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
Fire guts scores of workshops in Jubail
A huge fire broke out in a neighborhood full of workshops in Jubail on Monday, gutting scores of car-related maintenances stores. The fire consumed several mechanical workshops, spare part and aluminum stores, furniture shops and tires and oil-change shops, in
Fresh government push to kick out illegals
Senior officials from the Labor and Interior ministries held a meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday to intensify the campaign against labor and residency law violators across the Kingdom. An official statement issued after the meeting warned Saudi sponsors and employers
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Umrah season ‘worth SR6b’ MAKKAH — The head of the transportation committee at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said this year’s Umrah season has provided a SR6 billion boost to the local economy. Saad Al-Qurashi told Al-Watan daily
Mountain in the middle of road
Motorists using Prince Abdulmajeed Ring Road in Madinah are forced to slow down abruptly when they see this mountain in the middle of the road. The road narrows near the mountain, resulting in heavy traffic congestions in peak hours.
KACST physicist wins US recognition
RIYADH – The American Physical Society (APS) has selected Dr. Ibtesam Badhrees, a leading research scientist in experimental particle physics at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), as the Woman Physicist of August 2014, making her the first
Yemeni worker’s body recovered from fuel tank
AL-DAIR, Jazan — Civil Defense teams have recovered the body of a Yemeni worker from the fuel tank of a petrol station here. Witnesses said the worker went into the tank to perform required maintenance without wearing any protective equipment,
Missing man’s body found in desert
DAMMAM — Police found the body of a missing man next to his car, which was found stuck in the sand at a desert area east of Melaijah on Monday. Eastern Province police acting spokesman Cap. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi said Al-Neairiyah
African states accept move to bar pilgrims over Ebola ‘with grace’
JEDDAH — The decision to suspend 7,200 Haj visas for pilgrims from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia because of the Ebola virus was taken about three months ago, according to the Saudi charge d’affaires in the Guinean capital. “This was
Grand mufti laments: Saudis kill each other in wars abroad
Young Saudis who leave to fight in conflict zones end up killing each other thanks to the deviance and civil strife their groups propagate, said the Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh. “These men are taken to market places and
Saudi funds abroad cross SR385 billion
Financial assets belonging to independent Saudi organizations, including the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) and Public Investment Fund (PIF), in foreign countries amounted to SR385.3 billion, comprising 63 percent of their total assets. “These organizations have invested SR335.1 billion, or
Saudi tested for Ebola as epidemic spreads
Saudi Arabia was testing samples from a man who had returned recently from a business trip to Sierra Leone for suspected Ebola infection, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. It said the man, a Saudi in his 40s, was at
No Ebola threat to Haj: Entry points are on full alert
Pilgrims from Ebola-endemic countries will be identified at disembarkation points in the Kingdom, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Health. “Although Umrah and Haj visas are not issued to pilgrims from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea due
Nitaqat: 200,000 firms closed down
More than 200,000 private firms have been closed down in a single year for failing to meet the conditions set within the Nitaqat nationalization program aimed at reducing unemployment among Saudis. There were around 1.8 million private firms in 2013,
Heroin smuggling attempt thwarted
TABUK — The Drug Enforcement Administration has foiled an attempt to smuggle 15 kilograms of heroin into the Kingdom, arresting four people in the process. Security bodies acted on a tip-off about the smuggling attempt and tracked a truck crossing
Haia teams storm liquor dens
MAHAYIL ASIR — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) raided five liquor dens in a valley at Tihamat Asir. Local Haia spokesman Awadh Al-Asmari said the commission received a tip-off of suspicious activities in
Fire causes havoc at scrapyard
KHAMIS MUSHAYT — A fire broke out in the scrapyard of the new industrial area, resulting in damage to a number of scrap cars. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said firefighters managed to contain the fire before it
Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni celebrates Eid with a literary get-together
RIYADH — The Riyadh chapter of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association (JMIAA) held its Eid Milan get-together recently in Riyadh in joy and gaiety befitting the occasion, in spite of depressing global events besieging the entire humanity. The event was
Youths rescued from mountain
RIJAL ALMAA, Asir — Civil Defense teams rescued three young men who were trapped on Al-Sharourah Mountain, near Wadi Ainain, south of the governorate. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said a citizen notified emergency services that the three
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