Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 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 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 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 »

 

Category Archives: Government

Free medicine through pharmacies for citizens

Saudi Arabia is studying the possibility of dispensing medication to its citizens free of charge through private pharmacies. The Council of Ministers issued a direction to the Ministry of Health to take care of five articles that are related to

KSA acts to reduce harmful effects of tobacco products

Commerce Minister Tawfik Al-Rabiah refuted rumors via Twitter that there would be a hike in tobacco prices in the Kingdom. The Kingdom will, however, increase the specifications of tobacco products to minimize its harmful effects on smokers, the minister said

3,300 school buses to be added to existing fleet

The Ministry of Education has announced that it had ordered some 3,300 school buses for transporting students in schools across the country. The decision comes as part of the ministry’s efforts to facilitate students’ transportation to and from their schools.

Contracts for new GCC medical facilities rise 25%

Contracts for new medical facilities across the GCC are expected to reach $9.53 billion by the end of 2014 — a 25 percent increase on 2013. Dubai plans to attract 500,000 patients for treatment by 2020 as part of its

Riyadh to get more water next year

Riyadh will get 2.8 million cubic meters of water a day around the clock by next year. Riyadh currently gets 2.2 million cubic meters of water daily thanks to projects supported by Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul

Saudi issues new regulations for sex correction

The Ministry of Health has issued new regulations for dealing with cases of sex correction in Saudi Arabia, stressing that such cases, of any kind or age, should be reported to the concerned body at the ministry. Deputy Minister of

E-passport services ‘safe from hackers’

Hackers will not be able to break into the Abshir system, said Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Yahya, director-general of the Passport Department, as he launched new online services, including an Abshir portal for extending visit visas of expat family members. He

King, El-Sissi push for Arab solidarity

• Egypt, Saudi see Islamist militancy as main threat • Saudi, Gulf allies gave Egypt $20 billion in aid • Gaza cease-fire also focus of talks Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi

MERS on the decline, says MoH

There has been no fresh case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the past 25 days, the Ministry of Health announced. And there is additional good news. Two patients — a 49-year-old citizen in Hofuf and a 44-year-old

SR1bn Eid boost: SAMA injects new currencies

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has pumped new Saudi Riyal currencies worth SR1 billion to meet growing demand on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, when the Saudi central bank usually issues new currencies in different denominations. “The newly issued

SR54bn educational projects OK’d

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Thursday approved 5,700 new educational development projects worth SR54 billion. He said the new projects were aimed at creating a qualitative improvement in the country’s educational environment. The projects include 1,500 nurseries, 500 educational

KSA calls for stronger UN action to halt Gaza killings

Saudi Arabia has denounced the brutal Israeli aggression on the Palestinians in Gaza and has urged the UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council to realize their responsibilities and apply the Fourth Geneva Convention against Israel to stop its

Fakeih: MERS under control

Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih said in Makkah on Sunday that there is a remarkable decline in the number of new MERS coronavirus cases in the Kingdom in recent days. The minister made this statement when he visited the Jiyad

Higher education scales new heights

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah approved a number of resolutions on Sunday to boost higher education in the Kingdom and facilitate higher studies among university staff members. King Abdullah approved changes to the law governing higher studies

Switching jobs within group now possible

The Labor Ministry announced Sunday that it would allow expats to transfer their services to companies within a group, beginning Shawwal 1 (July 28). However, it said such workers should have completed two years with their existing companies and fulfill

Prince Khaled nominated for excellence award

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal was nominated for an excellence award by Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah at the Jeddah Hilton on Saturday. This is the award’s sixth session, which was organized by eight branches under the governor’s office.

Saudi lawyer gets 15 years for activities against govt

A Saudi lawyer accused of abusing the government and leadership has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A criminal court in Jeddah also ordered him to pay a SR200,000 fine and prevented him from traveling abroad. The man was

US consul general bids farewell at packed iftar

US Consul General Anne Casper

JEDDAH — An emotional US consul general bid farewell to her friends and colleagues in the Kingdom during the annual iftar held at the US Consulate. Anne Casper, who is leaving following less than two years at her post in

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