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 »

 

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Saudi cabinet says Houthis targeting civilians a violation of international law

:: The Iran-backed Houthi militia is violating international humanitarian law by firing ballistic missiles and drones to target civilians in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers said in a meeting on Tuesday afternoon in Jeddah. According to Saudi Press

Crash site photos of deputy governor of Asir’s plane emerge

:: Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, deputy governor of Asir’s plane crashed in the Jarf Rida Nature Reserve which is spread around nine square kilometers , in the southwest of Saudi Arabia’s Sarawat Mountains, about 20 km northwest of Abha.

Condolences pour in over deputy governor of Asir Prince Mansour bin Muqrin’s death in air crash

Prince Mansour bin Muqrin

:: Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, deputy governor of Asir region, has been killed in a air crash, the Royal Court announced on Monday. The prince, accompanied by officials, boarded a helicopter to tour a number of coastal projects west of

Asir governor to inaugurate Bisha projects worth more than SR2bn

Prince Faisal bin Khalid

Asir Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid on Wednesday will inaugurate developmental projects in Bisha Province. The projects are worth more than SR2 billion. Bisha Mayor Mohammad bin Saeed bin Sabra said the Asir governor will be briefed during his inspection

Civil Defense put on alert after rainstorms hit Asir region

Civil Defense forces in Asir continued their rescue efforts Tuesday of several people stranded due to floods. Flooding in the region caused road closures and the launch of warning sirens in Abha dam area. Civil Defense authorities said that rescue

Expat caught smuggling four illegal women

Police arrested a Somali man and four Ethiopian women he was transporting on Tuesday. Bisha Police reported officers inspected a vehicle driving on Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road and found the four women and a child. The Somali man who was driving

Asir governor orders steps to help ‘battered family’

Gov. Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz

Gov. Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Asir region, ordered the formation of a working team in Bisha to address the status of the battered woman who recently shared her suffering on social networking sites. Mohammed bin Sabrah will head the

Saudi to give citizens rewards if they foil attacks

The Saudi interior ministry on Sunday announced that will give citizens seven million Riyals ($1.8 million) as a reward if they help in foiling terrorist attacks in the kingdom, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. One million riyals will also be

E-commerce creates more opportunities for Saudi women

Many economists stress the importance of electronic markets in Saudi Arabia, their financial mega-returns and the availability of jobs for young businesswomen. A number of economists and businesswomen believe these markets still need organization and codification of their work. They

Guarding Arabian heritage for 40 years

Bin Yahya Museum for Heritage in the Al-Nammas governorate is one of the most distinguished museums in the north of Asir in terms of variety and the maintenance of national heritage and identity. Local media met with owner Ali bin

Businessmen urged to select Asir region for new investment

Asir Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid

Asir Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid has called on businessmen to invest in the region and assured that any obstacles in the process will be removed. Prince Faisal pledged continued support to project in the region and stressed the importance

Most Saudis reject Daesh: Think tank

A whopping 92 percent of Saudis reject the Daesh terrorist group according to new research conducted by an American think tank. The study was conducted by the Washington Institute’s Fikra Forum, an online blog in Arabic and English focusing on

Degrees of 43 officials under scrutiny

The university degrees of some 43 senior government officials are being verified after the government departments refused to accept them without the attestation of the Ministry of Education. According to an informed source at the Ministry of Civil Service, the

Expats arrested for making alcohol

The Criminal Investigation and Search Unit in Khamis Mushait stopped a suspicious vehicle being driven by an expatriate who was found to be in violation of the Kingdom’s residency laws. Eleven unidentified maids were subsequently found when the vehicle was

UNWTO praises ‘amazing’ tourism development

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has praised the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) for its development projects across the country. Omar Valdez, executive head of the UNWTO’s Themis Foundation, said that his organization was also working closely

Lost smartphone? Beware of Saudi women blackmailers

More and more young Saudi women are found involved in blackmailing men and extorting money, with some even boasting about their “successes,” thanks to social networking sites, dating apps and hacked smart phones. This is the latest phenomenon haunting society,

Young Saudi women becoming involved in blackmail

More and more young Saudi women are found involved in blackmailing men and extorting money, with some even boasting about their “successes,” thanks to social networking sites, dating apps and hacked smart phones. This is the latest phenomenon haunting society,

Schools reopen after Eid Al-Adha vacation

More than 5.5 million students on Sunday resumed school across the Kingdom after the Eid Al-Adha holiday. The Director of Educational Information in the General Education Directorate in Makkah, Abdulaziz Al-Thaqafi, said that the resumption of school coincides with the

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