King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed Donate 50 Mln Riyals though Ehsan Platform

King Salman Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
King Salman Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
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King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed Donate 50 Mln Riyals though Ehsan Platform

King Salman Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
King Salman Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, launched on Friday the campaign of the National Platform for Charitable Work (Ehsan).

They donated 50 million riyals for the campaign, which is being held for a second consecutive year.

The donation reflects the wise leadership's keenness on supporting charitable work and on encouraging values of giving, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.

President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and chairman of the Ehsan Supervisory Committee, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi expressed his gratitude to the leadership for their generous donation.

SDAIA launched the National Campaign for Charitable Work for the second year as an extension of the great turnout that the campaign enjoyed in its first year during Ramadan.

The campaign allows philanthropists, financiers, and donors to make their donations in a reliable and secure digital way to the various charitable opportunities and fields offered by the Ehsan platform.

The Ehsan platform is monitored by a supervisory committee of 12 government agencies and a Sharia committee chaired by the advisor in the Royal Court and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Mutlaq.

Since its launch, it received over $380 million in donations.



Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Arrives in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Arrives in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday coming from Riyadh.

At King Abdulaziz International Airport, he was received by Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz.

King Salman was accompanied by several princes and senior officials.

At King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Salman was seen off by Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz.


Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday First Day of Ramadan

 Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
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Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday First Day of Ramadan

 Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)

Saudi Arabia declared on Tuesday that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Wednesday.

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also declared that Ramadan will begin on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had on Sunday urged Muslims across the Kingdom to sight the crescent moon that signals the advent of Ramadan on Tuesday evening.


Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic Countries Condemn Israel’s 'State Land' Decision in West Bank 

The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic Countries Condemn Israel’s 'State Land' Decision in West Bank 

The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye strongly condemned on Tuesday Israel's decision to designate lands in the occupied West Bank as so-called "state land".

They also slammed it for approving procedures for the registration and settlement of land ownership across extensive areas of the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967.

They condemned the moves as “a grave escalation aimed at accelerating illegal settlement activity, land confiscation, entrenching Israeli control, and applying unlawful Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory and undermining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

These measures are “a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, as well as a violation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, foremost among them Resolution 2334,” the FMs said in a statement.

“The decision also contradicts the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice concerning the legal consequences arising from Israeli policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which underscored the illegality of measures intended to alter the legal, historical, and demographic status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the obligation to end the occupation, and the prohibition of the acquisition of territory by force,” they added.

“This step reflects an attempt to impose a new legal and administrative reality designed to consolidate control over the occupied land, thereby undermining the two-state solution, eroding the prospects for the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State, and jeopardizing the attainment of a just and comprehensive peace in the region,” they warned.

The foreign ministers reiterated their “categorical rejection of all unilateral measures aimed at altering the legal, demographic, and historical status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”

They stressed that such policies are “a dangerous escalation that will further heighten tensions and instability in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the region as a whole.”

They called on the international community “to assume its responsibilities and take clear and decisive steps to halt these violations, ensure respect for international law, and safeguard the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them their right to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing their independent and sovereign State based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.”