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
PISJ-ES delivers outstanding results in IGCSE
JEDDAH — Students of Pakistan International School Jeddah – English Section (PISJ-ES) have triumphed once again in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) A, AS and O level examinations conducted in May-June this year. Acting principal Imran Raza
As Missouri violence flares, fingers point to outsiders
FERGUSON, Mo. — As darkness fell on Ferguson, Missouri, the crowd of several hundred people protesting the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen quickly and radically changed. The crowd shrunk as many of the older people slipped away.
Mother mourns U.S. journalist ‘beheaded’ by ISIS
Mother of allegedly slain photojournalist James Foley released a statement Wednesday appealing to her son’s “kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages.” Diana Foley posted the statement after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a
PetroChina reviews LNG investment strategy
BEIJING: China’s biggest energy firm PetroChina is reviewing its multi-billion-dollar push to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel trucks and ships in place of diesel, shutting two loss-making gas liquefaction plants, sources said. PetroChina unit Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.
Kuwait in 10-year deal with Sinopec to double oil supplies
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has concluded a new 10-year deal with a China’s Sinopec Corp. to nearly double its supplies by offering to ship the oil and sell on a more competitive cost-and-freight basis, according to a KPC official and a
Apache announces Australian oil discovery
SYDNEY: US energy firm Apache has announced an oil discovery off northwestern Australia which it said could potentially represent a new oil province for the country. The find at the Phoenix South-1 well is the first for Apache Energy in
Pregnant woman, children killed in Israeli strike
An Israeli air strike Wednesday on a house in the Gaza Strip town of Deir el-Balah killed a pregnant woman, three young children and two male relatives, emergency services said, according to Agence France-Presse. They named the dead as Rafat
Haj firms prefer tents to buildings in Mina
MAKKAH — Local Haj companies said they prefer to set up tents in Mina for their pilgrims than rent buildings at high rates, Makkah daily reported. They said they have incurred huge losses last year due to the high rental
Ahsa dry cleaners open doors to female workers
HOFOUF — A group of young women here rolled up their sleeves and joined the dry cleaning industry, which had in the past remained restricted to men. The women started working at a dry cleaning store in Al-Mansourah, east of
Tanweer takes 20 orphans on education tour to Malaysia
Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI), the corporate social responsibility arm of ALJ Group, organized an educational trip for 20 orphan boys to Malaysia as part of its Tanweer cultural and recreational program this year. Two advisers from the Ministry
Gazans flee for cover as Israel, Hamas resume fighting
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Several thousand Palestinians fled their homes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, weighed down with bags of clothes, pillows and mattresses after Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fire, witnesses said. An AFP reporter saw hundreds of
Pak anti-govt protesters march on parliament
ISLAMABAD — Thousands of anti-government protesters armed with wire cutters and backed by cranes marched on Pakistan’s parliament Thursday, planning to remove barriers blocking them from soldiers guarding the seat of the country’s government. Pakistani television channels showed live footage
One sentenced to death, 30 to jail for terror attacks
A special criminal court court has sentenced one man to death and 30 others to prison terms of up to 30 years for their part in a series of militant attacks against government and foreign targets since 2003, the Saudi
Prince Mishaal vows quality Haj services
The Haj Ministry has published the list of companies that provide low-cost Haj services. The full list is available at http://www.haj.gov.sa/ar-SA/Pages/Low-cost-camps.aspx. The announcement came as Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah has called for qualitative improvement in Haj services. “We
Firms get five days to appeal iqama transfer
The Ministry of Labor is now giving private sector companies five days to object to any proposed sponsorship transfer involving their employees before information is sent to the Ministry of Interior to finalize the process. Spokesman for the Ministry of
Big Ben gets face clean-up
LONDON: Wearing ear plugs to muffle the chimes of Big Ben, a team of abseilers is busy this week cleaning the clock faces at the Houses of Parliament in London. Wearing hard hats and armed with buckets and cloths, the
China detains Chan’s son in anti-drug bust
BEIJING: The actor son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Jaycee Chan, 31, was
‘ISIS is enemy No. 1 of Islam,’ says Saudi grand mufti
Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qaeda were blasted by Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh on Tuesday as “enemy number one” of Islam. “The ideas of extremism, radicalism and terrorism … have nothing
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