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 »
Category Archives: Al Dammam
Railway expansion to link Jazan, Asir and Najran
The Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) has big plans to link various parts of the Kingdom with a railway network, including a 660-km railway line between Jeddah and Jazan and another 700-km line that will connect Taif with the Asir region.
SR168m deal to run Causeway
The King Fahd Causeway Authority has signed a five-year operation and maintenance contract valued at SR168 million with the Kuwaiti-based Mudeer Contracting Co. The contract involves comprehensive maintenance, examination and operation of the causeway from both the Saudi and Bahraini
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Duties of mosque employees defined RIYADH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments has issued a booklet defining the duties of mosque employees, including the imam and muezzin. The acting deputy minister for mosques’ affairs, Sheikh Abdulmuhsen Al-Alsheikh,
Saudi fighter in Syria follows father and brother in death
Mortar shells killed a Saudi man in the Syrian city of Aleppo last Wednesday after his father and brother both died fighting in the country last year. Miteb Fayiz Miteb Al-Hamdan Al-Sarhani, believed to be in his 20s and from
New 180 kmph train to link Riyadh and Dammam
Four new passenger trains will join the current fleet between Riyadh and Dammam beginning November this year. Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) President Mohammed Al-Suwaiket said the Riyadh-Al-Kharj rail service would be commissioned during next year. The first of the four
EP kicks off festival
Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif patronized a regional festival that kicked off on Tuesday under the name “Asharqia Summer 35.” The festival will last for 19 days and will run on Dammam and Alkhobar’s seafronts, Alkhobar’s Green Hall
Overturned cargo truck found carrying liquor
A truck accident, in which the vehicle had overturned after catching fire, accidentally led to the discovery a big load of liquor. The truck contained a license plate from a Gulf country. “The Al-Ahsa Police Department received a report on
Justice Ministry seeks help from women consultants
The Ministry of Justice has sought the help of a number of female consultants in the field of social service to work as volunteers in personal status courts. According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Civil Service several months
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Haia men storm liquor distillery KHAMIS MUSHAYT — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) at Wadi Bin Hashbal Center, in cooperation with Khamis Mushayt Police, busted a liquor distillery. They confiscated four barrels
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Excess food distributed to the needy DAMMAM — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has agreed with the charitable society for food (Itaam), to collect and distribute excess food from hotels to the needy. The first phase
Why do maids in Kingdom commit such gruesome murders?
There have been frequent reports in the media about gruesome murders being committed by maids, in some cases against children, which raises the question of what is prompting maids all over the Kingdom to resort to violence? Such murders are
Bottled water to cost more
Three major companies in the business of bottled water surprised consumers by raising the prices of 5-liter water containers by up to SR2. The companies operate in Makkah, Riyadh and Jeddah, with SR8 as the new price of a water
Freedom of work, travel for GCC citizens and expats mooted
Expatriates living in the GCC countries may be granted the freedom to travel, reside and work in any of the six member states from next November, according to a report published by Al-Eqtisadiah business daily on Wednesday. The GCC labor
Yemeni worker’s body recovered from fuel tank
AL-DAIR, Jazan — Civil Defense teams have recovered the body of a Yemeni worker from the fuel tank of a petrol station here. Witnesses said the worker went into the tank to perform required maintenance without wearing any protective equipment,
Missing man’s body found in desert
DAMMAM — Police found the body of a missing man next to his car, which was found stuck in the sand at a desert area east of Melaijah on Monday. Eastern Province police acting spokesman Cap. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi said Al-Neairiyah
Ahsa father, 2 teenage children drown in Dammam beach
Three members of a family drowned in a beach near King Abdullah Road in Dammam in a futile attempt to save each other on Saturday. Border Guard Commander in the Eastern Province Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Arkoubi said the family had
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