Saudi Arabia

Under 12s can perform hajj this year

Saudi Arabia has announced that there is no age limit for performing hajj this year

Booked, subbed and goalless - a rough night for Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr beat Abha 3-1 in the King's Cup on Tuesday but it was a disappointing night for the Portuguese forward, who failed to score, received a yellow card and was substituted for the first time since his move to Saudi Arabia.

Furious Ronaldo storms off pitch after Al-Nassr defeat

 A furious Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off down the tunnel kicking water bottles out of his way after his Al-Nassr team lost 1-0 at Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro league on Thursday.

Tk 154cr bribery scam / Saudi Arabia arrests 2 ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy

Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority has arrested two former officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh for taking bribes equivalent to 5.4 crore Saudi riyals (Tk 154 crore) for issuing work visas to Bangladeshis

Syrian boy fulfils dream of meeting Ronaldo after quake

A boy from Syria who told rescue workers after a devastating earthquake in February that he wanted to meet Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with his idol on Friday after being invited to watch his club Al Nassr play in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi prince hands Al Hilal players $266,500 for reaching Club World Cup final

In addition, Saudi sports channel SSC reported that each player will get 500,000 riyals from the country's minister of sports for the Flamengo victory.

Watch: Ronaldo says 'Salam Alaikum Bangladesh'

In the video, which has been uploaded from a Facebook page titled Amitabh Debnath, Ronaldo is seeing standing alongside a man and greeting Bangladeshis. The 38-year-old footballer shakes his hand and says, “Salam Alaikum Bangladesh. Bye bye.”

Salman retains AFC presidency as Saudi confirmed to host Asian Cup

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa officially retained his role as the Asian Football Confederation's president for a final four-year term on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup.

Saudi Arabia set to profit from Ronaldo move, says football finance expert

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr could lead to a financial windfall for his new club and Saudi Arabia, football finance expert Neil Joyce told Reuters, as the Portugal international gears up for his first game in the country since the deal was announced.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Under 12s can perform hajj this year

Saudi Arabia has announced that there is no age limit for performing hajj this year

March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023

Booked, subbed and goalless - a rough night for Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr beat Abha 3-1 in the King's Cup on Tuesday but it was a disappointing night for the Portuguese forward, who failed to score, received a yellow card and was substituted for the first time since his move to Saudi Arabia.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023

Furious Ronaldo storms off pitch after Al-Nassr defeat

 A furious Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off down the tunnel kicking water bottles out of his way after his Al-Nassr team lost 1-0 at Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro league on Thursday.

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia arrests 2 ex-officials of its Dhaka embassy

Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority has arrested two former officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh for taking bribes equivalent to 5.4 crore Saudi riyals (Tk 154 crore) for issuing work visas to Bangladeshis

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Syrian boy fulfils dream of meeting Ronaldo after quake

A boy from Syria who told rescue workers after a devastating earthquake in February that he wanted to meet Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with his idol on Friday after being invited to watch his club Al Nassr play in Saudi Arabia.

February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023

Saudi prince hands Al Hilal players $266,500 for reaching Club World Cup final

In addition, Saudi sports channel SSC reported that each player will get 500,000 riyals from the country's minister of sports for the Flamengo victory.

February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023

Watch: Ronaldo says 'Salam Alaikum Bangladesh'

In the video, which has been uploaded from a Facebook page titled Amitabh Debnath, Ronaldo is seeing standing alongside a man and greeting Bangladeshis. The 38-year-old footballer shakes his hand and says, “Salam Alaikum Bangladesh. Bye bye.”

February 1, 2023
February 1, 2023

Salman retains AFC presidency as Saudi confirmed to host Asian Cup

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa officially retained his role as the Asian Football Confederation's president for a final four-year term on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia set to profit from Ronaldo move, says football finance expert

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr could lead to a financial windfall for his new club and Saudi Arabia, football finance expert Neil Joyce told Reuters, as the Portugal international gears up for his first game in the country since the deal was announced.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Where did most Bangladeshi migrant workers go in 2022?

Over 11.35 lakh Bangladeshis migrated to foreign nations in 2022, the highest ever in the history of the south Asian country.