JEDDAH: Passenger services on the new Haramain High-Speed Railway will begin on Thursday, the Saudi Public Transport Authority (PTA) said.
Trains will run between Makkah and Madinah, with some making stops in and Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).
“The trains will operate four days a week from Thursday to Sunday,” said PTA Chairman Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed Al-Rumaih.
“The number of daily trips will increase gradually to include all days of the week.”
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.
The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.
