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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BJP, Congress indulging in low-level politics
[wpResize] By : Rajeev Sharma The Indian general elections are long over but the bitterness lingers on and the Indian polity continues to remain a squabbling mix. The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stormed into power single-handedly decimating
Sharif braving political storms
[wpResize] By : Salahuddin Haider Of late Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been facing several issues back to back. In the wake of every crisis “experts” start predicting the demise of the democratically elected government. Sharif and his government,
The enemy within and without
[wpResize] By : Sabria S. Jawhar All too often many Muslims lose their way when passing judgment on individuals stricken by tragedy. And Twitter only seems to exacerbate their eagerness to abandon the teachings of Islam by setting the morality
The environment of poverty
[wpResize] By : Bjørn Lomborg Despite gains in life expectancy, expanded access to education, and lower rates of poverty and hunger, the world has a long way to go to improve the quality of people’s lives. Almost a billion people
Cambodia’s migrants face an uncertain future
[wpResize] Thousands of Cambodian labourers have fled Thailand, fearing a ‘crackdown’ denied by Thai authorities. Sa Keo, Thailand/Poipet City, Cambodia – Seven hours after being crammed into a truck with scores of other arrested Cambodian migrant workers, Rim Khim arrived
Soaring demand for China’s low-cost airlines
[wpResize] Demand for discount travel reaches dizzying heights, as 415 million Chinese are expected to fly annually by 2016. Shanghai, China – Seventy-year-old Wang Zhenghua, founder and chairman of Spring Airlines, China’s largest low-cost carrier, has a simple
Row over human rights: GCC puts off EU talks
A high-profile meeting between the foreign ministers of the GCC and the EU has been canceled allegedly due to some differences including a row over human rights. The talks, scheduled for June 23 in Luxembourg, were “postponed at the GCC’s
Prince Miteb bears expenses for girl’s psychiatric treatment
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, minister of the National Guard, has recently come to the rescue of a little girl named Shouq. He issued a decision to have the girl treated at the King Abdullah Medical City and undergo psychiatric treatment
Private firms to help reduce litigation time
Jeddah is leading other Saudi cities in the move to enter into a partnership with the private sector to subpoena opponents in lawsuits in courts, following in the footsteps of Amman and Dubai, the only two other Arab cities to
472 cases of family violence in one year
Saudi courts registered a total of 472 cases of family violence last year including psychological or physical/corporal abuse. The victims were mainly children or spouses, local media said quoting sources at a local human rights body. There were some 112
Arsonists arrested in Bisha
Bisha police arrested two arsonists who set fire to a police car on Sunday. The car which belonged to Director of Police Patrol Maj. Muhammad Hanadi was parked in front of his house. “Police detectives arrested the suspects after discovering
Suspect held in murder of Saudi student
A Saudi female student was killed Tuesday in the UK while she was on her way to the English Language Institute in Colchester, 90 km northeast of London. Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf, said that
Employee gets lashes, jail for murder attempt
The Jeddah Criminal Court has sentenced a man to one year in prison and 200 lashes for trying to poison a colleague at his company with insecticide in his milk, according to local media. The man, a senior employee of
Kingdom’s statement on networks fighting in Iraq
The statement reads: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wishes to see the defeat and destruction of all Al-Qaeda networks and the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS) operating in Iraq. Saudi Arabia does not provide either moral or
What happened to the world? Has it gone crazy?
By : Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi At the annual Global Editors Network Summit in Barcelona this week, I was one of many delegates taken by surprise by the head of the Catalonian government welcoming us to the future state of Catalonia.
Could ignorance of illness be better for mental health?
People who don’t know they have health problems rate their own health as good, according to a new study, but their self-image worsens when they’re aware of their diagnosis. Based on a large population survey in Norway, the authors say
Story of oil, money and blood
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Back in 2013, in one of my articles published in Arab News titled “Republic of Iraq — rich and fractured” I tried to analyze the Iraqi situation. I believe that Iraq is not only rich in
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