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 10, 2014
5 workers killed in Makkah as wall collapses
Five construction workers were killed on Wednesday when a retaining wall at the Jebel Kaaba project in the holy city of Makkah collapsed, the Civil Defense Department said. Civil Defense rescuers and other workers used heavy equipment to dig up
Austria stops school girls going to Syria
Austrian police prevented two schoolgirls aged 14 and 15 from travelling to Syria, officials said Wednesday with press reports saying they wanted to join Islamist guerrillas. European countries have tightened controls to stop people travelling to join Islamic State (IS)
Kerry arrives in Baghdad on anti-ISIS tour
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for talks with Iraq’s new premier, in an unannounced stop on a regional tour aimed at building support for an anti-militant campaign. Kerry was to meet Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi,
30 containers of rotting chicken seized in Jeddah
Jeddah Islamic Port officials have found 30 containers loaded with rotting chicken at pier 51. The imported chicken has caused a predicament for officials because there are lengthy procedures involved in destroying the shipment. Meanwhile the foul smell is permeating
‘22,000 die a year from diabetes’
A total of 22,000 people die every year in the Kingdom from complications caused by diabetes, a leading local doctor said here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the seventh Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrinology Conference, Director of Health Sami Badawood said this was
Delay in tobacco tax hike irks GCC health ministers
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) health ministers have expressed concern at the delay in raising taxes on all imported and locally produced tobacco products, which is aimed at reducing consumption and attendant health costs for local economies. Tawfiq Khoja, director
1,197 held for trying to smuggle SR2bn drugs into KSA
Security agencies have arrested 1,197 people, including 456 Saudis, for allegedly smuggling drugs worth SR2 billion into the Kingdom over the past five months, said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, Interior Ministry spokesman, on Tuesday. “The smugglers had tried to bring
Qatar Airways domestic flight operation soon
Qatar Airways is expected to launch domestic flights within the Kingdom shortly. According to Al-Sharq, a local daily based in Doha, the new service will be operating under the brand, Al-Maha Airways, in the Kingdom. Although the date of the
Doubts over release of captive U.N. peacekeepers
Fiji on Wednesday retracted a claim that 45 U.N. peacekeepers being held hostage in the Golan Heights by Syrian Al-Nusra Front rebels were about to be released, blaming a communications mix-up. “I don’t think so… someone has misinterpreted,” government spokesman
Obama to seek arms, training for Syrian opposition
President Barack Obama will ask Congress to quickly authorize the arming and training of Syrian opposition forces but will press forward without a formal sign-off from lawmakers on a broader military and political effort to combat Islamic State in Iraq
French Muslim leaders denounce ISIS brutality
France’s leading Muslim leaders have joined together to condemn the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) horrific acts of mass killing, torture and displacement of people. The leaders, in a “Paris Appeal” issued Tuesday, at the Grand Mosque in
King to host 1,400 pilgrims from 70 countries for Hajj
Saudi King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud will host 1,400 visitors from 70 different countries to the Hajj pilgrimage this year, the kingdom’s minister for Islamic affairs, endowment, calls and guidance said Tuesday on behalf of the monarch. Saleh bin Abdul
All systems go for Haj
Saudi Arabia has launched a major media campaign ahead of the annual pilgrimage to educate Saudis and expatriate workers on the importance of obtaining Haj permits in order to help organize the largest gathering of Muslims in a better way.
Apple unveils larger iPhones and smartwatch
For the first time in years, Apple’s iPhones aren’t the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch called the Apple Watch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company’s first major entry in a new product category since
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