Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 »

 

Tag Archives: FIRE

Saudi Arabia launches an investigation into the cause of the fire that ripped through the high-speed railway station

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal

:: Saudi civil defense chiefs began an investigation on Monday into the fire that engulfed the showpiece Haramain high-speed railway station in Jeddah. Eleven people were injured when the blaze tore through the station in the Sulaymaniyah district on Sunday.

Crop ban after French chemical plant fire

:: Authorities in northern France where a massive fire this week ravaged a chemical factory in the city of Rouen on Sunday banned the harvesting of crops and sale of products of animal origin from the region, as a precautionary

Saudi Civil Defense fully controls fire at Haramain high-speed rail station

:: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense authority said it has fully controlled the fire which broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Jeddah on Sunday. Earlier reports said that the fire injured five people. “Five injured people were transferred

Fire rips through Jeddah’s Haramain train station

:: A fire broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, the country’s civil defense service said on Sunday. Five people were taken to hospital, the Makkah regional government said after the fire

Police: 17 killed, 4 injured in fire at New Delhi hotel

:: Seventeen people died in a fire early Tuesday at a hotel in western New Delhi that left at least four others injured, police said. The fire at the Arpit Palace Hotel has been extinguished, but authorities are still investigating

Second India teen raped, set on fire

:: A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes. The teenager was attacked on the same

Blazing building collapses in Sao Paulo

:: A 26-story abandoned office building occupied by about 150 squatters was engulfed in flames and collapsed in the center of Sao Paulo early Tuesday, shooting a massive black cloud of smoke into the sky and red-hot chunks of debris

Deadly blaze rips through carpentry workshop in Riyadh

:: A blaze ripped through a carpentry workshop in the Saudi city of Riyadh on Sunday, claiming the lives of 10 people and injuring three others, the Saudi Civil Defense announced on Twitter. The blaze occurred in the Badr district

Fire breaks out in 15-story Makkah hotel, 600 pilgrims evacuated

:: Six hundred Turkish and Yemeni pilgrims survived a fire that broke out in a hotel in Makkah’s Al-Aziziyah neighborhood after they were evacuated by emergency response teams, Saudi state news agency SPA reported Monday. Official spokesman for the General

Fire breaks out at Dubai Torch tower again

:: A fire has ripped through a skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday, Dubai Media Ofice reported. Firefighting squads were deployed to The Torch tower, one of the world’s tallest residential buildings, to bring the fire under control. Videos being circulated

Fire ravages home in Saudi Arabia’s Najran, killing 11

:: Eleven people have died from smoke inhalation after a fire engulfed a home in Saudi Arabia’s Najran, the Civil Defense said Twitter on on Wednesday. Six people were injured and were rescued by firefighters who extinguished the blaze. The

Fire at Kuwait’s Avenues Mall construction site contained

:: A fire that broke out at Kuwait’s The Avenues Mall, where construction work is being done to expand the shopping complex, has been brought under control, state news agency KUNA reported on Thursday. KUNA quoted General Jamal Al-Blaihees, deputy

London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns

:: A local London council has decided to evacuate some 800 households in apartment buildings it owns because of safety concerns following the devastating fire that killed 79 people in a west London high-rise. The move comes amid escalating concerns

79 people presumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire in London

:: Seventy-nine people are dead or missing and presumed dead following a devastating blaze in a council-owned London tower block last week, police said on Monday, updating an earlier toll of 58 presumed dead. “As of this morning, I’m afraid

Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece

A fire during restoration works has caused serious damage to a historic 15th century Ottoman mosque in Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece, local officials said Wednesday. “For the moment there is no indication that arson was involved,” Nathanail Rigas, head fireman of

Fire at French nuclear plant takes reactor off grid, ‘no associated risk’

A fire caused an explosion at EDF’s Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France on Thursday, leading the utility to take a reactor offline, but there was no associated nuclear risk, EDF and a local government official said on Thursday.

Fires erupt in refinery, oil field in Iran

Three fires have broken out in refineries and an oil field in Iran in the past week. The blazes were at Abadan refinery in southwest Iran in Ahvaz, a refinery in Tehran and in an oil field, southwest of the

UAE’s ADNOC says fire at Ruwais oil refinery contained

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned national oil company ADNOC said on Wednesday it had contained a fire at the Takreer Ruwais refinery and that production and supply had not been affected. ADNOC had earlier said on its Twitter account that no casualties

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