RIYADH — The OPEC+ countries decided to maintain the production levels for October 2026 that were set for September 2026. The decision was taken at the virtual meeting of the seven member countries of the OPEC+ group—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman— held on Sunday t...

JEDDAH — A meeting of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), held on Sunday virtually, reviewed the report submitted by the Strategic Management Office regarding the performance of Saudi Vision 2030 programs and national strategies for the first quarter of 2026. The report highlight...

RIYADH — The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification, in cooperation with Kuwait's Environment Public Authority, has launched a series of virtual training and technical workshops in September and October 2026. This was part of the implementation of a memorandum...

JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) issued red alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorms capable of causing flash floods for Makkah, Jazan, Asir and Al-Baha on Sunday. Meanwhile, orange alerts were issued for moderate rain in parts of Jazan Region, including Jazan and Al-Darb, as well a...

JAZAN/ASIR — Border Guard land patrols arrested 13 violators of the Border Security Law and thwarted the smuggling of 280 kg of khat, 37 kg of hashish and 45,000 tablets in three separate operations across Asir and Jazan. In Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboua Sector arrested four Ethio...

RIYADH — The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and seven other Arab and Muslim countries strongly condemned statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir regarding plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from their land and establish settlements in the Gaza Strip. In a statement i...

RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate phone calls with his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts to discuss the latest regional developments and efforts to maintain security and stability in the region. During a call on Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghch...

RIYADH — Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 14,165 illegal residents in a week. The arrests were made in the joint inspections, carried out by the security forces in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, during the period between August 27 and September 2, the Ministry of ...

RIYADH — Land, sea, and air Customs ports across Saudi Arabia recorded 1,075 seizures of contraband last week. The seized items included 71 types of narcotics such as hashish, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and Captagon pills, in addition to 390 other prohibited materials. Customs ports also thwa...

NEW YORK — Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held a meeting with United Nations Undersecretary General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua at UN headquarters in New York.Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Alw...

TABUK — Two Eurasian Griffon vultures rehabilitated and released from Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve have established new home ranges in Armenia and Iraq after journeys spanning eight countries across the Middle East.Tracking data released by the reserve to mark International Vulture Aware...

RIYADH — Ministry of Interior security spokesperson Brig. Gen.Talal bin Shalhoub stated that intelligence provided by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control to Malaysian authorities enabled the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to foil an attempt to smuggle 505.6 ki...