Al-Khateeb said that the percentage of tourism sector's contribution to GDP has now risen to five percent from three percent in 2019

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

Saudi Arabia wants tourism to contribute 10 per cent of the country’s economy by 2030, according to Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khateeb. He said tourism currently contributes 5 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s economy, up from 3 per cent in 2019. Globally, tourism accounts for 10 per cent of the world economy.

The family of 75-year-old American Saad Almadi is hoping that President Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia will win his freedom — telling The Post that Almadi faces a possible new trial over his criticism of the government on social media.

Banke Adebola left London and moved thousands of miles to Saudi Arabia's capital city, Riyadh. She's surprised how much she likes it there.

From F.D.R. to Trump, presidents have traveled to see Saudi Arabia and its royal family on a variety of diplomatic missions, some more inscrutable than others.

President Trump’s trip overseas is aimed at increasing economic ties between the U.S. and the Arab world. And on the first day of his 4-day trip, he made a major economic announcement.

U.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project.

President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.

Pilgrims from Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh benefit from Saudi Arabia’s "Mecca Route" initiative — a fast-track system that finalizes travel and health procedures in the pilgrim’s home country. The program includes: Biometric data collection ...