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: August 2014
Google buys product design firm Gecko
Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. SAN FRANCISCO : Google on Friday confirmed that it bought Gecko Design to bolster its lab devoted to technology-advancing projects such as self-driving cars and Internet-linked Glass eyewear. Gecko Design specializes in
Saudi religious police distances itself from viral video
The Saudi religious police said the man who recently appeared in a video clip waving threats against homosexuals and those who blackmail young women is not one of its personnel. The Presidency for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
Dead floppy drive: Kenya recycles global e-waste
Amount of electronic waste generated globally last year is enough to fill 100 Empire State Buildings MACHAKOS : In an industrial area outside Kenya’s capital city, workers in hard hats and white masks take shiny new power drills to computer
Book early, experts advise tourists
Planning ahead can save you a considerable amount of money, say experts from the Kingdom’s tourism sector. Booking domestic accommodation facilities early guarantees lower prices and averts disappointment at the last moment, according to Zeyad Mahfooz, a member of the
Riyadh to get more water next year
Riyadh will get 2.8 million cubic meters of water a day around the clock by next year. Riyadh currently gets 2.2 million cubic meters of water daily thanks to projects supported by Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul
Tunisia, Egypt close air routes to and from Libya
Tunisia and Egypt’s Cairo airport cancelled most flights to and from Libya on Thursday, officials said, days after the Libyan government said unidentified war planes had attacked positions of armed groups in Tripoli. A spokesman for the Tunisian Aviation Authority
60 Saudi students train in patient care
More than 60 students from nine different prominent Saudi medical universities were trained in patient care by a leading Jeddah hospital. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital helped students from King Abdulaziz University (KAU), King Saud University (KSU), the Ibn Sina College and
Investors realize tourism potential of old Jeddah
Investors are eying Jeddah’s downtown historical area thanks to the high turnout of visitors during Ramadan and the summer season. Several businessmen have reportedly been considering opening cafes and restaurants following the successful run of festivals and events held in
Guidance methods questioned after atheism clip surfaces
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice arrested several people for blasphemous remarks against God and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) after a videoclip on atheism went viral on a popular social networking site.
West Africa Ebola death toll passes 1,200
Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries including Nigeria. The WHO said it was working with the U.N.’s World
Child survives stabbing attack by maid
A seven-year-old child who sustained stab wounds to the neck and hands after being attacked by his African housemaid in Asir is in stable condition. Miteb Al-Amer, the child’s father, said he never noticed anything unusual about his Ethiopian maid.
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Arab ministers to meet in Jeddah CAIRO — Saudi Arabia is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Arab states to discuss the Syrian conflict and the rise of Islamic State, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday. It
Contractors welcome foreign firms, demand equal treatment
Several Saudi contractors have said they are not against the Council of Ministers’ decision to allow foreign contractors to enter the Saudi market as long as they are given equal opportunities. They said all local contractors are hoping for the
35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid
Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack on the facility earlier this week, a spokesman said Saturday. The Islamists attacked the academy just outside the town of
Scholars underscore role of media in tackling extremism
A number of prominent scholars underscored the media’s pivotal role in effectively combating deviant thoughts and extremism. They emphasized the need for working out a joint charter by eminent scholars and media figures aimed at presenting the true image of
3 dead, 25 injured in head-on collision
MAHAYIL ASIR — Three people died and 25 others were injured in a head-on collision between two pick-up trucks in Mahayil Asir at dawn Friday. Spokesman for the Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Asir region, Ahmed Ibrahim Asiri, said the
2 Saudis among 33 killed in Egypt bus crash
CAIRO: Two buses collided near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, killing at least 33 people, a local health official said, in the country’s worst road accident in nearly two years. The buses were coming from opposite directions when
Blast target Iraq’s more stable Kurdish capital
A bomb exploded in Arbil on Saturday, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, a relatively stable region after bombings targeted Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk in the same day, Reuters reported a local television network Rudaw as saying.
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