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
Illegals from demolished Makkah districts find haven in Housh Bakr
MAKKAH — The holy city of Makkah is currently witnessing a number of development projects aimed at improving the services being provided to its residents, pilgrims and visitors. Among others, the projects include the third parallel road in Makkah leading
Oil price fall will not affect Saudi economic development: Al-Assaf
JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure and economic development is unlikely to be affected by the decline of oil prices, Saudi Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf said Sunday evening here at the joint press conference held with the World Bank
87% female students of Imam Saud University ‘abused by faculty staff’
RIYADH — A study by Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University’s media college for women has revealed that 87 percent of female students have complained of being abused by university faculty staff. Sixty-two percent said they were facing academic problems. Ninety-three
Rumors mold public opinion, 82% Saudis agree: Study
RIYADH – Rumors have impact on Saudi society and can shape public opinion, according to the opinion of 82.9% participants of a study conducted by King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
New MERS death in Jordan
AMMAN: A 69-year-old man has died in Jordan after being infected with the MERS coronavirus, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday. “The man, who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure, died in hospital on Wednesday,” Sultan Kasrawi of
The great backlash against globalization
By: Nouriel Roubin In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, policymakers’ success in preventing the Great Recession from turning into Great Depression II held in check demands for protectionist and inward-looking measures. But now the backlash against
The world cries out for help, but nobody is listening
By: Hassan bin Youssef yassin What we call wisdom is simply experience gained over a lifetime and the lessons learned from it. The older we get, the more situations we have lived through and the more we see resemblances and
Israel and Christians!
By: Hussein Shobokshi The Pope was in Jerusalem. These were the headlines that made the news around the world recently, reflecting the first visit of the head of the Catholic Church, the world’s largest Christian community, to the Israeli-occupied city.
Curious onlookers
The Haj Exhibition in Paris is drawing enthusiastic crowds. The exhibition, which will continue for three months, showcases the kiswa (cover) of the Kaaba door, the door of the Prophet’s Mosque’s podium and the cover of the Black Stone. It
Alwaleed Bin Talal with the Ethiopian ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Mohammed Hassen Kebira, Ethiopian ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was accompanied by Zelalem Birhan Alemu, minister counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy. They discussed economic and
65,000 Saudi women replace male staff in 13,000 accessory shops
:: The male staff of over 13,000 women’s accessory shops all over the Kingdom have been replaced by 65,000 women, said Dr. Fahad Sulaiman Al-Tekhaifi, assistant undersecretary for private programs. Addressing a workshop on “Role of inspection visits to women’s
Man dead, 10 injured in head-on collision
BISHA — One man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the gateway to Al-Thaniyah center on Bisha-Alaya Road. Civil Defense teams from Al-Thaniyah and Tabalah and Red Crescent ambulances from Bisha rushed
Hashish smugglers arrested in Jazan
The smugglers arrested by Border Guards with hashish bricks in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan AL-DAYER — Border Guards in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan region arrested five smugglers who were in possession of 99 bricks of hashish
Flight delay: Airlines to pay massive fines
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) will impose a SR300 hourly fine per passenger on local airliners who fail to inform travelers about flight changes 14 days in advance. Maximum compensation per passenger will be SR3,000, in addition to
MoH launches command and control center
The Ministry of Health launched on Sunday a new health Command and Control Center (CCC) to increase the level of preparedness against health challenges. The new center will function under the direct supervision of acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih in
KSA-World Bank partnership stressed
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who arrived in Jeddah Sunday, held wide ranging talks with Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf on key regional issues, including challenges hampering the inclusive economic growth of the Middle East region, said David Theis, a
Two deaths bring MERS toll to 189
Two people died and one person was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 189 out of 571 cases since September 2012. The two latest victims were among previously reported patients.
SRO works on SR365bn network
The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) is working on a SR365 billion strategic plan for developing the railway network in the Kingdom and implementing several projects to interlink the country’s provinces by the year 2040. The project aims to establish an
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