SAUDI ARABIA LIMITS HAJJ ATTENDANCE. A Saudi official said June 23 that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, would only see …
Vande Bharat Mission: Spicejet Operating 25 Flights From UAE, Saudi Arabia And Oman
Private carrier SpiceJet said it is operating 25 repatriation flights from three Middle Eastern countries to India under the Vande Bharat Mission.
International Flights: SpiceJet to Operate 19 More Flights to Evacuate Stranded Indians From UAE, Saudi, Oman Under Vande Bharat Mission
The airline in the statement said it will help bring back close to 4,500 Indians stranded in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The dazzling rise and tragic fall of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Nayef
A grim new chapter in the Saudi “Game of Thrones” battle for control of the kingdom appears to be underway, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares corruption and disloyalty charges against his …
Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted
Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s two largest economies fully lifted …
Saudi Arabia’s private sector business activity shrinks further in June
June data highlighted another difficult month for Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector economy, with cautious business and consumer spending patterns widely reported to have held back new order …
What Saudi Arabia’s big bank merger says about the kingdom’s economy
The $15.6bn deal to combine National Commercial Bank and Samba would create a banking giant in terms of loans with almost a 30% market share in the kingdom …
Dozens of U.S. Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia as Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens
A group of U.S. diplomats and their families are leaving Saudi Arabia this weekend amid a surge in new coronavirus cases, drawing into focus the kingdom’s struggle to contain the outbreak as it …
Gaddafi, extremist preacher discuss plans to overthrow Kuwait, Saudi rulers: Audio
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and Kuwaiti hate preacher and author Hakem al-Mutairi are heard discussing plans to overthrow the leaders of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the latest audio …
New Saudi Arabia airport design resembles shimmering desert mirage
A lavish new airport designed to look like a shimmering desert mirage has been unveiled as part of Saudi Arabia’s multi-billion plan to reinvent itself as a major international tourism destination.