Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday relieved Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Minister of Transport Nabil Al Amoudi of their posts, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The decision was taken as part of a series of royal orders that included the appointment of certain officials to head various authorities, such as the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was appointed as the foreign minister, and Saleh bin Nasser bin Ali Al-Jasser as the transport minister.

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that Washington aimed to bring U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria back to the United States, and not for them to stay in Iraq “interminably”.

“The aim isn’t to stay in Iraq interminably, the aim is to pull our soldiers out and eventually get them back home,” Esper said in front of a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

17 October 2019; AFP: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday.

The accident on Wednesday evening involved a collision between "a private chartered bus... with a heavy vehicle" near the western city, a spokesman for Medina police said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

Riyadh, Oct 17; AFP/GANASHAKTI: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday.

The accident on Wednesday evening involved a collision between "a private chartered bus... with a heavy vehicle" near the western city, a spokesman for Medina police said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

RIYADH, October 14. /TASS/: The countries participating in the OPEC+ agreement on crude production cap are not considering revision of the deal’s terms, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on the sidelines of the Russian-Saudi investment forum on Monday.

"No, that (revision of deal’s terms) is not under consideration. Today we are going to sign a long-term cooperation charter," he said when asked whether revision of the deal’s terms is under consideration.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, on Saturday, the decision to receive additional U.S. troops.

The decision was part of the directives of the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the historical ties between the two countries, the report quoted the Defence Ministry as saying.

The additional reinforcement of troops and defence equipment, aims at maintaining regional security, and face any attempts that threaten stability in the region, and the global economy, the ministry said.

RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the decision to receive additional U.S. troops, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The decision was part of the directives of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the historical ties between the two countries, the report quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.

The additional reinforcement of troops and defence equipment aims to maintain regional security and face any attempts that threaten stability in the region and the global economy, the ministry said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 12 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2019, received today, more than 70,000 visitors on the first day of its launching.

Facade of Riyadh is currently hosting the Saudi Falcons and Hunting Show in its 2nd edition.

Organised by the Falcon Club, the exhibition’s wings and sections were crowded from the early hours of its launch.

The exhibition will last until next Tuesday, and receive visitors daily for 12 hours a day, from 12.00 noon to 12.00 midnight.

11 Oct 2019; MEMO: The competent criminal court postponed the verdict on Salman Al-Ouda until Wednesday 30 October, according to his son Abdullah Al-Ouda’s tweet.

Abdullah Al-Ouda said: “After the suspicious urgency to fix court sessions for my father Salman Al-Ouda, and after previously deciding to pronounce the verdict today, the court suddenly decided to postpone the judgment until Wednesday 30 October. I ask Allah to lift the burden off my father’s and the rest of the detainees’ shoulders.”

6 Oct 2019; MEMO: Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al-Sheikh, hinted on Friday that he would prosecute Egyptian defector, Mohamed Ali, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday.

“I heard that there is a contractor who wanted to play the role of a hero, but could not pull it off,” Al-Sheikh announced on Facebook on Thursday, referring to Ali.