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  • Saudi Arabia sends first aid truck convoy to Syria

    Sixty trucks passed the Jaber Border Crossing in Jordan in the first Saudi aid convoy aimed at assisting the Syrian people. The operation is managed by Saudi aid agency KSrelief. The trucks are preparing to enter Syria, carrying essential supplies such as food, shelter and medical assistance to help alleviate the difficult conditions faced by the Syrian people. Also on Sunday, a sixth airlift relief plane to Syria, operated by KSrelief, arrived at Damascus International Airport, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Saudi Arabia’s first ‘recycled road’ built in Al-Ahsa

    The project, a collaboration with Al-Ahsa municipality and the National Center for Waste Management, incorporated waste material into the asphalt layers of a road in the Al-Ahsa governorate, following research by the authority to assess the performance of asphalt and gravel layers made from aggregates sourced from the municipality’s environmental landfill. Using recycled material in infrastructure projects supports the Kingdom’s goal of transitioning to a circular economy. The target is a 60 percent recycling rate for such waste by 2035, which “highlights the Kingdom’s commitment to environmental sustainability and efficient infrastructure development,” the SPA said.

  • Impact of taxation on tobacco products prices in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

    The 3 countries imposed more than 70% excise tax on tobacco products. Saudi Arabia, in addition, imposed the value added tax. This led to sharp price increases and less affordability in all the countries. In 2020, the affordability index in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries ranged from 1.3% in Kuwait to 3.8% in Saudi Arabia. However, affordability was still higher in these countries than in the rest of the world.

  • A review of sugar-sweetened beverages taxation in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

    Both countries implemented SSBs taxation consistently between 2015 and 2023, generating additional revenue and reducing obesity rates. The acceleration scenario estimates showed that SBB taxation could reduce overweight prevalence among children and adolescents (‎aged 5–19 years)‎ from 38.2% in 2020 to 34.4% in 2030 in Saudi Arabia and from 37.0% to 34.6% in United Arab Emirates, and could reduce obesity rate by approximately 12.7% in Saudi Arabia and 9.5% in United Arab Emirates in the same period.

  • German, French foreign ministers meet Syria’s new rulers in Damascus

    The foreign ministers of Germany and France said they wanted to forge a new relationship with Syria and urged a peaceful transition as they met its de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday on behalf of the European Union. Germany's Annalena Baerbock and France's Jean-Noel Barrot are the first ministers from the EU to visit Syria since rebels seized control of Damascus on Dec. 8 and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war, ending his family's decades-long rule. Their trip is meant to send a message of cautious optimism to the Islamist rebels led by Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), showing an openness to acknowledging the new rulers while also urging moderation and respect for minorities' rights.

  • Texas man who backed Islamic State acted alone in New Orleans attack, FBI says

    A U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people by ramming a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and appeared to have made recordings in which he condemned music, drugs and alcohol. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native who once served in Afghanistan, acted alone in the attack, the FBI said on Thursday, reversing an earlier assessment that he may have had accomplices. He was killed in a shootout with police after the rampage, which also injured dozens of people and has been labeled by the FBI as an act of terrorism. "It was premeditated and an evil act," FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia told a press conference on Thursday, reaffirming the bureau's conclusion that Jabbar was inspired by Islamic State, the militant group with fighters in Iraq and Syria.

  • Riyadh’s King Khalid Airport named world’s most on-time large and global airport

    Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has been named winner in both the ‘Large’ and ‘Global’ Airport categories in Cirium’s 2024 On-Time Performance report. It was a double celebration for Saudi Arabia as Saudia was a close runner-up with 86.35 per cent among the airlines. Saudi was second only to Aeromexico, Mexico’s flag carrier, which was named the most On-Time ‘Global Airline’ in 2024 with a 86.7 per cent on-time rate. American giant Delta Air Lines secured third place with 83.46 per cent. Qatar Airways, with 82.83 per cent on-time arrivals and 82.56 per cent on-time departure, was placed fifth globally, one place behind LATAM Airlines at fourth.

  • Senior Saudi officials meet new Syrian counterparts in Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met their new Syrian counterparts during a trip to Riyadh. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani met Prince Faisal at the Saudi Foreign Ministry before the pair joined a larger meeting with Prince Khalid. “We discussed developments in Syria and explored ways to support the transitional political process in achieving the Syrian people’s aspirations for security, stability, and unity,” Prince Khalid said after their meeting.

  • More young footballers interested in Middle East move ahead of Saudi Arabia World Cup

    Birmingham-born Brad Young now lives and plays football in Saudi. The 21-year-old left the Welsh first tier to join Saudi Pro League (SPL) side Al-Orobah in September and said the league is among the world's top five. "All the big players are starting to come here," Brad told Sky News. "The league is growing and obviously it's good for me to get that learning experience off the experienced players." "These players are all experienced and they know their stuff like when you make runs off the back of defenders, they block you, they've got that experience. "So, you have to regroup and learn how to play against them. You've got to think smart and think better."

  • Saudi Al Qadsiah sign Brazilian teenager Gabriel Carvalho

    Saudi Pro League's Al Qadsiah announced on Thursday the signing of 17-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder Gabriel Carvalho from Internacional. Carvalho, the latest transfer into a lucrative league featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, is set to join his new team in the summer. “Gabriel Carvalho signed for Al Qadsiah. He will join in August during the summer transfer window,” the third-placed club said on the X social media platform.