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Saudi Stores Increase Preparedness for Eid Supplies

Shops of jewelry, sweets, gifts and clothing in Saudi Arabia witnessed a flourishing movement during the last ten days of Ramadan, as they prepared for Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Stores raised their levels of preparedness through a variety of new products and marketing and advertising campaigns while some of them opened…

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Crown Prince Launches 4 New Special Economic Zones in Saudi Arabia

Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, launched on Thursday four new Special Economic Zones in Saudi Arabia in line with his commitment to strengthening the Kingdom's position as a global investment destination. The new Special Economic…

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Saudi Heritage Commission Includes 190 New Antiquities Sites in National Register

The Saudi Heritage Commission approved the registration and documentation of 190 new archaeological sites in the national register of Antiquities. There are now 8,788 such locations in the national register across the country, representing a national legacy that reflects the historical richness of the Kingdom. Asir region has the largest…

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Saudi Arabia Has Potential to Lead Global Coffee Industry Trade

The International Forum for the Sustainability of Saudi Coffee highlighted the Kingdom’s potentials to be a global hub for the trade and manufacture of coffee. The forum, which concluded on Sunday, was organized by the Ministry of Culture in the southern city of Jazan with the participation of local and…

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Saudi Experts Suggest Int’l Production Center Focusing on Coffee as a National Wealth

Saudi Arabia needs to focus on the quality of production and agriculture of coffee beans and increase its research if it wants to compete in the global market, concluded an international gathering. Under the patronage of Governor of Jazan Prince Mohammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, organized by the Ministry of…

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Discoveries from the Roman Era Made in Saudi Arabia's Farasan Island

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission on Thursday announced new discoveries at archaeological sites at Farasan Islands located around 40 kilometers away from Jazan city. Excavations by a joint Saudi-French team in cooperation with the University of Paris 1 ended with the discovery of several architectural structures and artifacts dating back to…

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Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates 2nd Phase of Historic Mosques Development Project

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, inaugurated on Tuesday the second phase of Prince Mohammed bin Salman project to develop historic mosques. The project aims to rehabilitate and restore 130 historical mosques throughout the Kingdom. The second phase of the project covers 30 mosques:…

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Saudi air defences destroy ballistic rocket, explosive-laden drone - state media

Saudi air defences destroyed a ballistic rocket launched towards the port city of Jazan and an explosive-laden drone launched towards Najran, near the Yemen border, Saudi state media SPA said on Friday.

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Arab Coalition Foils Houthi Plan to Target Oil Tankers in the Red Sea

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden Houthi boats on Wednesday thwarting an attack on giant oil tankers in the Red Sea. The coalition said the attempt to launch the two boats was prepared from the Hodeidah governorate, and that the Houthi militia is escalating its hostile…

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Houthi Attacks against Saudi Arabia Are Widely Condemned

Several Arab countries and Islamic organizations condemned on Sunday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen for attacking civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it had destroyed four armed drones fired by the militias towards the southern region of the Kingdom. It revealed that…

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Arab Coalition Thwarts Houthi Attempts to Target Civilian, Economic Facilities in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it had destroyed four armed drones fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen towards the southern region of the Kingdom. It revealed that the attack targeted a desalination plant in al-Shuqaiq and an Aramco facility in Jazan. The coalition also announced…

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Saudi Defenses Destroy Drone Targeting Jazan

Saudi air defenses destroyed a drone targeting Jazan, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Wednesday. Shrapnel from the drone, launched by Houthi militias from Yemen’s Hodeidah province, scattered over civilian objects but did not cause any damage, the Coalition said.

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Coalition Forces Down Houthi Drone Launched From Sanaa Airport

The spokesman of the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, said that the Coalition Forces managed to intercept and down a drone launched by the Houthi militia from Sanaa towards Jazan. This came amid hostile escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. Al-Maliki said…

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16 Travelers Injured in Jazan by Debris from Houthi Drone Downed by Coalition

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Monday that it had destroyed an armed drone, fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, against King Abdullah Airport in Jazan. The debris from the drone fell around the airport, injuring 16 civilians from various nationalities, it added. Three travelers are in critical…

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Growing Coffee in Saudi Jazan Passes Down from Generation to Generation

For Farah al-Malki, growing coffee plants in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Jazan is more than just a profession.

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US Slams Houthi Attack on Jazan, Reiterates Commitment to Saudi Security

The US Mission to Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the recent attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Yemen on the Kingdom's Jazan province. The attack left two people injured. In a statement, the mission reiterated the United States' commitment to the security of Saudi Arabia. "We call on…

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Saudi Arabia: Houthis Defying Int'l Community with Repeated Cross-border Attacks

Saudi Arabia condemned on Monday the repeated attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Kingdom and Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The latest of these attacks targeted Dhahrab Al Janub and the industrial zone in Jazan.

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Saudi Arabia Inaugurates Floating Desalination Plant

Saudi Arabia inaugurated the first floating desalination plant near al-Shuqaiq port on the western coast, as part of its water projects to enhance water security in all the Kingdom's regions. Governor of Jazan Prince Mohammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the station in the presence of Minister of Environment, Water…

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Arab Coalition: Barbaric Ballistic Missile Attack Targets Saudi Arabia's Jazan

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Sunday that a "barbaric" ballistic missile attack targeted the Kingdom's Jazan region. The missile struck the Ahad Al Masarihah industrial zone in Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia. The coalition said this was the third attempt by the perpetrators to attack civilians, from various countries, in…

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