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: October 3, 2014
Inventor behind water-saving polymer unveils powder fire extinguisher
A Saudi engineer who had earlier invented a polymer that helps save water for agricultural purposes has also come up with a technology that extinguishes fires. “The technology, called Universal Safe Fire Fighting Cooling Powder, involves a foam that extinguishes
Over 2 million flock to Makkah as hajj begins
Millions of Muslims are converging on Islam’s holy city of Makkah as the annual hajj pilgrimage begins Thursday. Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, occurs in Dhul Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. It requires pilgrims to perform
414,000 low-cost houses for Makkans
The Housing Ministry intends to establish 414,000 housing units for limited income groups among citizens in Makkah, adding that the units would be distributed among deserving citizens at reasonable rates. “These housing units will be taking limited space and will
Turkey greenlights military ops in Syria, Iraq
Turkey’s parliament approved granted on Thursday the government authorization to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq as well as allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The
Barcode to help locate Mina tents
Saudi authorities are planning to introduce a barcode system for Mina tents to help stranded pilgrims identify their tents with the assistance of Google maps. “A technology has been already developed for this purpose,” said Mohammed Al-Ruwaished, head of the
Palestine consul general in Jeddah welcomes Palestinian pilgrims
Palestine Consul General Emad Shaat received 500 Palestinian pilgrims, who are members of families of martyrs, on Tuesday. “Every year Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah grants families of Palestinian martyrs the privilege of performing Hajj. This year
The lure of the small screen
It’s all about visibility today. Check out the presence of Bollywood stars on the small screen. If one starts at the very beginning, it was the craving for visibility and reach, that made many Bollywood stars flock to the small
Hrithik warns fans against obsession
MUMBAI : Since he burst onto the big screen in 2000 with female viewers reportedly fainting at his presence, Hrithik Roshan has become one of Bollywood’s most bankable stars — and the fan mail hasn’t stopped flowing. But ahead of
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