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
Private sector work reduction may lead to increase in expat salaries
The Shoura Council’s decision to reduce working hours in the private sector from 48 hours to 40 hours per week would result in additional operational costs in the sector due to 30 percent higher wages for expat workers, according to
JISH holds workshops for speech language specialists
The Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing (JISH) on Saturday began two-day training workshops for their clinical team at the Center for Autism Research in Riyadh. Dr. Nahla Dashash, consultant speech language pathologist, and director of Clinical Services at JISH,
Border Guard departments to have women staff soon
Maj. Gen. Awad Al-Balawi, head of the Saudi Border Guard, recently confirmed the expansion of the employment program for women within the border security sector. He said that the sector is entering a new phase as women will be employed
JCCI to train 200 youths in hospitality management
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Academy will be launching a 3-day training program for 200 youths in the tourism and hospitality sector, JCCI announced on Monday. Adnan Bin Hussein Mandoura, secretary general at JCCI, explained that the
Switzerland records more Saudi and GCC visitors
Switzerland’s Tourism has recorded an increased number of visitors from Saudi Arabia. The country has marked 23 percent more visitors from the GCC. “The Grand Tour of Switzerland campaign launched in 2015 was a complete success in the Kingdom and
Deputy crown prince steps in to bring woman in coma from US
Timely intervention by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped move a Saudi woman, who was declared “brain dead” in the US, to the Kingdom. Hani Matar El-Enzi was quoted as saying by an online publication on Wednesday that his
Shoura members criticize hate speech by some imams
A number of Shoura Council members have voiced objections to some imams who express their personal opinions during Friday sermons. The members asked the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to supervise the sermons to make sure they were written by specialists
From postman to pilot — he flew high in career
From delivering mails for Saudi Aramco to captaining Saudi Arabian Airlines’ first flight to New York, Jazza Al-Shammari’s career story is unique. “I started my career as a postman with Saudi Aramco in 1959 and continued the primary studies at
Cops identify victim shown being thrashed in video clip
The Jeddah police have solved the mystery surrounding the thrashing of a man by another, the video clip of which had gone viral. It was a Herculean task for the police to search for the victim, who had not bothered
IISJ’s 4th campus ready for 3,500 more students
At least 3,500 more students will be enrolled in the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) with the opening of its fourth campus in Al-Rehab district in the new academic year. Deputy Indian Consul General and Haj Consul Shahid Alam, who is
Expansion of airports on track: GACA chief
Work on developing and modernizing the Kingdom’s 27 airports is ongoing and is expected to be completed within the next five years, according to Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). “Our goal is that our
WhatsApp calling ban lifted….
Users of WhatsApp were a joyous lot on Saturday as the call facility finally became available on the popular messaging service in the Kingdom. The facility, which is for free now, through WhatsApp was earlier banned in Saudi Arabia and
Mataf area likely to be shaded
Pilgrims and visitors performing tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba or praying around it may look forward to relief from the blazing sun, as a proposal to shade the Mataf area is being studied. According to local media, the matter
Firms urged to apply wage protection system
The Ministry of Labor has urged firms to immediately start implementing the 10th phase of the Wage Protection System before it becomes mandatory on March 31. Mohammed Al-Faleh, assistant undersecretary for inspection and development of the work environment, was quoted
Riyadh growth creates ‘major investment opportunities’
Saudi Arabia’s capital city has major opportunities for investors across several sectors, the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh stated in its investment climate report for last year. The report, published in a local newspaper on Friday, was released
14 Filipinos among 19 killed in Iraq hotel fire
Most of the victims of a fire that struck a hotel in Iraq on Friday were Filipinos, the charge d’affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad said. “We have just been informed that 14 Filipinos were among the 17 people
Saudia jets take home stranded Pak pilgrims
Major Pakistan airports remained crippled by industrial action Friday as a strike by employees of the national flag carrier against plans to privatize the airline entered its fourth day. All of Pakistan International Airlines’ foreign and domestic flights were suspended
Saher’s public image negative
A study conducted on the public’s perception of the Saher traffic system found that most people viewed it in a negative light, based on tweets posted last year. It also found that there was a negative perception about the system
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