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  • Saudi Arabia stresses need to ‘preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty, territorial integrity’

    Saudi Arabia has stressed “the need to preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” amid ongoing Israeli strikes on the country, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued on Monday. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the developments taking place in the Republic of Lebanon,” the statement continued, adding that it “affirms its solidarity with the Lebanese people against the repercussions of these events and the need to limit their humanitarian consequences.”

  • Saudi Arabia announces monthly financial support to address humanitarian situation in Gaza

    Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the provision of monthly financial support to Palestinians to help address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings. The support comes as a continuation of the humanitarian and development aid provided by the Kingdom to the Palestinian people in the past, which amounts to more than $5.3 billion.

  • Saudi Arabia Claims Third Place in World Bodybuilding Championship

    The national bodybuilding team has made history by securing a remarkable third-place finish at the World Bodybuilding Championship. The competition, held in Kish Island, Iran, from September 23-28, saw participation from 65 nations. Saudi athletes showcased their dominance by clinching 27 medals, including seven gold, six silver, and 14 bronze. The gold medalists were Yousef Al-Naimi, Ahmed Al-Tasan, Mubarak Al-Zanan, Khaled Khan, Talal Househ, Hussein Al-Hammadi, and Ahmed Maghrabi.

  • Intersec Saudi Arabia: A safer tomorrow for Saudi Arabia

    The sixth edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia will be held in association with the High Commission of Industrial Security and Saudi Civil Defence. Organised by 1st Arabia under the license of Messe Frankfurt, the event has seen substantial growth year-on-year, with the 2024 edition set to cover 25,000 square metres of exhibition space – a 50% overall increase from the previous year. This expansion is a direct response to the overwhelming demand from exhibitors and the anticipated 14% increase in visitors, with over 17,000 industry professionals expected to attend.

  • Saudi Arabia Signals Oil Policy Shift

    The revised plan, according to the unnamed sources, is for the kingdom to increase incrementally its monthly production from December, adding a total of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by December 2025. Even as this will weaken prices, the impact on Saudi Arabia may be limited, with the report making clear that the kingdom has other funding options for its infrastructure plans—namely, its foreign exchange reserves and the issuance of sovereign debt.

  • Saudi Arabia to expand cloud seeding program

    Riyadh has assembled a team of domestic and international researchers and learned vast amounts from its early efforts at cloud-seeding, Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha said, speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and Climate Week. The country now aims to roll it out elsewhere within its borders and to lead broader regional research into the practice.

  • How NEOM Green Hydrogen Company is championing Saudi Arabia’s clean energy transition

    “For the future, the keyword is reinforcement,” he said. “We build our policy, procedures and framework around starting the operations and continuing the operations to be environmentally friendly.” NGHC’s ambitions extend far beyond the borders of Saudi Arabia. The project aims to position the Kingdom as a global leader in hydrogen production, while also creating thousands of new jobs and stimulating local economies.

  • Saudi Arabia launches tender for 4.5 GW of wind power and photovoltaic projects

    Five projects are being tendered, spread across four of the kingdom’s provinces. These include: 1,500 MWac Dawadmi Wind IPP to be located in Riyadh province. 1,400 MWac Najran Solar PV IPP to be located in Najran province. 600 MWac Samtah Solar Photovoltaic (PV) IPP to be located in Jizan province. 600 MW Ad Darb Solar Photovoltaic IPP to be located in Jizan province. 400 MW As Sufun Solar Photovoltaic IPP to be located in Hail province. Saudi Arabia’s NREP aims to boost the share of renewable energy generation in the country. The kingdom is targeting a 50 percent contribution in RE generation in its power mix by 2030.

  • Saudi Arabia forms global alliance to push for Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution

    Saudi Arabia has formed a global alliance to push for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country's foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. The alliance includes a number of Arab and Muslim countries and European partners, the Saudi state news agency reported, without specifying which countries had committed to join.

  • Saudi Arabia: Experience The Monumental Heritage Of A Kingdom Waiting To Be Explored

    Alhasan revealed that Saudi Arabia ranked as one of the top long-haul destinations for Malaysian travelers last year, “representing 23% of all long-distance trips.” In comparison to the figures from 2022, Saudi Arabia saw a significant 15% rise in Malaysian visitors in 2023, highlighting the growing appeal of the kingdom among Malaysian tourists. The Saudi Arabian tourism ministry, through the Saudi Tourism Authority’s (STA) office in Kuala Lumpur, will maintain its strong collaboration with travel partners in Malaysia to further enhance tourism opportunities.