Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia bars South Africans from attending 2021 Hajj

South African Muslims will be barred from attending Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year…

COVID-19: FG receives medical equipment worth $1m from Saudi–director

The Federal Government has taken delivery of medical equipment worth one million dollars donated…

Controversy trails Saudi Arabia’s execution of young Shiite

  Saudi Arabia has executed a man convicted on charges of forming a terrorist…

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia bars Nigeria, others from 2021 Hajj

Travellers from Nigeria and other countries have been barred by Saudi Arabia from performing…

255 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia arrive in Abuja

Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has announced the arrival of 255 Nigerians who were…

Saudi Arabia shuts movie theaters amid spike in COVID-19 infections

On Thursday, February 4, Saudi Arabia shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended…

802 stranded Nigerians to return from Saudi Arabia Thursday, Friday

No fewer than 802 Nigerian nationals returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are…

Qatar resumes flights to Saudi Arabia after dispute ends

Qatar’s national carrier resumed flights to Saudi Arabia on Monday, after a deal this…

Saudi Arabia: NIDCOM, Foreign Affairs ministry, to rescue Nigerian death row inmate – Abike Dabiri

The family of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, on…

Saudi Arabia bans underage marriage

The Saudi Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, December 22, announced that under 18 years…

Saudi Arabia halts all international flights amid new COVID-19 strain

Saudi Arabia has halted all international flights and suspended entry through its land and…

Saudi Arabia denies Netanyahu held secret meeting with crown prince

 Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Saud denied on Monday reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Dasuki spent N2.2b on prayers against Boko Haram, witness tells court

While giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of Sambo…

Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca as Saudi lifts COVID-19 ban

Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after…

Saudi Arabia to gradually resume Umrah pilgrimage from Oct. 4

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would start allowing pilgrims to perform Umrah in…