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
KSA facilities ‘are safe from terror attacks’
The Kingdom is safe and secure from potential terrorist threats although it has stepped up precautionary measures in recent weeks in the wake of growing extremist violence in Iraq, senior Interior Ministry officials have told the local media. The assurance
French firm gets contract to design Jeddah Metro
The government has signed a SR276 million project with a French firm to provide preliminary engineering designs for its public transport metro project in Jeddah. The agreement was signed Thursday with the company Systra for a period of 20 months,
Makkah: The city that does not sleep in Ramadan
Ramadan in Makkah is like no other experience in the world. It is as if the city does not sleep; its roads and streets are crowded throughout the day and while there is a momentary reprieve after Maghreb prayer when
OIC urged to help solve stranded Pakistanis’ issue
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should take up the matter of stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh, as the issue involves its two important member-states — Pakistan and Bangladesh, argued Francis Lamand, a lawyer of international repute and the president of
‘Great generosity during Ramadan’
Companies and individuals are showing great generosity during Ramadan, according to many people polled here recently by Arab News. Monther M. Tayeb, a press relations and communications director of a multinational company in the Saudi capital, said: “Local companies and
Jubail’s shisha cafes defy order
Shisha shops in Jubail have not moved out of residential areas as required under regulations issued by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, citizens claimed. Ghzai Al-Muhawes, a Saudi, complained that the proliferation of shops selling shisha equipment, and
Abandoned by Palestinian father, children seek IDs
A Jordanian family here has appealed to the Saudi government and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) to help three young Palestinians, abandoned by their father 17 years ago as toddlers, to get identity documents to complete their education,
Women protest Israeli brutality online
Hundreds of women on social media in Saudi Arabia have expressed their solidarity with the people of Gaza and denounced the Israeli regime’s attacks that have killed 174 people and wounded over 1,000 since June 12. They have used their
Preference for govt jobs keeps Saudi youth unemployed
The Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry says in a recent report that unemployment in Asir is a result of many young Saudi qualified men and women refusing to accept work in the private sector as the jobs do not
Labor market reforms cost SR15 billion
The Labor Ministry revealed it spends SR14.9 billion annually on reforming the labor market. The ministry explained that the expenditure goes on the implementation of short and medium range strategies. On a related note, the ministry’s statistics show that Saudis
Saudi Twittersphere on fire with #GazaUnderAttack
Away from the daily news bites, analyses and debates from known Saudi writers and media personalities about the current round of violence on Gaza, the Saudi youth have taken advantage of Twitter to either connect directly with people living in
SR54bn educational projects OK’d
Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Thursday approved 5,700 new educational development projects worth SR54 billion. He said the new projects were aimed at creating a qualitative improvement in the country’s educational environment. The projects include 1,500 nurseries, 500 educational
Fire catastrophe averted
A massive fire all but completely destroyed a lubricant and petroleum products factory in Jeddah’s industrial area early Thursday morning. Civil Defense forces stopped the fire from spreading to neighboring units, which would have otherwise caused destruction of massive scale
Kingdom losing ‘billions’ to underground economy
The Kingdom loses billions every year in revenue because of the underground economy, which includes food produced illegally, experts say. The term “underground economy” refers to illegal activities that generate income not accounted for in a country’s gross domestic product
Fire rips through shanties in Makkah’s Al-Mansour Street
MAKKAH – Four Civil Defense units, backed up by two rescue teams, battled for several hours a fire that ripped through a cluster of makeshift houses built on an empty plot in Al-Mansour Street in Makkah Thursday night. The area
King Abdullah granted doctorate from Egypt’s Al-Azhar
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been granted an honorary doctorate from Egypt’s Al-Azhar University for efforts in serving Islam and Egypt. The university is considered the world’s leading center for Arabic literature and Islamic learning. Egypt’s official Middle East News
Zain Saudi Arabia logs positive results
Zain KSA recorded a significant increase in EBTIDA during the first half of 2014, with 22 percent growth reaching SR564 million up from SR464 million in the first half of 2013. The company succeeded in raising the EBTIDA margin to
Debts worth SR243m owed by deceased Saudi citizens written off
The Real Estate Development Fund has completed procedures to write off the debt amounting to SR243 million owed to it by some 1,158 deceased citizens. This was in line with the order issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
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