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: November 19, 2014
Nokia plots comeback with Android tablet
Nokia is back in the fray. Just months after selling its ailing handsets business to Microsoft, the Finnish company is planning to go back into the consumer market with a new tablet. The former top mobile phone maker, which has
WhatsApp blues … Saudi wife dumped for ignoring message
A Saudi man has divorced his wife because she ignored his WhatsApp message, according to a report in local media. The husband was quoted as saying that his wife was so busy with mobile phone calls to her relatives and
‘Abandoned’ Yazidis seek U.S. action from White House trip
With Yazidis held hostage by jihadists in northern Iraq, members of the minority group say they feel abandoned by all sides, including the central government in Baghdad and Kurdish forces. A Yazidi delegation met with U.S. officials in late October
New screening program for renal patients in the offing
The ministry is set to introduce a new screening program for the 13,000 patients who have reached End Stage of the Renal Disease (ESRD), a senior official from the Ministry of Health said here on Tuesday. Dr. Abdul Jamal Al-Ghamdi,
Philippine army major, two soldiers killed in rebel ambush
A Philippine army major and two of his men have been killed in an ambush by Muslim guerrillas opposed to peace talks, authorities said Tuesday. The officer and two soldiers were in civilian clothing and driving an unmarked pickup truck
47% rise in women in KSA seeking divorce
There has been a 47 percent increase in lawsuits brought by women to divorce their husbands over the past year, to 2,033 cases, according to statistics released by the Justice Ministry. The cases, known as khula, took place up until
Indonesian police criticized over virginity tests
Indonesia’s national police were urged Tuesday to halt virginity tests for women applying to join the force in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country with Human Rights Watch saying the practice was harmful and humiliating. The rights group said women
No contract renewal for expat professors above 60
The Ministry of Higher Education has instructed 25 public universities in the country not to renew the contracts of expatriate professors over the age of 60. A recent report in local media had said the Minister of Higher Education sent
Syria government airstrikes kill at least 14
Syrian aircraft dropped crude explosives on a neighborhood in the northern Aleppo province on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, including children, and wounded another 20, activists said. The Qabr al-Inglizi neighborhood was struck by several so-called barrel bombs, according
KSA expands buffer zones on borders
The Border Guard has widened borders in the Northern Border Province, Tabuk, and in the Eastern Province by 20 km for security reasons. It issued a warning that citizens and expatriates are banned from picnicking, hunting, grazing their animals or
Hezbollah leader visits top Shiite cleric
The leader of the militant Hezbollah group Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has made a rare trip to visit to a top Shiite cleric who is in Lebanon for medical checkups. It is rare for Nasrallah to make public appearances, or leave
Iran, IS, Mideast conflict figure high on Saudi-US talks agenda
National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah is expected to hold wide-ranging talks on security issues with US President Barack Obama and leading US officials. The conflicts in Middle East countries and Iran’s nuclear program will also figure high in
Egypt rights group says constitution violated
An Egyptian rights group said Tuesday the government has repeatedly violated the country’s new constitution, calling it a crime that must be addressed immediately. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said it recorded violations of more than a dozen
King’s handling of crisis ‘best served GCC interests’
GCC leaders and officials have commended the significant role played by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to end the eight-month-old rift between three GCC countries with Qatar and strengthen GCC unity. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Belgian militant’s ‘appearance in ISIS beheading video’ probed
Belgian authorities were investigating Tuesday whether an alleged jihadist from a Brussels suburb had appeared in a video by the Islamic State group that shows the beheadings of Syrian military personnel. The Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws reported that one
Muqrin opens eHealth conference
Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin told participants of the Fifth Saudi eHealth Conference on Tuesday that the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAUHS) has harnessed the electronic health system for the greater benefit of individuals and society. The
Turkey fears ‘2-3 million more refugees’ if Aleppo falls
Turkey fears another two to three million Syrian refugees could cross its borders if the region of Syria’s second city of Aleppo is overrun either by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or regime forces, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
No Electricity Bill for Retired Senior Citizens
Retirees with incomes less than SR5,000 won’t pay for electricity Governor of Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Abdullah Al-Shehri, said the body submitted consumption bills of retirees with incomes less than SR5,000 per month to the competent authorities so
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