’s World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante has joined Saudi Arabian champions Al…

Saudi Arabia seeks cooperation with China, ‘ignores’ Western worries

Saudi Arabia wants to collaborate, not compete, with China, the kingdom’s energy…

Shortest road for Hajj from Najaf to Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Housing and Public Works of Iraq announced that the…

Saudi Arabia launched first special economic zone of cloud computing

The government of Saudi Arabia issued the first license to set up…

Climate change takes toll on lakes as water bodies drying up

More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are experiencing…

Saudi Arabia prevents residents from entering Mecca without permission

The Public Security Service of Saudi Arabia announced: “As the Hajj season…

Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man

Saudi Ministry of Interior said that a death sentence against a young…

India joins China in De-dollarization Drive

In recent years, a movement called “de-dollarization” has gained momentum, as countries…

Iran FM says embassies in Saudi Arabia, Iran to open ‘within days’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a press conference in the…

Footage of Kaaba & Masjid Al-Haram by Emirati Astronaut [video]

Shafaqna English: Emirati astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi published a footage about Medina, Mecca,…

Palestinian President Arrives in Saudi Arabia

The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Jeddah at an official invitation…

Saudi Arabia offers 1m pilgrims, visitors with quality services in Ramadan

Amid a surge in the number of Umrah pilgrims and visitors to…

Yemen prisoner swap to start on Thursday as peace hopes rise

A prisoner exchange involving hundreds of detainees from Yemen’s brutal civil war…

Iranian delegation set to visit Saudi Arabia this week

Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday a delegation will visit Saudi Arabia…

Al-Mayadeen: Riyadh announces decision to end Yemen’s war to Presidential Leadership Council

 Al-Mayadeen, citing informed Yemeni sources, announced that Saudi Arabia has summoned the…

Pilgrims can perform Umrah ‘once’ in Ramadan

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Saturday announced that pilgrims…

Ramazan to commence in Saudi Arabia tomorrow

Saudi Arabia has announced that Ramazan will start on Thursday after the…

Saudi executes two men amid death penalty spike

Saudi Arabia on Saturday put to death two men, including one convicted…

Saudis unveil interactive robot [video]

Saudi Arabia’s first intelligent interactive robot was welcomed by the attendees at…

BRICS reaching out to PEAKS: the next wave of expansion

Throughout 2022 the theme of BRICS expansion has taken on notable momentum…

Sacrilege of Holy Quran in Sweden drew international condemnation from Muslim nations

SHAFAQNA-Several Muslm nations, including Turkey,Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Pakistan,…

Saudi FM rules out Israel normalisation without two-state solution

Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of…

Saudi Arabia to provide Umrah visas online

Saudi Arabia is mulling to offer a new registration service to Umrah…

Saudis sentence prominent Shia Scholar to four years in prison

Saudi Arabia has sentenced prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Kazem Al-Omari to four…

Two die as storm closes schools, delays flights in Saudi Arabia

At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western…

U.S. slow walks punitive measure against Saudi Arabia as regional tension spills into Qatar World Cup

Recent Saudi efforts to appease the Biden administration in the wake of…