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 »
Tag Archives: Jeddah
Iranian cruelty against Yemen civilians rapped
Iran is helping the Houthis and supporters of the ousted president commit “heinous crimes” in Yemen. This is according to Mohammed Abdul Majid Qubati, Yemen’s information minister, who also thanked his counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for discussing
India honors Saudi Haj guides for excellent service
The Indian Haj mission honored five of the 28 Haj operators involved in providing services to Indian pilgrims on Thursday. The winning operators, called muttawifeen in Arabic, were Mamdooh Mohammed Amin Mahboob, Naif Najeeb Abdul Hamid Khan, Zohair Ibrahim Mohammed
SRMG, Nibras ink pact to fight drug menace
Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) and the National Project for the Prevention of Narcotics (Nibras) have signed a partnership to fight the druge menace. The signing ceremony was attended by SRMG Managing Director Azzam Al-Dakhil, several SRMG executives and
Turkish firms to gain from royal order
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has issued directives to governors of various regions to encourage Turkish companies to increase their role in the Saudi market. His move follows the agreement between Saudi Arabia and
New housing index for Jeddah market: JLL and JCCI ink deal
JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI) to jointly launch the ‘JLL-JCCI Jeddah Housing Index’. The index is intended to collect,
500 hectares recovered from land thieves in Jeddah
A special committee has recovered 5 million square meters of land in southern Jeddah, part of the Al-Khamra Scheme, from land thieves, with seven citizens now facing prosecution. Samir Basirin, chairman of the committee, said that the land had been
Ship with Iran arms intercepted; dozens of Houthis killed in coalition strikes
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has intercepted a cargo ship coming from Djibouti to Hodeidah port carrying military equipment under the guise of carrying medical supplies. Coalition sources told Sky News Arabia that a search of the
New Absher version for smartphones
The Interior Ministry has launched a new upgraded version of the Absher system for smartphones, which includes various services for the issue of identity cards, passports and visas for expatriate workers. This follows directives issued by Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Teacher uses students for armed robberies
The police have arrested an expatriate teacher and his four student accomplices for carrying out a string of robberies in the city. The Arab teacher had recruited three students from his school and one from another for his criminal activities.
GPA chief calls for support to journalists
Newspapers in GCC countries have been urged to avoid laying off journalists in a hurry due to the slowdown following a sharp drop in the oil prices. “Gulf newspapers either going through or likely to go through financial difficulties should
Scholarship students concerned over delay in renewal of health insurance
Scholarship students in various countries have grown increasingly concerned about delays in renewals of health insurance cards. The Saudi cultural attaché to the US, Dr. Mohammed Al-Eissa, has clarified that the delays resulted from a change in the health insurance
Haia: Healthy criticism welcome
The Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) says its functioning is transparent and that it accepts constructive criticism. Haia spokesman Turki bin Abdullah Al-Shilail was responding to negative reports in the media about the
Experts: Rising prices will hit middle-income group hard
Economists have warned that the effects of rising prices of fuel and a number of other services provided by the state will be felt in a period of six months and that middle-income group will be affected the most. “Inflation
Saudi youths producing water pumps to export to US market
A group of Saudi youths is manufacturing water pumps and exporting them to the US market, according to a website. The group of young engineers and technicians are now running one of the largest Saudi companies which specializes in the
’Cheap labor from abroad hitting nationalization’
Affordable expatriate laborers account for 60 percent of total employees in the private sector, negatively impacting Saudi youths seeking to enter the sector, economic experts have said. Measures should be taken to guarantee employment security, as well as a restructuring
2 officials in Jazan detained in SR4 million bribery cases
The administrative court in Jazan is reviewing a SR4 million bribery case involving the financial representative of the Ministry of Finance in the region, an employee of the department of education of the region, and a contracting company implementing education
Reports that school students are using drugs rejected
Abdul llah bin Mohammed Al-Sharif, the secretary-general of the National Commission for Narcotics Control (NCNC), dismissed news circulated by some media outlet that about 30 percent of male and 23 percent of female intermediate school level students are addicted to
Education office staff still shocked
Employees of the Education Office in Al-Daer governorate, Jazan, where seven people were gunned down on Thursday are in a state of shock and perplexed as to what prompted the attacker — a teacher — to take such an extreme
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