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  • Saudi Arabia announces 3-term school year with 8-week vacation

    The 2024-25 academic year will feature a three-term system for public schools, including an eight-week summer vacation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The first term will begin on Sunday, August 18, 2024, the second term will begin on Sunday, November 17, 2024, and the third term will begin on Sunday, March 2, 2025, ending on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

  • How Sports Are Making Saudi Arabia Look Better Than Ever

    This spotlight has also largely succeeded in redefining narratives of Saudi Arabia's reputation abroad in countries like the United States, where long-standing concerns over the nation's human rights situation have been substantially diluted as Riyadh bears the soft power fruits of its multibillion-dollar push to attract foreign fans, talent and events.

  • Saudi border guards foil smuggling attempts near Jazan

    Border Guard land patrols have foiled an attempt to smuggle 135 kilograms of qat in Al-Dayer sector of Jazan Region. Also in Jazan region, border police thwarted an attempt to illegally transport 160 kilograms of qat in Al-Ardah. Legal procedures were followed, and the seized items were handed over to the concerned authority. Meanwhile, two Pakistani residents attempting to sell 4.7 kilograms of methamphetamine in Jeddah. The individuals were referred to the Public Prosecution for legal action.

  • Iran election: Young voters’ divide over 2022 protests shapes presidential race

    Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young Iranians' political views remain at odds, reflecting a rift that will shape the outcome of presidential elections this week. Now 22, Atousa says she will abstain from voting in Friday's ballot to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi after his death in a helicopter crash, regarding the exercise with derision.

  • How children starve

    Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity. That includes nearly everyone in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military launched an offensive in October following an attack on Israel by Hamas militants. More than one million of Gaza’s inhabitants face the most extreme form of malnutrition – classified by the IPC as ‘Catastrophe or Famine.’

  • FTSE Russell implements periodic changes to Saudi market today

    Global index provider FTSE Russell will implement today, June 24, the changes announced as part of its quarterly index review. The changes will be effective as of June 25 and will be implemented today, during the closing auction and trading periods at the closing price, as per the requirements of the global indices managers.

  • Huge Saudi construction projects ‘might get scaled down’

    As well as Neom, Saudi Arabia is also developing 13 other large construction schemes, or “giga projects” as they are referred, worth trillions of dollars. These include an entertainment city on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh, multiple luxury island resorts on the Red Sea, and a cluster of other tourist and cultural destinations.

  • How Saudi Arabia is surging tourism industry with Visa-Free Entry for 49 countries including USA, Japan, China, Australia ?

    Saudi Arabia offers visa-on-arrival or an eVisa for citizens from 49 countries, mainly focusing on Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. Key countries include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Schengen Area countries (e.g., France, Germany, Italy), Japan, China, Australia, and New Zealand. These visas allow multiple entries and are valid for one year, with each stay lasting up to 90 days.

  • UFC Saudi Arabia bonuses: Robert Whittaker, Volkan Oezdemir’s stunning knockouts lead list

    The former middleweight champion stormed into the octagon Saturday at UFC Saudi Arabia and needed less than two minutes to dismiss short-notice opponent Ikram Aliskerov with a ferocious series of knockout punches. For his latest highlight, Whittaker was awarded with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.

  • Saudi woman Sondos Jaan set to climb the highest peak in the Arab world

    Sondos Jaan embarked on the journey to the highest peak in the Arab world on June 20. It is the latest episode in Jaan’s love for mountain adventures, but to understand the fascination it is important to take a look back at her childhood. She told Arab News: “I am from Madinah. I was born in a city where I could see a mountain from my bedroom window, and as I walked the streets I would see mountains.”