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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom for Saudi Arabia

Executive Summary According to the 1992 Basic Law of Governance, the country’s official religion is Islam and the constitution is the Quran and Sunna (traditions and practices based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad). The legal system is based largely on sharia as interpreted by the Hanbali school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. Freedom ...

By U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia | 30 May, 2023 | Topics: Reports

Building Momentum! Saudi Arabian and U.S. Tech Startups Conduct Multi-City Tour Across the United States

Press Release U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia For Immediate Release May 22, 2023 Building Momentum! Saudi Arabian and U.S. Tech Startups Conduct Multi-City Tour Across the United States Twenty representatives from Saudi Arabia’s public and private sectors embarked on a multi-city tour to facilitate connections between the startup ecosystems of the United States and ...

By U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia | 23 May, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Saudi Arabia

Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases

The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both immigrant and nonimmigrant travelers. The Department of State published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees and the Border Crossing Card (BCC) for Mexican citizens age 15 and over. These increases were published ...

By U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia | 18 April, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Embassy, News

Targeting Syrian and Lebanese Illicit Drug Traffickers

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s family members and associates rely on the illicit drug trade to fund his regime’s violent oppression and abuse of the Syrian people. Today, the United States is taking action, in coordination with the United Kingdom, by designating six of these individuals, and two entities owned by one of those individuals, for ...

By U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia | 29 March, 2023 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases

Observing the First International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Muslims worldwide too often face discrimination and hatred based on their religious beliefs. Last year, the United Nations declared March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. This date also marks four years since the terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. On that day, a gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers in ...

By U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia | 16 March, 2023 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases

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