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 18, 2014
Training program for Riyadh police launched
Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, inaugurated a training program for the district police, at the Riyadh police headquarters recently. The program was launched with the aim to educate the police employees about the intellectual security, the importance
220 Ramadan programs on Saudi TV, radio
The Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has announced that it would broadcast 220 programs on its nine television channels and five radio stations during Ramadan. Abdul Rahman Al-Hazza, the SBC president, said here on Sunday that Saudi television has the second-highest
Talent contest wins expat community’s applause
The talent hunt program conducted by the Muslim Educational Society (MES) in association with Al-Abeer Educity among Indian school students in the Western Region has won the applause of parents and teachers because of its role in developing the skills
191 sorcery cases filed in KSA courts since November
A total of 191 legal cases were filed against charlatans and black magicians in the Kingdom from November 2013 to the end of May, a recent Ministry of Justice report showed. Of that number, Jeddah courts recorded the most cases
Saudia board to appoint new director general
The board of directors of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has been given the authority to appoint the national carrier’s director general, said Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and chairman of Saudia’s board of
OIC condemns Lanka violence
The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed serious concern at the recent incidents of violence by extremist individuals against Muslims in the towns of Aluthgama, Beruwala and Draga Nagar in Sri Lanka. In a written statement, Iyad
Fighting rages nears Baghdad; crisis life-threatening, says UN
BAGHDAD — Militants pushed a weeklong offensive that has overrun swathes of Iraq to within 60 km of Baghdad Tuesday, as the UN warned the country’s very existence was under threat. Washington, meanwhile, deployed extra troops to protect its embassy
KSA records 222 terror attacks
Saudi Arabia has had the most terror attacks on its soil over the 10 years from 2001 to 2010 compared to other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, a researcher has found. There were 262 terror attacks on GCC countries during
Ministry cracks down on online arms dealers
Mansour Al-Turki, the ministry’s spokesman, said violators — either individuals or website operators — will be treated as criminals. He pointed out that trade in weapons and its accessories are prohibited in the Kingdom. Al-Turki said competent security agencies regularly
Pollution reduction under way in many cities
The Saudi government has issued special regulations to reduce pollution in the country’s cities, and is enforcing it by raiding factories, according to the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME). Hussain Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the PME, told Arab News recently
Graduation, dreams and realities!
By : Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi Talking to a number of our students abroad, I told them that every great achievement in life starts with an obsessive dream. Imagine a person driving his car around with no purpose. You ask
Kuwait regulator rejects GFH appeal
DUBAI: Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected an appeal by Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) against the regulator’s decision to monitor its Kuwait-listed shares, the investment firm said on Monday. The CMA decided to monitor the stock after it
Kingdom Holding invests $400 million in Rizvi fund
Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), chaired by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, announced its investment in the Rizvi Opportunistic Equity Fund III. KHC recently invested in the Rizvi Opportunistic Equity Fund III building on the previous successful relation, which led to KHC
Kingdom, UAE to jointly develop renewable energy
Saudi Arabia and the UAE will cooperate to develop renewable energy and clean technology in the region. The decision, which comes at a time of increasing interest in renewable across the region, lays down a framework to jointly invest in
Bahri, Aramco Vela form biggest merger in Kingdom
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia or NSCSA (Bahri) and Aramco Vela have formed the biggest merger in the history of Saudi Arabia, according to Saleh N. Jasser, Bahri’s CEO. “The total amount involved is $1.3 billion. The cash
GM recalls 3.4M more cars for ignition problems
DETROIT: General Motors says it needs to change or replace the keys for about 3.4 million cars because they could cause the ignition switch to move out of position if they’re carrying too much weight. GM said in a statement
India rides Binny heroics to victory over Bangladesh
DHAKA: Paceman Stuart Binny grabbed a record six wickets for just four runs as India thrashed Bangladesh by 47 runs in a low-scoring second One-Day International in Dhaka on Tuesday. Binny, 30, upstaged the efforts of Bangladeshi debutant Taskin Ahmed
Kenya Muslim leaders say attacks ‘tearing country apart’
NAIROBI: Kenya’s top Muslim leaders warned Tuesday that Islamist attacks and a harsh government response risked dividing the country along ethnic and religious lines that could trigger a repeat of the deadly post-election violence six years ago. “The continued violence
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