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
Dammam Airports Company hires first Saudi woman executive
:: Dammam Airports Company has hired its first Saudi woman as an executive director. Hind Al-Zahid became the first Saudi woman to work as an executive director and member of Dammam Airports Executive Board chaired by Abdullah Al-Zamil. The decision
Saudi: Two, including an infant, killed after ‘terror shootout’ in Qutaif
:: Two people, including an infant, were killed and 10 others wounded after “terrorists” shot at workers at a development project in the eastern Qutaif governorate and left the scene, the Saudi interior ministry said on Friday, Al Arabiya News
Kidnapped Saudi policeman in Saihat shootout dies
A Saudi policeman who was kidnapped by masked gunmen has died, security sources told Al Arabiya. There were no details provided for the cause of his death. Hashem al-Zahrani was kidnapped in the early hours of Friday, when masked gunmen
Saudi Aramco raises $3 bln with debut sukuk – sources
Saudi Aramco has raised $3 billion (11.25 billion riyals) in its debut sukuk issuance, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Islamic bond, part of a program to raise 37.5 billion riyals, is the oil giant’s first fundraising
Saudi Aramco formally appoints banks to advise on share sale
Saudi Aramco has formally appointed JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and HSBC as international financial advisers for its initial public offering, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The trio join Moelis & Co and Evercore, which have been
Meet two young Saudi actors who are making waves at the Saudi Film Festival
Meeting its mission of nurturing the nascent filmmaking industry in the Kingdom, the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts can be credited with recognizing young actor Ibrahim Al-Hajjaj’s talent. The 23-year-old Saudi actor found his calling after a failed
Details of the security raid on terrorist cells in eastern Saudi Arabia’s
The security spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry announced on Tuesday that two wanted men were killed and four were arrested in al-Awamiyah in the Qatif region, eastern Saudi Arabia. In detail, the statement read that on Tuesday morning, security
Saudi security forces raid extremists’ hideout in Qatif
News Agency has learned that Saudi security forces raided the farm of captured extremist Hussein al-Faraj on Tuesday north of Qatif’s Awamiya neighborhood in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. According to the sources, fierce clashes erupted as security forces
4th Saudi Film Festival to focus on strengthening nascent industry
The fourth edition of the Saudi Film Festival begins Monday evening in Dhahran. The Culture and Arts Association in Dammam, in association with King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, has organized the event. The festival, extending over six days, includes
Saudi soldier killed by Houthi shelling in south Dhahran
Saudi Interior Ministry reported on Thursday that a soldier has been killed by Houthi shelling on a border post in south Dhahran. Earlier, a toddler was killed when a projectile launched by the militia from Yemen territories hit a residential
Saudi policeman shot dead by unknown assailants in Qatif
Saudi Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a policeman was shot dead by unknown assailants in Qatif on the Gulf coast yesterday evening. The interior ministry said in a statement gunfire broke out at about 7:30 pm on Tuesday when
Saudi Arabia: Security forces kill wanted person in al-Qatif region
A wanted person has been fatally wounded during an operation by Saudi security forces in eastern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The wanted man killed during a raid on Saturday morning targeting wanted people in Awamiya was
City check-in for Dammam passengers from Sunday
Travelers flying from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam will now be able to check in their luggage and take boarding cards from city check-in counters. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) will start operating city check-in counters from
Bahrain expects second Saudi-Bahrain causeway to boost tourism
The proposed second causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain is likely to boost Bahrain’s tourism industry, Khalid Al-Rumaihi, CEO of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), told Arab News on the sidelines of the sixth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Financial
Police looking for ATM arsonists in Qatif
Unidentified arsonists set fire Saturday to one of the alcoves housing an ATM machine in a Qatif governorate bank in the Eastern Province. Police are investigating the incident. The area was set alight in Jazira Bank. Col. Zeyad Al-Ruqati, Eastern
Roads reopened in Eastern Province after heavy rain
The level of rainwater pools has decreased in all neighborhoods and roads, and that traffic is flowing smoothly, said the Eastern Province secretariat on Saturday. It said that all roads have been opened after being closed for six hours as
Floods cause train crash near eastern Saudi city, injuring 18
A Saudi train derailed near the eastern city of Dammam on Friday, injuring 18 people, after flooding from heavy rains caused the rail line to erode, the Saudi Railways Organization said in a statement. The 193 passengers and 6 crew
Hafr Al-Batin festival kicks official
Hafr Al-Batin Spring and Heritage Festival kicked off on Saturday. The event is held on an area of 33,000 square meters, of which 7,000 square meters will be allocated for livestock and sheep shows at the King Salman bin Abdul
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