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: September 1, 2014
Human Rights Watch: ISIS using cluster bombs
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have used cluster munitions in Syria in at least one location and Syria’s regime is continuing to use the widely banned weapon, Human Rights Watch said Monday. The New York-based group, citing
NRIs asked to secure MR passports
The Indian Embassy has asked citizens living in the Kingdom to have machine-readable passports issued as soon as possible. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will phase out non-machine-readable passports by Nov. 24, 2015, Surinder Bhagat, Indian Embassy spokesman, told
Punish Saudis who misbehave abroad
By: Khaled Almaeena Two Kuwaiti lawmakers have called for revoking the passports of any Kuwaiti who harms the country’s reputation abroad amid embarrassing reports about Kuwaiti travelers making a nuisance and a spectacle of themselves in public. In a news
An evil that should be stopped now
By: Saad Dosari It is time for kids to go back to their schools after their summer break. It is that time of the year when you go out with them to buy bags, new shoes and stationary supplies. It
Obama and the consequences of ‘no strategy’
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed It was good that U.S. President Barack Obama was honest enough to admit that his government doesn’t have a strategy to deal with terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. His frank
UN: Iraq violence claimed 1,420 lives last month
The United Nations on Monday placed August’s death toll of violence in Iraq at more than 1,420, Agence France-Presse reported. The number was revealed as the Human Rights Council convened in a day-long emergency session on Iraq. The U.N.’s top
Jeddah schools record 100% attendance
Jeddah’s schools achieved a cent percent attendance rate on the first day of school, said Abdullah Al-Thaqafi, Jeddah education director. Perfect attendance was recorded at both girls and boys schools at the elementary, secondary and high school levels. Al-Thaqafi told
Libyan state ‘loses control’ of most ministries
Libya’s transitional government announced overnight it had lost control of the majority of ministries in Tripoli, a day after a Libyan militia took over an abandoned annex of the U.S. Embassy in the Libyan capital. In a statement, the government
KSA acts to reduce harmful effects of tobacco products
Commerce Minister Tawfik Al-Rabiah refuted rumors via Twitter that there would be a hike in tobacco prices in the Kingdom. The Kingdom will, however, increase the specifications of tobacco products to minimize its harmful effects on smokers, the minister said
Iraq retakes town of Suleiman Bek from militants
Iraqi Kurdish forces and Shiite militiamen retook the town of Sulaiman Bek from militants on Monday, removing a key stronghold they have held for over 11 weeks, officials said. “Sulaiman Bek is under the control of the combined forces,” but
Facebook tuning mobile search at social network
Facebook is testing using keywords to find old posts. SAN FRANCISCO : Facebook on Friday said it is dabbling with letting members using smartphones or tablets search for past posts of friends at the leading online social network. Facebook is
Pak turmoil ‘won’t affect Haj operation’
Political disturbances in Pakistan will not affect the country’s preparations for the coming Haj season, said Khayyam Akbar, charge d’affaires at Pakistani embassy, here Sunday. Akbar said arrangements to ensure the smooth travel of about 143,368 Pakistani pilgrims to Makkah
British man and Saudi wife attacked by religious police in Riyadh
A British man and his Saudi wife were attacked by members of the religious police, officially known as the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, outside one of the premier malls in Riyadh on Saturday, Al-Hayat
IS slogan found on school walls in Riyadh
The residents of Al-Naseem neighborhood, east Riyadh, were shocked when they saw the slogans of Islamic State (IS) on the walls of some schools, Al-Hayat daily reported. A number of residents who spoke on condition of anonymity said they suspect
Journalists take flight over Dubai
A group of journalists from Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries had a 30-minute familiarization tour and overview of Dubai aboard a Cessna 10-seater passenger seaplane on Aug. 27. “The flight on a bright day was exciting, enabling us to
Dhahran hotel employees donate blood for use during emergencies in Haj
About 50 hotel employees volunteered to donate blood in support of a corporate responsibility initiative by DoubleTree by Hilton in Dhahran on Thursday. “The Gift of Life — Donate Blood” campaign, under the supervision of the hotel’s DoubleTree CARE committee,
Carmakers force the smiles at Russia’s car show
MOSCOW: The latest models gleam at the Moscow car show, but Russian sales have dropped because of the Ukraine crisis and the shine has gone off a key growth market. Hostesses in cocktail dresses and high heels fawn over the
Preacher imprisoned for praising IS
Riyadh’s special criminal court has sentenced a Saudi preacher to five years in prison for praising and supporting terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State (IS), during an Eid sermon at a local mosque in Riyadh in August 2013. The
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