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 »
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Geopolitical balance with Pakistan
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Apart from the 3 million Pakistanis who work in Gulf states, and the $4 billion in annual transactions they make, the region considers relations with Pakistan strategic. The country is not viewed as a mere trading
LuLu opens its 6th hypermarket in Saudi Arabia
Marching ahead with its aggressive expansion in the Saudi market, Middle East’s retail major LuLu Hypermarkets has opened its latest outlet in Dammam, making it its sixth outlet in the Kingdom and 121st in the GCC. The latest hypermarket was
Together in tragedy: Syrian refugee draws Paris victims
When Syrian war refugee Lina Mahameed saw TV reports of the recent Paris attacks, she recognized her own story reflected in the brutality. The 41-year old artist is now drawing portraits of some of the 130 people killed in the
‘Fifty Shades,’ ‘Pixels’ among Razzies nominees
“Fifty Shades of Grey” is all tied up with “Pixels,” “Jupiter Ascending” and “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” for the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards celebrating the worst in cinema. The films led the Razzies lineup Wednesday
Bowie’s ‘China Girl’ says he changed her life
In 1983, New Zealander Geeling Ching was 23-year-old and waiting tables at a Sydney cafe when she was chosen to play the lead role in David Bowie’s “China Girl.” She says the music video and the brief romance with Bowie
In Iran, old habits die hard
By : Mohammed Alyahya In 1987, hundreds of thousands of Muslims of different nationalities, skin colours and sects gathered in Makkah for worship during the hajj season. Suddenly, a group of men chanting political slogans and brandishing knives, broken glass
Madaya siege marks Hezbollah’s eternal disgrace
By : Diana Moukalled Last week, the media circulated a video of a Syrian boy called Mohammed, who said he had not eaten in days due to the siege on the town of Madaya. “I swear to God I’m hungry,”
Ethics, humanity fading amid war
By : Harun Yahya Rules and ethics of war are always known to have been flouted. Moreover, the 21st century has made it sufficiently clear to the world how horrifying and ruthless war can be. A quote from Tolstoy explains
Unjust criticism
By : Rajeev Sharma The Jan. 2 terror attack on the Indian air base in Pathankot did not just put the start-stop-start kind of India-Pakistan peace process in deep freeze but also had a deep repercussion on the Indian polity
You are either with us, or against us
By : Jamal Khashoggi Saudis should adopt this phrase while currently facing a major existential crisis. The problem with the slogan is that it became associated with U.S. President George W Bush, who used it after the Sept. 11 attacks,
North Korea and the strategic distraction
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik While the first week of 2016 saw dramatic geopolitical shifts and sectarian hardening throughout the Middle East and Muslim world due to the Saudi-Iran confrontation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea,
Citizen rejects blood money ruling, wants hospital shut
A Saudi citizen is demanding the Health Affairs shut down the hospital that caused the death of his only daughter due to medical malpractice, despite the hospital having complied with a court ruling to pay him the blood money. Zyad
Attention, please: The secret of high performers
Daniel Goleman, a former science journalist for the New York Times is the author of thirteen books including the bestseller “Emotional Intelligence”. In his latest book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, Daniel Goleman proves that the ability to focus
Oscar fever in Jordan as ‘Theeb’ vies for award nod
A coming-of-age drama set among Bedouin tribesmen roaming the desert emerged as the first potential Oscar contender produced by Jordan’s nascent film industry. “Theeb” (Wolf), set in 1916, tells the story of a playful 11-year-old Bedouin boy of the same
Was J Law rude to foreign reporter?
Hunger Games actor Jennifer Lawrence, known for her witty remarks and great sense of humor, sparked a debate on Twitter after many called her out over her conduct toward a reporter during a Q&A session at the Golden Globes last
Iran’s elections and a challenge named Hassan Khomeini
By : Camelia Entekhabi-Fard While recent tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia is still considered a major topic in Iran, domestic news of two upcoming elections are also making headlines. Elections to nominate the next parliament and Iran’s Assembly of
Middle East should be Far from the Madding Crowd
By : Harun Yahya Two superpowers, two reliable Islamic countries, both rich in terms of military power and economic wealth together holding one fourth of the entire global oil reserves have been headlining the news. Iran and Saudi Arabia like
Can the private sector solve the Saudi unemployment problem?
By : Samar Fatany A Commission for Job Generation and Anti-Unemployment was recently established to address the decline in oil prices and a youth unemployment rate of 29.43 percent among Saudis aged 15 to 25 as of 2013, according to
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