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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Nitaqat: Saudis in private sector up to 1.7 million
The number of Saudis working in the private sector during 2015 rose to 1.7 million, up from about 700,000 in 2011, while the number of Saudi women working in the sector reached about 400,000 employees, up from only 50,000 four
Shape up or ship out, MoH warns private hospitals
The Health Ministry has issued a stern warning to private hospitals not providing quality services for patients. If they don’t improve performance, their names would be made public immediately, according to Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih. Al-Falih said that self-regulation has
Bachchan: Unstoppable at 73
Think Amitabh Bachchan and you instantly think of grandeur, of class, suaveness and modesty. Big B has ruled Bollywood and everyone’s hearts with his maverick acting, dialogue delivery and phenomenal expressions. Big B is making his latest foray on the
Rapper Jay Z testifies in Arabic music dispute
Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin’” that is now the subject of a copyright infringement trial. The rap superstar spent roughly
Kanye West – U.S. president and ‘American Idol?’
Kanye West apparently isn’t limiting his ambitions to a planned White House run. The rapper may also be hoping to be the next “American Idol.” West turned up to audition for the final, upcoming season of the television talent show
Streep to head Berlin festival jury
Oscar-winning Hollywood star Meryl Streep will head the jury of next year’s Berlin Film Festival, organizers said. Streep will be jury president of the 66th Berlinale from Feb. 11-21 in her first-ever role as a festival juror anywhere. “It is
Mobile clinics to screen breast cancer patients
A leading charitable organization involved in screening women for breast cancer plans to set up five mobile units. Al-Zahra Breast Cancer Society will place the units in various strategic points frequented by women, Areej Al-Najjar, educator in the society, said
Universities come together to strengthen national unity
Coming together with patriotic fervor, 11 universities from across the Kingdom took part in the first women’s symposium on community-based initiatives for Saudi universities and their role in promoting patriotism to strengthen unity and integrity. The universities took part in
Muqeem era begins
The Passport Department has started issuing the new identity card, Muqeem, for expats. However, the department has denied a report on MBC.net that the card would allow expatriates to travel without visas to GCC countries, according to Maj. Talal Al-Shalhoub,
SR858 million announced for disabled to buy cars
The Ministry of Social Affairs is to soon pay out SR858 million for 5,721 people with disabilities to buy special cars. The amount would allow for the purchase of 6,300 cars, according to Abdullah Al-Muaiqil, the undersecretary for social and
Social media helped nab Egyptian killer of woman, Saudi mother
A Saudi woman has gone missing in Egypt, barely a week after the bodies of a different Saudi woman and her Kuwaiti daughter were found in a well outside Cairo. Osama Nugali, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, said he could
Burn The Ballroom puts on a rocking show in Jeddah
American rock group “Burn The Ballroom” played to a capacity crowd of 300 at the US consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday. The day before, they gave a well-received concert at The Help Center, a non-profit organization committed to enhance the
J Law tackles Hollywood sexism
One of Hollywood’s top movie stars Jennifer Lawrence hit out against film industry sexism in a blunt essay Tuesday for an online feminist newsletter. The Oscar-winning actress blasted pay inequality between the sexes in her post for Lenny, a newsletter
Moore rallies against gun violence in US
Actress Julianne Moore is rallying the entertainment industry to help end gun violence. Moore has announced the formation of the Everytown Creative Council. She says it’s an effort to organize the creative community to amplify the message of the movement
Janadriyah Festival to have Germany as guest of honor
Germany will be the guest of honor at the 30th Janadriyah festival starting Feb. 3, at the Al-Janadriyah heritage village located on the outskirts of Riyadh. “It is a great honor for Germany to have been chosen as the guest
Of course, it is an Intifada
By : Ramzy Baroud When my book ‘Searching Jenin’ was published soon after the Israeli massacre in the Jenin refugee camp in 2002, I was quizzed repeatedly by the media and many readers for conferring the word ‘massacre’ on what
China is not collapsing
By : Anatole Kaletsky One question has dominated the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting this year in Peru: Will China’s economic downturn trigger a new financial crisis just as the world is putting the last one to bed? But the
Can Putin pull off the miracle?
By : Mahir Ali Reactions to the Russian intervention in Syria essentially fall into three categories: Ambivalence, consternation and enthusiasm. The first of these is the broad western response. There was little question of deterring Moscow once it had made
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