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Business The development of the aviation sector infrastructure has prompted an active movement of travel at Saudi airports (Photo Credit: Abdullah Al-Falih)

Saudi Companies Lead Aviation, Travel Sector Recovery in Region

Saudi aviation and travel industry companies are leading the way in terms of post-pandemic recovery. At the regional level, the companies…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf Umrah pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba at the end of the Hajj and the beginning of the Umrah season (AP)

Saudi Arabia Issues 900,000 Umrah Permits, Visas

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Hajj Minister Abdulfattah Mashat has confirmed that there are no restrictions on the number of people allowed to perform Umrah from…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf The Saudi Foreign Minister speaks at a press conference at the conclusion of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (AFP)

Saudi FM: Our US Partnership is Continuous, No Military Cooperation with Israel

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the Kingdom’s hand is extended to Iran to reach normal relations, pointing out that the talks with…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf Chairman of the Pakistan Ulama Council, Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Affairs, Sheikh Tahir Ashrafi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Pakistan Ulama Council Chairman: Hajj is for Worship

Chairman of the Pakistan Ulama Council, Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Affairs, Sheikh Tahir Ashrafi…

Saeed al-Abyad (Makkah)
Interviews The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha (Asharq Al-Awsat)

OIC Secretary-General: E-Draw Consolidated Fairness in Pilgrim Selection

The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, said that the success of the Hajj seasons every year was “a clear…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf Prince Khalid al-Faisal inspects the Hajj preparations. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Khalid al-Faisal to Asharq Al-Awsat: Spiteful Parties Are Undermining Saudi Role in Holding the Hajj

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of the Makkah Region and President of the Central Hajj Committee, is…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf Malaysian pilgrims are welcomed upon their arrival at Madinah Airport. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Allocates Tents for Hajj Pilgrims Infected with COVID-19

Dr. Abdel-Fattah Mashat, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, said the Kingdom would provide tents to isolate pilgrims infected with the Covid-19…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Business DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced the signing of a 30-year agreement with an investment value of more than SAR 500 million ($133.33 million) to build a state-of-the-art, port-centric Logistics Park at the Jeddah Islamic Port, (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Int’l Companies Race over Investment, Partnership Deals for Saudi Ports

The Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Board of Saudi Ports Authority Saleh Al-Jasser revealed that work is underway on…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)