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
Ahsa father, 2 teenage children drown in Dammam beach
Three members of a family drowned in a beach near King Abdullah Road in Dammam in a futile attempt to save each other on Saturday. Border Guard Commander in the Eastern Province Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Arkoubi said the family had
Saudi nurses still tackling stereotypes
A number of young Saudi women nurses are facing problems and obstacles in their work environment that hinder them from performing their duties properly. Nurse Abeer Al-Sa’edi told Makkah Daily that some people reject the idea of women working as
Saudis spend over SR2b on weddings annually
Several economists have estimated the cost of Saudi marriages at over SR2 billion annually. Though the figure is huge, the estimates covered direct expenses incurred by the families of the bride and groom. “If we view this issue with a
Death toll in Indonesia boat accidents up to 34
Rescuers in Indonesia recovered more bodies after vessels carrying villagers to celebrations of Id-ul-fitr capsized in two separate rivers, raising the death toll to 34, officials said on Friday. Seventeen bodies were pulled out from the Barombang River in North
3 European pilgrims killed, six hurt in highway accident
Three Europeans were killed and six others injured in a horrific accident on their way from Madinah to Makkah to perform Umrah. Madinah Red Crescent spokesman Nayef Al-Ahmadi said two rapid intervention units and five ambulances rushed to the site
Family rescued from burning house
Civil Defense firefighters rescued a disabled man and four of his family members from a fire that broke out in their house in the Um Al-Jood neighborhood of Makkah. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said the fire was
54 million bags of flour sold in a year
The Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization last year sold more than 54.7 million bags of flour, weighing about 2.5 million tons, the organization announced. According to a report published Sunday by Makkah Daily, the organization expected a 2 percent
Black magic signs found in sheep head
Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) have found signs of black magic concealed in a sheep head left in the backyard of a family’s house in Riyadh. Sources said the family has
Preachers to undergo security screening
Preachers and muezzins (those who call the faithful to prayer) will not be allowed to work until they undergo security screening, according to directives issued by the Interior Ministry. Many government bodies will also participate in the new screening amid
UN chief condemns attack on Gaza school
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack that killed 10 people at a UN school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as “a moral outrage and a criminal act.” In his most strongly worded statement yet on an attack against
655 illegals detained in Qassim crackdown
BURAIDAH — Security bodies here have conducted an inspection campaign last week to track illegal residents, which has resulted in the detention of 655 people of various nationalities. Qassim Police spokesman Capt. Badr Al-Sehaibani said the detainees were referred to
Fiery end: Jeddah copter crash kills 2
Two people aboard a gyrocopter were killed Sunday when the small aircraft crashed in Jeddah, aviation authorities said. “The gyrocopter crashed and caught fire near the runway at the Sama aviation club in Jeddah, killing two people on board,” authorities
22 killed in Tripoli airport clashes
A day of militia fighting for control of the international airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli has killed 22 people, the interim government said Sunday. It said “heavily armed groups” have shelled “civilian targets,” endangering thousands of citizens and displacing hundreds
Abu Dhabi crown prince and Saudi king meet to discuss Gaza
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and discussed ways to end the Gaza conflict as well as wider regional developments, the state-run Saudi Press Agency
GCC takes strict measures to prevent Ebola
Gulf ministries of health have taken all health measures to prevent Ebola virus patients from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and other African countries from entering any Gulf country, said Professor Tawfiq Ahmad Khoja, director-general of the Executive Health Office for
Why is Sharif getting jittery?
By: Muhammad Waqas ALL is not good in Islamabad. The Sharif-led government is feeling pinched by Imran Khan, once dismissed as a weak political challenge to the ruling party. In a harshly criticized knee-jerk reaction to Imran Khan’s call for
This Gaza war won’t be the ‘last of sad times’
By: Bakir Oweida As mourners comfort each other over the passing of their loved ones, they often wish that the loss will be “the last of sad times,” so goes the Arab saying. But they are not aware that, in
Gaza ceasefire a bust, but Israel is making headway
By: Brooklyn Middleton At the very end of the 24th day of the Israeli military’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, the United States and the United Nations indicated all parties and militant factions had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire slated
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