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AlUla Airport Starts Receiving International Flights

AlUla International Airport begins receiving international flights. (SPA)
AlUla International Airport begins receiving international flights. (SPA)
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AlUla Airport Starts Receiving International Flights

AlUla International Airport begins receiving international flights. (SPA)
AlUla International Airport begins receiving international flights. (SPA)

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) announced on Thursday the approval of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) for AlUla International Airport to start receiving international flights, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

AlUla Airport has witnessed extensive development projects that included the comprehensive expansion carried out by RCU, transforming it into the fifth largest airport in Saudi Arabia, with a total area estimated at 2.4 million square meters.

RCU has worked to triple the airport’s capacity, and it can now receive 15 commercial flights at the same time. The capacity has increased from 100,000 passengers to 400,000 passengers per year.

The development of AlUla Airport is a key element of RCU's strategy to elevate AlUla to become a global destination for heritage, culture, history and natural tourism, and to enhance its strategic role, to become an important logistical center in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The strategy also aims to attract two million visitors every year to AlUla and contribute to raising the Kingdom's GDP by SR120 million by 2035.

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Saudi Arabia Rejects Israeli Maps that Annex Parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

Saudi Arabia called on the international community to assume is responsibility in stopping the Israeli violations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called on the international community to assume is responsibility in stopping the Israeli violations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Rejects Israeli Maps that Annex Parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

Saudi Arabia called on the international community to assume is responsibility in stopping the Israeli violations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called on the international community to assume is responsibility in stopping the Israeli violations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday Israel’s publication of maps that show its occupation of parts of Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, claiming these territories as its own.

In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry slammed such extremist acts that reflect Israel’s “intentions to consolidate its occupation and continue its flagrant violation of the sovereignty of those nations.”

Saudi Arabia called on the international community to assume is responsibility in stopping these violations, “stressing the need to respect the sovereignty and borders of these countries to ease tensions and put a stop to attempts to undermine peace efforts.”