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 »
Daily Archives: January 29, 2017
Entertainment in Saudi Arabia and the meaning of city living
By : Turki Aldakhil Cultural, entertainment and art events in Saudi Arabia have stirred a loud controversy despite the fact that there has been very few of them. The disagreement is not between those who support them and oppose them
Is Gulf reconciliation with Iran possible?
By : Mshari Al Thaydi Recent measures were taken to restore and repair the dilapidated relations between Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, or most of them to be exact, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The recent visit of
Federal judge bars deportations under Trump ban
A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the US from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. US District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after lawyers for
‘It’s not a Muslim ban… it’s working out very nicely’
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. “It’s not a Muslim ban,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he signed several executive orders. In the executive
Forces destroy Iranian drone in Yemen’s Mokha
Arab Coalition Forces, with the help of UAE Air Force in Yemen, have destroyed on Saturday an Iranian military drone in the northern port city of Mokha. The aircraft was at a mobile launching platform, intended to target Yemeni forces
Kingdom bags four regional tourism awards
Several Saudi personalities and journalists gathered Thursday at the Arab Tourism Media Awards announcement ceremony 2017 at Casablanca Grand Hotel Jeddah. Among the attendees of the program were Hussain Al-Mannai, chairman of the Arab Center for Tourism Media; Ahmed Al-Juaed,
Iranians, refugees detained at several US airports
Unites States authorities have stopped and detained refugees at airports on Friday soon after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the nation’s borders to immigrants from Iran and six other Muslim-majority nations. Some of the refugees were
May urges Turkey to maintain human rights after coup
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday urged Turkey to maintain the rule of law and observe its human rights obligations in the wake of the July 15 failed coup. She was speaing after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. In
Iraqi forces find chemical warfare agent in Mosul
An Iraqi officer says Iraqi forces discovered sulfur mustard, a chemical warfare agent, in Mosul alongside a cache of Russian surface-to-surface missiles. Iraqi special forces Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil said French officials tested the chemical agent this week and confirmed
Iran’s Rowhani to Trump: ‘Now is not the time to build walls’
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday it was no time to build walls between nations and criticised steps towards cancelling world trade agreements, without naming new US President Donald Trump. Trump on Wednesday ordered the construction of a US-Mexican
Ministry orders municipalities to abide by regulations on public warehouses
Abdul Lateef Al Al-Sheikh, minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, said secretariats and municipalities in all provinces, cities and governorates should abide by municipal and technical instructions related to warehouses. Municipalities and secretariats issue licenses according to municipal and technical
Saudi Apache helicopters bomb mountainous Houthi sites
Saudi Apache helicopters on Thursday night bombed military sites in the Yemeni mountains of Tawr al-Hashim that are under the control of Houthi militias and fighters allied to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The militias had situated themselves in these
Opposition denies army grabs Syria water spring
Syrian government forces entered the village of Ain al-Fija near Damascus on Saturday and took control from rebels of a spring and pumping station that supply most of the capital’s water, a military media unit run by Lebanese group Hezbollah
Donald Trump bars visitors from 7 Muslim countries
President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred visitors from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks. The order limiting
Missing rights activist returns home safely in Pakistan
Pakistani police and a family member say the university professor and rights activist who went missing early this month has returned home safely. Senior police officer Ashraf Shah said on Saturday that Salman Haider returned home, on the outskirts of
Jeddah’s Al-Jawhara to host Mohammed Abdu on Monday
Prominent Saudi star Mohammed Abdu will be performing live in Jeddah on Monday at King Abdullah Sports City — Al-Jawhara starting at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at SR350 up to SR2,000 and can be purchased online https://jeddah.platinumlist.net. The long-awaited
Five Iraqis, one Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York flight
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following United States President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport
Bosnian-Serbian economic delegation due in KSA today
A joint economic delegation from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia is to start a first unified visit to the Kingdom on Sunday. The delegation, which includes officials from the ministries of commerce, economy and tourism, as well as a number of businessmen,
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