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: Tabuk
Extreme cold weather predicted in parts of Saudi Arabia this week
:: The General Authority for Meteorology and Environment Protection predicted that the Saudi Arabia will be affected by a cold air mass with significant lowtemperatures that would reach below 0° C. This cold weather will affect especially the northern parts
Saudi Arabia boosts agriculture ties with UN
:: A Saudi delegation has met with the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in an effort to boost ties and explore how it can support the Kingdom’s economic diversification plans. Among the topics discussed were Reimbursable Technical Assistance
Saudi forces arrest 4 escaped prisoners after 9-hour siege in Tabuk
:: Police arrested four prisoners who had escaped from Tabuk Prison after a nine-hour siege that followed 25 days of tracking and monitoring. Security forces used airplanes from Prince Faisal Air Base to track the escaped prisoners, and followed tips
Duba Border Guards foil drug-smuggling attempt in Duba
:: Border Guards officers in Duba city, Tabuk governorate, Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle 900,000 Captagon pills aboard a ship attempting to enter Saudi territorial waters from the Egyptian territorial waters. Border Guards official spokesperson Commodore Saher bin Mohammed
Riyadh faces subzero temperature
The cold weather which resumed in the capital this week after a long spell of relatively warm weather will continue next week with cloudy skies and light rain. The General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has forecast sandstorms whipped
Schools in Makkah, Jeddah to remain closed today
All government schools in Makkah, Jeddah and Yanbu will remain closed on Tuesday due to heavy rain forecast. Classes at the government schools in the coastal regions of Tabuk province will also be suspended following heavy rain lashing the regions.
Low temperatures forecast for many parts of Kingdom
Presidency of Meteorology and Environmental Protection (PMEP) announced on Saturday that various areas of the Kingdom will experience low temperatures in the coming days. “Temperatures are expected to drop significantly, ranging from four to seven degrees starting on Sunday,” said
Flooding, storms forecast for many areas
There will be thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds carrying dust, and possible flooding in parts of the Kingdom over the coming days, according to the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME). In its forecast issued on Monday, the PME said
KSA is in for a cold wave, say weather forecasters
Weather predictions and forecasts indicate that large areas of the Kingdom will be affected with successive unstable weather conditions as a result of a number of cold waves in the upper atmospheres. Part of these atmospheric conditions include rainy clouds,
Govt to change work schedules at primary health centers
The Health Ministry is re-examining working hours of employees at 2,300 primary health care centers across the Kingdom to ensure best quality for patients. According to sources quoted in the local media, the move comes in response to a statement
Cold wave to lash KSA with snow, wind
A wave of bitterly cold weather accompanied by wind, sub-zero temperatures and snow is expected to hit the Kingdom on Wednesday and last until Sunday, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environmental Protection (PME) said on Monday. The extreme cold is
Tabuk making rapid recovery after rains
Tabuk and its neighboring areas which were hit hard by heavy rain on Tuesday, are rapidly recovering with authorities working around the clock to drain accumulated rain water from the streets. Civil defense teams rescued nearly 200 people although there
No place for extremists ‘masked as intellectuals’
Minister of Education Prince Khaled Al-Faisal praised the Kingdom’s ability to establish a modern state system that is based on Islam. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the Prince Fahd bin Sultan University to honor students for scientific
Authorities warn against hunting migrant birds to avoid bird flu
The Ministry of Agriculture has warned citizens and the residents all over the Kingdom of the dangers of hunting or coming into contact with migrant birds that are currently traveling through Saudi Arabia. The warning comes in the wake of
Government extends ban on hunting of migratory birds
With the coming of winter, local authorities have reiterated the ban on hunting migratory birds that are passing through the Kingdom in their thousands. For the fifth year running, the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) has banned hunting migratory birds passing
Excellence in science awards ceremony to be held in Tabuk
Tabuk Gov. Prince Sultan bin Fahd on Sunday met Mohammed Abdullah Lehaidan, the chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Award for Scientific Excellence. The governor was briefed on the preparations for the distribution of the
Ministry to help create 100,000 new jobs
The Ministry of Labor, in coordination with a number of specialized establishments in the food industry, will provide 100,000 jobs across the Kingdom in the forthcoming months. The jobs will pay employment seekers of both sexes a salary that will
Governor offers help to children of crash victims
Tabuk Gov. Prince Fahd bin Sultan has extended support to the three Jordanian children who lost their parents in a road accident on Sunday. The children, who had also lost a sibling in the accident, were escorted and accompanied by
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