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 »
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Partners in progress: King Salman, Obama to continue strategic ties
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US President Barack Obama pledged to work closely on a range of regional and international issues at a meeting on Tuesday, including terrorism, the Iranian nuclear talks and conflicts in neighboring
Sisi on death of King Abdullah: ‘Humanity has lost a great man’
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi on Saturday offered his condolences for the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and said in a televised speech broadcast by Egyptian state television that “humanity has lost a loyal, honest and great man.” Sisi
Venezuela’s Maduro in Saudi Arabia for talks
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has arrived in OPEC’s leading oil producer Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Sunday, after he visited Iran to discuss the impact of plummeting crude prices. Maduro landed on Saturday in Riyadh where Deputy Crown Prince
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Fiqh Council official condemns extremism JEDDAH — The secretary-general of the Muslim World League’s Islamic Fiqh Council said the Islamic nation has been undermined by Muslims who have embraced extremist ideologies. “These ideologies allow their followers to claim others
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Arab ministers to meet in Jeddah CAIRO — Saudi Arabia is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Arab states to discuss the Syrian conflict and the rise of Islamic State, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday. It
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Haia men storm liquor distillery KHAMIS MUSHAYT — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) at Wadi Bin Hashbal Center, in cooperation with Khamis Mushayt Police, busted a liquor distillery. They confiscated four barrels
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Umrah season ‘worth SR6b’ MAKKAH — The head of the transportation committee at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said this year’s Umrah season has provided a SR6 billion boost to the local economy. Saad Al-Qurashi told Al-Watan daily
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70 Saudi women employed in production line QURAYYAT — An agricultural company has employed 70 Saudi women in its production and packaging department in Qurayyat. The company’s CEO, Ibrahim Abu Abah, said they have provided the women with a suitable
‘Great generosity during Ramadan’
Companies and individuals are showing great generosity during Ramadan, according to many people polled here recently by Arab News. Monther M. Tayeb, a press relations and communications director of a multinational company in the Saudi capital, said: “Local companies and
SR54bn educational projects OK’d
Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Thursday approved 5,700 new educational development projects worth SR54 billion. He said the new projects were aimed at creating a qualitative improvement in the country’s educational environment. The projects include 1,500 nurseries, 500 educational
Qatif citizens assured of equal treatment
[wpResize] Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has assured members of the Qatif community in the Eastern Province that the government treats all its citizens equally. At a meeting with citizens at his office in Al-Hakam Palace,
Mobile service to help smokers quit
The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will launch a Kingdom-wide survey on adult smokers shortly, according to Ali Alwadey director general of Tobacco Control Program
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
Tutors learn the law the hard way
Four expatriates, three of them teachers, were briefly detained on Monday evening for giving private tuition at the Hai Al-Wazarat area in the Saudi capital. They were later released with a warning to refrain from doing so in the future.
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