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 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’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 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 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: May 26, 2014
A pretty good show
By : Bikram Vohra They came, they saw and he conquered. There was nothing really to complain about at the ceremonials that led to the oath taking of Narendra Modi as prime minister of India. Great visuals, splendid atmosphere, mostly
Libya’s suffering is likely to linger on
By : Ramzy Baroud Opportunistic is a fitting term to describe Libya’s rogue general, Khalifa Hiftar, who for the second time in less than four months mounted a coup against Tripoli. Hiftar’s opportunism has accompanied the man for the
Domestics, employers need proper training
By : Sabria S. Jawhar A couple of incidents reported in the Saudi media recently seem to indicate the Ministry of Labor needs a lot of work to minimize the abuse of maids while at the same time
Pahima didn’t deserve such a treatment
By: Susan V. Ople She is only 22. Where were you when you were 22? Hopefully, not in a place where your female boss intentionally pours a thermos of boiling, hot water on your back. Pahima Alagasi also known
Europe should atone for its sins
By: John V. Whitbeck Now that the US-monopolized “peace process” has expired, Europe should seize the initiative and try to do something useful for Israelis, Palestinians and peace. If European states still believe that a decent “two-state solution” is conceivable,
Sun alignment with Kaaba on Wednesday noon
Astronomers say that the sun will align with the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Wednesday, May 28, at noon. The disc of the sun will be positioned immediately over the Sacred House, said the Jeddah Astronomical Society
Pope visits the Dome of the Rock, Western Wall in Jerusalem
Pope Francis hugs two good friends of his traveling with him, Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka, back to camera, and Omar Abboud, leader of Argentina’s Muslim community, left, after praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday. (AP
New PM Modi promises ‘strong, inclusive’ India
NEW DELHI: India’s Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister Monday with the strongest mandate of any leader for 30 years, promising to forge a “strong and inclusive” country on a first day that signalled his bold intentions. The
Some 370,000 Pak children likely to miss polio drive
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan launched a fresh polio vaccination drive in its restive tribal belt Monday, but officials warned that nearly 370,000 children are likely to miss out because of security problems. At the start of May the World Health Organization
Ministry to probe hike in recruitment fees
The rise in fees of recruiting companies is because of demand for labor in general and domestic labor in particular especially in light of the limited number of countries exporting labor, according to a survey conducted recently by the Labor
Free transfer of sponsorship to ‘create job market chaos’
Experts divided over proposed amendment to labor law RIYADH – Several experts agreed on the negative effects of proposed amendments in the labor law that allows expatriates to freely transfer their sponsorship between companies in the green and platinum
9 professors suspended for links with Brotherhood
ABHA – Nine university professors, two of them Saudis, have been suspended for ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, sources told Okaz. They are still under investigation. Seven of them hail from neighboring Arab countries. Preliminary investigations have shown that all
No MERS deaths reported in 24 hours
JEDDAH – In the past 24 hours the Kingdom did not register any death from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus. However, the Ministry of Health reported four new cases in the past 24 hours. A 29-year-old woman, who
Other Side of the Mirror: Actually speechless
By : Bikram Vohra The human race was not born to give speeches. We haven’t yet had the time to develop to the point where we can rivet people with words. In that sphere we are largely
GCC at 33: It is time for a more perfect union
By: Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg On May 25, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) marked its 33rd anniversary. Despite many challenges along the way, the GCC has succeeded beyond expectations. It has remained an oasis of peace, stability and prosperity in
Need to educate students on discipline
By : Mahmoud Ahmad We all have seen the video clip doing the rounds that showed a group of elementary school students in Riyadh trashing textbooks outside school as an act of freedom from the school year. The circulated
Modi’s India! – Hard Talk…
By : Hussein Shobokshi Narendra Modi was recently elected as India’s next prime minister in a landslide victory for his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), against the ruling Congress Party. He won this particular election on the great
Putting up joint front against deviant ideology
By: Talal Al-Harbi Recently, law-enforcers uncovered a cell of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Kingdom. Due to the seriousness of the issue, Saudis and expatriates should remain ready to deal with the
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