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 »
Monthly Archives: June 2014
KSA experiences longest day of 2014
[wpResize] Saudi Arabia experienced the longest day of 2014 on Saturday June 21 totaling nearly 13 hours and 48 minutes of daylight. “All the countries located in the northern hemisphere including the Gulf states had the longest day on June
Respiratory illness a top health concern during summer
[wpResize] Respiratory diseases rank the highest among the most common communicable diseases contracted in the summer season and during traveling. The startling disclosure was made during the health awareness campaign for this summer hosted by the Media and Health Awareness
English language to be taught from third grade
[wpResize] Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Minister of Education said the government realized that the students in the Kingdom were weak in foreign languages and that the ministry was working in this area to deal with the issue through various plans and
100,000 expected at Ramadan festival
[wpResize] A new festival, to be launched during Ramadan and Eid, is expected to attract 100,000 local and foreign visitors, according to a senior official. Abdullah Al-Dawi, head of the festival’s executive committee, told Arab News that “Ramadana Kida” and
Traffic signals malfunction irks Jeddawis
[wpResize] A number of motorists in Jeddah have expressed resentment at the increasing number of defective traffic lights in the city and demanded the Jeddah Traffic Department to pay urgent attention to the repairs of the faulty systems. The malfunctioning
Indian expat to return home after year-long detention
[wpResize] This is the tragic story of Abdul Hameed, an Indian expatriate, who remained behind bars for nearly a year for want of proving his identity and nativity. During his detention at the deportation center in Jeddah, Hameed was even
Japan plans ample support for fuel cell car technology
[wpResize] The Japanese government is planning to offer ample support to popularize fuel cell vehicle technology as Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co prepare to launch hydrogen-powered cars in 2015. The government on Thursday drafted a timeline that spelled
Chinese sponsor demands changes to ‘Transformers 4’ film
[wpResize] A Chinese investment firm has demanded that Paramount Pictures remove scenes from the upcoming action film “Transformers: Age of Extinction” because it believes the movie studio did not meet the obligations of a sponsorship deal between the two companies.
Iraq militants take Syria border post in drive for caliphate
[wpResize] Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn by colonial powers a century ago in a campaign to create an Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran. The
Egypt upholds death sentence on Brotherhood leader, nearly 200 supporters
[wpResize] An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences on Saturday against the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 182 supporters, in a mass trial of Islamists who ruled Egypt for a year but face a fierce crackdown under the new president,
Syrian jets bomb eastern rebel towns near Iraq, at least 16 dead
Syrian jets bombed on Saturday rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, killing and injuring dozens in stepped up raids against the militant group since its
Al Qaeda denies most of its Yemen fighters are foreigners
[wpResize] Islamist websites published an al Qaeda statement on Saturday denying claims by Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi that the vast majority of its fighters in the troubled country are foreigners. In April, Yemeni troops began an offensive into
Egypt jails man for a year as push against sexual harassment begins
[wpResize] A Cairo court sentenced a man to one year in jail on Saturday for harassing a woman, the swiftest such ruling since Egypt introduced a new law in early June to combat sexual harassment. Abdel Lattif Abdel Fattah, a
Israel steps up West Bank search for missing teens
[wpResize] Israel sent more troops to the occupied West Bank on Saturday to search for three missing teenagers it says were abducted by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The military said it arrested 10 Palestinians on Saturday and that some 1,350
Thai economy feels the strain
[wpResize] SAMUT PRAKARN, Thailand — Lek Numthong, who supplies foreign laborers for construction sites on the fringes of the Thai capital, normally has a truckload of workers eager to make a day’s wage. But his pick-up has been all but
To boldly go … and clean up space
[wpResize] By : Jeremy Wagstaff Nobo Okada wants to save the planet from orbiting junk, which he says is in danger of cutting us off from the satellites we depend on and the outer space beyond. But to help fund
Gitmo victim’s chilling story
[wpResize] Ahmad Al-Darbi: A Saudi held under CIA’s extraordinary rendition program Ahmad Al-Darbi is a 39-year-old Saudi who has been in US custody since 2002. Like many other Guantanamo Bay detainees, he has been subjected to torture and ill-treatment at
Should diabetics fast?
[wpResize] Umm Amer is an apparently healthy woman in her mid-40s: slim, exercising regularly, adhering more or less to a healthy diet. During Ramadan, however, Umm Amer, who requested to remain anonymous, does not fast. She was diagnosed with diabetes
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