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TABUK — Tabuk Emir Prince Fahd bin Sultan announced that his Scientific Excellence and Distinction Award will cover 50 percent of the establishment costs of private medical clinics for award winners in the…
Read the full brief →RIYADH — Dr. Hanan Balkhy has expressed her gratitude to Saudi Arabia following her nomination for Director-General of the World Health Organization for the 2027–2032 term, outlining a career spanning…
PARIS — Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim, on behalf of Minister of Health Fahad AlJalajel, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French Ministry of Health, Families,…
PARIS — Saudi Arabia and France have extended their strategic partnership for the development of AlUla until 2035.The extension was formalized through an agreement amending and extending the existing…
PARIS — Saudi Arabia and France called for a negotiated solution on Iran to prevent further escalation and safeguard regional security, while condemning attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and…
MADINAH — The commercial sector accounts for approximately 80 percent of the total development projects currently being implemented in the Madinah region since 2025, with 206 of the 280 projects distributed…
JAZAN/ASIR — Border Guard land patrols arrested five Ethiopian nationals in Asir and Jazan and thwarted the smuggling of a total of 301 kilograms of drugs and 40,100 tablets in separate operations. In Asir,…
RIYADH — The total number of investment opportunities reported during the first half of this year reached approximately 1,730, spanning 15 sectors, according to a recent report published by the Ministry of…
RIYADH — A Royal Order has been issued to transform the National Platform for Charitable Work, “Ehsan,” into an independent, non-profit organization under the name Ehsan Foundation for Charitable Work. The…
RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has emphasized the importance of providing children with a balanced breakfast as schools across Saudi Arabia set to reopen on Sunday, Aug. 23, marking the…
RIYADH — On World Humanitarian Day, observed annually on August 19, Saudi Arabia recalls a humanitarian journey that has continued since its establishment, transcending borders through contributions…
JAZAN/ASIR — Saudi Border Guard arrested four border security violators and seized 60 kilograms of khat, approximately 24 kilograms of hashish and 112,350 tablets in separate operations across Jazan and…
RIYADH — Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has developed a competitiveness model through wide-ranging economic and development reforms, leading to its selection by the World Bank Group as a global…
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MANAMA — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended the 168th session of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Manama on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain and Chair of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council Dr. Abdullatif Al Zayani. It was attended by the…
MANAMA — The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called for designating the Houthi militia as a terrorist group and dealing with it in the same manner the international system addresses terrorist groups that threaten security, peace, development, and prosperity. In a final communique, issued at the end of the 168th session of the…
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed the fraternal relations between the two countries and ways to further enhance joint cooperation. Sheikh Mohammed and Prince Khalid also reviewed the latest…
MANAMA — Six Saudi citizens were injured and three homes and three vehicles sustained material damage when a projectile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia struck a residential area in the city of Najran on Sunday, the General Directorate of Civil Defense revealed. **media[2781803]** The Civil defense teams responded to the incident and followed…
MANAMA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Manama on Sunday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ninth Gulf Cooperation Council—Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue.Prince Faisal and Lavrov reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly…
RIYADH — Minister of Justice Dr. Walid Al-Samaani affirmed that the rules governing the work of technical offices, recently approved by the Supreme Judicial Council, will enhance institutional maturity and quality of judicial work.The minister noted that the development of judicial work is founded on establishing quality standards, integrating roles, and…
RIYADH — The rules governing the work of technical offices, recently approved by the Supreme Judicial Council, establish an institutional framework for organizing case preparation and technical review processes in the courts, based on artificial intelligence technologies, Okaz reported quoting well-informed sources.The framework defines responsibilities…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's economy remains resilient despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, supported by strong financial buffers, a well-capitalized banking system and prudent economic policies, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Governor Ayman Al-Sayari said during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand.In the Kingdom's statement to the…
RIYADH — The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) received two Best Paper Awards at the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, recognizing its research contributions to global energy challenges, including the energy transition and clean cooking solutions in Africa.The center concluded its participation as a National Partner at the…
RIYADH — Students in public schools across Saudi Arabia will enjoy their first extra school holiday of the current academic year next Sunday, Oct. 25. This holiday was approved by the education departments across the Kingdom but is not included in the academic calendar issued by the Ministry of Education. These include six extended school holidays during…
MANAMA — The ninth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue commenced in Manama on Sunday afternoon, with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and foreign ministers of other GCC states.Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif Al Zayani, who…
RIYADH — As of July 2026, industrial investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states reached $426 billion, with the number of factories standing at nearly 22,000. The industrial sector in the Gulf has employed more than 1.7 million people, according to the latest statistical data released by the GCC Statistical Center (GCC-Stat). The report showed…
Opportunity Intelligence
Aramco, Maaden form mining JV to explore nearly 10% of Saudi Arabia’s land The exploration program may create future supplier and specialist-service demand across Mining, Logistics, Professional Services. This is an analytical inference from the reported development, not an opportunity explicitly offered by the source. Foreign participation requirements are not yet clear.
Introduction of a new organizational regulation governing the Higher Education Fund, replacing the previous framework and providing transitional provisions for ongoing governance.
