After months of speculation, Princess Haifa bint Mohammed confirmed that Saudi Arabia is not planning on revising alcohol rules for tourists.
The conversation about this topic started when the country announced that they were starting construction on Neom, a city designed to incorporate the latest smart technologies and function as a tourist hub.
Speculation about the revision of…
Saudi King and Crown Prince congratulate President Macron on reelection in relationship turning point
26th April 2022
King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia have sent messages of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron for his reelection.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his son have expressed their “sincere…
Saudi King and Crown Prince send condolences to Brazil after Petrópolis mudslides
22nd February 2022
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has sent Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a statement of condolences following landslides that have affected the city of Petrópolis.
In the cable, sent on 19th February, the King expressed his “profound condolence to the president of…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 85, has received the COVID-19 vaccine in Neom. He received the jab on Friday, 8 January – a day before Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh received their shots in the UK.
King Salman received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, said: “Today, the King received the…
Crown Princes Mohammad bin Salman, 35, has received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This was part of a national immunisation plan organised by the Ministry of Health.
The Saudi Press Agency released a photo of the Crown Prince receiving the vaccine in Riyadh, no…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 84, addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time on Wednesday where he called for a comprehensive solution on Iran and disarming Iranian affiliate Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Like the other monarchs who have spoken at the 75th…
The King of Saudi Arabia, 84-year-old Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has undergone gallbladder surgery after being admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre earlier this week for inflammation of the organ.
The state news agency, SPA, reported that the surgery was successful, and the King is recovering well. He will remain in the Riyadh hospital for some time to recover…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to hospital.
The 84-year-old monarch was admitted to a hospital in the capital of Riyadh after suffering from gall bladder problems. Saudi Arabia’s state news agency, SPA, said on Monday that His Majesty was…
Saudi Arabia’s Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Her inclusion was approved during the IOC’s 136th session.
The IOC made the announcement of her election on Friday. She is one of four…
Princess Basmah bint Saud Al Saud, one of the many children of King Saud of Saudi Arabia, has revealed that she is being held in prison. She asked her cousin Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to release her and to provide her with medical care.
Princess Basmah is known to be an outspoken human rights advocate, and she has called for Saudi Arabia to become a constitutional monarchy. It is…
