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
Pentagon cites ‘dangerous’ Chinese jet intercept
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration accused a Chinese fighter jet of conducting a “dangerous intercept” of a US Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace — the fourth such incident since March. The Pentagon press
Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50: police
The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rises to 50. TOKYO : The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock
Zardari: Sharif need not resign
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tried on Saturday to rally political support from rival and former President Asif Ali Zardari as protests demanding his resignation continued in front of the country’s Parliament. Imran Khan and Tahirul-Qadri have led thousands
Thousands protest New York police ‘chokehold’ death
Several thousand people demonstrated on New York’s Staten Island Saturday to protest the death of a black man who had been placed in a chokehold by police. Eric Garner, 43, a father of six who was suspected of illegally selling
Jeddah gas factory at Kilo 14: An accident waiting to happen
Residents of Jeddah’s Kilo 14 neighborhood are suffering from the presence of a gas factory for three decades. The factory has been causing many health problems to the residents as it emits foul smell. Mohammad Al-Qarni, a resident of Kilo
Police: Swiss mosque shooting kills one
One person was killed Friday in a shooting in the prayer hall of a Swiss mosque, police said. The suspected killer was arrested at the scene in the northeastern city of Sankt Gallen, local police told AFP, without giving further
IS terrorism focus of Jeddah dialogue
The Kingdom will host foreign ministers from Arab countries at a meeting to be held today to discuss pressing regional developments, a senior official from the Foreign Affairs Ministry told Arab News on Saturday. Osama Nugali, director of the information
Libyan militias say they have taken Tripoli airport
Forces from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday seized Tripoli’s main airport after more than a month of fighting with a rival group, Reuters reported a Misrata spokesman as saying. Pictures on social media purportedly showed Misrata fighters celebrating
Net widens against ‘fake engineers’
Job hunters who pose as engineers to get jobs in Saudi Arabia are being warned of tough action. The Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) has hired a Dubai-based company to verify certificates as part of its efforts to weed out
Elderly woman found abandoned
This 92-year-old woman was abandoned Thursday at the gates of the Civil Affairs Office in Jeddah’s Safa neighborhood with a bag of clothes, her identity documents, ATM card, electricity bills and the card of a private hospital. The head of
India, Pakistan trade gunfire in Kashmir; 4 dead
SRINAGAR, India — India and Pakistan traded gunfire in the disputed Kashmir region on Saturday, killing two villagers on each side and wounding several others, officials said. Dharmendra Pareek, a top official with India’s paramilitary force, said Indian forces retaliated
Rockets from Syria fired into Israeli-occupied Golan
Rocket fire from Syria slammed into the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights Sunday but there were no reports of casualties. “At least five rockets fired from Syria hit different locations across the Golan Heights,” the Israeli army said in
ER patients complain about long waiting times at Riyadh KFSH
Emergency patients at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH) in Riyadh are complaining about long waits before they are examined by doctors, with many claiming they had to wait in the hospital’s emergency corridors due to a lack
Largest Indian contingent to exhibit at Saudi Agriculture 2014
A total of 48 Indian companies, stated to be the largest ever, will participate in Saudi Agriculture 2014 — the 33rd international agriculture, water and agro-industry trade show — being held at Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre (RICEC) in
Indian expats slam minister’s remarks on gang rape case
The Indian community on Saturday condemned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s recent remark on the infamous Delhi gang rape case, describing his words as “unfortunate” and “irresponsible.” Jaitley reportedly said, “One small incident of rape in Delhi advertised the world over
Second quake hits Western Iran in less than a week
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck northwest of the western Iranian city of Dezful on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, accoridng to Reuters. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the city, which is located some 480
Woman beats joblessness with catering business
ABHA – A Saudi young woman has set an example of perseverance and persistence when she decided to take things in her own hands and start her small business from home instead of complaining about being unemployed, Makkah Daily reported.
Natural gas can keep those motors running
LONDON: Cheap natural gas is starting to revolutionize traffic on US roads, cutting bills for some of the country’s heaviest fuel users while reducing carbon emissions and other pollution. The revolution is still in its very early stages. Gas remains
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