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RIYADH: Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia have extended warm wishes and greetings to the Kingdom and Muslims around the world celebrating Eid Al-Fitr. Denmark’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Liselotte Plesner, wished all a blessed Eid. “I am grateful to have spent my first Ramadan in Saudi Arabia. It has been an amazing experience full of togetherness and joy with friends and family.

RIYADH: Diplomats in Riyadh gathered to share greetings and messages filled with understanding as part of cultural diplomacy during Ramadan, which began on March 23. Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Djibouti’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, said: “I send best wishes for the blessed month of Ramadan. “Let it be a time to reflect and count our blessings.

RIYADH: Culinary delights from around Europe will be on offer at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever European Food Festival. The festival has been organized by the EU Delegation to Riyadh in cooperation with the embassies of EU member states, the Saudi Culinary Arts Commission and the Diplomatic Quarter Office. The free event will be held at Al-Kindi Plaza in the Diplomatic Quarter in

RIYADH: The EU delegation to Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom’s Museums Commission have completed a five-day workshop on “Museums and their role in our society,” organized by the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Patrick Simonnet, the EU ambassador to the Kingdom, said the workshop was a success and thanked the Museums Commission and the Saudi Ministry of Culture for their

A year ago, an overwhelming Russian force attacked Ukraine, a sovereign and independent neighbor. Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine and its population represents a blatant attack on and a manifest violation of the UN Charter and its key principles guaranteeing sovereignty and territorial integrity for all member states. These principles are the bedrock of the international

There has been some controversy over a recent speech the EU High Representative and Vice President Josep Borrell gave to students at the College of Europe. Part of what he said was taken out of context and given a certain spin in some media. In his speech, Borrell described the profound transformation affecting our world, including but not limited to Russia’s invasion of

The world in 2022 is completely different to the one we knew before. After a devastating pandemic, we are now grappling with a global energy crisis, triggered by Russia bringing war back to Europe and weaponizing its energy supplies, cutting off customers and destructively burning its spare gas. In the background, the climate crisis gets worse by the day. Global warming is

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir on Monday met the Middle East and Gulf Working Group of the European Council, headed by Dr. Till Blume and Calin Mitri. During the meeting, at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh, Al-Jubeir, who is also climate affairs envoy, reviewed the strategic relations and cooperation between the two sides in various

RIYADH: Saudi and EU partners have come together to mark the European Day of Languages and promote better communication and cultural understanding. The EU delegation to Saudi Arabia, in partnership with the Riyadh Language Exchange, marked the day on Monday as it prepared to host a European Night of Languages on Wednesday. Participants at the event at the Hyatt Regency Riyadh

DUBAI: Riyadh’s inaugural European Film Festival is set to run from June 15-22 and will feature a roster of movies from across the continent. Set to take place at The Esplanade mall, the festival will screen 14 films from Spain, Germany and France, among other countries.