Four new Jazan projects to boost food security

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Updated 02 November 2025
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Four new Jazan projects to boost food security

RIYADH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has announced four investment opportunities to boost the agricultural and livestock sectors in the Jazan region.

The initiative aims to promote self-sufficiency and food security while strengthening collaboration with the private sector, in line with Vision 2030, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

The first project involves establishing an agricultural city in the Abu Arish governorate, covering 82,659 sq. meters, focusing on fruit tree cultivation and a marketing services building. Applications close on Jan. 6, 2026.

The second project in the Damad governorate aims to build hydroponic greenhouses for vegetable cultivation on 18,599 sq. meters. The deadline is Jan. 5, 2026.

Two additional opportunities in Farasan target livestock breeding, fattening, and red meat production — one on 250,000 sq. meters and another on 160,000 sq. meters — with a deadline of Jan. 7, 2026.

The ministry invited investors to review project details on the Furas platform.


Saudi Cabinet condemns ‘blatant’ Iranian aggression; affirms Kingdom’s right to respond to attacks

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Saudi Cabinet condemns ‘blatant’ Iranian aggression; affirms Kingdom’s right to respond to attacks

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has warned it reserves the "full right" to respond to Iranian aggression following a series of "blatant and cowardly" strikes targeting the capital and the Eastern Province. 

The warning came during a late-night Cabinet session on Tuesday, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The Cabinet also "reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s full solidarity with the brotherly countries whose territories were subjected to blatant Iranian aggression," SPA said.

The session followed a dramatic escalation of hostilities, including a direct drone attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh. 

Major General Turki al-Malki, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, confirmed that while air defenses intercepted multiple threats, the embassy compound sustained a "limited fire and minor material damage." 

He further announced that Saudi forces successfully intercepted and destroyed eight additional drones targeting the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj early Tuesday morning.