The Civil Defense has praised one of its officers for showing tremendous courage to drive a burning diesel truck away from the offices of a local company so that firefighters could deal with the blaze without loss of life or

To cope with heavy traffic on the roads during the holidays, authorities have increased the number of officers on the streets, as well as equipment, including patrol cars. More than 300 unmarked patrol teams have been deployed to detect traffic

The winners of the annual King Abdullah International Award for Translation (KAIAT) have praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for helping to unite people across religious and cultural divides. These comments were made on the sidelines of

A 65-member delegation from Lower Saxony will visit the Kingdom from Jan. 24 to 28 to boost economic and political ties with Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Stephan Weil would lead the delegation, said Michael Ohnmacht, the chargé d’affaires and minister

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, chairman of the Tourism Development Council, opened the second Historic Jeddah Festival here Wednesday, which will feature 89 heritage, recreational, cultural and marketing events. Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for

The Saudization committee has proposed new regulations to localize the Jeddah central fruit and vegetable market in a bid to regulate the activities as also to nationalize the labor force by 100 percent. The committee has found labor laws irregularities

Falling oil prices would not affect ongoing housing projects in the Kingdom or the loans for citizens provided by the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) because allocations have already been budgeted for this spending, said Housing Minister Shuwaish Al-Dhuwaihi on

The Pakistan community in Jeddah honored Mohammed Zubair Badar, a community social worker, for his contribution to the community and help at a local restaurant here. Badar is a Pakistani businessman and a Kashmiri who always helps people in need;