A cross-section of people including Shoura members, human rights activists and diplomats expressed their profound shock and dismay on Wednesday at the terror attack in Al-Ahsa and Al-Shaqra resulting in the death of citizens and security officials. Hoda Abdulrahman Al-Helaissi, a member of the Shoura Council, condemned, in the strongest terms possible, the cowardly terrorist attacks.
A group of high-ranking Asian officials including 32 foreign ministers will attend a high-profile ministerial conference of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) here on Nov. 25.
Kim Jin-soo, ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Saudi Arabia, strongly believe that his country and the Kingdom are just about to enter into the threshold to the beginning of new chapter in bilateral relations.
Crown Prince Salman and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai discussed regional and bilateral issues during their meeting in Riyadh on Sunday. It was Afghan president’s first foreign visit since assuming office.
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have begun talks about a major extradition treaty that they say would help curtail criminal activities. A proposal to finalize the extradition accord, and to determine the means with which to control crime along the GCC borders was discussed at the GCC justice ministers’ meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia is working to stimulate and encourage investment in the Qassim Region, which will be connected by a regional railway network to be built at a cost of SR12 billion. This will be part of the north-south railway line, which is estimated to cover about 2,400 km, in addition to the side shunting tracks, yards, maintenance points, stations and administrative buildings.
With 38 heritage sites, Germany is one of the countries with the most inscriptions in the UNESCO list. Many see it as a competition. Germany’s 38 World Heritage sites make it one of the countries with the most entries on the UNESCO World Heritage list, after China, Italy, France and Spain. Given the size of the country, the sheer number seems extraordinary, but is related to the history of this central European country which, like Italy, only became a nation in the late 19th century.
The Deutsche Bank has emerged as one of the leading banks in the region offering a range of quality services. In April 2006, Deutsche Bank’s presence was established in the Kingdom with the opening of a branch in the capital city of Riyadh.
The cordial ties between Saudi Arabia and Germany are already intensive and versatile, yet the ties between the two countries are even expanding further.
nkara has stepped up efforts to bring the murderers of a Saudi citizen in Turkey to justice, said a top Turkish diplomat. Turkish Ambassador Yunus Demirer said here Saturday: “My government will do all it can to apprehend those involved in this heinous crime.”