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 »
EU says to ‘step up’ resettlement for refugees from Turkey
The EU said Tuesday it would step up resettling refugees now in Turkey and help reinforce Turkish coastguard patrols under a crisis plan agreed during talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ankara will meanwhile put “priority” on setting up
Govt to talk with camel owners on MERS measures
Officials from the agriculture and health ministries are set to hold a crucial meeting later this month on how to convince skeptical camel owners that the animals are the cause of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infections and deaths.
Erdogan: Russia could lose Turkey’s friendship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Russia against losing Ankara’s friendship, after Russian warplanes twice violated its airspace near the Syrian border. “If Russia loses a friend like Turkey with whom it has a lot of cooperation it
Jazan bank robbery: 2 dead, gunman held
Two people were killed and two others injured Tuesday when a man opened fire with a machine gun on people at a branch of a well-known local bank. The police received a report at 11 a.m. on Tuesday that a
Russia says claims its jets hit Syria’s Palmyra ‘absolute lie’
The Russian defence ministry on Tuesday angrily dismissed reports that its planes had launched air strikes against the Syrian city of Palmyra as false, the TASS news agency reported. “All reports by foreign media that Russian planes allegedly struck the
‘Integrated planning resulted in Haj free of infectious diseases’
The Kingdom successfully implemented an integrated health plan during the Haj season to make the sacred areas free of communicable diseases, Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in Kuwait on Tuesday. The minister who was leading the Saudi delegation, was speaking
Abbas does not want ‘escalation’ with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he did not want the current violence in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank to escalate into a military confrontation with Israel. “We tell them (the Israelis) that we do not want
GCC seeks joint anti-terror system
Justice ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have recommended the formation of a joint system to fight terrorism, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Winding up their 27th meeting in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, the ministers formulated a draft proposal
Russian official rejects troops in Syria claim
Russia is not conducting operations in Syria involving its own ground troops and will not do so, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of the lower house of parliament’s defense committee, said on Tuesday, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.
Saudi Arabia assures India over 59 missing pilgrims
The Indian government has sought the help of the Saudi Health Ministry to find 59 Indian pilgrims who went missing following the stampede in Mina during the Haj this year. The request was made by Minister of State for External
Houthi delegation ‘visits Tehran to receive arms’
A Houthi delegation is currently visiting Tehran to gain support and mainly receive arms shipments, well-informed sources in Sanaa told Al Arabiya News Channel. The sources said the delegation included a number of Houthi leaders and it’s headed by Nayef
Reformed terrorists narrate their experience with deviant groups
Security authorities have worked to challenge extremist thoughts and ideologies by arresting all those who support such ideologies and are involved in fighting abroad, and correct their views by guiding them to the right path. At the Prince Mohammed bin
New transportation scheme ‘to benefit 1,800 Saudi women in Riyadh’
The Ministry of Labor will soon start implementing the ‘safe transportation’ scheme for Saudi women working in the private sector. In the first phase of the project, the ministry endorsed the list of 1,800 Saudi women who will benefit from
906 arrested on terror charges in 4 months
As many as 906 Saudis have been arrested on terror charges during the last four months in the Kingdom, although the arrests during the last four years include people of various nationalities. Foreigners have come under greater focus following the
Syrian insurgent groups vow to attack Russian forces
More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups vowed to attack Russian forces in retaliation for Moscow’s air campaign in a show of unity among the usually fragmented rebels against what they called the “occupiers” of Syria. The 41 groups, which included
SR1.1bn in municipal contracts awarded
Abdul Lateef Al-Asheikh, municipal and rural affairs minister, has awarded 156 sanitation and public improvement projects worth SR1.17 billion to several contractors recently. There was SR236 million budgeted for various environmental projects including treating waste at Al-Sali in Riyadh, disposing
Libya’s rival factions resume peace talks in Morocco
Libya’s rival factions resumed talks in Morocco on Monday to try to move forward with a U.N.-brokered peace deal and agree on a national unity government. The United Nations has been piling pressure on Libyan factions to take the final
When faithful missed Friday prayer because imam overslept
Worshippers at a mosque in Hail had to offer regular prayer on Friday noon instead of the weekly Friday prayer because the imam in Al-Borj failed to show up. After waiting for the imam, the worshippers decided to offer regular
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