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
SRMG, Nibras ink pact to fight drug menace
Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) and the National Project for the Prevention of Narcotics (Nibras) have signed a partnership to fight the druge menace. The signing ceremony was attended by SRMG Managing Director Azzam Al-Dakhil, several SRMG executives and
New housing index for Jeddah market: JLL and JCCI ink deal
JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI) to jointly launch the ‘JLL-JCCI Jeddah Housing Index’. The index is intended to collect,
500 hectares recovered from land thieves in Jeddah
A special committee has recovered 5 million square meters of land in southern Jeddah, part of the Al-Khamra Scheme, from land thieves, with seven citizens now facing prosecution. Samir Basirin, chairman of the committee, said that the land had been
Teacher uses students for armed robberies
The police have arrested an expatriate teacher and his four student accomplices for carrying out a string of robberies in the city. The Arab teacher had recruited three students from his school and one from another for his criminal activities.
GPA chief calls for support to journalists
Newspapers in GCC countries have been urged to avoid laying off journalists in a hurry due to the slowdown following a sharp drop in the oil prices. “Gulf newspapers either going through or likely to go through financial difficulties should
Haia: Healthy criticism welcome
The Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) says its functioning is transparent and that it accepts constructive criticism. Haia spokesman Turki bin Abdullah Al-Shilail was responding to negative reports in the media about the
Experts: Rising prices will hit middle-income group hard
Economists have warned that the effects of rising prices of fuel and a number of other services provided by the state will be felt in a period of six months and that middle-income group will be affected the most. “Inflation
Saudi youths producing water pumps to export to US market
A group of Saudi youths is manufacturing water pumps and exporting them to the US market, according to a website. The group of young engineers and technicians are now running one of the largest Saudi companies which specializes in the
’Cheap labor from abroad hitting nationalization’
Affordable expatriate laborers account for 60 percent of total employees in the private sector, negatively impacting Saudi youths seeking to enter the sector, economic experts have said. Measures should be taken to guarantee employment security, as well as a restructuring
Reports that school students are using drugs rejected
Abdul llah bin Mohammed Al-Sharif, the secretary-general of the National Commission for Narcotics Control (NCNC), dismissed news circulated by some media outlet that about 30 percent of male and 23 percent of female intermediate school level students are addicted to
JISH holds workshops for speech language specialists
The Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing (JISH) on Saturday began two-day training workshops for their clinical team at the Center for Autism Research in Riyadh. Dr. Nahla Dashash, consultant speech language pathologist, and director of Clinical Services at JISH,
Gitmo Saudi subjected to inhuman torture
Amnesty International has demanded that Mustafa Al-Hosawi, a Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, be treated for the torture he underwent at the hands of the CIA. The US branch of the organization sent a message to health officials
JCCI to train 200 youths in hospitality management
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Academy will be launching a 3-day training program for 200 youths in the tourism and hospitality sector, JCCI announced on Monday. Adnan Bin Hussein Mandoura, secretary general at JCCI, explained that the
Switzerland records more Saudi and GCC visitors
Switzerland’s Tourism has recorded an increased number of visitors from Saudi Arabia. The country has marked 23 percent more visitors from the GCC. “The Grand Tour of Switzerland campaign launched in 2015 was a complete success in the Kingdom and
Prince Khaled writes poem to inspire troops at southern borders
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has written a patriotic poem to inspire Saudi troops at the southern borders. Titled, “I wish to be with you,” the poem infuses encouragement in the hearts and minds of troops guarding the borders in
From postman to pilot — he flew high in career
From delivering mails for Saudi Aramco to captaining Saudi Arabian Airlines’ first flight to New York, Jazza Al-Shammari’s career story is unique. “I started my career as a postman with Saudi Aramco in 1959 and continued the primary studies at
Cops identify victim shown being thrashed in video clip
The Jeddah police have solved the mystery surrounding the thrashing of a man by another, the video clip of which had gone viral. It was a Herculean task for the police to search for the victim, who had not bothered
IISJ’s 4th campus ready for 3,500 more students
At least 3,500 more students will be enrolled in the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) with the opening of its fourth campus in Al-Rehab district in the new academic year. Deputy Indian Consul General and Haj Consul Shahid Alam, who is
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