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PARIS, November 27, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The sky above the city of Novy Urengoy in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District lit up with the Northern Lights, as time-lapse footage captured emerald waves of light moving across the night sky. Local media outlet Vioriy reported that residents in several other northern regions observed the natural phenomenon on the same day. The aurora borealis occurs in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere during periods o

Firefighters work to extinguish flames as bamboo scaffolding burns across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, November 27, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A massive fire that has killed at least 55 people and left nearly 300 missing at a Hong Kong apartment complex may have been caused by a “grossly negligent” construction company using unsafe materials, police said on Thursday. The bl

📷SPA RIYADH, November 27, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has established a camp in the Al-Qarara area, north of the Khan Yunis Governorate in the Gaza Strip, to shelter families who have lost their breadwinners as part of the Kingdom’s campaign to support the Palestinian people. The camp is being prepared by KSrelief’s implementing partner, the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, which is ensuring that the

📷 Flames engulf bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, November 26, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A fire engulfed a residential building in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, sending thick grey smoke into the air as emergency services worked to contain the blaze. Public broadcaster RTHK, citing police, reported that several people were t

📷 Cars drive past a billboard depicting Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his planned visit to Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir VATICAN CITY, November 26, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pope Leo will depart on Thursday for his first trip outside Italy as head of the Catholic Church, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to call for peace in the region and urge greater unity among long-divided Christian churches. The visit, taki

ABU DHABI, November 25, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Etihad Airways announced that it will operate its A380 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi–Tokyo Narita route starting 16 June 2026, aligning with peak summer travel demand. The double-decker aircraft, featuring Etihad’s three-room onboard suite known as The Residence, will connect Zayed International Airport (AUH) with Narita International Airport (NRT) as part of the airline’s network expansion. Etihad Chief Revenue and Comm

📷SPA MAKKAH, November 24, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reported that the average time to complete Umrah during Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 AH was 117 minutes, with 92% of worshippers performing Tawaf in the Mataf area at the Grand Mosque. According to the authority, the average Tawaf time was 43 minutes, while Sa‘i between Safa and Marwa averaged 49 minutes. Moving from the courtya

📷SPA JEDDAH, November 23, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Culture Square in Historic Jeddah, a Ministry of Culture project, has been awarded 2025 Culture Project of the Year at the 15th annual MEED Projects Awards, which recognize leading construction, infrastructure, and cultural developments across the Middle East and North Africa. More than 400 leaders, experts, and representatives from over 100 companies attended the ceremony, where Culture Square was highlighted

📷 DHAKA, November 21, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Bangladesh on Friday, according to the German Research Center for Geoscience (GFZ). The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicentre was near the city of Narsingdi, around 40 km (25 miles) from the capital, Dhaka. Tremors were felt in the eastern Indian states bordering Bangladesh, including in Kolkata, but there were no immedi

📷SPA WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) participated in the Saudi–U.S. Investment Forum organized by the Ministry of Investment in Washington, D.C. RCU took part in a panel session titled “Innovation in Developing the Cities of the Future,” which addressed Saudi–U.S. cooperation in accelerating infrastructure projects and urban transformation. The session examined the role of innovation, advanced technologi

📷SPA WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump participated on Wednesday in the Saudi–U.S. Investment Forum held at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. During the forum, HRH the Crown Prince delivered a speech expressing his pleasure at meeting again with the U.S. president and attending the event only si

RIYADH, November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The General Directorate of Passports has called on citizens planning to travel abroad to protect their passports from damage, loss, or misuse, and to ensure they are stored securely at all times. The directorate emphasized the need for travelers and their companions to verify the validity of their passports before departure. Passports must be valid for at least three months when traveling to Arab countries and six month

📷SPA KUWAIT CITY, November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission has inaugurated the Kingdom’s pavilion at the Kuwait International Book Fair 2025, held from November 19 to 29, marking a new step in strengthening Saudi Arabia’s regional and international cultural presence. The Saudi participation aims to highlight the development of the publishing and translation sector and to showcase the growing role of cultural inst

📷 French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier RIYADH, November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — France has secured the seizure of about 40 apartments and luxury villas in Dubai that are suspected of being linked to drug trafficking networks in France, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Wednesday. In a post on X, Darmanin sa

📷 Damaged cars stand at the site of the Israeli strike that killed several people yesterday night, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, inside the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir RIYADH, November 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed 13 people and wounded several others, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The

RIYADH, November 17, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) today released the results of the Early Childhood Development and Child Well-being Statistics 2025, revealing that 82.4% of children aged 24–59 months in the Kingdom are on track in the areas of health, learning, and psychosocial well-being, according to the Early Childhood Development Index 2023 (ECDI2030). The data show that 83.2% of girls are on track compared with 81.6%

📷SPA Riyadh, November 15, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Maraya Concert Hall in Ashar Valley, AlUla Governorate, holds the title of the world’s largest mirrored building, with 9,740 square meters of reflective glass panels covering its exterior—an achievement certified by Guinness World Records on December 26, 2019. Maraya, designed as a cubic structure with fully mirrored façades, reflects the surrounding landscapes of AlUla and has become a global architectural la

📷SPA RIYADH, November 14, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A falcon was sold for SAR351,000 at the 25th session of the Saudi Falcons Club Auction, becoming the third most expensive falcon sold so far in this year’s event. The auction, held at the club’s headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, serves as the Kingdom’s main marketplace for locally trapped falcons. It coincides with the annual trapping season, which runs until November 30. According to the Saudi Falcons Club

📷SPA RIYADH, November 13, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a low-cost, AI-powered drone system capable of identifying and tracking camels from the air, offering herders and scientists a new tool to monitor one of the Kingdom’s most important animals. According to a KAUST press release, the system—created by Professor Basem Shihada and his research team—uses commercial, inexpensive dro

📷SPA MAKKAH, November 11, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Presidency of Religious Affairs for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has launched a new program aimed at strengthening guidance services for female visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah, in line with the directives of the Saudi leadership and Vision 2030 objectives. The initiative combines Sharia principles with professional development, seeking to enhance the capabilities of female staff working at