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 5, 2014
80% drop in coronavirus cases in six weeks, says Fakeih
RIYADH – Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih said there was an 80 percent drop in the number of coronavirus infections in the country over the past six weeks. He said the ministry has taken extraordinary measures to ensure safety of
Ahsa’s archeological heritage faces grim future
HOFOUF — The historic districts of Al-Koot and Al-Na’athil in downtown Hofouf, Al-Ahsa governorate, are home to hundreds of traditional homes that depict the rich architectural heritage of the region. Long abandoned, the majority of homes’ original structures of mud
Obama slams Russia’s ‘dark tactics’
WARSAW — President Barack Obama Wednesday condemned Russia’s “dark tactics” and bullying in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin hit back at American “aggression,” as new venom deepened the worst US-Russia clash in decades. Obama met Ukraine’s president-elect Petro Poroshenko in
MENA consumer online hyper growth era fast approaching
Khaldoon Tabaza Founder & Managing Director, iMENA Holdings JEDDAH – Consumer online businesses in the Middle East and North Africa are headed for an era of hypergrowth. During the next 3-5 years, one or more $1 billion companies will emerge
It’s now time to work, El-Sisi tells Egyptians
CAIRO — Egypt’s president-elect, the former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, told Egyptians it is now “time to work” to rebuild the economy after he was officially declared the landslide winner of last week’s election, restoring a career military man to
Air traffic gridlock a global problem
DOHA — Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO, conceded that air traffic congestion remained a global problem, with the Gulf region too being hampered by a lack of harmonization of a standard amid a tremendous growth of the industry
Haj firms told to deliver what they promise
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj has warned local Haj companies against running exaggerated advertising campaigns and to refrain from using language that seemingly promotes special or VIP services. The ministry has also banned companies from publishing photos of scholars
SABIC developing wheel of the future
JEDDAH – Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Kringlan Composites, a Switzerland-based company, as well as other industry partners are working to further advance the development of the world’s first thermoplastic composite wheel. Such a wheel offers a high strength,
Cherishing the lives of animals
By : Nawar Fakhry Ezzi Many Saudis are bombarded with images of war and devastation in the news to the extent that some of them have underestimated other forms of violence, especially against animals. For example, many of us are
Assessing Egypt’s revolutionary path
By : David Dumke Egypt has now completed its second democratic election for president, which represents a notable accomplishment in an ongoing process to determine the future of the Arab world’s most populous nation. The transition from Hosni Mubarak has
Price ‘rice’ before Ramadan: Blame it on hoarders
The rice price has begun to soar in anticipation of Ramadan with a 45 percent increase for a 10 kg bag over the past few weeks. Traders cited upcoming Ramadan and short supplies of the essential commodity from rice exporting
Special expat counters at airports planned
Hundreds of expatriates from across Saudi Arabia contacted Arab News on Wednesday for a phone-in program with a top Passport Department official on visa-related issues. Col. Mohammed Al-Hussain, spokesman for the department in Makkah region, answered questions from Arab News
KSA home to 10m expat workers
While the number of expatriate workers continues to surge in the GCC states, their contribution to the economic progress and development in these countries is both acknowledged and recognized. Addressing a conference of the International Labor Organization in Geneva on
MERS tests for camels and livestock
The Kingdom has started testing camels in the country for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to Minister of Agriculture Fahd Balghuneim. Speaking at a workshop in Riyadh recently on registering and numbering livestock in the country, Balghuneim said
New dawn: El-Sissi to be sworn in Sunday
CAIRO: Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah El-Sissi, who ousted Egypt’s first freely-elected leader, will be sworn in as president on Sunday after he overwhelmingly won last week’s election, state media reported. The electoral commission on Tuesday said Sissi won 96.91 percent
KSA ports handle 194.8m tons of nonoil commodities
Saudi ports handled 194.8 million tons of nonoil commodities in 2013, with an increase of 3.75 percent over the figures of last year, local media said quoting a report released by Saudi Ports Authority (SPA). Revenues of the SPA grew
Saudi-Lanka labor agreement to be implemented soon
Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Dilan Perera said that the labor agreement between Riyadh and Colombo will come into effect soon following the Shoura Council’s approval of the accord on Monday. Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka
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