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: October 2014
Israel hospital treats daughter of Palestinian arch-foe
An Israeli hospital said on Sunday that it has treated a daughter of Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Haniya, who is a sworn enemy of the Jewish state. A spokesman at Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv told AFP that the daughter
Meetings across KSA to fight extremism
The King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue has decided to focus on terrorism through a series of intellectual, cultural and social activities that will be implemented at the end of the year. The center revealed that it intends to organize
Iran makes arrests after acid attacks on women
Iran has arrested a number of people suspected of throwing acid at women deemed to be wearing Islamic head covering improperly, authorities said on Monday, following a series of attacks in Isfahan that have caused widespread anger. Morteza Mir Bagheri,
NBK posts $708m net profit for nine months
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) reported net profits of $708 million (KD203.9 million) for the first nine months of 2014 compared to $689.4 million (KD198.6 million) for the same period in 2013, growing 2.7 percent year-on-year. As of end of
UAE launches project to send unmanned probe to Mars
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Monday launched a project that aims to send the first Arab unmanned probe to Mars by 2021. The Gulf state set up the UAE Space Agency to supervise and finance the “Emirates Institution for
Poor Jeddah airport rating rejected
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has slammed a website claiming that King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah is the world’s second-worst facility. Khalid Al-Khaibari, GACA’s spokesman, said the rating was done by a Canadian woman on
Top Iraq Shiite cleric backs PM’s fight against ISIS
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Monday gave his support to the new government battling the Islamic State group as militants unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on the country’s majority Shiite community, killing at least 43 people. The blitz by
Haia chief verbally assaulted in mosque
A member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) verbally abused the chief of the organization, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, at a mosque on Sunday, according to a local newspaper. Turki Al-Shulail, spokesman of the
ISIS recruited ‘former Egyptian police officer’ for suicide attack
Websites allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed that an ex-Egyptian police officer had died in a suicide attack in Iraq earlier this year, al-Ahram Online reported. Another website made similar allegations claiming that Ahmed
KSA message to Yemeni factions: Defeat agents of destabilization!
The Council of Ministers on Monday urged warring factions in neighboring Yemen to reconcile for the good of the country. The Cabinet said it was concerned about events taking place in the troubled nation, and called on political groupings to
Israeli Arab doctor killed fighting for ISIS: Shin Bet
An Arab Israeli doctor has been killed fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Syria, Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service said on Sunday. The agency said Othman Abu al-Qiyan, who studied medicine in Jordan
Ministry takes countermeasures to curb MERS infections in Taif
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken a host of prompt and strong measures in a bid to curb the spread of MERS-CoV virus in the summer resort city of Taif. This was announced Monday by the ministry, which confirmed
Palestinian girl hit by Israeli car driver dies
A Palestinian girl was killed on Sunday and her friend remained in a critical condition after an Israeli settler run them over in his car near a village near the city of Ramallah. “The six-year-old Einas Dar Khalil was killed
U.S. bombings near Kobane target own supply drop
U.S. warplanes bombed a bundle of supplies that went astray near the Syrian border town of Kobane after they had air dropped it for besieged Kurdish defenders, the military said Monday. U.S. Central Command said the bundle was targeted by
Siege looms over Aleppo as Assad’s regime gains ground
The Syrian regime army has reportedly advanced in the rebel-held areas around Aleppo in a bid to fully besiege the northwestern city, opposition sources and activists reported Monday. Sources said the army has managed to gain control over strategic posts
‘Govt bodies stalling on Saudization’
The Ministry of Civil Services said that insufficient numbers of Saudis were available to replace expatriates in the public sector, with 74,000 foreigners currently employed with the government. The ministry said in a report that there was lack of cooperation
ISIS besieges 700 Yazidi families in Mount Sinjar
Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria are besieging about 700 Yazidi families in Mount Sinjar west of the Iraqi province of Mosul, a security source told Al Arabiya News Channel Monday. Local Sinjar Protection Forces holding back
Status woes of expat teachers to end
JEDDAH: The Education Ministry in coordination with the Labor Ministry has moved to facilitate the legalizing of the statuses of expatriate teachers working in international schools. It will be done through registration with the “Ajeer Service” of the Labor Ministry.
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