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: Jeddah
17,000 to sue SEC over outages
More than 17,000 citizens here plan to sue the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) because it has allegedly failed to compensate them for losses caused by prolonged power outages a year ago during Ramadan. The power outages last year in several
Jeddah bakeries gear up for Ramadan
Bakeries in Jeddah are readying for the holy month of Ramadan with arrangements in place to meet the high demand on bread during the holy month. Walid Al-Khawariji, director general of the public institution for wheat mills, declared the institution’s
Iraq govt blamed for rebel advance
ROME: Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief, has blamed the Iraqi government of Nuri Al-Maliki for the loss of wide areas of northern Iraq to militants, saying Baghdad had failed to stop them joining forces with former Baathists from
Guardianship extortion
A 50-year-old businesswoman is suing her 24-year-old brother for allegedly demanding huge sums of money in exchange for his permission to allow her to travel and sort out paperwork at government departments. In the lawsuit filed at the Jeddah General
Medical cover a must for families of expats
The Cooperative Health Insurance Council has urged all private businesses to abide by the law and provide compulsory medical insurance for expat employees and their families. Ibrahim Youssef Al-Raml, a member of the insurance committee at the Jeddah Chamber of
‘Words, not guns, can solve many problems’
Retired Pakistani Army Lt. Gen. Abdul Qayyum, who spent four decades defending his country, is a firm believer in dialogue to resolve conflict. A veteran of two wars, he served as military secretary in the cabinets of Moin Qureshi and
Haramain train trial run in 6 months
Testing of the first line of the multibillion-riyal high-speed Haramain railway system will start in six months, according to local media on Friday. The testing will take place on the line between Madinah and King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh.
Specialists discuss latest in skin therapy
Dermatology is a challenging specialty of medicine, and numerous advances have been made in the area of the therapy of skin diseases. Recently, the Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) organized the 11th annual dermatology symposium and workshop at the hospital’s auditorium
Preparations on for Ramadan crowd control in Makkah
Saudi Arabia has announced a comprehensive security plan to deal with the large influx of pilgrims to Makkah expected during the holy month of Ramadan. The plan takes into consideration possible stampedes at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and some
Haj made affordable
10,000 from Kingdom can perform pilgrimage for SR2,750 Domestic Haj companies have forged an alliance to provide 10,000 local pilgrims the opportunity to perform Haj this year for SR2,750. The price for a low-cost Haj will range between SR2,750 and
Children are introduced to drugs at an early age
An official study has revealed that the majority of drug addicts in the Kingdom found their way to drugs at an early age. The study was conducted on 500 drug addicts who are receiving treatment at local hospitals to kick
Women fret as weddings approach and tailors vanish
Tailors catering to a female clientele are struggling to meet delivery schedules due to an acute labor shortage especially at a time when the summer holidays coincide with the commencement of the wedding season and most Saudi families prepare to
18,000 expats teach in KSA universities
There are more than 18,000 foreign teachers currently employed in Saudi Arabia’s universities and higher educational institutions, local media reported, quoting data released by the Ministry of Higher Education. The total number of teaching staff at the government-run and private
GCC to use iron hand for online abusers
GCC states have formed a joint team to speed up legal action against websites and social media platforms accused of violating the laws governing the use of cyberspace in the region, informed sources said on Thursday. Bahraini Telecommunications Minister Sheikh
Two held for jewelry heist in Madinah
Two men were arrested in Madinah for robbing jewelry worth an estimated SR300,000 from a villa owned by a Saudi citizen, Sabq newswire reported, quoting a Madinah police spokesman. Earlier, a citizen had informed the Al-Oyoun police office that his
Construction work to slow down in Ramadan
Several construction companies will suspend work on their projects this Ramadan owing to labor policies which do not permit working for more than four hours a day after breaking of the fast and in view of the long duration of
27 new colleges to train 53,000 citizens for jobs
Twenty-seven new technical colleges of excellence will be opened across the Kingdom in September with the support of major international service providers, Labor Minister Adel Fakeih announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a workshop organized jointly by the Education and Labor
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