AlUla Honey Season showcases local produce

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Khayrat AlUla Seasons also provide visitors with the opportunity to discover the governorate’s agricultural diversity. (Photo/AlUla Honey Season)
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Khayrat AlUla Seasons also provide visitors with the opportunity to discover the governorate’s agricultural diversity. (Photo/AlUla Honey Season)
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Updated 06 February 2026
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AlUla Honey Season showcases local produce

  • AlUla Honey Season serves as an interactive platform to highlight the quality of AlUla’s agricultural products, offering visitors and interested parties the opportunity to explore production processes and support local producers

ALULA: The Royal Commission for AlUla launched the second annual AlUla Honey Season on Friday at Al-Manshiyah Farmers’ Market, reflecting its continued approach to developing AlUla’s agricultural ecosystem and strengthening its position as a productive agricultural hub for a wide range of products.

The two-day event is part of Khayrat AlUla Seasons — a series of successive agricultural seasons launched over a year including the Summer Fruits Season, AlUla Dates Season and AlUla Citrus Season.

AlUla Honey Season serves as an interactive platform to highlight the quality of AlUla’s agricultural products, offering visitors and interested parties the opportunity to explore production processes and support local producers, empowering producer families and strengthening agricultural value chains.

Khayrat AlUla Seasons also provide visitors with the opportunity to discover the governorate’s agricultural diversity and seasonal products through a cultural and agricultural experience that connects people, place and agricultural heritage, reinforcing AlUla’s position as a distinguished agricultural destination.

 


Saudi defense chief rallies international support amid escalating Iranian strikes

Updated 12 March 2026
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Saudi defense chief rallies international support amid escalating Iranian strikes

  • Iran unleashes wave of drone strikes on Kingdom’s Eastern Province
  • Missiles fired at Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted, destroyed

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held separate phone calls with his Turkish, Romanian, and South Korean counterparts as Iranian attacks on Gulf facilities continued on Thursday.

Iran escalated strikes on its Gulf neighbors in retaliation for ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory. 

After a brief pause Wednesday, drone attacks on Saudi Arabia resumed at 9 p.m., targeting the Eastern Province and the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter. All the drones were stopped, the Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed.

Missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj were also intercepted and shot down, the ministry added.

In his call with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Prince Khalid reaffirmed commitment to joint security measures and condemned Iranian aggression. 

His conversation with Romanian counterpart Radu Miruta covered regional threats to global stability. 

A call with South Korea’s Ahn Gyu-back similarly focused on condemning Iran’s actions and reviewing the broader regional picture.

The crisis traces back to February 28, when US and Israeli forces struck Iran. Tehran has since targeted Gulf states and US-Israeli assets across the region.

Iran has also declared a blockade on energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz — a critical chokepoint for global oil and gas flows — sending commodity prices surging.