KSrelief steps up humanitarian support in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has launched the second phase of its emergency food intervention project in Yemen’s Shabwa governorate. The project aims to distribute 11,160 food baskets, benefiting 78,120 individuals, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. Shabwa Deputy Gov. Ahmed Al-Daghari praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts, through KSrelief, to enhance food security for the […]
Saudi Arabia welcomes UNHRC adoption of resolution on human rights implications of Iranian attacks on region
Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the UN Human Rights Council’s unanimous adoption of a resolution on the human rights implications of Iran’s unjustified attacks on several countries in the region. The countries include the Kingdom, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan. The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry noted that the council’s adoption of the resolution […]
Saudi foreign minister arrives in France to attend G7 ministerial meeting
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in France on Wednesday to represent the Kingdom, as an invited country, at the G7 Ministerial Meeting being held in Vaux-de-Cernay, near Paris. The meeting will discuss a number of international topics and issues, including global governance reform, reconstruction challenges, maritime security, supply chains, and threats to peace […]
Saudi Arabia reaffirms support for maritime safety, seafarer protection
At the 50th session of the Facilitation Committee of the International Maritime Organization, Saudi Arabia emphasized the importance of protecting seafarers and reaffirmed its commitment to international efforts aimed at strengthening maritime safety. This comes amid escalating threats to maritime navigation safety and the well-being of seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding […]
Dutch, Belgian leaders rally behind Saudi Arabia in calls with crown prince
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received separate phone calls on Tuesday from two European leaders, each expressing solidarity with the Kingdom amid sustained Iranian missile and drone attacks, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten called the crown prince to convey his country’s support for Saudi Arabia over the repeated […]
Aramco awards $371m supercomputing contract, signs pipe deals
Saudi Aramco has inked a SR1.39 billion ($370.6 million) deal with Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co., known as solutions by stc, for a supercomputing project dedicated to exploration and production. The one-year contract with solutions covers the deployment of advanced computing systems to support exploration and production, according to a filing on the Saudi Exchange. […]
Saudi Arabia detects two ballistic missiles as Iran continues Gulf attacks
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said it detected two incoming ballistic missiles on Monday, as the kingdom and its Gulf neighbors face Iranian strikes. “Two ballistic missiles were launched toward the Riyadh region, one of which was intercepted and the other fell in an uninhabited area,” the ministry posted on social media. Seven Iranian drones […]
Macron condemns Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia in call with crown prince
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which the two leaders reviewed the latest regional developments and their repercussions, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. During the call, Macron expressed France’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia, strongly condemning the repeated Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom. […]
Iran resumes drone strikes on Saudi Arabia in larger numbers
Iran resumed its nightly drone campaign against Saudi Arabia on Monday, launching waves of strikes totaling about 63 hostile drones so far, the Defense Ministry said. Ministry spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced the attacks in a series of posts on X beginning at 2:22 a.m. local time, saying all the drones — targeting the […]
Saudi crown prince, UAE president warn of dangerous escalation as Iranian attacks continue
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan spoke by phone Monday, condemning continued Iranian attacks against Gulf states as a dangerous escalation threatening regional security, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two leaders affirmed that GCC countries would spare no effort to defend their territories and mobilize all […]