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A general view of Ha’er Prison in Saudi Arabia July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

State Security Arrests 21 Saudis, One Qatari for Incitement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi State Security announced on Wednesday the arrest of 21 Saudis and a Qatari citizen who were all involved in inciting the public opinion and encouraging the commitment of illegal acts. An official source at the Saudi authority said that the...

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Member of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat helps with allocating Adahi meat, The Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat official website

Saudi Humanitarian Relief Continues across Syria, Yemen, Jordan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) continued distributing aid to 507,310 displaced people in Syrian governorates of Aleppo and Hama, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). According to the Tuesday SPA statement, aid includes clothes,...

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Saudi and French military personnel saluting the flags of the two countries in a military base in the city of Ta’if in southwestern Saudi Arabia on October 3, 2017. (SPA)

Joint Military Exercise between Saudi Arabia, France

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Ta’if – Saudi Arabia and France kicked off a joint military exercise in the Saudi region of Ta’if, southwest of Makkah on Tuesday. The exercise, involving an unspecified number of ground troops from the two countries, would focus on battles in mountainous...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Saudi King Salman Heads to Russia for Official Visit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz traveled to Russia on Wednesday on an official visit, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The monarch will hold talks there with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a number of senior officials. They will focus...

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The Public Investment Fund.

Saudi Economy on New Threshold of Growth following Diversification of Investments

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The mega projects in Saudi Arabia announced by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) have become a new frontier on the country’s investment map. These mega projects, announced by one of the world’s biggest investment funds, carry great opportunities...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (AFP)

Wide-ranging Russian Preparations to Receive Saudi King Salman

by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Moscow – Preparations for the upcoming landmark visit by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Russia are ongoing in Moscow. “Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Thursday with King Salman, who will be on a state visit to...