Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Two falcons were sold for 154,000 Saudi Riyals ($41,067) amid a large turnout of falcon enthusiasts and breeders from the Kingdom and the region on the 16th night of the auction, held in Riyadh. Both falcons are young peregrines. The first, from Hail city, was sold...
Haj 2024: Saudi Arabia to increase licensed companies for overseas pilgrims
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to expand the number of licensed companies authorized to offer services to overseas pilgrims for the 2024Haj season, local media reported. Under the new regulations, the licenses will be valid for a period of five years, and the estimated fee for...Arabian Drilling secures 10 new land rig contracts from Aramco
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia – Arabian Drilling Company, one of the largest national onshore and offshore drilling contractor in Saudi Arabia, announced on Tuesday that it secured multiple contracts from Aramco for ten) additional Land Rigs worth SAR 3 billion ($0.80 billion). The ten contracts are for additional land rigs assigned...
Dates exports from Saudi Arabia hit $342m in 2022, marking a 5.4% surge
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia exported 321,000 tons of dates in 2022 worth 1.28 billion Saudi Riyals ($342 million), marking a 5.4 percent growth compared to the previous year. The growth trend is even more impressive when considering the long-term figures. In 2022, the Kingdom's dates exports surged by...
Saudi non-oil exports leap up 26.8% to SR23bn in August
Non-oil exports of Saudi Arabia vaulted 26.8 percent to SR23 billion in August, compared to SR18.1 billion in the same period of last year.
