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 20, 2014
Taiwan’s Quanta to start mass production of Apple’s smartwatch in July: source
[wpResize] Taiwan’s Quanta Computer Inc 2382.TW will start mass production of Apple Inc’s AAPL.O first smartwatch in July, a source familiar with the matter said, as the U.S. tech giant tries to prove it can still innovate against rival Samsung
Kurds realize dream as Baghdad loses grip on north Iraq
Poets wrote songs about it for generations. Guerrilla fighters holed up in the mountains trained for it for decades. But in the end, when a Kurdish army finally took control of Kirkuk, they realized the dream of their forefathers within
Iraqi forces ready push after Obama offers advisers
[wpResize] Iraqi forces were massing north of Baghdad on Friday, aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists whose drive toward the capital prompted the United States to send military advisers to stiffen government resistance. President Barack Obama offered up to
Other Side of the Mirror: Rich man, poor man
By : Bikram Vohra You know you are not the money type when: You find yourself going about the place switching off air conditioners and lights and yelling about wastefulness. You discover you are always bringing the conversation to rising
Modi and the Muslim world: Need for new engagement
[wpResize] By : Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi Narendra Modi’s win as India’s prime minister has raised concerns among Muslims not just in India, but in the Gulf as well. Editorials and opinion articles in the region’s media have reminded readers
Extra responsibility for Saudi Arabia
[wpResize] By : Alsir Sidahmed The recent OPEC meeting was a non-event to the extent that most of the world media failed to show up to cover the meeting. No wonder. A roll over of the existing 30 million barrels
Kingdom slams ISIS as destructive terror group
[wpResize] Saudi Arabia has dismissed accusations from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki that it supports terrorist groups in Iraq as “ludicrous.” Addressing a press conference in Jeddah at the end of the 41st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers
King Abdullah leads by example
[wpResize] Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has introduced various techniques to save water and electricity at his home, according to Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. Prince Turki made the disclosure recently during a
Saudi woman was stabbed 16 times in UK hate crime
[wpResize] British police have reportedly identified the killer of a female Saudi student in Essex as a 52-year-old British man. Detectives are investigating the possibility that Nahid Almanea, 31, was targeted in Colchester because of her Muslim dress. Almanea was
US ready for ‘precise’ Iraq strikes
[wpResize] President Barack Obama pledged to take “precise” military action if needed to check marauding Sunni radicals in Iraq and offered up to 300 US advisers to train Iraqi forces facing a crisis splintering the country on sectarian lines. But
8 lose lives as pickup crashes into camel
[wpResize] Nine people died and eight injured in two separate traffic accidents in the southern region on Thursday. In the first accident, eight people lost their lives and three injured when their vehicle hit a camel in Rijal Al-Mae, Asir
Saudi trade sanctions bite Dutch companies
[wpResize] Sanctions imposed on Dutch companies by Saudi Arabia following the distribution of anti-Islamic stickers by populist politician Geert Wilders are now biting, and could further hurt business interests of the Netherlands, said Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans on Thursday.
Jeddah a cheaper alternative to vacation abroad
[wpResize] Saudi and expatriate families who cannot go abroad to spend their summer vacation owing to the huge expenses involved have found Jeddah’s beaches an excellent place to enjoy their holidays for minimal charges. Jeddah’s beaches also provide the perfect
100,000 expected at Ramadan festival
[wpResize] Abdullah Al-Dawi, head of the festival’s executive committee, told Arab News that “Ramadana Kida” and “Eidna Kida” festivities will be an extension of Jeddah Historic Festival that tok place last year. Speaking at a press conference, Al-Dawi said that
New German diplomat seeks closer cultural ties with KSA
[wpResize] Miriam Seyffarth’s first visit to Saudi Arabia happened by accident. In 2009 she was supposed to travel on an excursion to Yemen, but was late for registration. As an alternative, she was offered a place on an exchange student
Citizens, expats demand more public libraries in country
[wpResize] Residents in the Kingdom have urged the government to build more public libraries to inculcate habit of reading and learning in various disciplines among the youth, teenagers and professionals. “There are only about 83 public libraries all over the
Dumpsters a threat to motorists
[wpResize] Motorists in the capital have complained that dumpsters left in the middle of major thoroughfares in the city are posing a danger to life and limb. “These garbage bins or containers are found particularly in crowded areas such as
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