The Latest Breaking News from Kingdom

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled ‘Boutique Group’ to develop historical palaces into luxury boutique hotels, the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Thursday. Boutique Group is a “a new hospitality brand that will manage and convert a collection of iconic historic and cultural palaces in…

The Ministry of Energy signed on Thursday eight memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several entities for implementing pilot projects for hydrogen fuel cell-based cars, buses and trains, transportation applications, and sustainable jet fuel production in selected areas and on roads in various cities of the Kingdom. In a statement on…

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman stressed on Tuesday that the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are keen on Yemen joining the organization so that its people can enjoy security, stability and development like all other people of the Gulf. In a series of tweets, he…

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday the Kingdom's condemnation of the terrorist attack that targeted Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday. The Kingdom stands in complete solidarity with the United Arab Emirates against all threats against its security and stability, it said after holding a virtual meeting chaired by Custodian…

The Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), a company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), launched operations to grow and develop artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies industries in the Kingdom. The company’s operations will focus on delivering end-to-end cutting-edge AI solutions across various disciplines. These will apply…

The IHS Markit Index predicted that the Saudi Arabian economy will record the highest growth levels among the G20 countries in the fourth quarter of 2021, a wide gap of about 4.5 percent from its closest competitor, Italy. The achievement reflects the efficiency of the economic reforms taken by the…

The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) continued to carry out the Tabuk-5 military drill on Tuesday in the Kingdom’s northwestern region. The “Tabuk-5” exercise is part of a series of joint exercises co-implemented by RSLF and EAF to enhance military cooperation between Saudi Arabia…

Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah. The diplomats had arrived in the Kingdom in the past two days. Saudi Arabia and Iran had severed relations in 2016 after riots and attacks on…

Saudi Arabia stressed on Tuesday that it will firmly and strongly respond to all terrorist acts committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against innocent civilians and vital installations in the Kingdom that are threatening regional and international peace and security. The Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom was victim…