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: Society
300 medical errors reported in 2013
The number of medical errors in 2013 reached 300 cases and compensations worth SR10 million were paid out to the claimants, local media said quoting insurance experts. Wahid Al-Zikra, an insurance expert, said another SR20 million is due to be
Khamis Mushayt man admits killing brother, 8 years on
Khamis Mushayt police are questioning a 30-year-old Saudi man after he revealed that he had killed his 40-year-old brother eight years ago and buried his body in the back of their house. Col. Abdullah Dhafran, acting spokesman of police in
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
Matches on big screen for free
The Makkah Municipality has installed giant TV screens in the public parks around the city for citizens and residents to watch World Cup matches free of charge. Hisham Al-Shelli, director of public parks and recreational facilities at the municipality, said
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
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
STC mistake causes EP network to go down
The Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) announced on Thursday that another network has gone down, this time disrupting mobile and landline services in the Eastern Province. This follows on the heels of a fire at a facility in Khamis Mushayt on
NASA Telescope Captures Rare Supernova Explosion
NASA scientists categorized this explosion as Type Ia, a type of supernova explosion where white dwarfs are detonated. These newly-captured images may provide clues to help scientists discover how and why such explosions occur. Supernovas are essential phenomena in our
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
Shoura team in China to improve ties
A delegation from the Saudi-Chinese Friendship Committee at the Shoura Council began an official visit to China on Tuesday with the aim to improve parliamentary relations. Suleiman bin Saad Al-Hamid, the committee chairman, is leading the delegation, which includes several
Huge medical center planned
A medical academic center with capacity to treat 700,000 patients annually will be launched by a Saudi hospital with the participation of the United Arab Emirates by the second half of 2017, a leading figure in the medical sector in
Man sells son’s ID to expat
Ahmad Al-Asiri, a Saudi national, spent seven years without an identification card number, and when he went to get one from the Civil Service Department, he was informed that it had been issued some time ago. Al-Asiri said he filed
Mentally ill girl commits ‘suicide’ in Al-Baha
A 16-year-old teenager was killed reportedly by a gunshot in Al-Baha city. Media spokesman of Al-Baha Police Department, Col. Saad Saleh Tarad, confirmed that the police department has received a phone call from Al-Hajra hospital on Monday morning saying that
ID rule for women’s passports on hold
JEDDAH — The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) has retracted its former decision making it imperative for Saudi women and children over 15 to present their ID cards in order to obtain or renew their passports. The Jawazat had earlier
‘Hands off Islamic law’
Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Eissa has denounced international rights groups for attacking the Kingdom’s judiciary, saying laws in this country are based on divine precepts contained in the Holy Qur’an. “Any attack on the judiciary will be considered an attack on
2,000 Saudis graduate in various disciplines
The state-owned Riyadh Technical College (RTC) under the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) celebrated on Monday the graduation of its 2,000 students and trainees in various technical disciplines, including petrochemical technology, aircraft industry, airport maintenance, petroleum and advanced technology,
Erring centers issuing fitness certificates to expats punished
JEDDAH — Medical centers licensed to examine expatriate workers for new iqamas (residence permits) or their renewal have been found to have committed several serious violations for which they will be penalized, a senior official has said. “Serious violations were
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