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: June 2, 2014
Curious onlookers
The Haj Exhibition in Paris is drawing enthusiastic crowds. The exhibition, which will continue for three months, showcases the kiswa (cover) of the Kaaba door, the door of the Prophet’s Mosque’s podium and the cover of the Black Stone. It
Alwaleed Bin Talal with the Ethiopian ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Mohammed Hassen Kebira, Ethiopian ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was accompanied by Zelalem Birhan Alemu, minister counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy. They discussed economic and
65,000 Saudi women replace male staff in 13,000 accessory shops
:: The male staff of over 13,000 women’s accessory shops all over the Kingdom have been replaced by 65,000 women, said Dr. Fahad Sulaiman Al-Tekhaifi, assistant undersecretary for private programs. Addressing a workshop on “Role of inspection visits to women’s
Man dead, 10 injured in head-on collision
BISHA — One man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the gateway to Al-Thaniyah center on Bisha-Alaya Road. Civil Defense teams from Al-Thaniyah and Tabalah and Red Crescent ambulances from Bisha rushed
Hashish smugglers arrested in Jazan
The smugglers arrested by Border Guards with hashish bricks in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan AL-DAYER — Border Guards in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan region arrested five smugglers who were in possession of 99 bricks of hashish
Flight delay: Airlines to pay massive fines
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) will impose a SR300 hourly fine per passenger on local airliners who fail to inform travelers about flight changes 14 days in advance. Maximum compensation per passenger will be SR3,000, in addition to
MoH launches command and control center
The Ministry of Health launched on Sunday a new health Command and Control Center (CCC) to increase the level of preparedness against health challenges. The new center will function under the direct supervision of acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih in
KSA-World Bank partnership stressed
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who arrived in Jeddah Sunday, held wide ranging talks with Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf on key regional issues, including challenges hampering the inclusive economic growth of the Middle East region, said David Theis, a
Two deaths bring MERS toll to 189
Two people died and one person was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 189 out of 571 cases since September 2012. The two latest victims were among previously reported patients.
SRO works on SR365bn network
The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) is working on a SR365 billion strategic plan for developing the railway network in the Kingdom and implementing several projects to interlink the country’s provinces by the year 2040. The project aims to establish an
4 expats held for rape, murder
Riyadh police have arrested four Pakistanis for raping and murdering a 51-year-old Pakistani woman after robbing her ornaments and money on Saturday morning, security sources said on Sunday. The four also raped the woman’s 14-year-old son, they said. Police tracked
20 foreigners face jail for bribery
Twenty foreigners of different nationalities, including Europeans, have appeared in court for bribing government officials to speed up paperwork for starting construction in flood-prone areas, sources told local media. They face charges of building properties in flood-prone areas in contravention
Balad fire probe points to arson
Preliminary investigations conducted by the Civil Defense Department have proved that some of the recurrent fires that have broken out at old buildings in Jeddah’s historic area were caused deliberately. According to press reports, seven fires broke out in the
Lengthy bureaucratic delays hamper anti-corruption drive
An official at the National Anti-corruption Commission or “Nazaha” said here this week that the lengthy government procedures at some agencies could open the doors for corruption. Speaking at a lecture organized by the commission, Metlaa Al-Buqami, a specialist on
Malaysia honors students who graduated from IUM
Malaysian students were among some thousands of students hailing from different countries around the world who have successfully graduated from the Islamic University of Madinah Al-Munawwarah (IUM) in its 50th graduation ceremony held recently. Mohammed Khalid A. Razak, consul general
Locusts invade Asir farms
The Ministry of Agriculture is fighting swarms of desert locusts preparing to descend on Asir province from Africa. Fahd Al-Farteesh, director general in the ministry, said there was no cause for alarm as the locusts were temporary migrants. “The swarms
Summer stretches residents’ finances to the limit
Commercial activity in Madinah is in full gear these days thanks to the summer vacation coinciding with the Umrah pilgrimage season. The central area around the Prophet’s Mosque is bustling with movement and there is an 85-percent hotel occupancy rate,
Jeddah plans extermination of rats
The Jeddah Municipality will soon launch a campaign to combat rats in several of the city’s districts after a recent dramatic increase in their number, said Mohammed Al-Buqami, Jeddah Municipality spokesman. He told Arab News that the rat menace is
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