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 13, 2014
1,018 shops in Jeddah ‘violated’ health rules
A report issued by Jeddah Municipality’s commercial monitoring and licensing authority has revealed that 1,018 health violations have been registered in Jeddah during the last six months, as documented in inspection rounds. According to the 26-page report, 2,413 shops were
Indian ambassador to hoist country’s flag
Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao will hoist the national flag on Indian embassy premises in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter on Friday to mark the country’s 68th independence day with traditional gaiety and fervor. “The ambassador of India will hoist the flag
Indian maids to arrive in 3 months
Saudi recruitment agencies are hopeful that they will be able to recruit Indian housemaids within three months to meet the acute shortage of domestic help in the Kingdom. “We are optimistic that we can conclude recruitment agreements with Indian manpower
Cheated Indian women workers still stranded
A total of 32 Indian women have been awaiting repatriation for months at a shelter house after recruitment agencies back home conned them into thinking they were being hired for jobs other than domestic servants. Officials have since been unable
EP kicks off festival
Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif patronized a regional festival that kicked off on Tuesday under the name “Asharqia Summer 35.” The festival will last for 19 days and will run on Dammam and Alkhobar’s seafronts, Alkhobar’s Green Hall
Overturned cargo truck found carrying liquor
A truck accident, in which the vehicle had overturned after catching fire, accidentally led to the discovery a big load of liquor. The truck contained a license plate from a Gulf country. “The Al-Ahsa Police Department received a report on
Modi accuses Pakistan of waging ‘proxy war’
SRINAGAR, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan on Tuesday of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed neighbors
‘Sri Lanka violates international refugee law’
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency on Tuesday accused Sri Lanka of breaking international law in its growing campaign to kick out Pakistani asylum seekers without a fair hearing. “Fundamentally, this is a breach of the principle of no forced returns.
Sharif announces court probe into rigging allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will probe opposition allegations of rigging in last year’s elections, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced. Addressing the nation on live television, Sharif said: “The government has decided that for independent and transparent investigations into
Prince Saud: Israel has no right to self-defense
Saudi Arabia has said that the actions of the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, cannot be equated with Israel’s mass killings. Addressing a press conference after chairing an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Miteb: No foreign troops on northern KSA border
National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has denied press reports that Egyptian and Pakistani military forces have been deployed along the Kingdom’s northern border. He said Saudi armed forces are capable to defend the Kingdom. “We have very good
E-passport services ‘safe from hackers’
Hackers will not be able to break into the Abshir system, said Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Yahya, director-general of the Passport Department, as he launched new online services, including an Abshir portal for extending visit visas of expat family members. He
South Africa zaps Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
HARARE, Zimbabwe: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets inside four days in the one-off Test at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday to reinforce its position as the top-ranked team. The South Africans easily knocked off the 41 runs they
Deepika not interested in doing cameos anymore
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who had done special appearances in films earlier, is not interested in doing cameos anymore, reports India Today. “Is this a question relevant to the event.. I don’t do cameos anymore,” Deepika said at the
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