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 »
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Rabigh hospital ‘failing to save accident victims’
JEDDAH — Rabigh General Hospital does not have enough resources to save the lives of traffic accident victims, several citizens were quoted by Makkah daily as saying. Citizens said some of their relatives who were involved in traffic accidents and
Elementary schools to teach English language
MADINAH – English language will now be taught from fourth grade in all schools in the Kingdom, Minister of Education Prince Khalid Al-Faisal was quoted as saying by Al-Watan Arabic language daily on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Custodian of the
Mobily donates SR1 million to Saudi Anti-Smoking Society
IN presence of Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Riyadh region, the Honorary President of the Saudi Anti- Smoking Society (Naqa), Mobily presented SR1 million as financial support to the society. Engineer Nasser Al Nasser, Chief
Police deny deaths in Makkah stampede
Makkah Police spokesman denied reports that said three people have died during the washing of Kaaba Thursday morning. He said four pilgrims fell down as a result of the stampede. Three of them were treated inside the Grand Mosque
LG steps up smartphone effort with new flagship G3
SAN FRANCISCO: LG Electronics is going big in style with a flagship G3 smartphone aimed at turning heads away from market titans Apple and Samsung. LG introduced G3 smartphones at simultaneous events in a half-dozen cities, saying they would
Washing of Kaaba carried out
Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja (2nd left), Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah (3rd left), and Two Holy Mosques chief imam Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (4th left), lead the prayer during the washing of the Kaaba on
30% of world is now fat, no country immune
Highest rates in Middle East and North Africa, where nearly 60% of men and 65% of women are heavy. LONDON: Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity
Cops nabbed in latest India gang-rape scandal
LUCKNOW, India: Authorities in northern India said Thursday that they have arrested three men, including two police officers, suspected of gang-raping and killing two teenage sisters before hanging their bodies from a mango tree, sparking renewed public outrage over sexual
Sayidaty soars to 39 million pageviews
Sayidaty, the No. 1 Arabic magazine for women, received over 39 million pageviews in April, said Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, editor in chief of Sayidaty and Arab News, in Dubai on Wednesday. Al-Harthi revealed the figures while presenting a case study
It’s better to be safe than sorry
By : Sabria S. Jawhar Traffic fatalities and homicides usually get the lion’s share of news coverage in Saudi media, but there are a less sensational, but equally horrific, number of deaths that are completely preventable. We have a system
The UK: Island of crisis and denial
By: Neil Berry The sixth UK Armed Forces Day takes place at the end of June. This annual military extravaganza was established by the former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in response to worries about growing alienation between British military
Smriti Irani: Fit or unfit?
By: Afifa Jabeen Quraishi What is a substitute for good education? A political career, you say? If you are in India, that’s likely. The debate raging over the academic qualifications of the country’s new HRD minister Smriti Irani exposes the
Turbulent times ahead for Modi
By : Rajeev Sharma Turbulent times are ahead for Narendra Modi, if the first 24 hours in the office is any indication. On the first full day of his work as India’s 15th Prime Minister Modi held “substantive talks” with
No MERS effect on pilgrimage
JEDDAH — Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has refuted reports that a number of Muslim countries had banned their citizens from traveling to Saudi Arabia for Haj or Umrah because of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) which is caused by
Fakeih says working with WHO to fight coronavirus
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia is working with international scientific organizations to improve its response to a deadly new virus that has killed 186 people in the Kingdom, Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih told Reuters on Wednesday. “We have been working
41,000 to benefit from low-cost Haj
Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has warned domestic Haj service operators against increasing Haj service charges, adding that companies that impose exorbitant prices would be fined up to SR100,000. “Monitoring panels have noticed that 52 companies have hiked prices during the
Duty hours relief for women
The Labor Ministry has fixed the working hours for women between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. The move ensures that women don’t begin work too early and don’t work after streets become empty. The ministry has urged businesses to employ
KSA: Don’t misuse freedom of expression to attack divine religions
Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah on Wednesday called for tough action by governments against those who misuse freedom of expression to attack divine religions and Prophets. Addressing the 17th Non-Aligned Movement Conference in Algiers, he said such
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