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: National
‘Big construction firms falsely declaring workers as disabled’
Mervat Tashkandi, adviser to the Labor Minister, revealed that the ministry is working in collaboration with several ministries to issue special labor cards for people with disabilities through the “Tawafok” program. The move has come to counter the phenomenon of
Saudi launches campaign to vaccinate primary school students
JEDDAH — The ministries of health and education jointly launched on Tuesday a massive MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination campaign targeting first year primary students. The campaign will include government, private, international and community schools all over the Kingdom.
Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack U.S. forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an al-Qaeda attack against US forces. The defendants were convicted of “forming a terrorist cell” to
Alwaleed, Corbat discuss future plans of Citigroup
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), met at his office in Riyadh Mike Corbat CEO of Citigroup and an accompanying delegation. It included Alberto Verme, chairman EMEA Banking and Carmen Haddad, managing director, Corporate Finance Group.
Solid relationship with KSA: Indonesia
Indonesians celebrated their country’s 69th Independence Day at their embassy in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh on Monday. Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah was the chief guest at the event. The celebrations commemorated Indonesia’s independence, which took place on
‘KSA provided $435m to support Yemen’
New Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Saeed Al-Jaber said that the Kingdom has supported Yemen by providing $435 million in aid to the Social Welfare Fund during September to address the needs of 1.5 million needy Yemenis. He said the
Shoura demands independent monitoring of Aramco’s sales
During the Shoura Council’s session on Monday, members of the council accused those in charge of the “Hadaf” program under the Ministry of Labor of wasting millions of riyals on systematic errors in Saudi Aramco’s sales saying that these errors
Kingdom initiates moves to promote investment in Qassim
Saudi Arabia is working to stimulate and encourage investment in the Qassim Region, which will be connected by a regional railway network to be built at a cost of SR12 billion. This will be part of the north-south railway line,
Inspections result in arrest of 223 illegal shop workers
The Ministry of Labor, in a nation-wide operation, has booked 197 irregularities in retail shops and arrested 223 workers who were working illegally in these outlets. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor for Inspection and Developing Work Environment Abdullah Abu
87.2 percent of Saudi families have drivers
A recent survey conducted by the Public Opinion Survey Unit in King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue found that 66.7 percent of the 1,000 participants from the Kingdom had house-maids. The survey also found that 87.2 percent of the Saudi
Mandatory thermal insulation of buildings soon
The government has announced that it would soon make it mandatory for buildings to have thermal insulation in 24 major cities to save on rising energy costs. Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb made the announcement on
Royal welcome
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah gets a warm welcome on arrival in Riyadh from Jeddah on Tuesday in the presence of Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and defense minister; Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, state minister and commander
GCC cancer time bomb is ticking
An alarming 150 to 200 percent increase in cancer rates is expected by 2030 within the GCC states. This is the highest expected increase in the world, according to medical expert, Dr. Ibtihal Fadil. Dr. Fadil, a consultant for the
Enemies of Islam ‘spreading evil and lies through Twitter’
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh says that the enemies of Islam are using social networking sites such as Twitter to spread lies about the religion and attack Muslims. Al-Asheikh, who is also the president of the Council
KSA was first country to safeguard rights of people with special needs
Experts participating in the 4th International Conference on Disability & Rehabilitation (ICDR-2014) confirmed that Saudi Arabia was the first country to ratify the Convention on the Rights of People with Special Needs following the UN Convention. They said that Saudi
NCB pledges conversion to Islamic bank after pressure from scholars
RIYADH: National Commercial Bank (NCB) has responded to criticism of its operations from Islamic scholars by pledging to convert itself into a full-fledged Islamic bank within about five years. The decision came as the bank launched a $6 billion (SR22.5
Asharqia Resta Tex Expo In Dammam
Asharqia Resta Tex Expo & Forum to showcase real estate projects Eastern Province Deputy Gov. Prince Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Mosa’aad, announced the commencement of Asharqia Resta Tex Expo and Forum 2014 events for real estate, housing and urban development
Slogans on cars banned
The Jeddah traffic department says it will fine drivers SR300 for writing their phone numbers, poetry or personal messages on their cars. Zaid Al-Hamzi, spokesman of the department, said that it is against the law for motorists to have any
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