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
Mosque attack ‘shameful plot’
Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh described the terror attack on Al-Anoud Mosque in Dammam as a shameful plot. He praised the efforts of the security forces in foiling the heinous crime. “This is a criminal attempt to divide our citizens
Saudi religious body slams mosque attackers
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars on Friday condemned the suicide attack near Al-Anoud Mosque in Dammam. The council, also known as the Senior Council of Ulema, is the Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body and advises the king on religious
Most 989 callers complain about traffic fines
Seventy percent of the 400,000 daily calls made to the 989 number are related to complaints about traffic fines and services, according to the public security department of the Interior Ministry. Complaints about service delays and legal issues are referred
Soccer succor: Stars to play in Madinah yearly to help orphans
Madinah will host a charity football tournament every year featuring top Muslim soccer stars from around the world. Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman made the announcement at a gathering with players in the city on Thursday. The players were
Welcome to Makkah, King Salman
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman was accorded a warm welcome by the people of Makkah as he arrived in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque on Thursday accompanied by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, other princes and
Madinah to Rabigh train trial run after holy month
Ninety six percent of the Haramain High Speed Rail Project in Jeddah and Makkah has been completed. The contractors would by the end of this year complete bridges along the railway line in Jeddah, including those removed three years ago
Crown prince takes strong note of attack
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has ordered the arrest of all expats involved in a vicious attack on a Saudi customer and his brothers at a Dammam shopping center. The attackers armed with sticks
Medical students allege fee blackmail
Students at Batterjee Medical College (BMC) say that they were taken by surprise when the institution announced an 11 percent fee increase for next year on the day of their examinations. Many have taken to social media to express their
MoE weighs requests for school fee hike
The Education Ministry has stopped receiving requests from private school to raise their fees. The deadline for schools to seek permission to raise their fees was Saturday, said Mohammed bin Eid Al-Otaibi, director of foreign and private education at the
IS denounced for shedding Muslim blood
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, denounced Friday’s terrorist attack on a Qatif mosque and said it was aimed at undermining the Kingdom’s security and stability. “The heinous crime resulted in the killing of
Man held for junkyard fire
Police have arrested an Arab man, 23, in connection with Sunday’s huge fire that gutted part of the Briman junkyard, northeast of Jeddah. The man allegedly set off the fire by using a welding machine, said Lt. Col. Aati Al-Qurashi,
Saudi Gulf ready for Nov. 1 takeoff
Saudi Gulf Airlines said Monday that it would start operating flights on Nov. 1 from Dammam to Jeddah, Riyadh and one international destination, with more destinations added next year as its fleet expands. The statement follows a meeting between Sulaiman
1,800 Yemenis rectify status in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan
The Saudi Passports Department reported 1,800 illegal Yemenis have rectified their status in the Jazan region so far, Al-Watan reported. Local Yemeni community leader Abdou Al-Shoukhi said all nationals with an expired passport would get a two-month extension. Jazan Passports
Agreements inked to provide services to Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Tawafa Organization for the South Asian Pilgrims signed a set of agreements with a high-level Indian Central Hajj Committee delegation for the provision of various services and facilities to 136,000 pilgrims at the holy sites. Raafat Badr, chairman
Saudi interior ministry: ISIS’ strategy is to spread sectarianism
The strategy of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is to spread sectarianism across Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s interior ministry spokesman said Sunday. The group also bases its strategy on “splitting the kingdom into five divisions and targeting
Huge fire hits car graveyard
A huge fire gutted the Tashlih automobile market or car graveyard in Jeddah on Sunday. Col. Saeed Al-Ghamdi, spokesman of CDD in Jeddah, said 24 firefighting teams supported by helicopters put out the massive blaze that gutted vehicles on 3,000
12 Houthi infiltrators taken out at border
Twelve Houthis died on Sunday when Saudi ground forces fired missiles against the militia when the rebels tried to infiltrate into the Kingdom through Abu Al-Radif checkpoint in Al-Harth. Meanwhile, a boat carrying 460 tons of Emirati relief aid docked
Bomber identified as Saleh Al-Qashami
The suicide bomber in the Qatif mosque blast has been identified as Saleh bin Abdul Rahman Saleh Al-Qashami, who was a Saudi citizen. Revealing this information, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman of the Interior Ministry, on Saturday said the
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