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: July 2014
Islamic State ultimatum sparks Christian exodus
• IS militants to Mosul Christians: convert, pay or die • Evacuees join Shiites fleeing to Kurdistan • Rights group: IS “caliphate” wiping out minority groups in areas it controls People who fled from the violence in Mosul walk
Gaza toll passes 300 as UN chief heads to region
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Fresh Israeli air strikes killed 10 people in Gaza on Saturday, hiking the death toll above 300 as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to bolster truce efforts. The new peace push came as
A political solution must be found for Gaza crisis
By: Uri Avnery What would history look like if it were written in the style of the “Solid Cliff (a.k.a. Protective Edge) operation? For example: Winston Churchill was a scoundrel. For five years he kept the population of London under
Al-Soudah cable cars
Highest in the world at 1,600 meters Four cable car stations in the Asir region transport over 600 passengers an hour. The number of tourists benefitting from this service reaches 30,000 in the summer season. Director General of the National
Escape from hell-fire
By: Hassan Cheruppa More than a million faithful from all over the world have thronged the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to spend the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. As the
MH17: Who did it? What next?
By: Gwynne Dyer May be the crew who launched the missile that brought down Malaysian Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday afternoon were trained professionals, but it seems unlikely. That crew (or somebody else) was good enough to
Canadians watch Gaza violence with disbelief and pain
By: Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan As Israel escalates its attacks on the Gaza Strip and the Canadian government continues to support Israel blindly, some Canadians are seeking to provide balanced and accurate information to the Canadian people. They are also
Woman student invents scarless suture
TAIF — A Saudi student on a government scholarship to study medicine in Germany has discovered a new surgical stitch, especially suited for dermatological surgeries, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Dr. Raedah Al-Mohammadi is on scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education
New technique to treat cleft lips devised
QATIF — A Saudi doctor has devised a “triangle right” procedure for the treatment of cleft lips, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Dr. Fatima Aal Nasrallah works at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh and she believes her invention will spread the
Expressway pedestrian bridge collapses
JEDDAH — A pedestrian bridge across Al-Haramain Expressway in the Al-Rawabi neighborhood of Jeddah collapsed after a truck crashed into the bridge Thursday. No casualties were reported. Jeddah Municipality said the bridge was included in the maintenance program of bridges
Israeli ground offensive kills 44 Gazans on first day
CAIRO: Egypt renewed its call for a truce to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Friday as the overall Palestinian death toll since July 8 to 285, including 44 killed on Friday as Israel pressed a
17 imams face probe for ‘not condemning Sharura raid’
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs is investigating 17 imams in Riyadh for allegedly ignoring a government order to highlight and condemn the recent Sharura terror attack in their Friday sermons. Most imams across the country had highlighted the incident and
Mosques are ready for itikaf
Two large mosques in the capital have made extensive arrangements for Muslims who would like to perform “itikaf” (meditative seclusion) during the last 10 of the holy month of Ramadan. The management of the Al-Rajhi Mosque at Exit 17 and
UN accuses IS of executions, rape and child abuse in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The United Nations accused Islamic State fighters in Iraq of executing religious and other leaders as well as teachers and health workers, forcibly recruiting children and raping women among acts that amounted to war crimes. A UN report focused
KSA facilities ‘are safe from terror attacks’
The Kingdom is safe and secure from potential terrorist threats although it has stepped up precautionary measures in recent weeks in the wake of growing extremist violence in Iraq, senior Interior Ministry officials have told the local media. The assurance
French firm gets contract to design Jeddah Metro
The government has signed a SR276 million project with a French firm to provide preliminary engineering designs for its public transport metro project in Jeddah. The agreement was signed Thursday with the company Systra for a period of 20 months,
181 bodies recovered at MH17 crash site
KIEV/ MELBOURNE/THE HAGUE: Rescuers have recovered as many as 181 bodies so far at the site of the Malaysian airliner crash in eastern Ukraine, an official at Kiev’s Foreign Ministry told a briefing on Friday. The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777
England, India Test evenly poised after Ballance ton
LONDON: England’s Gary Ballance scored his second Test century as the second Test against India sat evenly poised following a sweltering day’s play at Lord’s on Friday. Having dismissed the visitors for 295 on a pitch that appears to be
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