NCVC Launches Wild Plant Survey and Analysis Project in Partnership with King Saud University

Riyadh: The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) has launched a project to catalog and analyze wild plants in Saudi Arabia with medicinal, aromatic, toxic, nutritional, and economic properties. This initiative, in collaboration with the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University, aims to expand scientific knowledge of the Kingdom’s native … Read more

Greek Prime Minister Leaves AlUla

AlUla: Hellenic Republic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his accompanying delegation left AlUla on Monday, concluding their visit to Saudi Arabia. According to Saudi Press Agency, they were seen off at AlUla International Airport by Madinah Region Governor Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Commerce Majid Al-Kassabi, and several other officials from the … Read more

GACA Levies SAR18.8 Million Worth of Fines in 2024

Riyadh: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) committee responsible for reviewing violations of the Civil Aviation Bylaw issued its report for 2024, which shows it levied 542 fines worth SAR18,892,200 on entities and individuals violating the said bylaw and the executive regulations and instructions issued by the authority. According to Saudi Press Agency, 111 … Read more

Saudi Arabia, Japan Discuss 2026 Asian Games, Para Games in Nagoya

Riyadh: Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) chief executive and secretary-general Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Baeshen met with Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto Hisashi in Riyadh on Monday. The meeting, held at SOPC headquarters, focused on developments in Japan’s preparations for hosting the 20th Asian Games and the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya … Read more

KSrelief Distributes Winter Clothing Vouchers in Syria’s Aleppo

Aleppo: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Saturday distributed shopping vouchers to 2,000 individuals to purchase winter kits in the town of Jenderes in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate. According to Saudi Press Agency, the initiative is part of the Kanaf project for providing winter kits in Syria this year, allowing beneficiaries to … Read more

Under Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Makkah Deputy Governor Inaugurates ‘Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025’

Jeddah: Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Makkah Region Deputy Governor Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz on Monday evening inaugurated the “Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025” under the theme ‘A Passage to Nusuk.’ According to Saudi Press Agency, the event is organized by the … Read more