Abha Shopping Festival opens doors to 200,000 visitors 

The 24th Abha Shopping Festival. (SPA)
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Updated 10 August 2023
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Abha Shopping Festival opens doors to 200,000 visitors 

  • Event will run until Aug. 14 

RIYADH: The 24th Abha Shopping Festival has attracted more than 200,000 visitors since its launch on July 1, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. 

The festival includes six shopping halls displaying household items, clothes, perfumes and sweets.  It also offers many entertainment programs and events, including an amusement park, live performances and restaurants. 

The event will run until Aug. 14 at the Abha International Exhibition Center. 


Saudi foreign ministry condemns demolition of UNRWA buildings in Jerusalem by Israel

Updated 20 January 2026
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Saudi foreign ministry condemns demolition of UNRWA buildings in Jerusalem by Israel

  • Israeli bulldozers demolished structures inside Sheikh Jarrah compound on Tuesday
  • Kingdom expresses support for beleaguered UN agency in statement

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the demolition of buildings belonging to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees by Israeli occupation forces in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem.
The ministry rejected Israeli violations of international law and held the international community responsible for addressing the Israeli policy of “crimes against international relief organizations,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It added: “Saudi Arabia expresses its support for UNRWA in its humanitarian mission to provide relief to the brotherly Palestinian people, and calls on the international community to protect relief organizations, their workers and their facilities.”
On Tuesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished structures inside UNRWA’s compound in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem after storming the area and sealing off the surrounding streets, according to Wafa news agency.