A window into the heart of the Farasan Islands, Hareed Festival
Annual event highlights tourism potential
The Farasan Islands, a string of coral islands nestled 40 km off the coast of Jazan in the Red Sea,...
Environment Week events put Saudi Arabia’s leadership role in the limelight
Riyadh hosts series of discussions focused on the challenges posted by drought, desertification and land degradation
Unsustainable agricultural practices, overgrazing, deforestation and soil erosion seen contributing to...
Loli Bahia, Arab models walk Chanel cruise show in France
French Algerian model Loli Bahia, British Moroccan Nora Attal, and part-Saudi Amira Al-Zuhair took to the runway at the Chanel Cruise 2024/2025 show in Marseille, France.
Bahia donned a...
Jordan’s Princess Rajwa turns heads with maternity fashion statement
Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein of Jordan was spotted shopping in Amman on Wednesday, her growing baby bump proudly on show.
The princess, who is from Saudi Arabia, wore a blue...
Farasan Island celebrates 20th Hareed Fishing Festival
Event showcases tourist activities such as parasailing, traditional folk dances
Fishermen from the Jazan region have started preparing for the 20th Hareed Fishing Festival, which...
Japanese opt for short, cheap overseas trips for Golden Week holidays
Japanese travelers are opting for shorter, cheaper and closer overseas trips during the country's Golden Week holidays as they feel the pinch from the yen weakening to 34-year lows and higher inflation...
Saudi king, crown prince offer condolences to UAE president on key official’s death
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday offered condolences to the ruler of the United Arab Emirates on the death of a key official and a member...
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his...
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen...
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals.
It’s a motley crew. One...
Saudi Space Agency to launch space futures center with WEF
An agreement between the Saudi Space Agency and the World Economic Forum will see the Center for Space Futures open this autumn, the Saudi Press Agency has reported.
The...