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Saudi Regional Education Directorates Announce First Supplementary School Holiday on October 25
Regional education directorates in Saudi Arabia designated October 25, 2026, as the first additional school holiday beyond the Ministry of Education calendar, granting students in most areas a three-day weekend…
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NDF Governor Details SR31.5 Billion Financing for NEOM Green Hydrogen Initiative
National Development Fund Governor Abdulaziz Al-Arifi said on October 14, 2026 that the NDF along with partners has supported SR31.5 billion in total investments for Saudi Arabia's NEOM green hydrogen…
GCC Urges Russia to Leverage Influence on Iran for UN Nuclear Compliance
Gulf Cooperation Council members pressed Russia on October 18, 2026 to urge Iran to comply with United Nations resolutions on…
GCC-Stat Reports $426 Billion in Industrial Investments Across Gulf States
Industrial investments in the GCC reached $426 billion by the end of July 2026 with nearly 22,000 factories employing more…
Saudi Regional Education Directorates Announce First Supplementary School Holiday on October 25
Regional education directorates in Saudi Arabia designated October 25, 2026, as the first additional school holiday beyond the Ministry of…
National Center for Meteorology Issues Red Alerts for Torrential Rains and Flash Flood Risks in Southwest Saudi Arabia
The National Center for Meteorology issued red alerts on Sunday for heavy rain and flash flood risks across Jazan, Asir,…
Saudi Civil Defense Issues Alert on Flash Flood Risks From Persistent Thunderstorms
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense urged residents to avoid valleys and flood-prone areas on October 17, 2026, as…
National Center for Meteorology Reports Peak 24-Hour Rainfall in Jazan Province
Jazan’s Abu Arish received 14.2 mm of rainfall, the highest recorded across Saudi Arabia during the 24 hours ending at…
Saudi Medical Team Begins 15-Hour Separation Surgery for Fijian Conjoined Twins
A 34-member Saudi medical team began a complex nine-stage surgery expected to last 15 hours to separate 13-month-old Fijian conjoined…
Ministry of Commerce Blocks 1.3 Million Noncompliant Products in Q3 Enforcement Drive
The Ministry of Commerce released its consumer protection bulletin for the third quarter of 2026 on October 18, detailing more than 144,000 inspection visits that prevented 1.3 million noncompliant products…
Al-Jadaan Says Saudi Investments Lessened Global Energy Shock Effects
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan stated on October 17, 2026, that investments by the Kingdom and other countries substantially reduced the repercussions of the global energy shock as he spoke…
Shehbaz Sharif Welcomes New Saudi Envoy and Condemns Houthi Attacks
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the new Saudi Ambassador Dr. Rajeh Tami Albugamy in Islamabad on October 16, 2026, where he condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia that…
Senegalese President Honors Saudi Diplomat with Highest National Order
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye awarded Saudi Ambassador to Kenya Saad bin Abdullah Al-Nofaia Senegal's National Order of the Lion at commander rank on October 16 2026 in recognition of…
Saudi Ministry Enables Installment Payments for Tourism Penalty Fines
The Ministry of Tourism announced on October 16 that it is allowing private and non-profit tourism establishments to pay financial penalties in installments from October 13 through December 31 2026…
Syrian Foreign Minister Condemns Houthi Strikes in Meeting with Saudi Counterpart in Riyadh
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani reaffirmed Damascus's solidarity with Saudi Arabia and condemned recent Houthi militia attacks during talks with Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the Saudi capital on…
Arab Islamic Ministers Condemn Colombia for Opening Embassy in Jerusalem
On October 16, 2026, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and 18 other Arab and Islamic nations issued a joint statement condemning Colombia's inauguration of an embassy in Jerusalem two…
Saudi Producer Price Index Rises 5.1% in August on Manufacturing Surge
On Oct. 15 the General Authority for Statistics reported that Saudi producer prices climbed 5.1 percent in August from a year earlier with manufacturing providing the largest lift at 5.3…
Al-Jadaan Tells G20 Saudi Investments in Alternative Routes Bolster Energy Security Amid Disruptions
On October 15, 2026, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan told G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Bangkok that the Kingdom's investments in alternative routes have ensured continuity…
GASTAT Data Shows Saudi Annual Inflation Rising to 1.9 Percent in September
Saudi Arabia's annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 percent in September 2026 from 1.8 percent the previous month, the General Authority for Statistics said on Wednesday, holding steady despite global…
Saudi Energy Minister Signs Agreements to Expand Cooperation with Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt
On October 11, 2026, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed three memoranda of understanding with ministers from Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt to broaden collaboration in electricity,…