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: Variety

Smile, it’s an emergency: Clowning around with refugees

It’s miserable and raining outside as a few hundred tired migrants mill around a damp underpass at Vienna’s main train station waiting to continue their long journey to northern Europe. Suddenly, a man wearing a red nose, tartan plus-fours and

’Dead’ Indian man wakes up minutes before post-mortem

A homeless Indian man who had been pronounced dead woke up on an autopsy table, shocking hospital staff who were about to begin a post-mortem, authorities said Tuesday. Police in Mumbai said they found the man, who has not been

Iraqi couple celebrate wedding by donating to refugees

An Iraqi couple decided to cap off their five-year love story and wedding not with a honeymoon – but by donating aid to 225 families displaced from the province of Anbar. Veterinarian Mustafa al-Soufi, 26, and his wife Alla Malath,

London premiere for ‘He named me Malala’

Malala Yousafzai

Malala was the name on everyone’s lips this week at the London Film Festival where a documentary about the youngest-ever Nobel Peace laureate had its European premiere. “He named me Malala” is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the passionate

Sursock Beirut’s 1st interactive museum

From nighttime walks around the city to workshops on art conservation, Beirut’s grandiose Sursock Museum reopens this week as Lebanon’s first interactive museum of contemporary art. Closed for eight years for major renovation work, the impressive mansion-turned-museum is to open

100 Indians committed suicide in UAE every year since 2011

Around 100 Indians have committed suicide in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) every year since 2011, India’s ambassador here said, calling on the expatriate community to help people in distress, particularly those with financial problems. These suicides form part of

Idea for Zuckerberg: Shut Facebook for a day

Mark Zuckerberg

If the customer is always right, then Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg needs to consider shutting down the social media giant for one day a year. The suggestion is one of the more subversive among the tens of thousands of responses

Unique representation to highlight KSA’s rich culture

In a unique opportunity to promote local arts and culture, five Saudi artists representing the cities of Al-Ahsa, Dammam, Hail, Jeddah and Al-Jouf are participating in the first GCC handicrafts exhibition that began in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. These artists

Trio win Nobel medicine prize for parasite therapies

Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China’s Youyou Tu won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for their discoveries of treatments against parasites, the jury said. Campbell and Omura shared one half of the prize for “their discoveries

Modern comics or art? Tintin drawing fetches $1 million

A rare drawing of comic book hero Tintin by Belgian cartoonist Hergé fetched over a million dollars at auction in Hong Kong Monday as experts say comic art is becoming as collectible as paintings. The artwork is an illustration from

Mexican ‘wolf man’ battles isolation of rare condition

Jesus Aceves

Jesus Aceves may never get used to people’s stares, but after decades of alcoholism and a painful career as a circus freak, he has made a resolution: to stop burying his hair-covered face in his hands. Aceves, a 41-year-old Mexican

Saudi women smash world record in Global Mental Literacy

In an attempt to be the first institution in the Arab world to mark the Global Mental Literacy world record, 1,380 students and faculty members in Dar Al Hekma University filled the campus auditorium recently, joining the session instructed by

Donald Trump gives Putin an ‘A’ on leadership

One day after President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin made little headway in their standoff over Syria at their first formal meeting in more than two years, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is agreeing with Putin on his

New Zealand plans to create massive marine sanctuary

New Zealand has unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world’s most pristine ocean environments. Prime Minister John Key said the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary would cover an

Behind the walls? Search for Egypt’s Nefertiti gains momentum

The search for ancient Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti in an alleged hidden chamber in King Tut’s tomb gained new momentum as Egypt’s Antiquities Minister said Tuesday he is now more convinced a queen’s tomb may lay hidden behind King Tutankhamun’s final

Palestinian woman in Madinah meets with brother after 70 years

An elderly Palestinian woman met her brother and her nieces and nephews in the Saudi holy city of Madinah after 70 years of separation, Makkah daily reported. Fatima Al-Hard said she was separated from her brother 70 years ago. “I

Paul Walker’s daughter sues Porsche

Paul Walker

Paul Walker’s daughter sued Porsche for wrongful death Monday, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was killed suffered from numerous design defects. The lawsuit filed by Meadow Rain Walker seeks unspecified damages for defects that

India launches first space observatory

India successfully launched Monday its first high-tech telescopes into space to study the stars, as New Delhi seeks to take another major step in its ambitious and low-cost space program. A rocket carrying the 150-ton mini space observatory called Astrosat,

Powered by : © 2014 Systron Micronix :: Leaders in Web Hosting. All rights reserved

| About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Disclaimer | Contact Us |