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  • BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

    South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year. Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 countries who want to join. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates are now full members, she said.

  • Saudi Arabia to host largest-ever UN conference on land and drought

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed an agreement paving the way for the 16th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Riyadh from 2-13 December 2024. The Riyadh COP16 will be the largest-ever meeting of UNCCD’s 197 Parties, the first to be held in the Middle East region and the largest multilateral conference ever hosted by Saudi Arabia. 2024 also marks the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD, one of the three major environmental treaties known as the Rio Conventions, alongside climate change and biodiversity.

  • Even in defeat, Roberto Mancini should still get a chance to lead Saudi Arabia into the future

    But putting aside Mancini's reputation and past achievement, he is a man who certainly looks like he has a plan with Saudi Arabia. Lest it is forgotten, given the headlines have surrounded South Korea's incredible escape, the Green Falcons were literally a minute away from advancing to the quarterfinals -- until Cho Gue-Sung's dramatic 99th-minute equaliser forced extra-time, and then the shootout which South Korea prevailed in.

  • Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to 77.6 years

    In application of the principle of ‘prevention is better than treatment’ and early detection, it is pointed out that more than five million people have been subjected to exploratory obesity screening, including over a million cases of early detection. More than one million people underwent exploratory screening for diabetes, including about 11,000 early detection cases, in addition to about 160,000 women undergoing early breast cancer screening, which resulted in 654 early detection cases. This detection contributes to the treatment of cases discovered in their early stages.

  • BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

    South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year. Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 countries who want to join. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates are now full members, she said. “Argentina has written to indicate that they will not act on this successful application by the previous administration to become full members of BRICS and we accept their decision,” Pandor told a press briefing in the capital, Pretoria, on Wednesday.

  • Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector grew 4.6 percent in 2023

    Saudi Arabia’s oil sector witnessed a substantial decline of 9.2 percent in 2023 which supported its non-oil sector performance. That is directly influenced by the Kingdom’s commitment to cut crude output in alignment with OPEC+ decisions. In April 2023, OPEC+ agreed to reduce oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day. Moreover, Saudi Arabia extended its commitment to oil cuts until December 2024. The Kingdom also implemented an additional output cut of 1 million barrels per day from June to December 2023.

  • World Defense Show 2024: Kalashnikov to unveil new UAV in Riyadh

    The new SKAT 350 M reconnaissance UAS will be unveiled at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia next week. The UAV has been based on the design on the Supercam 350 UAS but features improved aerodynamic properties and ground control system. The platforms have been designed and manufactured by Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern JSC. The SKAT 350 M has been designed for aerial surveillance and detection in optical and infrared ranges with improved payload options.

  • IMF Says Saudi Slump Matched Argentina Among Worst G-20 Laggards

    Saudi Arabia’s economy had one of its steepest contractions of the past two decades after reducing oil output to support crude prices, according to the International Monetary Fund, a slump matched only by crisis-stricken Argentina among the Group of 20 nations. Gross domestic product slipped 1.1% last year, the IMF said in the World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, flipping its previous forecast for a small expansion. While expecting the kingdom to return to growth this year and next, its projection for Saudi Arabia saw the biggest downgrade for 2024 after Argentina in the G-20.

  • IMF Raises Saudi Economic Growth Forecast for 2025

    The IMF, on Tuesday, adjusted its growth forecast for Saudi Arabia in 2024, reducing it by 1.3 percentage points to 2.7%. In contrast, the forecast for 2025 was raised to 5.5%, showing an improvement from previous estimates made in October.

  • Princess Reema defends Saudi Arabia’s right to host women’s tennis tournament

    Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar has addressed criticisms leveled against her country's hosting of the Women's Tennis Association Finals. The ambassador's remarks came as a direct response to an opinion piece in The Washington Post, which she described as laden with "outdated stereotypes and western-centric views."