Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »

Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism

Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism

:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »

Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts

Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »

Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’

Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »

 

Daily Archives: July 17, 2014

Gaza escalation is security concern for Jordan, say analysts

Israel’s escalation in the Gaza Strip is a security concern for Jordan, in addition to the kingdom’s existing worries over neighboring Syria and Iraq, analysts say. “From a wider perspective, there’s regional chaos starting from Syria, Sinai and then Iraq,”

Zain Saudi Arabia logs positive results

Zain KSA recorded a significant increase in EBTIDA during the first half of 2014, with 22 percent growth reaching SR564 million up from SR464 million in the first half of 2013. The company succeeded in raising the EBTIDA margin to

Can ISIS maintain its self-declared caliphate?

As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has captured vast swathes of territory, analysts are questioning how long the militant Al-Qaeda offshoot can maintain control. The group’s shock takeover of Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul in early June gave it

Typhoon power woes in Philippines as death toll hits 38

MANILA — Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralyzed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 38 lives. Authorities expressed frustration as reports from

Gaza toll passes 230 on 10th day of Israel air campaign

Israeli tank fire killed three people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as the overall death toll from 10 days of violence in the Palestinian territory rose to 231. One Israeli has also been killed by rockets fired

Debts worth SR243m owed by deceased Saudi citizens written off

The Real Estate Development Fund has completed procedures to write off the debt amounting to SR243 million owed to it by some 1,158 deceased citizens. This was in line with the order issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Indian Army truck crash claims 7 lives in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: An army truck collided with a taxi Wednesday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing seven people, including a pregnant woman, and triggering violent protests. The accident took place on a busy highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, the region’s main city,

Savola net profit jumps 32.4% in Q2

Abdulraouf Mannaa

DUBAI: Saudi food producer Savola Group reported a higher than expected 32.4 percent jump in second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, beating analyst forecasts as it benefited from higher sales especially in its retail business. The company, a producer of cooking

Alwaleed hosts annual Ramadan lecture

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, hosted the second annual Ramadan lecture at Kingdom Resort in Riyadh on Monday. The lecture focused on awareness and knowledge. The keynote lecture, delivered by

Kingdom finalizing joint power projects

Saudi Arabia is nearing the completion of a number of joint electricity projects with other countries in the MENA region as it seeks to boost sources for its domestic electricity consumption, one of the country’s top energy officials told Asharq

Saudi Prince Salman donates $2.6m for care of orphans

Crown Prince Salman

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, donated 10 million Saudi riyals (2.6m) to Insan Charitable Society for Orphans Care to help fund the organization’s activities. The announcement of the donation came during a ceremony held

Morocco warns of terror plot from Syria, Iraq

RABAT, Morocco: Morocco’s interior minister says that Moroccan extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria are plotting terror attacks on prominent figures and sites back home. State news agency MAP quotes Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad as saying that 1,212 Moroccans belong

Libyan airport staff strike to protest shelling

Air controllers in western Libya have gone on strike to protest the shelling of Tripoli’s main airport, halting flights in much of the oil-producing country, a government official said on Thursday. The strike puts pressure on rival militias to end

Israel intensifies campaign

Homes of senior Hamas leaders targeted Residents told to leave Gaza border areas Israel on Wednesday intensified air attacks in the Gaza Strip, targeting the homes of four senior leaders of the Islamic militant movement. It also told tens of

‘Terrorist’ ambush kills 14 Tunisian soldiers

A “terrorist” attack on two military checkpoints killed 14 Tunisian soldiers and wounded several others, in the Mount Chaambi region near the border with Algeria, the defense ministry announced early Thursday. “The new toll from the clashes with the terrorist

Regular health checks for food workers a must

Food Inspector

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has issued a handbook setting out stringent hygiene requirements for restaurants. The ministry warned operators in the industry that it would punish those who fail to comply. All workers are required to follow

Over one million Saudi female graduates career in education

Director of the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) Ibrahim Al-Me’aiqil has said that it is impossible for any country in the world to employ over 1.2 million female job seekers in one field i.e. education, according to a report published

Nigerian police arrest top Boko Haram commander

Boko Haram Commander

Police in Nigeria have arrested Mohammed Zakari, a senior commander of the Boko Haram sect, blamed for killing hundreds of people since 2009, a police officer said on Tuesday. Zakari, 30, was linked to the recent killing of seven people,

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