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: August 6, 2014
First hajj pilgrims to arrive in two weeks
Ministry of Hajj spokesman Hatem Qadhi said the first batch of Hajj pilgrims are due to arrive in the Kingdom on Aug. 16. The pilgrims will arrive from South Africa and the ministry has approved all operational plans for the
Fire guts scores of workshops in Jubail
A huge fire broke out in a neighborhood full of workshops in Jubail on Monday, gutting scores of car-related maintenances stores. The fire consumed several mechanical workshops, spare part and aluminum stores, furniture shops and tires and oil-change shops, in
Fresh government push to kick out illegals
Senior officials from the Labor and Interior ministries held a meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday to intensify the campaign against labor and residency law violators across the Kingdom. An official statement issued after the meeting warned Saudi sponsors and employers
Apple will reportedly debut new iPhones at Sept. 9 event
Apple events in September are typically reserved for introduction of new devices. Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce new, bigger iPhones on Sept. 9, according to the website Re/code. Apple events in September are typically reserved for
ICQ Messenger Is Growing for the First Time in Years
If you’re old enough (and sufficiently geeky) you probably remember ICQ. The Israeli-developed instant messenger, with the green flower logo and goofy “uh oh” notification sound, had 100 million users at its peak. ICQ eventually wilted within AOL, which bought
National News RoundUp
Umrah season ‘worth SR6b’ MAKKAH — The head of the transportation committee at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said this year’s Umrah season has provided a SR6 billion boost to the local economy. Saad Al-Qurashi told Al-Watan daily
Apple and Samsung drop all non-U.S. lawsuits
Inching toward a settlement of the patent battle of the century? An intellectual property dispute that once spanned 10 countries and four continents just got boiled down to one venue. The news comes in a brief statement issued late Tuesday
Mountain in the middle of road
Motorists using Prince Abdulmajeed Ring Road in Madinah are forced to slow down abruptly when they see this mountain in the middle of the road. The road narrows near the mountain, resulting in heavy traffic congestions in peak hours.
KACST physicist wins US recognition
RIYADH – The American Physical Society (APS) has selected Dr. Ibtesam Badhrees, a leading research scientist in experimental particle physics at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), as the Woman Physicist of August 2014, making her the first
Russia’s Yandex Tries to Keep Region’s Top Coders From Heading West to Google, Facebook
Google’s Sergey Brin, PayPal’s Max Levchin, WhatsApp’s Jan Koum — Silicon Valley abounds with star programmers with Eastern bloc origins. As the U.S. tech giants line up to grab the next generation of code wizards from the region, Russia’s Yandex
Yemeni worker’s body recovered from fuel tank
AL-DAIR, Jazan — Civil Defense teams have recovered the body of a Yemeni worker from the fuel tank of a petrol station here. Witnesses said the worker went into the tank to perform required maintenance without wearing any protective equipment,
Missing man’s body found in desert
DAMMAM — Police found the body of a missing man next to his car, which was found stuck in the sand at a desert area east of Melaijah on Monday. Eastern Province police acting spokesman Cap. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi said Al-Neairiyah
African states accept move to bar pilgrims over Ebola ‘with grace’
JEDDAH — The decision to suspend 7,200 Haj visas for pilgrims from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia because of the Ebola virus was taken about three months ago, according to the Saudi charge d’affaires in the Guinean capital. “This was
Amr Moussa hints at Egypt incursion into Libya
The Egyptian government should consider a military solution for the unrest in Libya, Amr Moussa said in a statement issued Sunday. The former Egyptian foreign minister raised speculation that Egypt is considering an armed incursion into Libya, where fierce fighting
Samson, K. Sharma in India one-day squad
MANCHESTER — Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and leg-spinning all-rounder Karn Sharma were both included Tuesday in India’s 17-man squad for the five-match one-day series and lone Twenty20 against England. The 19-year-old Samson was a member of the India side that
Saudia plane skids off runway in Manila
MANILA, Philippines: Airport officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane has swerved off the runway at Manila’s international airport and become stuck in the mud as it prepared to take off after a heavy rain. None of the 298 passengers
Grand mufti laments: Saudis kill each other in wars abroad
Young Saudis who leave to fight in conflict zones end up killing each other thanks to the deviance and civil strife their groups propagate, said the Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh. “These men are taken to market places and
War crimes case mulled as Israel pulls back troops
Palestinians suffer $4-6b in damages THE HAGUE — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malki said there was “clear evidence” of war crimes by Israel during its offensive in Gaza as he met International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday to push for
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