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
The savage subcontinent
By : M J Akbar To be left speechless with horror is not a democratic response to barbarism. Democracy is nothing without a voice. There come moments when nothing less than a scream will serve. The rape and hanging of
Riyadh governor receives NAS Holding delegation
Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received key executives from NAS Holding in his office. The delegation during its visit to the prince and congratulated him on the Royal confidence appointing him as governor of Riyadh. During
Raped, murdered girls reveal horrific risks for India’s poor
KATRA SHAHADATGANJ, India: The nightly trek into the fields behind their homes under the cover of darkness leave the women of Katra Shahadatganj in northern India feeling scared and vulnerable at the best of times. But the abduction, gang-rape and
Creative employees ‘have upper hand’
Rajhi Steel has succeeded in creating an attractive work environment for young Saudi nationals. With the construction sector continuing to boom and many mega projects taking shape across Saudi Arabia, Rajhi Steel’s annual consumption of rebar steel has increased to
US soldier flies to freedom after Afghan prisoner swap
US army sergeant had been held by Taleban for nearly five years Five Taleban detainees released from Guantanamo in swap Defense Secretary Hagel hopes deal might herald peace breakthrough Qatar acted as intermediary in negotiations BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan/WASHINGTON:
Between hope and history
By: Rasheed Abou-AlSamh From Libya to Egypt, continuing through Iraq and Iran, some elements seem to be prisoners of their prejudices and the power networks of the past. Despite the upheavals of the Arab Spring — that brought a glimmer
Time for India to break with the past
By: Jaswant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, has stormed into office, winning its first absolute majority and reducing the formerly dominant Congress party to a rump, with just 44 of 543 seats in the lower house. Although
Shoura to get MERS update from Adel Fakeih
Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih will explain to the Shoura Council the emergency measures taken by his ministry to rein in the spread of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Fakeih will meet the Health and Environment Committee and
SCTA to keep an eye on hotel, resort prices
The licensing department of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) recently concluded preparations for the summer season and developed a plan to step up monitoring of the accommodation sector such as hotels, resorts and furnished apartments through deploying
Three nurses sacked for switching of babies at birth
Three non-Saudi nurses have been fired for negligence after two babies were accidentally switched at birth at King Saud Hospital in Qassim. Qassim’s Health Affairs Directorate issued a statement saying that one of the nurses was found to have had
Iran, Syria top GCC’s Riyadh meeting agenda
Key regional issues, including the elusive Iranian nuclear deal and the worsening situation in Syria, will top the agenda of the GCC foreign ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on Monday. “This important GCC ministerial council session will be chaired by Sheikh
Schools launch drive to preserve textbooks
Several elementary schools at the Royal Commission of Jubail (RCJ) recently launched a campaign urging students to take care of their textbooks. The drive aims to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining textbooks as a religious and ethical obligation
Halal row: KSA tests Cadbury samples
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has pulled out a random selection of Cadbury chocolate bars from the market to test for traces of porcine DNA following reports that surfaced from Malaysia stating that some locally produced Cadbury milk
Delaying domestic’s pay? Get ready for SR5,000 fine
The Human Rights Commission and recruitment agents have welcomed a new executive bylaw regulating the relationship between domestics and employers, saying it would help protect the rights of both sides and prevent mutual abuse. The bylaw issued by the Labor
Saudis traveling to Iraq, Thailand face the music
Citizens caught traveling to either Iraq or Thailand will face a SR10,000 fine and a three-year travel ban, Col. Salman Al-Muhaya, director of the Saudi travel section at the Passport Department, has told the media. “There are exceptional cases where
Three die as cars hit herd of camels
Three people were killed and seven injured when their cars hit a herd of camels near Abqaiq on Thursday evening. The three cars were nearing the Dhahran Al-Qarya intersection when a herd of camels suddenly appeared in the middle of
Asir women bake their way to success
Seventy women here have been employed by a local baking company after successfully completing a three-month training. They now use machinery to produce cupcakes, donuts, pies, pastries, cakes, bread and other products. Mohammed Al-Ghanem, a businessman and chairman of the
Three girls to get prison, lashes for elopement
A criminal court in Jeddah has issued a prison sentence of 10 months and 50 lashes to three sisters for eloping with two young men (one of whom is an expatriate) and living with them in a furnished apartment while
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