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: Riyadh
G-20: Crown prince in talks with top leaders
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, who was here to lead the Saudi delegation to the G-20 summit, had a busy day on Sunday meeting a number of prominent world leaders, including French President Francois Hollande, German
Oil price fall not to hit KSA economy
Saudi Arabia will continue to show strong economic growth this year despite the fall in oil prices, said Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf on Sunday. He attributed his prediction to the huge government expenditures on major infrastructure projects across the country.
Shoura to vote on minimum wage proposal
The Shoura Council will vote Monday on a proposal for a minimum wage for Saudi employees through proposed amendments in the pension scheme of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI). Head of the Human Resources Committee at the Shoura
Kingdom joins world in marking Diabetes Day
The Ministry of Health launched a nationwide awareness campaign to combat diabetes on the World Diabetes Day on Saturday. This year’s World Diabetes Day is under the theme “Healthy Living and Diabetes,” and is observed worldwide by over 200 member
Rain prayers in mosques today
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has called on Muslims in the Kingdom to pray for rain on Monday. “Istisqa”, or rain prayers, have been offered since the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and are
GCC surprise meeting ends rift with Qatar
GCC leaders held an emergency summit in Riyadh late Sunday to resolve the rift between three GCC countries and Qatar ahead of a scheduled annual summit in Doha next month. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah chaired the
Saudi-British Joint Business Council to boost tie-up in SMEs sector
The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) has emphasized the importance of strengthening trade and investment relations between the Saudi and British business sectors through the establishment of joint ventures in technology and know-how transfer. Speaking at the Saudi-British Joint Business
G20 says to grow economy, support action on climate change
BRISBANE, Australia: Members of the Group of 20 large countries said they had agreed a series of measures that would boost their economies by an extra 2.1 percent over five years by promoting infrastructure investment and trade. The G20 also
Scholarship benefit for 370 Saudis studying in Australia
Some 370 Saudi students, who pursued higher studies in Australia at their personal expense, will now benefit from the King Abdullah Foreign Scholarship Program. Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, who is currently on a visit to
SCTA to register 10 sites for UNESCO World Heritage list
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), announced this week the Council of Ministers’ approval for the registration of another 10 Saudi heritage sites in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in
OK’d: 10-week paid maternity leave after 3 years of job
Working mothers in the private sector are now entitled to a fully paid maternity leave for a period of 10 weeks — four weeks prior to the date of delivery and six weeks following it. However, this provision only applies
Kingdom emerges as China’s largest trading partner
For China, which has so far invested a total of $1.25 trillion abroad, Saudi Arabia remains the largest partner in West Asia and Africa, says Li Chengwen, Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Chengwen said,
Saudi Arabia to ‘uphold balanced’ oil policy
Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz said Saturday that the kingdom would maintain its “balanced” oil policy and urged world leaders to work toward resolving the growing crises in the Middle East. “The kingdom is continuing with its balanced policy
Pakistanis pay tributes to philosopher-poet Allama Iqbal
The Pakistani community paid glowing homage to great philosopher and poet Allama Iqbal, remembering his contributions to poetry and Islamic philosophy, which bears a lesson of love, peace, unity and integrity, brotherhood and tolerance. Bazm-e-Iqbal, a literary organization of overseas
For expatriates, Batha exudes familiarity
Residents of the Saudi capital have been visiting the parks or malls at night or on weekends with their families but many foreigners still visit the commercial district of Batha. “All roads led to Batha for many years in the
Iraq pledges ‘excellent’ relations
President Fuad Masum of Iraq who left Riyadh on Thursday following his first visit to the Kingdom expressed his keenness to maintain excellent relations with Saudi Arabia. “The Kingdom is an important player in the region and globally with a
‘Work-at-home’ program for women is reworked
“A new, updated work-at-home program for women will be launched in a few weeks, while its Web portal will be up and running by the end of December this year,” a senior official at the Ministry of Labor said Thursday.
Gifted students win 10 awards at ISC Arab 2014
A total of 10 awards were won by talented Saudi students at the Intel Science Competition for the Arab world (ISC Arab 2014) held in Doha this month. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, minister of education, applauded the students, representing the Ministry
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