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The Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs branch in the Makkah Region, Mazen bin Hamad Al-Hamli, received the Consul-General of Algeria in Jeddah, Mohamed Alem Alam, today at the ministry’s branch in Jeddah. During the meeting, friendly talks were exchanged. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received here today US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney. The two sides discussed topics of mutual interest. Vice Interior Minister Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Dawood and several other officials were present at the meeting. Source: Saudi Press Agency

This year’s Jeddah Season, which recently concluded, drew in over 1.7 million visitors from inside and outside the Kingdom over 52 days. It featured a wide array of entertainment activities, solidifying Jeddah’s status as a top tourist destination. The season featured diverse, unique attractions, with the City Walk area standing

This year’s International Falcon Breeders Auction (IFBA) concluded yesterday, capping off a successful 20-day event that saw over SAR10 million in sales. Sold at the auction were 866 falcons, featuring participation from 56 leading falcon breeding farms across 19 countries. In its fourth year, the auction was held at the

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulations to Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou on his country’s Independence Day. HRH the Crown Prince wished Lacalle Pou continued good health and happiness, and the government and people

A Tajikistan Committee on Religion, Regulation of Traditions, Celebrations, and Ceremonies delegation visited yesterday the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in Madinah. Discussed during the visit was cooperation in serving the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet through the exchange of experience and

The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the United Nations Development Programme Saudi Arabia, will hold a workshop on monitoring the dynamics of land productivity and trends

The conjunction of the last-quarter moon with the Pleiades star cluster will occur in the sky over the Arab world at dawn tomorrow, according to the Jeddah Astronomy Society (JAS). Pleiades is also known as the Seven Sisters due to the brightness of seven stars in this cluster. JAS Director