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The Kingdom also offers $300 million to fund the humanitarian response plan announced by the UN

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the launch of an expansion of the Quba mosque in Medina, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The place of worship is believed to be the first mosque built by Prophet Mohammed. It is currently 5,035 square meters in size. The new plan will […]

Saudi and Iraqi foreign ministers discussed relations during call

Indonesians hold the most confidence in Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman compared to all foreign world leaders, according to a survey by Lowy Institute foreign policy think tank. The survey, published on Monday, is titled: ‘Charting their own course: How Indonesians see the world.” It stated: “A majority of Indonesians have confidence in […]

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion worth of aid for Yemen, with the money being used to help Yemen’s banking, as well as development in the country and through the purchase of oil derivatives. The money will be broken down into a $2 billion support for the Yemeni central bank, offered jointly by Saudi […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it values the UN’s efforts in the truce in Yemen. The Cabinet, meeting on Tuesday evening, expressed hope the cessation of military actions would contribute to a political solution in the war-ravaged country. Yemenis have been invited for a national dialogue through a Gulf Cooperation Council initiative to find a solution […]

RIYADH: Saudi and Yemeni government officials held talks in Riyadh focusing on ensuring a lasting truce for the war-ravaged country. The discussions took place between Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman and Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and the members of his Cabinet. Prince Khaled said: “Saudi Arabia hopes that the truce […]

RIYADH: The world’s Muslims will mark the first day of Ramadan on Saturday after an official sighting of the new crescent moon, the Saudi Supreme Court announced on Friday. This will be the first year since 2019 that Ramadan in Saudi Arabia will be observed without coronavirus restrictions. The Supreme Court also congratulated the Custodian […]

LONDON/DUBAI: OPEC+ key ministerial committee has agreed to stick with existing oil output policy and raise output by 432,000 barrels per day from May, an OPEC+ source said.  Confirming the vote on the deal was done and a consensus reached, the source added OPEC+ will hold it’s next meeting on May 5. The United States […]

Abdulaziz bin Salman said: “When get into the building for our meetings, we leave politics outside of the door and that culture has been with us.”