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January 12, 2023 No Responses

Mecca’s deserted mountains turned lush green

Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is located in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia. Images showing the otherwise arid and deserted mountains in and around the holy city, turned green after weeks of heavy rains, became viral. The...

February 18, 2019 No Responses

Ethiopian Migrants Are Fleeing to Saudi Arabia For A Better Life

Ethiopians are fleeing the country each month, crossing through Yemen, unaware of the war and the danger Ethiopian people are leaving Ethiopia by passing through Yemen wanting to get to Saudi Arabia to work and send money back to their...

January 15, 2019 No Responses

Saudi Teen That Fled Her Family Arrived in Canada

Rahaf Al-Qunun was granted asylum in Canada after Australia was moving too slow in processing her request for asylum The teenager was granted safe haven in Canada and landed in Toronto on Saturday. Ms. Al-Qunun stated she went to the...

January 9, 2019 No Responses

Saudi Woman Was Granted Refugee Status by the UN

Australia is considering offering Rahaf al-Qunun asylum after she fled her family while on vacation in Kuwait Rahaf al-Qunun, an 18-year-old woman was given refugee status by the UN after she fled her family while vacationing with them in Kuwait....

November 22, 2017 No Responses

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Resignation is on Hold

The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, announced only two weeks after shocking the country by saying he was stepping down that he is putting that thought on hold Hariri mentioned that he had accepted President Michel Aoun’s wish for...

June 14, 2017 No Responses

U.S. Starts Sending Smart Bombs to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Will start delivering smart bombs to Saudi Arabia, as part of a $1.3 billion arms package The $1.3 billion arms package was approved back in 2015, according to two officials who have knowledge of the plans. The State...

June 14, 2016 No Responses

Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its economy

The National Transformation Plan will cut salaries and focus on non-oil revenue until 2030 The considerable drop in oil prices over the past one year and a half motivated prince Mohammed bin Salman to create a plan to reform the...

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