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Saudi Arabia will host the MDLBeast Festival as the largest dance music event in the Middle East after its 2019 inaugural session, mid-September, while it reduced the Holy Quran study hours for students.According to local media, the festival will be…

The official Saudi newspaper, al-Riyadh, reported the completion of the Ashura commemoration ceremonies for Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Qatif province, amid extensive health and organizational measures.The newspaper said, in a report followed by Shia Waves, “The…

The Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs confirmed that Saudi Arabia will not receive pilgrims to perform Umrah from 33 countries, with the possibility of updating the list later.The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah stated that those wishing to perform…

Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.According to the rights group, the kingdom executed at least 40 people between January…

A spokesman for the Yemeni Petroleum Company, Essam al-Mutawakel, confirmed that the Saudi coalition seized a new ship, bringing the number of seized ships to 4.Al-Mutawakel said that the coalition seized the ship (Claudia Gas), which carried 8,437 tons of…

Human Rights Watch called on Saudi leaders to annul all charges, convictions, and sentences issued against women’s rights defenders.The organization’s deputy Middle East director, Michael Page, said, “The new evidence proves the kingdom’s involvement in the brutal torture of women’s…

Saudi Arabia has announced the issuance of the first smart Hajj card for the Hajj season this year, which is linked to all services provided to the pilgrim.The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) stated that the Hajj smart card is linked…

The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights confirmed that executions in the first half of 2021 are witnessing a jump and raise fears that the number of executions will double.The Saudi Human Rights Commission said in a statement that the…

The Director-General of Health and Population in the Yemeni province of Saada, Yahya Shayem, announced that the statistics of martyrs in the al-Raqq area in the Munabbih border district as a result of the repeated Saudi bombing amounted to more…

The human rights organization ALQST announced that the Saudi authorities have released the two activists, Samar Badawi and Nassima Al-Sada, three years after their arrest.The organization said, in a tweet, that “the two prominent human rights activists, Samar Badawi and…