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  • Milan star thanks Saudi fans for inspiring Supercoppa comeback

    Milan forward Tammy Abraham has hailed the impact of the support in Riyadh as his side booked their place in the Supercoppa Italiana final. The Englishman and his teammates trailed Juventus 1-0 in the closing stages before a Christian Pulisic penalty and bizarre own goal turned the contest on its head. Following the fightback, Milan's reward for victory in coach Sergio Conceição's first game in charge is a final against Inter with Supercoppa glory at stake in Saudi Arabia. "Thank to you everyone who came to watch the game and supported us today. It was a beautiful atmosphere in a beautiful country, a beautiful support," Abraham said afterwards.

  • Iran FM says ties with Saudi Arabia are progressing despite gradual pace

    Speaking in an interview with China Media Group (CMG), Araghchi said that the newly restored Iranian-Saudi ties have a lot of potential that haven’t been exploited yet. The interview was conducted late last month in Beijing, but was aired on January 4. Araghchi added that the biggest achievement was reaching the decision to revive the relations that remained frozen for years, adding that both sides have benefited from the revival of ties.

  • ‘Next Saudi Generation Program’ Launched to Support Saudi Talent in Motorsports

    The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) has launched the Next Saudi Generation Program to support and develop Saudi talent in motorsports. The program, conducted in collaboration with the Saudi Motorsport Company and under the supervision of the Ministry of Sport, aims to empower Saudi youth and provide opportunities for future champions—both men and women—to explore rally racing and integrate into the world of motorsports. As part of this initiative, five drivers and their co-drivers were selected: Fahd Al-Marmash with co-driver Hossam Al-Zahrani, Hamza Bakhshab with co-driver Fahd Al-Omar, Abdullah Al-Shaqawi with co-driver Raed Al-Assaf, Merihan Al-Baz with co-driver Waleed Al-Sheqawi, and Fatima Banaz. These participants will compete for the first time in the Saudi Rally 2025, the Kingdom’s most prestigious and challenging motorsports event, hosted by Saudi Arabia for the sixth consecutive year. The selection of these competitors occurred during the Qassim Rally, a key round of the Saudi Rally Championship.

  • In a year, Saudi gifted students get 107 global awards, with over 582,000 students competing nationally.

    Saudi Arabia's national teams who competed in international science and academic contests had tremendous success, winning 107 global awards across 25 events held between September 2023 and September 2024. This milestone brings the Kingdom's total, as represented by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), to 842 global awards. Domestically, over 582,000 students participated in national competitions organized by Mawhiba during the same period. A Mawhiba report, released in conjunction with the Saudi National Day, revealed that 37,720 students took part in the Mawhoob Competition, while 42,702 students joined the Kangaroo Mawhiba Math Competition. Additionally, 32,094 students participated in the Bebras Mawhiba for Informatics, and the National Olympiad for Programming and AI (ATHKA) attracted 260,308 participants.

  • 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.

  • 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."

  • Fourth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

    The third relief plane of the Saudi airlift, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived today at Damascus International Airport in Syria, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies. This assistance is an extension of Saudi Arabia's continuous humanitarian and relief efforts through the Kingdom’s humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support those in need worldwide during times of crisis.

  • Saudi discusses backing Syria’s transitional political process

    Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid Bin Salman yesterday announced that he had held a “productive meeting” with senior officials from Syria’s new administration, including the foreign minister, defence minister and head of general intelligence. In a post on X, Prince Khalid announced that he held discussions with Foreign Minister Assad Al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Intelligence Chief Anas Khattab regarding the latest developments in Syria. The talks focused on supporting the transitional political process to fulfil the aspirations of the Syrian people while safeguarding Syria’s security, stability and territorial integrity, as reported by Asharq News channel.