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: January 2015
Crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit recorder found
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, MetroTV said quoting a transport official, a key piece of evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the crash that killed 162 people.
India’s inflation quickens, industrial output grows
MUMBAI: India’s consumer price inflation quickened in December for the first time in five months, data showed Monday, dimming hopes of a new year rate cut by the central bank. But more promising figures released simultaneously by the government showed
Charlie Hebdo investigator took own life hours after attack: report
A French police officer who was in charge of investigating last week’s attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead took his own life after the massacre, French television channel France 3 reported. Helric Fredou reportedly shot
Saudia passenger traffic rises 10.49% to 27.88 million
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) transported a record 27.88 million passengers in 2014, registering a 10.49 percent increase or 2.46 million passengers compared to the previous year, said Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, its director general. He said the airline carried 15.7
White House: U.S. should have sent other officials to Paris rally
The White House says it erred in not sending a high-level official to an anti-terror march in Paris on Sunday. More than 40 world leaders attended the rally, which was aimed at showing unity following terror attacks by Islamist militants
Thirty-three new courts to be established in Riyadh
Saad Al-Hazmi, the director of project management at the Ministry of Justice, said that Riyadh will see the opening of 33 new courts and notary offices over the next two years. He said the ministry is relying on assistance from
Anti-Islamist movement surfaces in Switzerland
An anti-Islamic movement that is growing in Germany has established a Swiss wing and is planning a demonstration in the wealthy Alpine country next month. The Swiss wing was launched late last week, taking the name of Germany’s “Patriotic Europeans
Program to provide free education for children
The Education Ministry is in the process of launching a new project which involves the distribution of coupons to kindergartens and special education facilities guaranteeing the provision of free and high quality education to pre-school children. The project will be
Merkel to join Muslim march for ‘tolerance’ in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel and most of her cabinet will join a rally for an “open and tolerant Germany” called by Muslim leaders Tuesday in Berlin after the jihadist attacks in France, a spokesman said. Merkel will take part in the
Govt to bring order to chaotic mobile market
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will issue new regulations to organize the mobile market in the Kingdom, local media reported. The move follows increasing complaints by consumers regarding mishandling and cheating in the mobile markets in Saudi Arabia, despite
Sarkozy: immigration ‘complicates things’
Following a series of terror attacks in Paris last week, former president Nicolas Sarkozy said that immigration, “if it is not linked to terrorism… complicates things.” “The question of immigration will be the subject of an extremely deep debate because
Pak community honors social worker
The Pakistan community in Jeddah honored Mohammed Zubair Badar, a community social worker, for his contribution to the community and help at a local restaurant here. Badar is a Pakistani businessman and a Kashmiri who always helps people in need;
France mobilizes 10,000 security forces
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Monday said 10,000 security forces will be mobilized throughout the country, with 5,000 policeman deployed to protect Jewish schools. Cazeneuve said the deployment will begin Tuesday, and will focus on the most sensitive locations,
Media urged to highlight Jeddah heritage festival
Prince Mishaal bin Majed, governor of Jeddah and chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Jeddah Historical Festival, visited Bashan House, the media and cultural center for the Jeddah Historical Festival on Saturday. The festival, which kicks off Wednesday, will
More U.S. ‘boots on ground’ needed to fight ISIS: McCain
U.S. Republican Senator John McCain warned over the weekend that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was making gains and that the United States needed to step up its military offensive against the militant group including sending “boots
Workers end strike in Abha
The labor office in Abha has taken steps to end a strike launched by 150 expatriate workers in a private contracting company demanding end to violations of labor regulations or return to their countries. They complained that their affairs were
Erdogan blasts Netanyahu for ‘daring’ to attend Paris rally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blasted Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for “daring” to attend an anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading “state terrorism” against the Palestinians. The comments, at a press conference in Ankara with
New law streamlines criminal proceedings
The Cabinet on Monday passed an important executive bylaw that regulates criminal procedures in the country including the investigation and arrest of suspects, search of persons and homes and obtaining evidences. The Cabinet, which was chaired by Crown Prince Salman,
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