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 »
Ministry’s insistence on dress code for female workers ignites heated debate
The Ministry of Labor’s decision to impose fines on female workers violating the dress code at their workplaces has sparked a heated debate. According to a local newspaper, the Ministry of Labor plans to impose a fine of SR1,000 on
Indian capital struggles to control dengue fever outbreak
At dusk, the foggers come out to spray their sticky-sweet clouds of diesel smoke and insecticide across the Indian capital. Mothers scold their children for wearing short sleeves. Posters glued to signposts warn about the perils of neighborhood puddles. Such
Mina stampede probe on track
Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior who is also chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, chaired here on Sunday evening a meeting of the main investigation committee formed to find out the causes of the
Performance of public agencies to be monitored
The Council of Ministers on Monday approved a National Center for Evaluating the Performance of Public Agencies. The weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Yamama palace here, strongly condemned the
Transfer of sponsorship through Abshir from next week
Saudi Arabia’s Passports Department (Jawazat) will launch two services for the issuance of multiple visas and sponsorship transfer of expatriates through the Abshir electronic system on the portal of the Ministry of Interior from next week. This was announced by
Cabinet briefed on king’s talks with world leaders
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman briefed the Cabinet on his talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, the Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls, Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the leader of the Progressive Socialist
Third Istanbul airport opening delayed until 2018
The opening of Istanbul’s third airport, a controversial multi-billion-dollar project expected to become one of the world’s busiest air hubs, has been delayed until 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. The facility had been scheduled to open on
Pistorius freed on parole after year behind bars for killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s “Blade Runner”, was released on parole on Monday, just short of a year into his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. But the disgraced Paralympic gold medalist must serve the rest of his sentence
Why is ISIS able to recruit Saudi youth?
By : Samar Fatany On Wednesday, the Muslim world celebrated its new year amidst fears and concerns of the growing threat of ISIS and the spread of an extremist militant ideology that has destroyed peace and harmony in many parts
Sectarian incitement as a weapon in the Gulf
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed A video showing a Saudi young man verbally abusing a taxi driver because he hanged a picture of a religious symbol in his car has recently gone viral, with many voicing support for the taxi driver
U.S. foreign policy in a changing world
By : John Kerry Earlier this week, I visited Indiana University, one of the finest public universities in America, to convey an important message about the United States of America, foreign policy, and about the difference that each of us
A return to the Lockerbie bombing
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed “26 years have passed… It is a very long time. Many people died and stories were forgotten…” This is also the view of the victims’ parents who died on the U.S. plane that exploded over the
Israel destroys Palestinian’s West Bank home
The Israeli military early Tuesday destroyed the West Bank house of a Palestinian from Hebron in the West Bank who allegedly killed an Israeli in a knife attack last year, the army said, according to Agence France-Presse. The destruction of
U.N. urges Iran to halt execution of minors
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Iran to impose a moratorium on executions after two juvenile offenders were hanged in the past two weeks. Ban said he was “deeply saddened” by the executions and recalled that Tehran had
Rain deepens flood misery in the Philippines after typhoon kills 22
Heavy rain deepened flood misery in farming and mountainous regions of the northern Philippines on Tuesday, after the latest typhoon to hit the storm-ravaged nation killed at least 22 people. Koppu had weakened into a tropical storm and moved into
White House parries questions on Biden run
Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden’s possible 2016 run on Monday, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House’s political message. Amid reams of Washington conjecture, outright speculation and
Canada’s Liberal Party win historic election
Canadians voted for a sharp change in their government on Monday, returning a legendary name for liberals, Trudeau, to the prime minister’s office and resoundingly ending Conservative Stephen Harper’s near-decade in office. Justin Trudeau, the son of late Prime Minister
Libya’s recognized parliament rejects U.N. proposal
A majority of lawmakers in Libya’s internationally recognized parliament on Monday rejected a U.N. peace deal and a proposal for a national unity government, one of them said. MP Ali Tekbali said the decision was taken during a session of
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