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 »
Suicide bomber attacks near home of Iraq’s Abadi
A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint near the Baghdad home of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday, two police sources and local media said. “The suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint that leads to the prime
IS fighters sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq, claims army commander
BEIRUT — The self-proclaimed Islamic State fighters, who seized a Lebanese border town this month, planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites that would have endangered the nation’s very existence, the army
1,018 shops in Jeddah ‘violated’ health rules
A report issued by Jeddah Municipality’s commercial monitoring and licensing authority has revealed that 1,018 health violations have been registered in Jeddah during the last six months, as documented in inspection rounds. According to the 26-page report, 2,413 shops were
Indian ambassador to hoist country’s flag
Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao will hoist the national flag on Indian embassy premises in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter on Friday to mark the country’s 68th independence day with traditional gaiety and fervor. “The ambassador of India will hoist the flag
Indian maids to arrive in 3 months
Saudi recruitment agencies are hopeful that they will be able to recruit Indian housemaids within three months to meet the acute shortage of domestic help in the Kingdom. “We are optimistic that we can conclude recruitment agreements with Indian manpower
Cheated Indian women workers still stranded
A total of 32 Indian women have been awaiting repatriation for months at a shelter house after recruitment agencies back home conned them into thinking they were being hired for jobs other than domestic servants. Officials have since been unable
EP kicks off festival
Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif patronized a regional festival that kicked off on Tuesday under the name “Asharqia Summer 35.” The festival will last for 19 days and will run on Dammam and Alkhobar’s seafronts, Alkhobar’s Green Hall
Overturned cargo truck found carrying liquor
A truck accident, in which the vehicle had overturned after catching fire, accidentally led to the discovery a big load of liquor. The truck contained a license plate from a Gulf country. “The Al-Ahsa Police Department received a report on
Modi accuses Pakistan of waging ‘proxy war’
SRINAGAR, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan on Tuesday of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed neighbors
‘Sri Lanka violates international refugee law’
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency on Tuesday accused Sri Lanka of breaking international law in its growing campaign to kick out Pakistani asylum seekers without a fair hearing. “Fundamentally, this is a breach of the principle of no forced returns.
Sharif announces court probe into rigging allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will probe opposition allegations of rigging in last year’s elections, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced. Addressing the nation on live television, Sharif said: “The government has decided that for independent and transparent investigations into
Prince Saud: Israel has no right to self-defense
Saudi Arabia has said that the actions of the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, cannot be equated with Israel’s mass killings. Addressing a press conference after chairing an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Miteb: No foreign troops on northern KSA border
National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has denied press reports that Egyptian and Pakistani military forces have been deployed along the Kingdom’s northern border. He said Saudi armed forces are capable to defend the Kingdom. “We have very good
E-passport services ‘safe from hackers’
Hackers will not be able to break into the Abshir system, said Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Yahya, director-general of the Passport Department, as he launched new online services, including an Abshir portal for extending visit visas of expat family members. He
South Africa zaps Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
HARARE, Zimbabwe: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets inside four days in the one-off Test at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday to reinforce its position as the top-ranked team. The South Africans easily knocked off the 41 runs they
Deepika not interested in doing cameos anymore
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who had done special appearances in films earlier, is not interested in doing cameos anymore, reports India Today. “Is this a question relevant to the event.. I don’t do cameos anymore,” Deepika said at the
Extremism is the side effect of Israeli brutality
By : Linda S. Heard It’s indisputable that Hamas is winning in the court of global public opinion and understandably so, when almost 2,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 440 children. The sight of toddlers’ mutilated bodies has even
There’s nothing like Australia
By : Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg The slogan “There’s nothing like Australia” has been Tourism Australia’s global consumer marketing campaign since 2010. It highlights the country’s best attractions; one of its ads talks about thousands of reasons to visit the country,
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