Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Handicrafts Forum revitalizes KSA’s craft sector
[wpResize] A Tourism Authority delegation including Yusuf bin Hamza Al-Muzeini, the branch manager of General Authority of Tourism and Antiquities, visited the Crafts and Handicrafts Forum in Madinah. Al-Mozeini and the accompanying team met with many artisans drawn from different
Great road trips around the world
[wpResize] A driving holiday can be just about the most perfect holiday experience you can design – provided you have a comfortable vehicle that is, whether four wheeled or two. Driving holidays and road trips give you the freedom to
Digital timers to be back at Jeddah traffic lights
[wpResize] The Jeddah Traffic Department is in the process of re-installing digital timers at traffic lights at all main intersections of the city that are already provided with Saher system. Zaid Al-Hamzi, official spokesman for the department, said the digital
‘Performing Umrah with family is very pleasurable’
[wpResize] Pakistani pilgrim Ashraf Bukhari finds pleasure in visiting Saudi Arabia with family time and again to perform Umrah. “I have visited the Kingdom several times for Haj and Umrah,” he told Arab News. Bukhari applauded the government’s efforts to
Summer festivals draw huge crowds of children
[wpResize] Children’s participation in the ongoing summer festival is the key element to their huge success across the Kingdom, said a top official of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). “Kids make up the highest percentage of festival-goers,”
Iraq’s Capital Lives In Fear, Expects The Worst
[wpResize] BAGHDAD : “Allah, please make our army victorious,” rang out the despairing voice of a worshipper making his way through a crowd to reach the ornate enclosure of the Baghdad tomb of a revered Shiite imam. Others in the
“ALLAH” Only For Muslims, Ruled Top Malaysian Court
[wpResize] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia : Malaysia’s top court on Monday upheld a government ban forbidding non-Muslims from using “Allah” to refer to God, rejecting an appeal by the Roman Catholic Church that argued that the ban failed to consider the
Travelling through Mount Abu
[wpResize] Watered by the serene Nakki Lake and perched at an altitude of 4000 feet, Rajasthan’s only hill station is quite unlike the rest of the state. Offering a perfect respite from the scorching heat of the desert, picturesque Mount
Last-gasp Portugal draws with US to stay alive
[wpResize] MANAUS, Brazil : Portuguese substitute Silvestre Varela grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer to secure a 2-2 draw with the United States in World Cup Group G on Sunday and keep his team’s hopes alive. Just as it looked as
Lanka police hit back after media flak over deadly riots
[wpResize] COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police announced Sunday they were tightening security in the capital after local media, in a rare show of unity, condemned them for failing to control Buddhist extremists behind deadly anti-Muslim riots. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said
Israeli military carries out airstrikes in Syria
[wpResize] Israeli soldiers load shells in their tank on Sunday as they prepared to retaliate against forces on the Syrian side of the Golan who fired at a civilian vehicle on the Israeli side, killing a 15-year-old Arab civilian on
Half-a-ton cocaine seized in Jeddah port
[wpResize] Saudi authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle 526 kg of cocaine into the Kingdom through the Jeddah Islamic Port. The cocaine consignment came from a South American country, said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry.
Emergency plan for holy cities finalized
[wpResize] Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif approved a plan for emergency situations in Makkah and Madinah during Ramadan. Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Amro, director general of Civil Defense, said: “All arrangements and preparations were made to ensure the implementation of
Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar: sources
[wpResize] An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the western Anbar province in a push to evict Iraqi security forces from Sunni Muslim areas, witnesses and security sources
307,000 Pakistanis flee from war in tribal region
[wpResize] Pakistanis fleeing war in the North Waziristan tribal region gather for registration at the Saidgaai check post in Bannu district on June 20, 2014 PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani government official says the number of people who have fled a
Oil price risks put inflation back in focus
[wpResize] Iraq will be foremost in investors’ minds in the coming week as oil price risk has returned to markets, complicating the task for central banks whose policies are beginning to diverge for the first time since the global financial
Four miners found shot dead at a South Africa gold mine
[wpResize] our suspected illegal miners were found dead with gun shots wounds to the head at a gold mine near Johannesburg, South African police said on Sunday. The bodies were found by security guards employed at the mine on Saturday,
ISIL militants seize more Iraq towns
[wpResize] BAGHDAD: Sunni militants advanced through west Iraq after seizing a strategic Syria border crossing, as US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the region Sunday aiming to bridge widening rifts. The latest assaults saw the security forces making
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