JEDDAH, Sept 24 – Saudi National Day celebrations continue apace through the holiday weekend, with a series of spectacular entertainment events across the Kingdom highlighting the country’s achievements. According to the General Entertainment Authority – the body responsible for expanding the entertainment sector under the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 blueprint…
À l’occasion du 87e anniversaire de l’unification du Royaume d’Arabie Saoudite, le Prince héritier du Royaume, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Vice-Premier ministre et Ministre de la défense, a insisté sur l’importance de se souvenir de la contribution du fondateur du Royaume, le défunt roi Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud,…
The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense has affirmed that the 87th anniversary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s unification is an occasion to recall the achievements of the founder and builder of our country’s renaissance, late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and his…
Anlässlich des 87. Jahrestages der Vereinigung des Königreichs Saudi-Arabien hat Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, stellvertretender Premierminister und Verteidigungsminister des Königreichs Saudi-Arabien, die Notwendigkeit betont, sich an die Errungenschaften des Gründers des Königreiches, König Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, und seiner Söhne zu erinnern, auf die die Renaissance des…
September 19, Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has announced that it will lift its a ban on internet calls by Wednesday, September 20, in the latest regulatory move aimed at enabling internet users in the Kingdom. The directive from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will allow all VoIP…
RIYADH – September 18, 2017 – The Kingdom’s policy is to enable internet users in the country to have access to all websites, services and applications. However, there are appropriate legal measures in place against content which violate the laws of the country – such as pornography, gambling sites, those…
RIYADH, September 9, 2017 – Vision 2030 builds on early successes, and is strengthening its delivery mechanisms as it increases the scope and pace of implementation. Vision 2030, the national vision that is transforming the Saudi nation and economy, is far reaching in scope, scale and targets. It has always been known…
MAKKAH, September 5, 2017 – More than 2.35 million pilgrims have completed Hajj this year, fulfilling their religious duty in peace and unity at the holiest city in Islam, Makkah. Saudi Arabia welcomed the world to the five-day pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, with pilgrims from dozens of…
Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is the Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah that is taking place this year from the 30thof August to the 4th of September 2017. All Muslims who are physically and financially able to make the pilgrimage are required to do so at least once in…
Amina Dimacutac Damiray performed her first and only Hajj in 1997. She was 36-years-old and relatively new to the faith, having converted to Islam in 1992. Amina’s strongest memory is of the overpowering spiritual connection that enveloped her during her journey. “I was with my husband and we were part…
This year, 2.35 million Muslims from across the world have come to Makkah to perform Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. The density of the crowd is staggering, with some estimates suggesting more than six people per square metre. Saudi Arabia embraces the unique responsibility of ensuring the…
MAKKAH, Sept 1 – A 104-year-old Indonesian woman, one of the oldest Hajj pilgrims this year, said on Friday that reaching the Holy City of Makkah was “a dream come true”. Ibu Mariah Marghani Muhammad said that it was not easy to find a travel company to take her because…
JEDDAH, September 1, 2017 – Guests of the Ministry of Culture and Information who are currently in Makkah to perform Hajj offered praise to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its extensive efforts to host and serve more than two million pilgrims, and also praised The Ministry of Culture and…
Saudi Arabia is welcoming over two million pilgrims from around the world to Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, the world’s largest annual gathering. Saudi Arabia has without a doubt demonstrated its capability to deal with this sudden population increase that is larger than most cities, providing the best available…
Ibu Mariah Marghani Muhammad is one of the oldest people undertaking this year’s pilgrimage to Makkah JEDDAH, August 26 – A 104-year-old Indonesian woman, one of the oldest people performing Hajj this year, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and said she was thrilled to be on her way to…
JEDDAH, August 26 – Saudi Arabia has to date welcomed 1.497 million pilgrims who have flocked to the country in preparation for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, which is due to begin on August 30, 2017. In total, around two million people from across the globe are expected to visit the…
Saudi Arabia strives to promote key archaeological and historic sites in line with Vision 2030 goals to grow tourism industry JEDDAH, July 24, 2017 – King Salman bin Abdulaziz has decreed the establishment of renovation commissions tasked with the development of two of the most important archaeological and historic sites…
RIYADH, August 14th, 2017 – The newly-established Department of Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia will now have the powers to charge offenders who are accused of spreading hate speech, creating social conflict and threatening peace and security through social media channels such as Twitter. Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Mujab has announced…
JEDDAH, August 3, 2017 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) on Thursday signed a $33.7 million agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to fulfil the Kingdom’s pledge toward the intervention and control of cholera in Yemen. The agreement follows a similar $33 million Memorandum of…
Security services shoot dead three terrorists intent on killing officers and civilians. RIYADH, July 21, 2017 – The Saudi Ministry of Interior has announced that a major terrorist attack was prevented by security services in the city of Saihat in the Qatif governorate. On the evening of Friday, July 14th, security…
“My primary goal is Saudi Arabia to be an exemplary and leading nation in all aspects, and I will work with you in achieving this endeavor.”
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
“Our Vision is a strong, thriving, and stable Saudi Arabia that provides opportunity for all.
Our Vision is a tolerant country with Islam as its constitution and moderation as its method.”
Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
Razan Al-Aqil is a Saudi student and alumna of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. She represented Saudi Arabia as a delegate to the 2016 United Nations Youth Assembly, in a session that focused on the role of youth in the implementation of the 2030 Vision. Razan is the first Saudi and first Arab woman to participate in the Youth Assembly at the UN, in which she also won the Outstanding Youth Delegate Award among of 1,000 delegates from 85 countries.
Mohammed Qahtani is a Saudi security engineer, but he is known for winning the title of the World Champion of Public Speaking by the Toastmasters International organization, in 2015. He survived seven rounds of a competition that lasted six months and included 33,000 competitors from around the world. He and nine other finalists competed at the Toastmasters annual convention in Las Vegas, and he took home first place for his speech, “The Power of Words”.
Haifa Al Mansour is Saudi Arabia’s first female director. Listed by Forbes in the second place among the 100 most powerful Arab women, she was the first ever Saudi movie to enter the Oscars as Best Foreign Language Movie for her film Wadjda, which made its world premiere at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, and which she had at times to direct through walkie-talkie from the inside of a van.
Raha Moharrak became the first Saudi woman to climb Mt. Everst, at the age of 27, back in May 2013. She began climbing in November 2011 and in the space of a year, conquered eight mountains including Kilimanjaro. She was also the youngest Saudi to reach the top of the world and was part of the first Arab team to make the climb.
Hosam Zowawi is a clinical microbiologist with an interest in antibiotic resistant bacterial diseases, known as “superbugs”. He recognized the need to develop more rapid diagnostic tools to aid initial medical management and implement infection control precautions. He won many awards, amongst them are the Griffith University award for academic excellence and was one of the 2014 Young Laureates of the Rolex Award for Enterprise.
Adah Almutairi has many noticed achievements and holds more than ten patents in the field of nanomedicin. She has won the NIH New Innovator Award, phRMA Foundation Award, the Young Investigator Award, and was a Kavli Fellow for the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2016.
