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: Other Cities
SCTA to develop geo-tourism
In a move seen as a major step forward, the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) has joined hands with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) to develop geo-tourism by reviewing the list of geological sites under consideration and work
Man dies of MERS in Al-Jouf, 3 new cases reported
Four fresh cases of MERS coronavirus were reported Monday, including a death, bringing the total number of cases to 575 with 190 fatalities. The death occurred in Al-Jouf where the deceased, a 42-year-old man was suffering from renal problems. He
Man dead, 10 injured in head-on collision
BISHA — One man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the gateway to Al-Thaniyah center on Bisha-Alaya Road. Civil Defense teams from Al-Thaniyah and Tabalah and Red Crescent ambulances from Bisha rushed
Hashish smugglers arrested in Jazan
The smugglers arrested by Border Guards with hashish bricks in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan AL-DAYER — Border Guards in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan region arrested five smugglers who were in possession of 99 bricks of hashish
Lengthy bureaucratic delays hamper anti-corruption drive
An official at the National Anti-corruption Commission or “Nazaha” said here this week that the lengthy government procedures at some agencies could open the doors for corruption. Speaking at a lecture organized by the commission, Metlaa Al-Buqami, a specialist on
Filipinos in Hafr Al-Batin avail of consular services
The Embassy on Wheels (EOW) rendered various consular services to 219 Filipinos in Hafr Al-Batin on Thursday and Friday last week, according to Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago. He said the EOW team served 204 applicants for passport renewal, extended 3
Schools launch drive to preserve textbooks
Several elementary schools at the Royal Commission of Jubail (RCJ) recently launched a campaign urging students to take care of their textbooks. The drive aims to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining textbooks as a religious and ethical obligation
Couple in breastfeeding kinship divorced
BURAIDAH — The General Court of Al-Ras has issued a ruling for the divorce of a couple who were found to have been breastfed by the same woman. The couple had been married for 25 years, during which they had
Youngster dies in drifting stunt
A young Saudi national has died in Qassim after falling from a pickup truck when the driver performed a drifting stunt, according to local media. This was the first death recorded from drifting since the final examinations started on Sunday,
9 professors suspended for links with Brotherhood
ABHA – Nine university professors, two of them Saudis, have been suspended for ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, sources told Okaz. They are still under investigation. Seven of them hail from neighboring Arab countries. Preliminary investigations have shown that all
Accident kills 3, injures 4 from Sudanese family
BAHA — Three members of a Sudanese family were killed and four others injured when their car collided with a truck on Baha-Baljurshi Road Saturday. Spokesman for Baha Civil Defense Lt. Col. Jamaan Al-Ghamdi said the vehicle hit the truck
Sleeping Saudi hurt as car crashes into house
AL-WAJH — A speeding car crashed into a house, causing the collapse of a wall and injuring a citizen who was asleep inside at the time. The car caught fire on impact and neighbors were able to pull it
Eight burned to death after head-on crash
TABUK — A head-on collision resulted in the death of eight passengers on Tabuk-Haql Road. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Husam Al-Saleh said paramedics who were sent to the accident scene found charred bodies of the victims. Civil Defense firefighters extinguished
Saudi businesswomen like to invest in education
Moleha Al-Qahtani, an investor who was able to obtain financing five years ago to open a school that received several awards, said: “Investing in this sector is an investment in human capital and a contribution to building the community.”
Businesswomen take expo-planning market by storm
Saudi women have swept into the ever-expanding conference and expo-planning domain, now owning around 35 percent of these organizational companies. “We expect to witness significant growth in this market, which is already expanding at a rate of more than 15
Two held in Haia raid on liquor den
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) busted a liquor distillery being run by two Asian workers in the Al-Hufaira neighborhood of Hofouf, Al-Ahsa governorate. Over 300 large barrels and several pieces distilling machinery
Posing as Saudis, foreign beggars back in Asir
With the end of the winter season, the southern Asir region has seen a steady increase in the number of beggars, especially women, on the streets. Most of the beggars are infiltrators from neighboring countries, and some are HIV positive,
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