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
No place for extremists ‘masked as intellectuals’
Minister of Education Prince Khaled Al-Faisal praised the Kingdom’s ability to establish a modern state system that is based on Islam. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the Prince Fahd bin Sultan University to honor students for scientific
Police arrest driver who had passengers in car’s trunk
Asir police have arrested a man who drove a car jam-packed with young students, some of them loaded on the trunk of the vehicle. Col. Mohammed bin Sayed Al-Asiri, Asir police spokesperson, said the unnamed driver was traced via a
Authorities warn against hunting migrant birds to avoid bird flu
The Ministry of Agriculture has warned citizens and the residents all over the Kingdom of the dangers of hunting or coming into contact with migrant birds that are currently traveling through Saudi Arabia. The warning comes in the wake of
Patrols thwart attempts to smuggle hashish in Jazan
Security patrols in the Jazan region have foiled attempts to smuggle a total of 54 blocks of hashish on two separate occasions in the Al-Harth and Al-Tewal provinces. The media spokesman for the branch of the Mujahideen Police Patrols in
Merchants offer youths free stalls in vegetable market
The decision to restrict the wholesale operations of vegetables and fruits to only Saudis has made some impact on vendors of the goods at the central vegetable market in Jeddah. The market was until recently dominated by foreign workers, about
Government extends ban on hunting of migratory birds
With the coming of winter, local authorities have reiterated the ban on hunting migratory birds that are passing through the Kingdom in their thousands. For the fifth year running, the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) has banned hunting migratory birds passing
Excellence in science awards ceremony to be held in Tabuk
Tabuk Gov. Prince Sultan bin Fahd on Sunday met Mohammed Abdullah Lehaidan, the chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Award for Scientific Excellence. The governor was briefed on the preparations for the distribution of the
Masked gunmen wound two in EP
Two young men were wounded after unknown masked men attacked them in Awamiya district in Qatif on Sunday afternoon, according to a police statement. The police stated that the assailants took the victims to a nearby farm where they were
Governor orders relief works in Asir
Gov. of Asir Prince Faisal bin Khalid has ordered the implementation of several relief works in the province with the participation of philanthropists in the area. The instruction came during the annual meeting of the managers of the branch offices
Saudi authorities foil attack related to al-Ahsa killings
Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 33 people with reported links to the al-Ahsa killings, disrupting plans of another attack by the same cell, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The suspects were reportedly convicted of terrorism-related charges in the Kingdom prior
Saudi Arabia arrests six in connection to al-Ahsa killings
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed five people Monday in the eastern city of al-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia as the community prepared to commemorate the day of Ashura, police said. Nine people were wounded in the attack which took place at
Saudi man weighing 400 kg has been bedridden for 10 years
Adam Mohammad Abdulhamid al-Jasim, a 28-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, weighs more than 400 kg. His size prevents him from performing simple physical activities such as standing up, walking or even crawling. The young man suffers from morbid obesity that
Ministry to help create 100,000 new jobs
The Ministry of Labor, in coordination with a number of specialized establishments in the food industry, will provide 100,000 jobs across the Kingdom in the forthcoming months. The jobs will pay employment seekers of both sexes a salary that will
SCTA to develop agro-tourism
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has collaborated with farm owners in the Riyadh province to develop agro-tourism in the Kingdom. Agro-tourism, which involves any agriculture-based operation that brings visitors to a farm or ranch, is a form
Weapon smuggling attempt foiled in Jazan
Patrol units in Jazan were able to abort an attempt to smuggle weapons and live ammunition into the Kingdom. The smugglers were found inside a valley in the province. Authorities found more than 100 Glock pistols, 218 Glock magazine extensions,
Adulterated rice seized in Jazan
Officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Jazan recently seized large quantities of adulterated and low-quality rice from a warehouse run by illegal workers. The rice was packed in bags of well-known brands to delude customers into buying
Saudi boy flees to Yemen to escape brutal father
A 9-year-old Saudi boy has fled to Yemen to escape the physical abuse of his father after the latter poured corrosive bleach on his younger brother’s scalp, local Arabic daily Al-Watan reported on Monday. Faisal, who witnessed his father’s savage
Saudi father arrested for scalding son’s scalp
An abusive Saudi father has been arrested by police here after he poured liquid bleach on his 8-year-old son’s scalp, scalding it, the online newspaper Sabq.org reported. Ali, 8, lives with his non-Saudi mother who is divorced from his father.
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