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Saudi King's brother, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died

It has been announced in Saudi Arabia, that Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz has passed away. The 87-year-old Prince was the half-brother of King Salman, and it was announced by the Royal Court that prayers would be said for him at the Royal Palace in Riyadh. His son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal announced the family would be accepting condolences from Sunday until Tuesday, between sunset and evening…
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Dubai royals meet Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Many of us saw the newspaper pictures from the Grand Prix of the new “King of Formula 1”, Lewis Hamilton meeting the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, Will Smith. But real royalty was also in attendance at the event, in addition to King Juan Carlos of Spain, Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia took in the Grand Prix as part of a visit to the United Arab Emirates that began last…
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Saudi Princess holds private trunk show

Princess Noura bint Faisal Al-Saud, founder of the Saudi fashion community, held a private trunk show in Riyadh this week which brought together well-known and emerging local talent, international designers and industry experts. Transforming high-end Japanese restaurant Nozomi with the addition of a catwalk and design displays, participating designers had the opportunity to showcase their latest…
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King Salman of Saudi Arabia opens the Haramain Railway

The second largest annual gathering of Moslems is the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. This week, King Salman of Saudi Arabia launched the Haramain High Speed Railway at Jeddah’s Al-Sulaymaniyah station. Opening to the public next month, the electric railway will whisk up to 60 million passengers a year with a fleet of thirty-five trains carrying just over four hundred passengers per…
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