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  • Donald Trump, Elon Musk And LIV Golf Chairman Appearance Sparks Golf Merger Rumors

    The appearance of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and LIV Golf Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan at UFC 309 in New York City has sparked renewed speculation about a potential merger in the world of golf. Taking place at Madison Square Garden, the event fueled rumors about possible collaborations between traditional golf tours and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf organization. A merger of this magnitude involves intricate logistics, including travel schedules and financial reconciliations for LIV Golf defectors. There have been debates surrounding penalties and conditions for those who had previously distanced themselves from the PGA Tour.

  • Saudi FM arrives in Rio de Janeiro ahead of G20 Summit

    Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday ahead of this year’s G20 Summit, Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Faisal is leading the Kingdom’s delegation to the summit on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The summit is due to take place on Monday and Tuesday.

  • Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year

    According to AFP, foreigners executed this year included 21 from Pakistan, 20 from Yemen, 14 from Syria, 10 from Nigeria, nine from Egypt, eight from Jordan and seven from Ethiopia. There were also three each from Sudan, India and Afghanistan, and one each from Sri Lanka, Eritrea and the Philippines.

     

  • Saudi Arabia keen as G20 member to support joint multilateral action: Al-Jadaan

    "The Kingdom seeks to leverage the experiences of the G20 countries in the various fields discussed by the group, as the largest economy in the world. This is in addition to efforts made by the Kingdom's teams participating in the G20 to transfer the experience of rapid economic transformation in the Kingdom to brotherly and friendly countries in the group, which aims to achieve sustainable development and diversification in their economy, through the knowledge and expertise accumulated as a result of the strategies of Saudi Vision 2030 and National Transformation Programs,” he added, in a statement cited by the Saudi Press Agency, during the G20  Summit held under the Brazilian presidency.

  • Royal Saudi Air Force commander meets US Air Force official

    Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, met the Deputy Undersecretary of the US Air Force for International Affairs Kelli Seybolt, the Defense Ministry wrote on X on Saturday.

  • Saudi Arabia to Host 6th UN World Data Forum in 2026

    Saudi Arabia has secured the hosting rights for the 6th UN World Data Forum, to be held in Riyadh in 2026. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the 5th UN World Data Forum, which took place in Medellín, Colombia, from November 12 to 15, 2024. The forum gathered representatives from 193 UN member states. Saudi Arabia’s selection was endorsed by the High-Level Group for Partnership, Coordination, and Capacity-Building in Statistics (HLG-PCCB), in recognition of the Kingdom’s robust statistical capabilities and commitment to data-driven development.

  • Macron hosts Saudi business leaders to strengthen investments

    French President Emmanuel Macron held an expanded discussion session on Saturday with a group of Saudi and French business leaders to develop and expand mutual investments between the two countries. The meeting, held at the Élysée Palace in Paris, was attended by the visiting Saudi Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid Al-Falih. The session included the participation of 23 CEOs representing Saudi companies, with discussions focusing on strengthening Saudi-French collaboration in key sectors such as technology, energy transition, and tourism.

  • Tunisian president hosts Saudi investment minister for talks

    Tunisian President Kais Saied received Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih and his delegation on Saturday at the Presidential Palace of Carthage. The minister passed on greetings from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Saied, along with their well wishes for Tunisia’s ongoing progress, stability and growth, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Saudi security forces arrest 20,124 illegals in a week

    Those who were arrested included 11,607 violators of the Residency Law, 5,285 violators of the Border Security Law, and 3,232 violators of the Labor Law, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. The total number of people who were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom accounted for 1,401, of whom 39 percent were Yemeni nationals, 60 percent Ethiopian nationals, and one percent belonged to other nationalities while 98 people were arrested while attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.

  • Trump’s oil and gas friendly energy secretary pick seen as ‘fantastic’ in Middle East

    US President-elect Donald Trump's selection of oil industry veteran Chris Wright as energy secretary will likely be welcome in the Middle East where hydrocarbons dominate its economies, with one Saudi government official describing the nomination to S&P Global Commodity Insights on condition of anonymity as "fantastic." Wright, whose nomination to head the Department of Energy was widely reported Nov. 16 in the midst of the COP29 UN climate change summit, is CEO of oilfield services firm Liberty Energy, which has extensive operations in hydraulic fracturing. He is a climate change skeptic who has called net-zero plans "sinister."