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
‘Observe Ramadan in the true spirit of Islam’
[wpResize] Imams in mosques throughout the Kingdom, including those in Makkah and Madinah, welcomed on Friday the holy month of Ramadan with an immense sense of piety and requested their respective congregation to strictly follow the teachings of the Holy
El-Sissi in Sudan to shore up alliance against terrorism
[wpResize] KHARTOUM: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi landed in neighbour Sudan on Friday for what an analyst said would be an attempt to shore up a regional alliance against “terrorism”. An AFP photographer at Khartoum airport confirmed the Egyptian leader’s
Tiger snatches man as children watch helplessly
[wpResize] KOLKATA: A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man’s son said Friday. The attack happened Thursday as Sushil
Afridi to stage T20 to support refugees
[wpResize] KARACHI: Pakistan cricket legend Shahid Afridi said he is planning a Twenty20 match to raise money for almost half-a-million people displaced by a military operation in the country’s northwest. More than 470,000 people have fled the offensive against strongholds
Gulf cash for Belgrade waterfront development
[wpResize] BELGRADE: Serbia has unveiled plans to redevelop the Belgrade waterfront, aiming to make the capital a tourism and business hub, in a controversial 3 billion euro scheme that will be funded by Gulf cash. The Belgrade Waterfront project promises
Malaysia Airlines MH370: Passengers likely suffocated, investigators say
[wpResize] The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, a new report released by Australian officials on Thursday said. In a 55-page report, the
Watching too much TV may cause early death: Study
[wpResize] People who watch TV for three hours or more each day may be twice as likely to die prematurely than those who watch less, a new study says. Researchers of the American Heart Association assessed 13,284 young and healthy
Yahoo looking to buy YouTube content provider for $250 million: Sky News
[wpResize] Internet giant Yahoo has put in a bid of around $250 million to buy Fullscreen, a company which creates content for YouTube channels, Britain’s Sky News reported on Thursday. Yahoo is looking to expand its reach to young consumers
Amazon and Indian investment firm to help small businesses get online
[wpResize] Amazon.com Inc’s Asia unit will provide back-end support in a venture with an Indian private investment firm formed by Infosys Ltd co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy that aims to help get Indian companies online. Catamaran Ventures’s partnership with Amazon Asia
Yusuffali marks hat-trick victory in Abu Dhabi Chamber election
[wpResize] Yusuffali M.A., head of Lulu group, Middle East’s retail major, and non-resident India (NRI) businessman, won the Abu Dhabi Chamber election held yesterday with a thumping majority. Ali who won previous two elections, retained his seat with 1,721 votes,
SABIC, Mitsubishi Rayon sign SR4.5bn deal for 2 plants
[wpResize] DUBAI: A joint venture of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and Mitsubishi Rayon has signed a contract to construct two plants in the east of the Kingdom worth SR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion), a statement said on Thursday. The plants
UK honors ‘Pakistani’ heroes from WWI
[wpResize] ISLAMABAD: Three soldiers from Pakistan were among 175 men from overseas who won Britain’s highest military honor the Victoria Cross for service in the First World War, geo.tv reported. Commemorative plaques for these brave men were unveiled as part
Assange may walk the ramp
[wpResize] LONDON: Julian Assange has been asked to star in a fashion show by British designer Ben Westwood at Ecuador’s London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder is currently holed up in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden. Former photographer
Bollywood actress turns into Modi for new movie
[wpResize] MUMBAI: Indian movie star Vidya Balan is currently in Vadodara promoting her upcoming film “Bobby Jasoos.” The actress has even decided to visit the tea stall that sold free tea during elections to those who were supporting Narendra Modi’s
Rosso: A taste of Italy
[wpResize] Sometimes you feel like eating Italian food but not just any Italian food. You are looking for something special, original yet authentic: Italian cuisine with a twist! All you need to do is head straight to the Four Seasons
ANALYSIS: A party for the world becomes a Latin fiesta in Brazil
[wpResize] By : Fernando Durat When experts predicted a carnival atmosphere in Brazil for the World Cup, they were certainly thinking of the great opportunity for Latin American supporters to seize the chance to follow the action up-close — a
Utilizing solar energy
[wpResize] By : Nadeem M. Qureshi For more than a century the model for generating and distributing electrical power has remained unchanged. Power is produced in large generating plants each of which takes years to build and typically costs hundreds
Creative Thinking: Climbing the ladder
[wpResize] By : Elsa Franco Al Ghaslan Going back to… possibly the Big Bang, we realize that creation (the Universe and our own world) have never been static. Everything changes, evolves in a never-ending transformation. If you think about pre-historic
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