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 »
Category Archives: Jeddah
Saudi issues new regulations for sex correction
The Ministry of Health has issued new regulations for dealing with cases of sex correction in Saudi Arabia, stressing that such cases, of any kind or age, should be reported to the concerned body at the ministry. Deputy Minister of
Samsung unveils most advanced thinnest & lightest tablet in KSA
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, launched Wednesday at Park Hyatt Jeddah the thinnest and lightest tablet – Galaxy Tab S. Warmly welcomed by customers, the Super Amoled tablet comes wrapped up
KSA banks set high security standards
Saudi banks are committed to applying the highest international standards and best practices to protect their systems, says an industry leader. Tough measures against financial fraud, money-laundering and the funding of terrorism have placed the Kingdom’s banking sector among the
Ministry of Haj warns against building brokers
Hajjar: Defaulting service firms will have licenses revoked The Ministry of Haj has asked all foreign Haj missions to deal directly with building owners or their legal representatives and not with brokers when they are looking for accommodation for their
Leaking pipes delay airport project
Sixty-nine percent of work for the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah has been completed, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) chief revealed at a press conference on Tuesday. Fahd Bin Abdullah, the president of GACA, spoke to reporters
1,018 shops in Jeddah ‘violated’ health rules
A report issued by Jeddah Municipality’s commercial monitoring and licensing authority has revealed that 1,018 health violations have been registered in Jeddah during the last six months, as documented in inspection rounds. According to the 26-page report, 2,413 shops were
Indian ambassador to hoist country’s flag
Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao will hoist the national flag on Indian embassy premises in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter on Friday to mark the country’s 68th independence day with traditional gaiety and fervor. “The ambassador of India will hoist the flag
Indian maids to arrive in 3 months
Saudi recruitment agencies are hopeful that they will be able to recruit Indian housemaids within three months to meet the acute shortage of domestic help in the Kingdom. “We are optimistic that we can conclude recruitment agreements with Indian manpower
Cheated Indian women workers still stranded
A total of 32 Indian women have been awaiting repatriation for months at a shelter house after recruitment agencies back home conned them into thinking they were being hired for jobs other than domestic servants. Officials have since been unable
Prince Saud: Israel has no right to self-defense
Saudi Arabia has said that the actions of the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, cannot be equated with Israel’s mass killings. Addressing a press conference after chairing an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Miteb: No foreign troops on northern KSA border
National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has denied press reports that Egyptian and Pakistani military forces have been deployed along the Kingdom’s northern border. He said Saudi armed forces are capable to defend the Kingdom. “We have very good
E-passport services ‘safe from hackers’
Hackers will not be able to break into the Abshir system, said Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Yahya, director-general of the Passport Department, as he launched new online services, including an Abshir portal for extending visit visas of expat family members. He
GCC states to adopt unified plan against Ebola
Twenty-six health officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are scheduled to meet in Riyadh later this week to discuss a unified plan to combat the Ebola virus, Al Eqtisad news website reported Monday. In addition to common preventive
New ban on marriage to foreigners stirs controversy
JEDDAH — In a recent report published by Makkah daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, a new law bans Saudi men from marrying women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Burma. Social media forums like Twitter and Facebook reacted with both humor
Saudi beheads man for killing wife with axe
Saudi authorities beheaded a national on Monday after he was convicted of killing his wife with an axe in front of their daughter, the interior ministry announced. Mahdi al-Ghabari battered his wife Shaqraa al-Bahri several times on her neck with
Kaleem Ajiz speaks about poetic career
Kaleem Ajiz, or Kaleem Ahmad, the Indian veteran poet was recently in the Kingdom to perform Umrah. His face and long poetic career is quite familiar to Urdu poetry lovers. The 90-year-old poet was born in 1924, in Telhara, Bihar
For the Naji sisters, bread is a family business
For nearly 80 years Al-Saidi bakery in Jeddah has produced the famous sesame bread locally known as “Shreik”. Founded by the late Saif Naji, the bakery is currently managed by his three daughters who have still managed to keep their
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