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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It’s decision time for Biden – will he run for president?
The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder. Almost half of the nation’s Democrats want the vice president to enter the field and challenge front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
We need compassion, not violence
By : Saad Al-Dosari Last week, a weird story about a father and his teenage son was published in the local media. I do not know how it reached the media, but according to the father, it started when he
Four years since Qaddafi’s death, this month is now crucial for Libya
If negotiations between Libya’s two warring factions – the East’s House of Representatives (HOR) and the West’s General National Congress (GNC) – go according to plan, Oct. 20 could not only mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of dictator
Pedestrian bridges worth SR25m being built in Madinah
Al-Madinah Municipality has constructed pedestrian bridges worth SR25 million at various locations to cope with high pedestrian density, said an official from the municipality. According to the official, the move is in the interest of pedestrian safety in the city.
Ban on direct campaigning irks women candidates
Female candidates in the municipal elections and leaders in the women’s community described the Supreme Electoral Committee’s decision banning female candidates from addressing male voters directly and requiring them to appoint proxies or specialized companies to manage their advertising campaigns
Witnesses of UK anti-Muslim hate crimes ‘refusing to help’
A British Muslim woman doused with alcohol on train; another whose hijab was pulled off before she suffered a hail of kicks and punches; yet another dubbed an “ISIS sympathizer” by a racist assailant who wanted to “blow her face
Saudi mother, daughter murdered in Egypt
An Egyptian man has been arrested for allegedly killing a Saudi mother and her Kuwaiti daughter while they were visiting the country in search of an apartment. The deceased were identified as a 61-year-old Saudi woman and her 27-year-old daughter,
Nomophobia — the fear of being without your mobile phone
Nomophobia is a term describing a growing fear in today’s world — the fear of being without a mobile device, or beyond mobile phone contact. During a two-day event organized by the Social Development Center in Al-Ahsa, two specialists in
OSN to launch ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Arabic
An Arab version of hit American sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live, to be produced by the Dubai-headquartered pay-TV network OSN, will launch in January next year, reported Gulf News. At an event to announce its slate of new shows
Alia wants to do biopic on Nazia Hassan
Actress Alia Bhatt says she would love to do a biopic film where she can explore herself more as an actor and the person that comes to her mind is Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan. “I did not think much about
The time of the assassins in the Middle East
By : Hisham Melhem This is the time of the assassins in the Middle East. This is the time of the great disruption and the epic unwinding of Syria and Iraq; and for some this is the time that precedes
Pilgrimage of the disabled
By : Talal Alharbi Haj is mandatory for Muslims who are capable with respect to health, finances and safety, once in a lifetime. Thanks to the excellent arrangements made by the Kingdom, we witness a large number of pilgrims on
Confronting Russia now is too late, too difficult
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Recent American press reports are full of opinions stating that the current American administration’s way of dealing with the Syrian crisis has been wrong since the beginning. Most of these opinions believe that America’s absence brought
Tragic story of an Indian maid
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim At the time of submitting this article, I heard two different versions of a tragic story about an Indian maid who came to Saudi Arabia to take care of a 70-year-old Saudi woman who lives alone
UN and neighborhood gentrification
By : Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg When you step into the United Nations complex in New York, there is very little that betrays the humble beginnings of its Turtle Bay neighborhood. In 1945, the UN founders were at a loss to
Social media behind most cases of domestic violence, says Saudi study
A recent study on domestic violence revealed three out of 10 domestic violence cases are caused by social media misuse, Makkah daily reported. Sociology professor and family consultant Abdulrazaq Al-Mubarak said the study is timely as many women and children
Muqeem only after valid iqama expires
Exchanging the Muqeem card with the iqama is not required for those who still have valid iqamas, and is only needed for those whose iqamas have expired and have to be renewed, said the General Directorate of Passports. The directorate
10% drop registered in crime rate
Security agencies dealt with 96,000 crimes last year, said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Riyadh, he said this indicates a 10.01 percent drop in the rate compared to last
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