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SAUDI Arabia has debunked reports of issuing a visa restriction or entry ban against Nigeria and 13 other countries. The authorities in the country issued the denial following the emergence of a memo which claimed countries including Nigeria, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Jordan, Sudan, Iraq, Indonesia, Ethiopia, …

Saudi Arabia has carried out dozens of arrests in connection with sex work, street begging and human trafficking, days after a new unit was set up to tackle such issues. Last month, the interior ministry announced the creation of the General Department for Community Security and Combating Human Trafficking Crimes. Over …

U.S. and Ukrainian delegations began meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Kyiv’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, two weeks after a disastrous meeting between the two countries’ leaders at the White House — and hours after a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region. Officials in Moscow said Russian air defences …

THE Saudi Arabia embassy in Abuja has hosted a farewell ceremony for 20 Nigerians selected for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Programme for Umrah 2025. A statement issued by the embassy in Abuja said the ceremony held under the leadership of Faisal Al-Ghamdi, the Saudi Ambassador to …

SAUDI Arabia announced on Wednesday that it had executed six Iranian men for drug smuggling, prompting sharp objections from Iran as the two nations work to repair their strained relationship. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the men were caught smuggling hashish into the kingdom and executed after the Supreme …

Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits. “Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83 per cent being unauthorised to perform hajj and having …

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani’s mandate to the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency to ensure a hitch-free Hajj and to take maximum care of pilgrims before and during their stay in Saudi Arabia is the reason for the successful airlift of pilgrims to the Holy Land. The Director of Operations and …

THE Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The death of the pilgrim, Abubakar Abdullahi, was announced in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, Ahmed Idris, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Idris disclosed that Abdullahi …

Authorities have confirmed that the crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia, so Eid Al Fitr will be commemorated on Wednesday, the 10th of April 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The sighting of the moon signals the end of the annual Ramadan fast for Muslim faithful across the world If …

SAUDI Arabia has released a statement explaining the deportation of Nigerians from the Saudi Kingdom. Newsextra24 reports that 264 passengers were notified that their visa had been cancelled when they landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Hajj Terminal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, 13th November, 2023. The Federal Government of …