KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan citizens previously traveled on Pakistani passports to Saudi Arabia are being distributed Afghan passports, the Afghan embassy in Riyadh said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Afghan diplomatic mission thanked Saudi King...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHR) on Wednesday announced completing the process of sending Afghan pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage, saying so far seven Afghans have died during the performance of the rituals.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A Saudi diplomat in Kabul on Monday accused Qatar of supporting Afghan Taliban and parenting other terrorist groups, dragging the war-torn country into the Gulf crisis. Charge de affairs at the Saudi Embassy in Kabul, Mishari Al-...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Religious affairs experts say only the Saudi Arabia government can better manage the hajj operations and services. Millions of Muslims from around the world annually gather in Islam’s holiest cities in Mecca and Medina of Saudi...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Saudi government has voiced strong condemnation of the terrorist attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, pledging to help the Afghan government overcome the menace. An unnamed Saudi Foreign Ministry official was quoted by the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan supreem court on Saturday announced that the first day of Shawwal would fall on Sunday, according to local media reports. As the Shawwal moon was sighted on Saturday, Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia, the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): At the head of a high-level delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday evening left for Saudi Arabia on a two-day official visit. A statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News from the Presidential Palace said that President Ghani...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia are to sign a memorandum of understanding in the near future on strengthening trade relations, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on Thursday. The agreement came during a meeting between Finance Minister...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Saudi Arabia government has renewed its commitment to providing $200 million in aid to Afghanistan the kingdom pledged at last year’s Brussels Conference. The reaffirmation of commitments came during a meeting between Afghan...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Saudi Arabia Supreme Court will hold a meeting about the sighting of Eidul Fitr moon on Monday and the apex court has called on people across the kingdom to look for the crescent of Shawal on Monday evening. In an announcement...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, who accepted an official Saudi Arabia’s invitation to visit the kingdom, on Wednesday said relations between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia were in the interest of both countries. A...
KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan Idrees Hashmi has won fist position in a Quran ’s recitation contest in Saudi Arabia, his father Syed Aminullah Hashimi said on Saturday. The father, talking to Pajhwok Afghan News over the telephone from Saudi Arabia,...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Different kinds of Afghan handicrafts have been put on display at a cultural exhibition involving 60 countries in Medina city of Saudi Arabia. The five-day cultural expo organized at the Islamic University is being participated by...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Arabia would donate 200 tonnes of dates to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) for people vulnerable to natural calamities in provinces. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Saudi government would provide $5 million in assistance for Afghanistan ’s health sector under an agreement signed here on Tuesday.