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Saudi Arabia Eases Tourist E-Visa Requirements for GCC Residents

Saudi Arabia will allow Gulf residents to easily apply for its e-Visa and residents of the UK, US and EU to get a visa on arrival as the Kingdom bids to attract 100 million visitors annually. The announcement was made on Thursday, and follows a decree signed by the Kingdom’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Calicut varsity moots branch campus centres abroad

Facilities planned in countries including Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia

The Hindu

WTCR to complete 2022 season in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

The FIA World Touring Car Cup has confirmed Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as the hosts of its final two rounds of the 2022 season.

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Saudi Arabia guards beat young women with belts and drag them by their hair

Rights group now fear that the women who filmed the orphanage attack risk being prosecuted under strict laws that forbid anything damaging Saudi Arabia's public image

Daily Mirror

Deontay Wilder points out "serious problem" which affects Anthony Joshua

Joshua was recently defeated by Usyk in his Saudi Arabia rematch last month, and the prospect of a huge potential fight between Wilder and AJ is re-emerging years after their original talks collapsed

Daily Mirror

Education Occupies 40% of Saudis' Savings Plans

A recent survey commissioned by Zurich International Life (Zurich), part of Zurich Insurance Group, revealed that only 4 out of 10 parents in Saudi Arabia have a savings plan dedicated to educating their children. According to the survey, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, 32 % of…

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Eddie Hearn hits out at "fake" Tyson Fury for laughing at Anthony Joshua

Joshua was defeated by Usyk in their heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia after losing by split decision, which saw Fury take to social media to mock the pair by claiming he could beat both of them

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OPEC+ JTC Raises 2022 Oil Market Surplus Forecast

The oil market is likely to have a surplus greater than forecast earlier this year amid pressures from rising energy costs and tightening monetary policy that decreased demand for oil, OPEC + said in a report on Wednesday. The report comes days ahead of an OPEC+ policy meeting on Sept.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Designates 5 People for Working with Houthis

Saudi Arabia designated on Wednesday five Yemenis for their ties to the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen and their terrorist activities. The Presidency of State Security said one of the individuals, Mansour Ahmed al-Saadi, is active in smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen. He had previously received intense training in Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Price Hike Doubles Value of Mineral Wealth in Saudi Arabia

The value of the Saudi mineral wealth, estimated several years ago at about SR5 trillion, has doubled with the increase in the price of minerals, especially gold, copper, and zinc, CEO of Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) Ahmed al-Shamrani has announced. The numbers boost the value of the Saudi economy, especially…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Measures Limit New Fees that Affect Tourist Activity

Saudi Arabia directed the relevant public agencies to coordinate with the Non-Oil Revenue Development Center and the Ministry of Tourism before proposing any new taxes or fees that could affect tourist activities. Last week, the government approved the new tourism law to be part of the system of development of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cameron Smith's defection another blow for PGA as LIV continues to challenge status quo

The world number two and reigning Open champion marks the breakaway LIV Golf League's biggest scalp to date, as golf's conservative operations are challenged again.

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Riyadh Demands Beirut Turn over Suspect Who Threatened its Embassy

Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari demanded on Tuesday Lebanese authorities to arrest and turn over to Riyadh a suspect who had made threats to the Saudi embassy earlier this month. Bukhari met with Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi. The envoy said the suspect, a Saudi national called Ali…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Minister upbeat on Thai-Saudi trade deals

Business deals between Thai firms and Saudi counterparts are expected to flourish after the two parties yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Thai-Saudi Business Council.

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Saudi Arabian woman sentenced to 45 YEARS in jail for social media posts

Qahtani's conviction has come just weeks after a British mother-of-two Salma al-Shehab was handed a 35-year sentence for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Calls on Iraqi Parties to Protect Country

Saudi Arabia expressed on Tuesday its sorrow over the loss of life during clashes that rocked Iraq on Monday. The Foreign Ministry called on all parties and political forces to stand united to “preserve the gains of the people.” It added that it was following the developments in Iraq with…

Daily Mirror

Anthony Joshua's coach backtracks on claim fighter was "mentally defeated"

Joshua suffered a second consecutive defeat to Usyk earlier this month in Saudi Arabia, and AJ's coach Robert Garcia previously claimed the star was "mentally defeated" despite his improved display

Reuters

Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts -rights group

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for social media posts, a rights group said, in the latest example of a crackdown on women activists that followed a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the kingdom.

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Saudi Arabia Boosts its Food Security

Saudi Arabia is boosting its food security by allocating industrial land of more than 25,000 square meters in the second industrial city in Jeddah to the largest international meat company. The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) signed a privatization contract with Seara Arabian for Food Industries,…

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Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group

Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani accused of ‘using the internet to tear Saudi Arabia’s social fabric’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, Thailand Sign 5 Agreements, Establish Business Council

Saudi Arabia and Thailand signed in Riyadh on Monday five commercial agreements and established the Saudi-Thai Business Forum. Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit confirmed that the two countries would advance towards the most comprehensive cooperative scope, covering all vital sectors. Laksanawisit addressed the Saudi-Thai Business Council…

Bangkok Post

Riyadh to help seal Gulf free trade deals

Saudi Arabia has agreed to help Thailand push for a free trade agreement (FTA) with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Bid to boost Thai goods in Saudi stores

The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with luxury retailer Manuel Market and LuLu Hypermarket to boost Thai exports to Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi: IAEA inquiry must close for nuclear deal to happen

Iran has not backed down from its demands that an inquiry into nuclear particles found at its nuclear sites be dropped.

Daily Mirror

Anthony Joshua "was looking for an excuse" for defeat during post-fight rant

Joshua was left extremely frustrated after failing to beat Usyk for a second time in Saudi Arabia, and after throwing the belts and storming out of the ring, he launched an X-rated rant on the microphone

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