Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia (i/ˌsɔːd əˈrbiə/, i/ˌs-/), officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid inhospitable desert or barren landforms.

The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of four distinct regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and Southern Arabia ('Asir). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. The country has since been an absolute monarchy, effectively a hereditary dictatorship governed along Islamic lines. The ultra-conservative Wahhabism religious movement within Sunni Islam has been called "the predominant feature of Saudi culture", with its global spreading largely financed by the oil and gas trade. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "the Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam. The Kingdom has a total population of 28.7 million, of which 20 million are Saudi nationals and 8 million are foreigners.

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Qatar’s 18-athlete squad set for GCC Beach Games 2025 in Muscat

The Peninsula 03 Apr 2025
DOHA ... The event will feature participants from all six Gulf countries. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. The tournament will include eight sports ... Qatar’s athletes will compete in five of these sports ... ....
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US President Trump announces reciprocal tariffs

Steel Radar 03 Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump announced the tariffs that countries impose on the US and the tariffs that the US will impose on those countries ... 10% Basic Tariff ... This 10% tariff is scheduled to take effect on April 5th ... United Kingdom Singapore Brazil Australia New Zealand Türkiye Chile Argentina El Salvador United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Colombia ... ....
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Stakeholders, JP Morgan’s Analysts Hail Leadership Change at NNPCL, Say Its New Dawn

This Day 03 Apr 2025
Nigeria . 27 minutes ago ...Hail Tinubu for selecting a ‘surgical team’ to transform company ... Yusuf said ... “We would like to see an NNPC that is comparable to its peers like Saudi Aramco, China National Petroleum Corporation, PETRONAS etc ... “Our peers as oil producing countries have done much better – United Arab Emirate, Norway, Saudi Arabia, etc ... ....
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Middle East air connectivity set for growth in 2025, led by UAE, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia

TravelDailyNews 02 Apr 2025
Mabrian, the global travel intelligence platform, analysed seats availability data on flights scheduled in international, one-way, direct flights connecting to nine Middle East destinations (Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, United Arab EmiratesUAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, ......
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Checkout.com and Tabby Collaborate to Enhance BNPL Services in UAE and Saudi Arabia

The Arabian Post 02 Apr 2025
Checkout.com has partnered with Tabby to integrate Buy Now, Pay Later solutions into its platform, enabling merchants in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to offer consumers flexible payment options at checkout ... via Checkout.com and Tabby Collaborate to Enhance BNPL Services in UAE and Saudi Arabia .......
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Emirates rolls out express courier service in 7 countries

Business Line 02 Apr 2025
Emirates is launching an express courier service leveraging ... These include UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, South Africa and the UK....
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Emirates launches ‘Emirates Courier Express’

Urdu Point 02 Apr 2025
</p><p>Over the last year, Emirates Courier Express transported several thousands of packages from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, South Africa and the UK ... Now, Emirates Courier Express is open for business, for businesses ... Emirates Courier Express has broken this mould....
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Not an April Fool's Day prank: Emirates Courier Express launched; to ‘treat packages like passengers'

Khaleejtimes 02 Apr 2025
No, you won't see an Emirates A350 landing in your neighbourhood with your parcels, but the airline’s Emirates Courier Express promises to “treat packages like passengers”.&nbsp; ... Over the last year, Emirates Courier Express has transported several thousands of packages from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, South Africa and the UK....
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Emirates launches Emirates Courier Express, promising to treat packages like passengers

Emirates 24/7 02 Apr 2025
Over the last year, Emirates Courier Express transported several thousands of packages from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, South Africa and the UK ... Now, Emirates Courier Express is open for business, for businesses ... Emirates Courier Express has broken this mould ... wherever Emirates flies, Emirates Courier Express can deliver....
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Emirates was not joking: Airline launches Courier Express service after April Fool’s Day speculation

Gulf News 02 Apr 2025
We got to love Emirates for turning the tables this time around ... Over the past year, pilot testing with global clients saw thousands of packages moved from regions including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the UK, with an average delivery time of under 48 hours. Now, it said that Emirates Courier Express is open for business, for businesses....
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The Rugby Rubicon: Will Middle East money transform World Cup?

Independent online (SA) 02 Apr 2025
The Times of London reported this week that Rugby Asia is backing a bid from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to welcome the Boks, All Blacks and other powerhouses to the Middle East in 10 years’ time ... a World Cup in Saudi, Qatar and UAE would provide to the game?....
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