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    37 Ethiopians among scores of foreign nationals at “imminent risk” of execution in Saudi Arabia: rights groups report

    Saturday June 21, 2025At least 37 Ethiopian men are facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia for drug-related offences, according to a joint...

    Saudi Arabia approves counter-terrorism agreement with Somalia

    Wednesday May 21, 2025Jeddah (HOL) – The Saudi Arabian government has formally approved a security cooperation agreement with Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security...

    Amnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

    Wednesday May 14, 2025More than 70 Kenyan women have documented their harrowing experiences working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new report...

    Trump heads to Saudi Arabia eyeing more investment in US

    Sameer HashmiBusiness reporterTuesday May 13, 2025With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing...

    Somalia, Saudi Arabia to fast-track migrant worker deal despite rights concerns

    Wednesday May 7, 2025Somalia’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Yusuf Mohamed Aden, meets with Saudi Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social...

    Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah and Family visit visas for 14 countries including Somali citizens

    Tuesday April 29, 2025Riyadh (HOL) — Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of Umrah and family visit visas for Somali citizens and...

    Somalia urges Saudi Arabia to release citizens facing execution for drug trafficking

    Saturday April 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government has launched formal talks with Saudi authorities to secure the release or repatriation of...

    Somali government seeks to overturn death sentences of nearly 40 nationals in Saudi Arabia

    Saturday March 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government is working to overturn death sentences imposed on nearly 40 Somali nationals currently imprisoned in...

    Somali families protest in Mogadishu, urge action to save relatives on death row in Saudi Arabia

    Thursday February 20, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Families of Somali citizens sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia staged a protest in Mogadishu on Wednesday,...

    Saudi Arabia executes Somali man as family decries unjust trial

    Monday February 17, 2025FILE - A 2015 photo shows a public execution in Saudi Arabia, where capital punishment is enforced for crimes...

    Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state

    Monday February 10, 2025Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that the kingdom’s land be...

    Somali government condemns Netanyahu’s remarks on Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia

    Monday February 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi Arabian territory could be...

    Saudi Arabia pledges funding for major development projects in Somalia

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Somalia’s Minister of Finance, Bihi Iman Egeh, and Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, Director General of the Saudi Fund for Development, sign...

    Somali minister signs Hajj quota agreement in Saudi Arabia

    Saturday January 11, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, Somalia's Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, today signed the country's official Hajj...