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Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Seychelles Vice President on Expanded Ties
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Seychelles Vice President Sebastian Pillay in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation across tourism, investment, trade, energy and development, the…
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Saudi King and Crown Prince Congratulate Bangladesh President Following Oath of Office
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent congratulatory cables to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after he was sworn in as Bangladesh's 23rd president on August 21, 2026, the…
Saudi Commerce Ministry Details Six Key Violations Under Franchise Law
The Ministry of Commerce warned franchisors and franchisees against six major violations of the Commercial Franchise Law and its executive regulations on August 24, 2026, while urging full compliance amid…
TGA Data Reveals 23.2 Percent Jump in Saudi Public Bus Passengers During Q2
The Transport General Authority reported more than 26.34 million public bus passengers across Saudi Arabia in the second quarter of 2026, a 23.2 percent increase from the same period in…
Saudi King and Crown Prince Congratulate Zelenskyy on Ukraine Independence Day
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent congratulatory cables to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 24, 2026 marking the country's Independence Day according to the…
Saudi Ministry Recalls 84639 Toyota Camry Vehicles Over Instrument Panel Software Fault
On August 24, 2026, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce announced the recall of 84639 Toyota Camry vehicles from the 2025 and 2026 model years due to an instrument panel defect…
Saudi and Iranian Envoys Convene in Jeddah for OIC Coordination Talks
The permanent representatives of Saudi Arabia and Iran to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation met in Jeddah on August 24 2026 to review issues of mutual interest and discuss the…
Saudi Border Guard Detains Five Ethiopians While Seizing 301 Kilograms of Narcotics in Asir and Jazan
On August 24, 2026, the Saudi Border Guard arrested five Ethiopian nationals and thwarted multiple smuggling operations across Asir and Jazan provinces that yielded a total of 301 kilograms of…
Saudi-French Business Roundtable Set for Paris During Crown Prince Visit
Paris will host a Saudi-French investment roundtable on August 24, 2026 during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to France, the Ministry of Investment announced, convening senior officials and corporate…
Makkah Appeal Court Overrules University Suspension of Student Over Instructor Complaint
On August 23, 2026, the Makkah Administrative Court of Appeal overturned a university decision to suspend a student for two semesters after he complained about an instructor's conduct, ruling that…
Jeddah astronomer ties Suhail star rise to gradual retreat of summer heat across Saudi Arabia
Majed Abu Zahra of the Jeddah Astronomy Society said on August 23, 2026, that Suhail's appearance at dawn the next day would signal the start of a transitional period with…
CST Report Places Saudi Arabia First in Global ICT Development for Consecutive Year
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission released the fifth edition of its Sustainability Report on August 23, 2026, confirming Saudi Arabia's top global ranking in the International Telecommunication Union's ICT…
SFDA Imposes SR1.575 Million in Fines on 17 Pharmaceutical Establishments for Regulatory Breaches
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority levied fines totaling SR1.575 million on 17 pharmaceutical establishments for violations recorded between May and July 2026, according to its compliance monitoring report released…
GASTAT Records 2.3 Percent Annual Rise in Saudi Construction Costs for July
Saudi Arabia's construction costs rose 2.3 percent year-on-year in July 2026 with non-residential expenses increasing faster than residential ones according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on…
GASTAT Data Reveals Over 15 Million Umrah Performers in Saudi Arabia in Early 2026
The General Authority for Statistics reported this week that 15,233,767 people performed Umrah in Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2026, including nearly 5.8 million international visitors, as the…
Saudi Border Guard Thwarts Smuggling of 3.6 Million Pills and 141 Tons of Khat and Hashish
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Border Guards announced on August 23, 2026, that it seized 942,485 amphetamine tablets along with 2,695,731 regulated tablets, 2.8 tons of hashish and 138 tons…