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📷SPA TAIPEI, December 1, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s delegation achieved six awards at the WorldSkills Asia 2025 Competition, held in Taipei from November 27 to 30, marking a strong performance among more than 500 contestants from 29 countries competing across 35 skills. Saudi competitors won second place in robotics and third places in both web design and graphic design. The delegation also received excellence awards in graphic design and welding, in

📷SPA EASTERN REGION, November 30, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The Saudi Falcons Club Cup 2025 has attracted more than 80,000 visitors by the end of its sixth day, drawing participation from families, youth, and falconry enthusiasts, according to organizers. The tournament, held in the Eastern Region and continuing until Sunday, is organized by the Saudi Falcons Club in partnership with the Eastern Region Principality. The event includes 48 rounds of the Melwah tradit

📷SPA RIYADH, November 27, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced that the total number of visitors to the Two Holy Mosques during Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 AH reached 66,633,153, an increase of 12,121,252 compared with the previous month. The authority said the number of worshippers at the Grand Mosque reached 25,987,679, including 100,489 worshippers in Hijr Ismail (Al-Hateem).

📷SPA RIYADH, November 27, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Riyadh Metro has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest fully driverless train network in the world, spanning 176 kilometers, marking a major global milestone for the Kingdom’s transport sector. The metro system forms part of the capital’s wider public transport project and operates across six integrated lines with 85 stations, using advanced technologies and a fully automated driv

📷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

📷SPA ALULA, November 25, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Hegra After Dark experience, part of the Ancient Kingdoms Festival, is transforming AlUla’s evenings with performances that blend Nabataean heritage and contemporary artistic expression. Held at the Hegra archaeological site, the program features immersive shows inspired by the region’s diverse historical cultures. Visitors can explore illuminated tomb facades, take horse-drawn carriage tours through heritage l

📷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

📷SPA DIRIYAH, November 21, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News)  – The Hal Al-Qusoor program was launched in the historic At-Turaif district, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2010 and one of the largest mud-brick settlements in the world, known for its Najdi architectural style. Starting daily at 4:00 PM, the program opens several palaces belonging to imams and princes to the public for the first time . The initiative aims to recreate administrative, social, cultural, and hum

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

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 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

📷SPA RIYADH, November 11, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Royal Court announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has called for the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer to be performed throughout the Kingdom on Thursday, Jumada Al-Awwal 22, 1447 AH. The Royal Court’s statement urged all citizens and residents to supplicate to Allah Almighty for forgiveness, repentance, and good deeds, and to pray for rainfall and mercy. The Isti

RIYADH, November 10, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has approved the registration of Pemazyre (Pemigatinib) as a monotherapy for adults with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or rearrangement who have progressed after at least one prior line of systemic therapy. Pemazyre functions by inhibiting FGFR2 receptors located on the surface of certain cancer cells.

📷SPA RIYADH, November 10, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Royal Court announced in a statement today the death of Princess Wafa bint Bandar bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The funeral prayer will be performed tomorrow, Tuesday, after Maghrib prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

📷SPA JEDDAH, November 7 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Jeddah International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition 2025 opened yesterday with wide participation from regional and global industry producers. The three-day event serves as an annual platform bringing together enthusiasts, investors, and experts to showcase the latest innovations in the sector and support Saudi entrepreneurs. This year’s edition features a full programme of activities, including the inaugural Saudi

📷 U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs fly side by side with Republic of Korea Air Force F-35s as part of a bilateral exercise over the Yellow Sea, Republic of Korea, July 12, 2022. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, November 4 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s request to purchase up to 48 F-35 fighter jets has passed a key review hurdle within the Pentagon, two sources familiar with the matter said for Reuters, adding that