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
Envoy recalls sacrifices made by Yasser Arafat
The newly arrived Palestine Consul General Mohammed Yahya Al-Assadi paid tribute to martyr Yasser Arafat on his death anniversary and had an introductory meeting with journalists on Tuesday at the premises of the consulate in Jeddah. Al-Assadi was posted to
Free net-based phone services may be stopped
Telecom companies operating in Saudi Arabia intend to form an alliance to prevent people from using free Internet telephone services as part of their joint efforts to increase their annual revenue from phone calls, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported on Wednesday.
Historic Al-Hudaibiya mosque to be rebuilt
The historic Al-Hudaibiya mosque will be demolished and rebuilt by the Islamic Affairs Ministry and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) to reflect its significance in Islam. The mosque was built on the site where the Prophet
Robots to help end congestion in airports
The Department of Passports (Jawazat) will soon introduce the services of robots at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah to organize the movement of passengers. The robots remotely controlled by the Internet can easily organize the queues using an
Oil price drop wakeup call for producers, says IMF chief
The global slump in oil prices should be considered as a “splendid wakeup call” by energy-producing countries for restructuring their economies, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The price of oil has dropped by more than half
Saudi Arabia sets new conditions for operating tower cranes
Construction companies that use tower cranes must get ground soil tested from a specialized laboratory before operating the heavy machinery, Saudi’s Civil Defense Department (CDD) said in a statement. “The companies should produce a certificate for soil test from an
Kashmir is a political dispute – Safi
Kashmir is a political dispute basically. But some people think that it is only the dispute of human rights violations by the Indian security forces in the Occupied Indian Kashmir. The “human tragedy” is one dimension of the dispute, said
PRC celebrates legendary poet’s birth anniversary
Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) recalled the services of Pakistan’s thinker, poet and philosopher Allama Mohammad Iqbal on the occasion of his 139th birth anniversary. Iqbal was born on Nov. 9, 1877 in Sialkot. Ali Al-Ghamdi, a former diplomat, who presided,
75% food industries ‘cannot be monitored’
A whopping 75 percent of food industries and distribution centers in the Kingdom are not under surveillance or monitoring because they are located in remote areas. The startling revelation was made by the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA) in
‘Kingdom free of cholera’
Hamad Al-Dhuwelia, one of the top officials at the Ministry of Health, has confirmed that the Kingdom is totally free of cholera. “The ministry has not yet recorded any case of the disease. One of the first priorities of the
Doctors, accountants among 7,500 stopped while fleeing kingdom
Around 7,566 people including doctors and accountants were arrested for trying to escape the Kingdom across borders during 1436H, after not being able to settle debts or due to criminal cases against them or problems with their sponsors. They are
‘Lady Al-Qaeda’ says she was brainwashed
A woman terror convict is repenting that she made the wrong decision of joining the Al-Qaeda terror group, which, she said, always misled and brainwashed her with false propaganda. “The Saudi judicial authorities actually showed leniency in my case. I
Communal forces shown the door in key India elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ruling Hindu nationalist party bit the dust in the bitterly fought Bihar elections. As the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad duo led the Grand Alliance on Sunday to a historic, thumping two-thirds majority, even reviving its junior
Crane crash probe enters final stage
Investigators of the Grand Mosque crane crash have achieved a major breakthrough and those responsible for the incident will be put on trial, local media reported on Sunday. Among those questioned were engineers and project managers. The engineering department of
Girls’ program to fight cancer wins recognition
Five Saudi girls have proved their mettle by introducing a first-of-its-kind educational program to fight breast cancer. Dr. Najwa Salem, ambassador of the national initiative and executive director of the Battarjee Education and Technical Academy BETA, adopted the program on
SR20m in aid for 4,420 young men and women for marriage
The Charitable Society for Marriage and Family Guidance in Jeddah revealed that 4,420 men and women were provided with SR20 million to get married. Saad Al-Zahrani, financial supervisor at the organization and member of the board of directors explained that
31 female civic poll candidates withdraw citing prohibitive costs
Thirty-one female candidates in the Kingdom were forced to withdraw from the municipal elections due to the high cost of media campaigns, low level of awareness about the importance of the elections, the absence of women’s support programs, and competitive
Preserving Jeddah’s history
By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh I was alarmed by the news item that this newspaper carried on Thursday saying that 30 buildings in the old part of Jeddah are on the verge of collapse. What were even more worrying were the
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.