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Tuesday’s Biggest Headlines
Hala guys! 👋🏼
There’s plenty to catch up on! This edition brings a major meeting in Riyadh, important security and health updates, and the first-ever Lovin Riyadh Awards winners 🏆 Plus, Saudi visitors lead Bahrain’s GCC numbers, while one word from Turki Al-Sheikh has Sherine fans guessing 👀🎶
Let’s get into it! 🌟👇🏼
LOVIN NEWS
🏆 Meet the First-Ever Lovin Riyadh Awards Winners
The results are in! Here are the 10 winners celebrating Riyadh’s talent, community and homegrown success:
💄 Business Visionary: Sara Al-Rashed, founder of Asteri Beauty.
🌙 Pillar of Culture: Dr. Khalid Al-zaaq, bringing Saudi’s seasons and heritage to everyday conversations.
❤️ Charitable Act: Jumanah Al-Mushcab, championing kindness through the End of Bullying Initiative.
🚴♀️ Lovin Spirit: Raneem Al-Faraidy, making history in Saudi para cycling.
👟 Community Champion: The Clique KSA, connecting women through running and walking.
🎙️ Rising Star: Linda Al-faisal, a young voice in presenting, podcasting and public speaking.
📱 Feed Favorite: Um Yasser, bringing warmth and humour to the feed.
👩🍳 OG Chef: Mona Mosly, celebrating Saudi culinary talent.
🌯 Made in RIYADH: Shawarmer, a Riyadh-born favourite that grew nationwide.
🥊 GOAT: Hattan Al-Saif, breaking new ground in Saudi combat sports.
LOVIN NEWS
🇸🇦🇸🇾 A Major Meeting in Riyadh
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received His Excellency Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Tuesday, 6 October.
🤝 The leaders reviewed relations between Saudi and Syria, opportunities to strengthen cooperation, and the latest regional developments.
✈️ President Al-Sharaa travelled with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani.
🏛️ HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, received the President at King Khalid International Airport alongside senior officials and diplomatic representatives.
💡 Summary:
The Riyadh meeting focused on Saudi-Syrian cooperation and regional developments.
LOVIN COMMUNITY
The Ministry of Interior has warned against photographing, publishing or circulating information about missile and drone interceptions or their impact and crash sites.
📸 The warning includes recording interception operations and locations where missiles, drones or debris have fallen.
📲 Reposting or forwarding related footage and information also falls under the warning.
⚖️ The Ministry said these actions could expose individuals to legal accountability, even when the content is already circulating online.
💡 Summary:
Don’t film, post or forward sensitive information about missile and drone interceptions or where they have fallen.
🍿 Sharable bits and tips!
No visitors? Her brother found a way 🥹❤️
Saudi fans brought the tifo, and the goosebumps 🇸🇦🏟️
9 PM Matcha runs are peak Riyadh 🌙🍵
LOVIN COMMUNITY
The Ministry of Health reported a 30% increase in ICU admissions linked to respiratory infections over the past three weeks, compared with the preceding period.
📊 The increase concerns ICU admissions associated with respiratory infections, rather than all respiratory infections.
🍂 The Ministry described the rise as part of the expected seasonal increase in respiratory virus activity.
🧼 Keep hands clean, cover coughs and sneezes, ventilate indoor spaces and reduce contact with others when symptoms appear.
💉 Recommended vaccines, including the seasonal flu vaccine and RSV vaccine for eligible groups, can be booked through Sehhaty.
💡 Summary:
Seasonal respiratory viruses are becoming more active, making prevention and recommended vaccinations especially important
REGIONAL UPDATES
Bahrain recorded more than 11.2 million arrivals from GCC citizens in 2025, with Saudis accounting for 93.2% of the total.
🇸🇦 Saudi citizens accounted for approximately 10.4 million arrivals.
💰 Trade between Bahrain and the other five GCC countries reached around $8.73 billion.
🤝 Saudi ranked first among Bahrain’s GCC trade partners, with bilateral trade worth approximately $3.93 billion.
💡 Summary:
Saudi topped Bahrain’s GCC figures for visitor arrivals and trade in 2025.
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