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Saudi Arabia bans fruits, vegetables from Indian state

The Saudi Food and Drug Administration has temporarily banned frozen and processed fruit and vegetable imports from the Indian state of Kerala from Sunday. The agency said in a statement that the ban was based on reports from the World

Bunk beds for South Asian pilgrims in Mina

The Ministry of Haj and Umrah will for the first time provide bunk beds to South Asian pilgrims in Mina tents. During a visit to one of the camps in Mina, Minister of Haj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Bantan said the ministry decided to use the bunk

Holy Mosques install lockers for worshippers seeking Itikaf during Ramadan

The Two Holy Mosques directorate for Itikaf services has prepared 500 lockers with digital locks to hold the personal belongings of worshippers. Itikaf is an Islamic practice that consists of spending a number of days in a mosque, devoting

Saudi Arabia needs 5,000 hospital beds by 2020: Study

Saudi Arabia will need an extra 5,000 hospital beds by 2020 and 20,000 more by 2035 to meet the requirements of its growing population. The

KSA’s Haramain train makes pilot trip with 200 citizens

The Haramain high-speed train service offered first free trip to citizens on Friday. More than 200 citizens traveled from Madinah to Makkah on the

FaceOf: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, KSA’s first minister of culture

Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al-Saud is Saudi Arabia’s first Minister of Culture. He was appointed by a royal decree

ThePlace: Grand Mosque in Makkah

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers performed the third Friday prayer at the Grand Mosque during this holy month of Ramadan. For the first time, the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques this year

Saudi Ambassador to Mali Delivers Copies of Quran Holy Scriptures, Dates' Gift to President's Spouse

Saudi Ambassador to Mali Masaud bin Ali Al-Orabi Al-Harthi handed over a bundle of Quran copies, in addition to quantity of date presented by King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works (KSrelief), for the benefit of the Ageer Organization,

Welsh woman teaches Saudi women to be driving instructors

A Welsh woman has been chosen to be part of the international team training the first female driving instructors in Saudi Arabia. Susan Newbon, Canadian Deborah Sherwood and American Norma Adrianzen will be able to train women from 24 June.

Saudis May Hike July Oil Prices To Asia To More Than 4-Year-High

Saudi Arabia may raise again its official selling prices (OSPs) for oil bound for Asia in July, and the price of its flagship Arab Light crude could reach its highest since February 2014, a Reuters survey of five refiners and traders showed on