Saudi Arabia: Auction to Liquidate Businessman's Properties

 A parking lot belonging to billionaire Maan al-Sanea is seen in Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Zuhair Al-Traifi
A parking lot belonging to billionaire Maan al-Sanea is seen in Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Zuhair Al-Traifi
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Saudi Arabia: Auction to Liquidate Businessman's Properties

 A parking lot belonging to billionaire Maan al-Sanea is seen in Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Zuhair Al-Traifi
A parking lot belonging to billionaire Maan al-Sanea is seen in Khobar in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Zuhair Al-Traifi

The executive court in Khobar specified March 18 as a date to liquidate properties of Saudi businessman Maan al-Sanea, in order to pay off debts of creditors after around 10 years of the debts crisis that Saad Group suffered from.

Saad Group and Ahmed Hamad Algosaibi Brothers Co. suffered in 2009 the biggest debts' disclosure in the Persian Gulf with debts worth $20 billion for both.

Real-estate assets reached only $3.92 billion (SAR14.7 billion) and they include 20 lands owned by Saad Group of market value approximately worth $1.2 billion (SAR4.4 billion) and properties owned by Saad Group of market value worth $934 million (SAR3.5 billion) in addition to real-estate assets of around $1.8 billion (SAR6.8 billion).

The auction also includes a fleet of trucks, buses and vehicles of Saad Group of a total number of 923 in addition to 26 private vehicles owned by Maan al-Sanea.

The sequestrator affirmed that the auction doesn’t include Saad Specialist Hospital in Khobar, which is one of the major hospitals in the Eastern Province.

Maan was arrested on Oct. 18 in 2017, due to Saad Group failure to pay off debts worth billion American dollars -- because of a dispute with Algosaibi Group, Saab Group went disclosed.

Saad Group debts range between SAR40 billion and SAR60 billion. Saudi judiciary authorities appointed Etqaan Alliance to sell assets owned by Maan al-Sanea and his companies in an auction.



Saudi Ambassador to UAE Decorates Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan with King Abdulaziz Shah of 2nd Class

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
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Saudi Ambassador to UAE Decorates Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan with King Abdulaziz Shah of 2nd Class

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

Upon the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Anqari decorated Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan, former Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the King Abdulaziz Sash of the Second Class.

According to SPA, this came in recognition of his outstanding efforts in strengthening and advancing the deep-rooted and historical relations between the two countries during his tenure in the Kingdom.

During the reception for Sheikh Nahyan at the embassy, the Saudi ambassador conveyed his best wishes for Sheikh Nahyan's continued success in his new role as Deputy Minister of State at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


Saudi Leadership Congratulates Head of Libya's Presidential Council on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Head of Libya's Presidential Council on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to head of Libya's Presidential Council Mohamed Al-Menfi on his country's Independence Day.

King Salman wished him continued good health and happiness, and the government and people of Libya further security and stability.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent Al-Menfi a similar cable on the occasion.


Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack on Pakistani Police

Pakistani security officials stand guard at a checkpoint on the eve of Christmas in Peshawar, Pakistan, 24 December 2025. (EPA)
Pakistani security officials stand guard at a checkpoint on the eve of Christmas in Peshawar, Pakistan, 24 December 2025. (EPA)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack on Pakistani Police

Pakistani security officials stand guard at a checkpoint on the eve of Christmas in Peshawar, Pakistan, 24 December 2025. (EPA)
Pakistani security officials stand guard at a checkpoint on the eve of Christmas in Peshawar, Pakistan, 24 December 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday the attack against Pakistani police in the Karak area in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

A Foreign Ministry statement, said the Kingdom “categorically rejects of all forms of terrorism and extremism,” condemning “attempts to undermine the security and stability of Pakistan and its people.”

It extended its sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Pakistan over the attack.

Suspected militants opened fire on a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five officers before fleeing, officials said, part of a surge in violence in the region bordering Afghanistan.

No group immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, which is separate from but aligned with Afghanistan’s Taliban government and has been blamed by authorities for previous attacks.

Pakistan has seen a steady rise in militant violence, which has strained relations with Afghanistan.