Index of Saudi Arabia-related articles

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said on March 23 that the kingdom is in talks with Syria to resume consular services for the first time since 2012, Saudi state media reported.

State-owned Al Ekhbariya TV reported the discussions, citing a source in the Saudi foreign ministry. Saudi and Syrian officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

Saudi Arabia announced on March 12 the creation of a new national airline, part of a plan to turn Riyadh into a global aviation hub rivalling regional leaders like Dubai and Doha.

"Riyadh Air "aims to launch flights to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030," the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Continuing a series of trips aimed at drumming up investor interest, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh on Monday, ahead of a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

The two sides agreed the meeting represented "a springboard for expanding collaboration" in areas including trade, investment, tourism and defense. 

Bulgaria is working to build a multilateral agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop our relations in areas such as economy, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, technology and innovation. This was stated by President Rumen Radev, who met with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Saudi Arabia on Jan. 6 announced the establishment of the Council of Arab and African States bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud announced the signing of the charter of the council in a press conference held in the capital Riyadh.

Romanian nationals traveling to Saudi Arabia will qualify for one-year multiple-entry tourist visas, Saudi Ambassador in Bucharest Abdulaziz M. Al Aifan said on Friday. The diplomat explained that Romania is one of 38 European countries, out of a total of 49, included in the first phase of the Saudi Arabia opening up to tourism.

Saudi Arabia has opened its doors to foreign tourists by introducing a new visa regime for 49 countries and urging foreign companies to invest in a sector expected to carry 10 percent of the GDP by 2030, Reuters reported.

Bulgarian companies can participate in the construction of infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia, reported NOVA TV. 

Bulgaria's first ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dimitar Abadjiev, arrived in Riyadh, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva talked in Brussels with Adele Al-Jubiere, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the foreign ministry press service said.