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: July 2014
Abbas: Israel ‘must stop’ Gaza ground assault
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to stop its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, saying it would cause more bloodshed and complicate efforts to end the conflict, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported Friday. Abbas’ remarks came hours
Labor market reforms cost SR15 billion
The Labor Ministry revealed it spends SR14.9 billion annually on reforming the labor market. The ministry explained that the expenditure goes on the implementation of short and medium range strategies. On a related note, the ministry’s statistics show that Saudis
Saudi Twittersphere on fire with #GazaUnderAttack
Away from the daily news bites, analyses and debates from known Saudi writers and media personalities about the current round of violence on Gaza, the Saudi youth have taken advantage of Twitter to either connect directly with people living in
Scores killed after ISIS seize Syria gas field
A Syrian monitoring group said Friday more than 90 people have been killed after fighters belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria seized a gas field in central Syria. ISIS fighters on Thursday morning attacked the Shaar gas
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
Fire catastrophe averted
A massive fire all but completely destroyed a lubricant and petroleum products factory in Jeddah’s industrial area early Thursday morning. Civil Defense forces stopped the fire from spreading to neighboring units, which would have otherwise caused destruction of massive scale
Kingdom losing ‘billions’ to underground economy
The Kingdom loses billions every year in revenue because of the underground economy, which includes food produced illegally, experts say. The term “underground economy” refers to illegal activities that generate income not accounted for in a country’s gross domestic product
Fire rips through shanties in Makkah’s Al-Mansour Street
MAKKAH – Four Civil Defense units, backed up by two rescue teams, battled for several hours a fire that ripped through a cluster of makeshift houses built on an empty plot in Al-Mansour Street in Makkah Thursday night. The area
Israelis cheering at Gaza onslaught caught on air
As explosions lit up the Gaza skyline, Israelis gathered to watch missiles hit the strip during Israel’s offensive on Thursday, in a scene aired on CNN. An international correspondent for CNN, Diana Magnay, reported live from a hilltop near the
Gaza ground invasion claims lives
At least 11 Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in Gaza on Friday, hours after Israel began a ground invasion into the strip after talks to reach a permanent ceasefire with Hamas failed to de-escalate the tension. Explosions lit
Malaysia Airlines changes route after fatal missile
Malaysia Airlines said Friday that in the wake of the shooting down of one of its passenger jets over Ukraine, it has changed the route its planes will take on flights to and from Europe. The airline said in a
King Abdullah granted doctorate from Egypt’s Al-Azhar
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been granted an honorary doctorate from Egypt’s Al-Azhar University for efforts in serving Islam and Egypt. The university is considered the world’s leading center for Arabic literature and Islamic learning. Egypt’s official Middle East News
Israel charges three Jews over Palestinian teen murder
Israeli prosecutors indicted three Jews on Thursday over the kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teenager who was burned to death this month, the justice ministry said. The identity of those charged was not disclosed by the ministry, which simply
Israel launches ground invasion on Gaza
Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza late Thursday on the 10th day of an offensive to stamp out rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave, the army said. “Following 10 days of Hamas attacks by land, air and sea, and
Britain seeking urgent U.N. meeting over Ukraine
Britain has asked for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the crisis in Ukraine after a Malaysian airliner crashed in the rebel-held east, diplomats said Thursday. The meeting is likely to take place on Friday, said
How to Teach Humans to Remember Really Complex Passwords
If passwords are considered the bane of the data security industry, it’s partly because humans are awful at choosing them: By some counts, we still pick “password” a facepalm-inducing one in 20 times. But a study from two researchers at
Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the passenger plane downed over Ukraine “looks like it may be a terrible tragedy” and his top priority is finding out whether American citizens were on board. Obama said he’s directed his aides to
Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine
A Malaysian passenger plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. Anton Gerashchenko said the aircraft, which other sources
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