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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Saudi King Salman to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah ahead of Arab summit in Amman
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is scheduled to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan ahead of his participation in the 28th Arab Summit to be held in Amman. King Salman’s visit will involve the signing of 15 agreements
Saudi Arabia eyes becoming global leader in renewables
Saudi Arabia is moving toward achieving its ultimate goal of becoming not only a world leader, but also an exporter of renewable energy with government investments of $30-$50 billion by 2023. As the Kingdom moves to reduce its reliance on
Why weren’t Saudis banned from entering America?
By : Turki Al-dakhil The US travel ban has led enemies and rivals to ask why the Saudis were not included on the list of the seven countries which Donald Trump banned their citizens from entering the US. This question
KSA hails global fight plan against Daesh
The Cabinet has welcomed the plan by several countries to join the fight against Daesh. This is in reference to the decision by NATO’s defense ministers, at a meeting at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels, to launch the offensive against
Minister orders action against erring hiring companies
Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani has ordered action against recruiting firms which have allegedly refused to provide services, violating rules and regulations. The minister gave the direction to various bodies in his ministry, following complaints in this regard, local media reported
Mataf bridge to be removed after 3 months
The process of dismantling the Mataf bridge encircling the Kaaba will begin after three months and will be completed by Ramadan to make room for 105,000 pilgrims to perform tawaf in one hour. Before the expansion, only 48,000 pilgrims could
Alzheimer’s village opened in Al-Diriyah
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated the “Alzheimer’s village” at Al-Bugairi neighborhood of the historical city of Al-Diriyah here on Saturday. He also launched a number of projects of the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA) and hailed the association,
Incentive for border health workers
The director of the Health Department in Jazan, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sahli, has said that the Health Ministry will pay SR20 million to workers at hospitals in the southern borders, pointing out that these incentives had been promised by the
Al-Assaf: Arab, South America hold huge trade potential
Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said here on Sunday that there is a strong need to intensify trade cooperation between the Arab and South American countries in view of the promising opportunities available in these countries. The minister was addressing more
25,000 teachers to train abroad
The Ministry of Education will send 25,000 teachers for training in developed countries. In a report to the Shoura Council to be discussed in the next session, the ministry said that it will send 25,000 teachers abroad to train in
Iran bigger threat than Daesh, say Saudis
The opinion in the Kingdom on Daesh is mostly negative, but the citizens consider Iran as more dangerous than the terror organization, a survey has revealed. A huge 78 percent of Saudis said Daesh was greatly negative and 14 percent
Saudi Arabia donated $115 billion to help 90 countries
Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said the Kingdom has been the most generous country in the world in the field of development and humanitarian aid over the past
Drive thanking security officers launched
King Saud Medical City (KSMC) launched a campaign recently to thank the country’s security officers for keeping the country safe. “The campaign was launched as a way to express our gratitude to all the security officers who are serving the
Environmental forum to focus on women’s role
The Saudi Environmental Society (SENS) is keen to provide the best solutions in working toward a more sustainable environment in the Kingdom. As a reflection of this, the organization is now planning the largest sustainable environmental forum in the Kingdom
Africans held for illegally cooking food for pilgrims
The Makkah Municipality recently raided an unlicensed kitchen in Aziziah district of the holy city and arrested a number of Africans who were preparing food for pilgrims. “The area has many buildings where pilgrims were staying during the Haj season,”
New Jeddah airport to open in mid-2016
The upgrade of King Abdulaziz International Airport here is 85 percent complete and would open on schedule in mid-2016. This is according to a report in a local publication on Wednesday, which said that the arrival and departure halls include
‘Tourism could replace oil’ as main source of revenue
Tourism has the potential to replace crude oil as the primary source of revenue for Saudi Arabia, according to tourism industry experts. Speaking during a panel discussion on the rapid growth of domestic tourism and its future, experts maintained that
‘Makkah a paradise on earth’
At this time of strife and conflicts in some Arab and Islamic countries, pilgrims travel to perform Haj in the Kingdom where a sense of safety and tranquility makes up for what they may not be familiar with in their
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