Saudi Arabia to impose full lockdown during Eid holiday from May 23-27

May 12, 2020

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 13 : Saudi Arabia will impose a 24-hour nation-wide lockdown during the five-day Eid holiday, which marks the end of...

Saudi Arabia to start receiving Umrah requests from foreigners from August 9

Aug 08, 2021

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday receiving Umrah requests from foreign performers from Aug. 9, the Saudi Press Agency...

Saudi man crashes car into Mecca's Grand Mosque, held

Oct 31, 2020

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 31 : A speeding car rammed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday evening.

8 injured in drone strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport

Aug 31, 2021

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 31 : A bomb-laden drone on Tuesday targeted Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia injuring eight persons.

Jaishankar concludes his first official visit to Saudi Arabia

Sep 12, 2022

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 12 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday concluded his first official visit to Saudi Arabia during which he...

Saudi Arabia detects 1st case of Omicron variant

Dec 01, 2021

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi...