White House confirms Biden’s meeting with MBS
Last month Biden himself had sought to distance himself from the upcoming encounter, stressing to reporters he was going to meet with King Salman and his team.
First post-pandemic hajj brings a huge number of Muslims to Mecca
Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, allowed back foreign travellers this year to perform the hajj.
Short hair for women no longer an issue in Saudi Arabia
Saudi women are no longer banned from concerts and sports events, and in 2018 they gained the right to drive.
MBS on the quest to reshape Saudi Arabia
The Islamic religious police have been de-fanged, cinemas have reopened, foreign tourists have been welcomed, and Saudi Arabia has staged a film festival, operas, a Formula One Grand Prix, professional wrestling and a huge rave festival.
This is why Biden is visiting Saudi Arabia
Biden would participate in a Riyadh summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council
Saudi Arabia seeks $100b for ambitious plan to become travel hub
New ’mega-airport', new national flag carrier and expectation of 330 million annual visitors, Saudi Arabia seeks $100billion to become world's top tourist spot.
Why is Saudi Arabia demolishing houses worth $20b?
The operation was part of a $20-billion clearance and construction project that stands to displace half-a-million people in Saudi Arabia's second city
Saudi Arabia invites China’s Xi to visit Kingdom
Xi's potential visit would offer a stark contrast to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his relationship with President Biden, who pledged during the 2020 election to treat the kingdom like a "pariah" state.
Pakistan to send youth to KSA for jobs
On Sunday, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed two agreements on worker recruitment and skills verification of the Pakistani workforce employed in KSA. The agreements were...
Pakistan recieves $3 Billion under support package from Saudi Arabia
Shaukat Tarin has announced today in a tweet that Pakistan has received the $3 Billion agreed under a support package from Saudi Arabia
The West owes Qatar a favor over Afghanistan
Analysts describe Qatar's emergence as a broker in Afghanistan as a part of a carefully nurtured strategy by the tiny but rich state to bolster its own security, by becoming indispensable as a venue for international mediation.
PM Khan welcomes ‘Fly Jinnah’ Pakistan’s new low-cost airline
Fly Jinnah is a new low-cost carrier which is the result of Joint Venture between the Middle Eastern low-cost carrier Air Arabia and a Pakistani Conglomerate Lakson Group. Prime Minister Khan welcomed Air Arabia to Pakistan and said that the PTI government is committed to the uplift of the travel and tourism sector of the country.