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 6, 2014
Fakeih: 80% drop in MERS infections
Fakeih: 80% drop in MERS infections There has been an 80 percent decrease in the number of MERS coronavirus cases during the past six weeks due to the preventive measures, Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih has told the Shoura Council.
Jeddah Corniche ready for summer holidays
Jeddah Corniche is ready to receive visitors who like to spend their summer holidays on Jeddah beaches, according to Mohammad Al-Baqmi, official spokesman for Jeddah Municipality. He told Arab News that the municipality has deployed more than 200 workers to
NWC: Jeddah to have propersewerage by end of 2018
The National Water Company (NWC) has promised to provide the densely populated neighborhoods of Jeddah a sewerage network by the end of 2018. Muhammad Alzahrani, unit production manager at the NWC, told Arab News recently that the company has allocated
Housing boom might reduce rents
Saudis and expats are still waiting for completion of projects of the Ministry of Housing, which will contribute to reducing prices of housing units in major cities such as Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. These government projects will reduce the high
Deportation center inmates applaud humanitarian help
Saudi Arabia is probably the only country in the world that truly deserves be called the “Kingdom of humanity” as it is paying utmost care to poor destitute expatriate workers who are ill during their process to return home. The
Animal shelter offers hope to feral cats, abandoned pets
Gus’s Hope is promising a new lease of life for the stray cats found in every part of Jeddah. These stray cats will now be able to have a home thanks to the efforts of Umm Asma who has formed
Indian expats celebrate creation of Telangana
Indian expatriates launched the Telangana United Forum (TUF) here recently as part of their celebrations to mark the creation of the new state. The TUF would take up education and developmental concerns of non-resident Indians (NRIs) from the state. Well-known
Border Guards rescue 12 sailors and swimmer in EP
Naval patrols of the Saudi Border Guards rescued 12 sailors who were stranded at sea off Alkhobar last weekend when their boat’s engine stalled, an official said on Wednesday. Col. Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Arqoobi, spokesman of the Border Guards, said
Vodafone says phones on its global networks are tapped
LONDON: Telecommunications giant Vodafone has admitted the existence of secret wires that allow government agencies to listen in to conversations on its networks. The company said the tapping is widely used in some of the 29 countries in which it
Italians mark 68th National Day
The Italian Consulate and community in Jeddah celebrated the country’s 68th National Day at the cultural section of the Italian consulate in the presence of the Italian Consul General Simone Petroni, and a number of diplomats in addition to
Afghan candidate escapes assassination attempt
KABUL, Afghanistan: Two blasts struck a convoy carrying Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah after a campaign event Friday in Kabul, killing six civilians but leaving the candidate himself unharmed, officials said. The attack came just over a week before
’Sports diplomacy’ for Philippines, Vietnam troops
MANILA: Filipino and Vietnamese troops will engage in a light-hearted round of sports diplomacy on contested islands in the South China Sea, the Philippines said Thursday, as tensions worsen with China. Basketball, beach volleyball and tug-of-war games will be
Pakistan court orders police to charge ex-CIA station chief
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s High Court on Thursday ordered police to press charges against the CIA’s former station chief for murder, conspiracy and waging war against Pakistan. Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the orders following a 2010 court petition by drone
2,000 Nepalese tree-huggers claim world record
KATMANDU: More than two thousand people including lawmakers and students hugged trees in a park outside Nepal’s capital Katmandu on Thursday to claim a new record on World Environment Day. After organizers sounded a horn, eager students, many wearing
Asir students’ drone design takes flight
Engineering students at King Khaled University in Asir have just completed the design phase of their program to build a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which they plan to use for aerial photography. Professor Tawfiq Khatab, head of the
Nigerian army did nothing as Boko Haram slaughtered villagers: Witnesses
• Military ignored warnings on the imminent attack • Nigerian senator Mohammed Ali Ndume confirms slaughter incident MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed
Welcome to the future: Feasting on scorpions, grasshoppers
WASHINGTON: Though slightly uncertain, Erin Kolski pronounced the unusual fare on her plate — a burger made from ground-up grasshoppers — to be surprisingly tasty. “It’s a little crunchy. It tastes fine,” Kolski said, sounding somewhat surprised as she favorably
China reclaiming more land in Spratlys: Philippine officials
MANILA: China has been reclaiming more land to bolster its military presence in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where its increasing assertion of its territorial claims has brought it into standoffs with its neighbors, Philippine officials
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