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 12, 2014
ISIL rebels overrun Saddam hometown, close in on Baiji
TIKRIT — Rebels from an Al-Qaeda splinter group overran the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday and closed in on the biggest oil refinery in the country, making further gains in their rapid military advance against the Shiite-led government. The
Icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolt gets 15 years in jail
CAIRO — A court on Wednesday convicted a prominent activist from Egypt’s 2011 uprising for demonstrating without permit and assaulting a policeman, sentencing him to 15 years in prison. The sentence against Alaa Abdel-Fattah is by far the toughest against
Syrian woman survives 700 days of blockade
HOMS, Syria: Over the course of the 700-day blockade, her world shrunk to her living room and her kitchen. She survived by eating plants and reading books. She refused to look in the mirror, because seeing her withered state might
Regional turmoil puts Abu Dhabi in filmmaker spotlight
Unlike previous installments of the American space saga, the crew of “Star Wars: Episode VII” did not fly to Tunisia last month to start filming. They went to Abu Dhabi. With many countries in the region facing political turmoil in
Blatter opens FIFA Congress, sidesteps corruption scandal
SAO PAULO: FIFA President Sepp Blatter used a speech to the annual Congress of world soccer’s ruling body on Wednesday to extol the sport’s ability to change lives, but he sidestepped specific reference to the scandals surrounding the organization. The
ISIL militants plan to march on Baghdad: SITE monitors
WASHINGTON: Militants who have seized a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq now plan to march on the capital Baghdad, a US-based monitoring group said Wednesday. In a lightning offensive, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants seized
27 new colleges to train 53,000 citizens for jobs
Twenty-seven new technical colleges of excellence will be opened across the Kingdom in September with the support of major international service providers, Labor Minister Adel Fakeih announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a workshop organized jointly by the Education and Labor
70 firms invest SR10 billion in KAEC Industrial Valley
King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) CEO and Managing Director Fahd Al-Rasheed has announced the launch of more than 300 investment opportunities for Saudi and non-Saudi investors with a total value estimated at SR4 billion in real estate and tourism, as
Shoura team in China to improve ties
A delegation from the Saudi-Chinese Friendship Committee at the Shoura Council began an official visit to China on Tuesday with the aim to improve parliamentary relations. Suleiman bin Saad Al-Hamid, the committee chairman, is leading the delegation, which includes several
OIC to discuss extremism, wars affecting Muslims
Foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states will gather in Jeddah on June 18-19 to discuss a wide range of issues affecting Muslims around the world, including extremism and various conflicts in Africa and the Middle
Road accidents down by 10%: SCTA chief
Road crashes in Saudi Arabia fell by 10 percent over the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year. Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, who released the
NATO holds urgent meeting on Iraq crisis at Turkey’s request
BRUSSELS: NATO ambassadors held an emergency meeting at Turkey’s request on Wednesday on the situation in northern Iraq, where Islamist militants have seized swathes of territory and taken 80 Turkish citizens hostage. “Turkey briefed the other allies on the situation
12 expats arrested for cell phone lottery scam
Police have arrested 12 expatriates, all relatives from a South Asian country, for duping people via cell phones. The modus operandi involved making phone calls to people claiming that they were calling from a telecommunications company and convincing the victims
Huge medical center planned
A medical academic center with capacity to treat 700,000 patients annually will be launched by a Saudi hospital with the participation of the United Arab Emirates by the second half of 2017, a leading figure in the medical sector in
Health facilities that fail to meet standards will lose licenses
Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih announced here recently that the ministry will not renew or grant licenses to facilities that fail to meet the government’s quality standards. The ministry plans to introduce regulations that make it mandatory for every health
Comprehensive plan to check urban migration
The Saudi government plans to limit migration to the country’s cities and the growth of informal urban settlements by developing its rural areas. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs intends to conduct a comprehensive survey to determine where developments
Jobs elude fresh graduates with poor interview skills
Experts here say that new graduates often fail to get jobs because they do not have the skills to market themselves, write out good resumes and negotiate properly during interviews. Ghassan Abdullah, a former marketing manager, said: “At my old
Malls remain major attraction for children
Residents in the Kingdom dote on their children looking for fun and excitement and hence often take them to malls that offer a variety of recreational facilities. Al-Qasr Mall in Al-Suwaidi district is one such shopping center which offers a
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