The Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has announced a new record in rail passenger numbers during the departure of pilgrims from Makkah following the completion of their Hajj rituals.According to SAR, a total of 33,494 pilgrims departed from Makkah in a sing…
Month: July 2023
Summary of Local News Released Friday
Here is a summary of local news released on Friday: – HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Philippe of the Kingdom of Belgium on the anniversary of his country’s National Day.- HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh…
Al-Sahhaf: The rationality of the government’s discourse represented a strength in the face of abuses of religious sanctities
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, confirmed that the rationality of the government’s discourse represented a strength in the face of abuses of religious sanctities.He said in a statement: “The statement of the Supreme Rel…
Czech Siniakova Wins Bad Homburg Title
Czech Katerina Siniakova defeated Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 (5) to win the Bad Homburg Open final at Bod Hombourg vor der Hohe on Saturday.In the previous rounds of the Bad Hombourg tournament, Siniakova, ranked No 52, beat Italian Elisabetta Co…
Ministry of Oil: Last month’s revenues amounted to more than $7 billion
The Ministry of Oil announced the total exports and revenues achieved for the month of June, according to preliminary statistics issued by the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company “SOMO”.It said in a statement that the total amount of exports of crude oil amou…
OIC emergency meeting on burning of copy of Quran due tomorrow
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the repercussions of the burning a copy of the Holy Quran incident in Sweden, which coincided with the first day of Eid Al-Adha.In a statement, the organiz…
UK, Australia, Canada dismayed by West Bank settlement expansion
Foreign ministers of Australia, Canada and the UK have voiced deep concern about the Israeli far-right government decision to build over 5,700 housing units in the illegal West Bank settlements.”We are gravely concerned by the Government of Israel’s ap…
Turkish FM, Saudi counterpart tackles burning of Quran in Sweden
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan tackled on Saturday over phone with Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud a range of issues, including the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden this week.A statement by the Turkish news agency (Anadolu) …
Spain slams Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank
Spain on Friday criticized the Israeli government plans to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and condemned Israeli settlers’ violence against Palestinians.In a press statement, the Spanish Foreign Ministry lambasted the Israeli gover…