Saudi Founding Day will be celebrated on 22 February to mark the establishment of the first state in 1727 with a calendar of events celebrating history, traditions and heritage that include the concert of Arab world's icons Nawal and Ahlam in Riyadh

The National Center for Meteorology forecast a peak of rainfall across most regions of the Kingdom; while also forecasting continued thunderstorms to 28 March, it denied reports of potential hurricanes, urging the public to rely on official sources

Saudi Awwal Bank, one of the leading banks in the Kingdom, has achieved the top global ranking across all categories in the Euromoney Global Trade Solutions Awards following the introduction of a new, client-centric evaluation framework

A strategic stockpile of over 2,2 million bottles of Zamzam water has been prepared to meet the needs of pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan; Production operations at the Zamzam Water Project have paced up to 200.000 5-liter bottles per day

Contracts with 1.800 foreign travel agencies operating in the Umrah sector, out of a total of around 5.800 agencies worldwide, have been suspended and Ministry of Hajj and Umrah gave a 10-day deadline to align service with required standards