JEDDAH: The restaurant chain AlBaik Food Systems Company has announced plans to open seven new branches in Riyadh.
The announcement comes after signing a strategic partnership agreement with Peace Stars Holding Company that includes the acquisition of land that will be used for the new outlets.
The popular AlBaik restaurant chain already had branches in Madinah, Makkah and Jeddah ahead of the planned expansion into Riyadh.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack.
Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.
The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.”
Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added.
The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
