Recent News

March 19, 2010Finger printing required for residence permits beginning April 15
March 18, 2010Prince Nayef proposes Arab Strategy for Intellectual Security
March 18, 2010King attends opening ceremony of 25th Janadriyah Festival
March 17, 2010Saudi Dialogue Forum held in Paris
March 17, 2010Crown Prince visits armed forces in Jazan
March 17, 2010Kingdom promotes dialogue at Non-Aligned Nations meeting
March 17, 2010IDB approves $333.9 million in new grants
March 16, 2010Syria receives 450 tons of dates as gift from Saudi King
March 16, 2010KACST, Google presidents hold meeting
March 15, 2010King Abdullah chairs weekly Cabinet meeting
March 15, 2010Prince Sultan accepts award in Algiers for disability center
March 14, 2010Fourth FM radio license awarded
March 14, 2010Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed to lead delegation to Special NAM meeting
March 12, 2010King performs funeral prayers for Princess Sheikha bint Abdulrahman Al-Saud
March 11, 2010Arab Ministers of Health meet in Cairo
March 10, 2010King Abdullah holds meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense
March 10, 2010Crown Prince Sultan receives Boeing CEO
March 9, 20102010 King Faisal International Prizes handed out
March 9, 2010King Abdullah receives Turkish Prime Minister
March 8, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
March 8, 2010West Virginia University delegation tours Saudi Aramco
March 8, 2010Prince Salman receives former Secretary of State James Baker
March 8, 2010King: Saudi environmental policies support sustainable development
March 7, 2010Saudi, Syrian Finance Ministers co-chair meeting
March 7, 2010King reflects on Saudi accomplishments at Shoura opening
March 6, 2010King Abdullah holds talks with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman
March 5, 2010Abha clinches WHO title of “Healthy City”
March 4, 2010Prince Saud attends Arab Foreign Ministerial Council meeting
March 3, 2010Saudi Arabia provides funds for Cote D’Ivoire Islamic centers
March 3, 2010Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan named World Economic Forum' Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010
March 3, 2010Minister of Culture and Information opens Riyadh International Book Fair
March 2, 2010Saudi King and Indian Prime Minister hold talks, issue Riyadh Declaration
March 2, 2010Indian Prime Minister concludes visit to Saudi Arabia
March 2, 2010King approves appointment of eight judges
March 1, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
March 1, 2010Kingdom funds $114.8 million in Yemeni development projects
February 28, 2010Crown Prince, Yemeni Prime Minister chair meeting of Coordination Council
February 26, 2010Prince Abdulaziz appointed Deputy Chief of General Intelligence
February 25, 2010U.S. administration praises Saudi intellectual property protection
February 25, 2010Arab Transport Ministers conclude meeting
February 25, 2010KACST VP chairs 27th Meeting of COMSTECH Executive Committee
February 24, 2010King Abdullah, Yemeni President hold meeting
February 24, 2010Prince Miteb, Prince Khalid receive senior U.S. military officers
February 24, 2010Saudi Aramco discovers new quantities of gas
February 24, 2010Saudi non-oil exports rise by 17 percent
February 23, 2010U.S. DIA Director meets with Saudi officials
February 23, 2010Saudi-Qatari Joint Coordinating Council issues communiqué
February 23, 2010KACST signs MOU with U.S. Energy Department
February 23, 2010IDB extends $5 million for Haitian school reconstruction
February 23, 2010Tuberculosis and AIDS prevention workshop launched
February 22, 2010King Abdullah and Chadian President hold meeting
February 22, 2010King Abdullah receives U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
February 22, 2010Crown Prince chairs Cabinet session
February 20, 2010“Global Legal Framework against Terrorism” workshop held in Riyadh
February 18, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
February 17, 2010Interior Ministry: Wanted fugitive captured
February 16, 2010Toyota recalls Avalon, Sequoia in Saudi Arabia
February 16, 2010Prince Khalid Al-Faisal receives US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
February 16, 2010King Abdullah receives Gen. Petraeus
February 15, 2010King Abdullah, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton hold meeting
February 15, 2010U.S. Trade Delegation Visits Madinah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
February 15, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives CENTCOM head David Petraeus
February 15, 2010Border Patrols Foil Drug Smugglers
February 15, 2010Yemeni infiltrators return missing Saudi soldier
February 15, 2010U.S. Congresswoman Lowey meets with Saudi officials
February 15, 2010Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Hillary Clinton hold joint press conference
February 15, 2010Cabinet meeting 2/15/2010
February 14, 2010King Abdullah meets with U.S. Congresswoman Lowey
February 13, 2010Second private radio license granted
February 12, 2010Workshop on Universal Legal Framework against Terrorism approved
February 11, 2010Saudi Arabia Launches Solar Energy Program
February 9, 2010King Abdullah holds meeting with Emir of Qatar
February 5, 2010Saudi Arabia Contributes $5 Million to the Carter Center’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program
February 3, 2010King Abdullah and visiting Afghan president hold talks
February 2, 2010Afghanistan’s president performs Umrah
February 2, 2010IDB approves $196.4 million for development projects
February 1, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 31, 2010Service of Vice Governor of Qassim extended
January 30, 2010Prince Faisal bin Khalid receives Saudi-American Business Council delegation
January 30, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives Secretary of U.S. Air Force
January 30, 2010Saudi Arabia finances expansion of Bangladesh’s national mosque
January 28, 2010Prince Saud, Secretary Clinton meet at the sideline of London conference
January 28, 2010Prince Saud calls on international community to aid Yemen
January 28, 2010Saudi Arabia pledges $150 million in aid for Afghanistan
January 27, 2010Prince Saud meets with GCC officials in London
January 27, 2010Embassy Cultural Attaché says Saudi students fare well in U.S.
January 27, 2010Al-Angary: 60% of university places went to women
January 26, 2010Saudi officials receive Council on Foreign Relations delegation
January 26, 2010King Abdullah receives delegation from Middle East Policy Council
January 25, 2010Kingdom donated $50 Million for Haiti earthquake relief
January 25, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 25, 2010Saudi Aramco and Siemens-Saudi Arabia launch “Discovery Box” initiative
January 24, 2010Prince Khalid visits troops on southern border
January 24, 2010Arab information ministers hold extraordinary meeting
January 24, 2010King Abdullah receives Tony Blair
January 21, 2010Prime Minister Erdogan visits Makkah and Madinah
January 21, 2010GCC appropriates $164 million for Gaza projects
January 21, 2010SABIC reports surge in profits
January 20, 2010King approves extension of foreign scholarship program
January 19, 2010Chief of General Staff receives U.S. counterpart
January 19, 2010Three Saudi fugitives killed abroad
January 18, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 18, 2010King Abdullah, Prime Minister Erdogan co-chair talks
January 16, 2010OPEC Fund announces $500,000 in relief aid for Haiti
January 15, 2010AGFUND donates $100,000 to support relief efforts in Haiti
January 15, 2010Saudi Arabia retains high credit rating
January 15, 2010President Al-Assad visits KAUST
January 15, 2010King Abdullah receives Jordanian Health Minister
January 15, 2010Malaysian Prime Minister visits KAUST
January 14, 2010Embassy hosts luncheon for Saudi municipal officials
January 14, 2010Saudi, Chinese Foreign Ministers hold press conference
January 13, 2010King Abdullah, Syrian President hold meeting
January 12, 2010King Abdullah receives U.S. National Security Advisor
January 12, 201062,000 students sent on foreign scholarships in 4 years
January 12, 2010Turkish Prime Minister wins King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam
January 11, 2010Saudi Embassy releases 1430 (2009) figures for Hajj visas issued in the US
January 11, 2010Saudi Embassy releases 1430 (2009) U.S. Hajj visa figures
January 11, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 11, 2010King Abdullah receives head of MI6
January 11, 2010King Abdullah decorates Dr. Khola Al-Kirayea with King Abdulaziz Medallion
January 10, 2010King Abdullah receives German Foreign Minister
January 9, 2010Saudi, German Foreign Ministers hold joint press conference
January 8, 2010King Abdullah receives Omani Foreign Minister
January 8, 2010German Foreign Minister arrives in Riyadh
January 7, 2010“AIDS and the Media Conference” concluded in Jeddah
January 6, 2010IDB clinches Standard & Poor’s top ratings
January 6, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives U.S. Ambassador
January 5, 2010Saudi, Jordanian Kings hold talks
January 5, 2010Prince Saud holds press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister
January 5, 2010Prince Saud delivers message to Syrian President
January 4, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 4, 2010King receives Turkey’s Foreign Minister
January 4, 2010SAMA Governor stresses soundness of Saudi monetary policy
January 3, 2010Foreign Minister receives Hamas political chief
January 3, 2010Foreign Minister meets with Turkish counterpart
January 2, 2010Prince Khalid Al-Faisal washes the Kaaba
January 2, 2010Sudanese President departs the Kingdom
January 2, 2010Nearly 60,000 people vaccinated against swine flu in the Kingdom
January 2, 2010SCTA Chief receives U.S. Ambassador

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