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
12% rise in expats, dependency on contracting firms irk Shoura
A Shoura Council member has urged the Labor Ministry not to allow major companies to circumvent Saudization laws by signing accords with subcontractors run mostly by expatriates. “Cutting down on the number of jobs at big national companies and giving
Saudi Special Criminal Court to investigate five female ‘terrorists’
The Special Criminal Court is looking into the case of five female alleged terrorists (four Saudis and one Yemeni) who formed a group and tried to recruit and lure a number of women. One of them was preparing to send
SIMAH prepares to host 9th World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference
As consumer credit becomes part of daily life in the GCC economy, the implementation of a sound credit system is vital to reduce the vast number of bounced checks issued in the region, according to the CEO of the Saudi
Jeddah facelift: Illegal slums being cleared
Authorities are gearing up to give southern Jeddah a massive revamp. Random neighborhoods are being demolished as proper residential quarters, equipped with extensive infrastructure, will come up in their places. The Jeddah Municipality began razing several such illegal neighborhoods last
Haia denies staff called IS members
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has denied reports that Haia members were branded “Islamic State (IS) members” when they had approached a girl at a shopping mall in Riyadh, burnews.com online paper said
UK Embassy welcomes pilgrims
The British Embassy in Riyadh welcomed their pilgrims traveling to the Kingdom to perform Haj this year with the British Haj consular team ready to assist the guests of God. “The Foreign and Commonwealth Office know how deeply important the
‘Don’t publish marital problems online’
The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who is also president of Council of Senior Scholars, has warned couples against publicizing their marital problems on social networking sites, saying such publicity could complicate court cases and create scandal. “Marriage is
Civil Defense hero honored; floods wreak havoc
Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif has promoted a Civil Defense official for rescuing several people in the flash floods that hit Al-Baha over the weekend. Corp. Said Al-Zahrani, who had been on vacation but had reported for duty when
New strategy worked out to nab illegals
The Labor Ministry in coordination with the Public Security Directorate decided recently to intensify its efforts to apprehend illegal workers who are still evading the long arm of the law. The decision was made at a joint forum co-chaired by
Free medicine through pharmacies for citizens
Saudi Arabia is studying the possibility of dispensing medication to its citizens free of charge through private pharmacies. The Council of Ministers issued a direction to the Ministry of Health to take care of five articles that are related to
Riyadh agriculture show set to explore investment strategies
Saudi Agriculture 2014, the 33rd international agriculture, water and agro-industry trade show, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture for international and local companies to showcase new products and technologies, opens at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) on
Saudi women more keen to achieve than men, study finds
A considerably larger proportion of Saudi females are more likely to “strive to achieve” than their male counterparts, a survey found earlier this week, putting the figures at 35 percent and 20 percent of respondents respectively. The survey, which was
1 million narcotic pills seized at Hadeetha
Customs officers at Al-Hadeetha checkpoint on the Kingdom’s border with Jordan have seized around 1 million narcotic pills that were stashed inside different parts of a car, according to Ibrahim Al-Eneizi, director of Customs. Some of the pills were hidden
Second bridge to link Kingdom and Bahrain
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah approved the building of a second bridge between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, according to the Bahraini news agency. The approval came during a meeting between King Abdullah and Bahraini King Hamad bin
Haia raids house turned into church
KHAFJI : Saudi authorities stormed a house in the Eastern Province city of Khafji that is alleged to have been used as a church on Friday, Alsharq daily reported. Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention
Deprived of education and marriage, Tahani longs to reunite with her mother
Tahani, who was abandoned by her Saudi father in Cairo, was ecstatic when a court ordered him to come to Egypt to receive her and take her with him to the Kingdom. Because of some personal difficulties her father could
Arab ministers to discuss civil wars
A Saudi delegation led by Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal will participate in the high-profile ministerial meeting to be held by the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday, Osama Nugali, Foreign Ministry spokesman, said here on Saturday. The meeting is
Indonesian warships visit Jeddah port
Two Indonesian Navy ships — KRI John Lie 358 and KRI Usman Harun 359 — docked at Jeddah seaport on Wednesday. A reception hosted on board one of the ships was attended by Saudi Royal Navy Western Command officials with
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