KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The priority to perform the haj this year will be given to those who are listed to perform the pilgrimage in 2020, 2021 and 2022, before being followed by those whose turn is in 2023.

MADRID, Dec 31 — Former Manchester United and Real Madrid great Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a contract to join Al Nassr, according to the Saudi club.

BERLIN, Dec 7 — Cristiano Ronaldo denied on Tuesday that he has agreed to join Saudi club Al Nassr after Portugal's World Cup adventure, the German Press Agency, dpa reported.

ISTANBUL, Dec 6 — Saudi Arabia is the only bidder to host the 2027 Asian Cup after India withdrew from the race, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed on Monday.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 1 — Mexico scored twice in five second-half minutes in a thrilling last-ditch bid to stay in the World Cup on Wednesday, beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 but agonisingly missing out on the last 16 on goal difference.

RIYADH, Nov 25 — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in congratulating the newly appointed Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has wished further progress and prosperity for the brotherly people of Malaysia.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 23 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 22 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.

NEW DELHI, Nov 4 — Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is stable after receiving bullet injuries in the leg following a bid on his life on Thursday while leading a protest march to Islamabad.

MOSCOW, Nov.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today granted an audience at Istana Negara, here, to two foreign ambassadors who will be ending their term of duty in Malaysia this year.

KUALA LUMPUR Sept 27 — Saudi Arabia has invited the Malaysian business community to invest in various projects under the kingdom's Vision 2030 and to take advantage of the facilities granted by the country to foreign investors, especially that Vision 2030 includes many new and attractive investment opportunities.

RIYADH, Aug 14 — Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has allowed all types of visitors, including those holding tourist visas, to perform Umrah in the kingdom, Xinhua quoted the Saudi Press Agency report.

JEDDAH, June 30 — Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court announced that the Day of Arafah, the day Haj pilgrims make their way to Mount of Arafah, shall be on Friday, July 8 and Aidiladha shall be celebrated on the following day (Saturday, July 9).

MAKKAH, June 25 — Visitors to Syisyah Treatment Centre, operated by Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), will be surprised to see all the medical equipment provided at the hospital because from the outside, the building where the hospital is located looks modest as any other premises there.

SEPANG, June 22 — No Malaysian haj pilgrims have been restricted from travelling to the Holy Land to date, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

SINGAPORE, June 20 — China's crude oil imports from Russia soared 55 per cent from a year earlier to a record level in May, displacing Saudi Arabia as the top supplier, as refiners cashed in on discounted supplies amid sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

RIYADH, June 14 — Saudi Arabia lifted all precautionary measures imposed to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places, reported Anadolu Agency.

MARANG, May 21 — Those who have received offer letters from Tabung Haji (TH) to perform the Haj pilgrimage, but are not able to proceed with the journey as they failed the health screening should accept the decision with an open heart.

BUKIT GANTANG, May 16 — Malaysia has applied for an additional 5,000 haj quota from the Saudi Arabian government for this year’s haj season, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Idris Ahmad.