Saudi Arabia

June 02, (THEWILL) – Saudi Arabia has announced the suspension of the issuance of blockwork visa quotas to Nigeria and 19 other countries. The temporary suspension, which also affects Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,...

January 06, (THEWILL) – Following intense diplomatic and legal engagements with Saudi Arabia for almost a year, the Federal Government at the weekend secured freedom for 3 women who were detained over alleged complicity in trafficking narcotics into the...

January 05, (THEWILL) – The Saudi Arabian government has released three Nigerian women arrested for alleged drug trafficking. The three women; Hadiza Abba, Fatima Umate Malah, and Fatima Kannai Gamboi, were arrested for alleged possession of a substance suspected...

October 24, (THEWILL) - Roberto Mancini's tenure with the Saudi Arabia national football team concluded on Thursday, following mutual agreement to terminate his contract. The decision comes after 14 months at the helm, during which the Italian manager recorded...

October 21, (THEWILL) - Over 100 professional women's football players have issued an open letter to FIFA, calling for the termination of its partnership with Saudi Aramco. The letter, signed by high-profile athletes including Manchester City's Vivianne Miedema...

May 1, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Egypt's Omar Assar will spearhead the African charge at the highly lucrative Saudi Smash table tennis tournament in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The duo will commence their campaigns in the men's...

March 01, (THEWILL), A Saudi medical and surgical team has completed the separation surgery of Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Hussain, at the King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. A statement by Mohammed Alsahabi,...

February 06, (THEWILL) - An exciting new tennis event is coming to Saudi Arabia this year as the Saudi General Entertainment Authority has announced the "Six Kings Slam", an elite exhibition featuring tennis greats Novak Djokovic and Rafael...

February 03, (THEWILL) - The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, said that members of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Defence Ministers’ Council that include Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and forty other countries, are ready...

January 31, (THEWILL) - South Korea prevailed 4-2 in a tense penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2024 Asian Cup after their round of 16 clash ended 1-1 following extra...