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 »
STC restores services in EP
The Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) announced Friday that it has restored all mobile, landline and data services in the Eastern Province. Services were disrupted for three hours on Thursday after a technician and a contractor both cut the optical fiber
Haramain train trial run in 6 months
Testing of the first line of the multibillion-riyal high-speed Haramain railway system will start in six months, according to local media on Friday. The testing will take place on the line between Madinah and King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh.
Asiri village shows life a century ago
The Abha Festival this year includes a heritage village that showcases the way people in the Asir province lived more than 100 years ago, according to the organizers. Moqbil Al-Moqbil, the organizer of the festival, said Al-Soudah village has been
Cartoons are narratives of social observations
For many people, a cartoon is perceived as a drawing or painting intended to present social issues or political events in a satirical or humorous style, but Ali Al-Ghamdi, a Saudi cartoonist with Al-Madina newspaper, said the ideas for a
Maids too prefer to work in big towns
Security forces intercepted a group of people known for smuggling maids from their sponsors’ homes and apprehended them while they were en route to Riyadh from the city of Tabuk. The rising demand for maids ahead of Ramadan each year
Armed robbers arrested in Riyadh
Riyadh police have arrested two Saudis who took money at gunpoint from a shopkeeper in the west of Riyadh. Acting on a tip-off, police chased a Caprice car driving at high speed and apprehended the two robbers who stole SR1,700
Specialists discuss latest in skin therapy
Dermatology is a challenging specialty of medicine, and numerous advances have been made in the area of the therapy of skin diseases. Recently, the Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) organized the 11th annual dermatology symposium and workshop at the hospital’s auditorium
Study: 20,000 elephants poached in Africa in 2013
GENEVA: An international wildlife regulator says more than 20,000 elephants were poached last year in Africa, where large seizures of smuggled ivory eclipsed those in Asia for the first time. Officials with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric issues call to stop ISIL juggernaut
• ISIL advances into Diyala province near Iran border • US won’t “rule anything out,” bar troops on the ground • ISIL taking arms seized from Iraqi army into Syria • Global oil price surges, insurgents surround biggest refinery
Saudico hosts Micros IT Gathering in Madina
Saudico Electronic Systems (SES), a leading IT firm in Saudi Arabia, with Micros Systems Inc., a global provider of leading enterprise-wide applications, services and hardware for the hospitality and retail industries, hosted a IT Gathering in Madina. This event was
Preparations on for Ramadan crowd control in Makkah
Saudi Arabia has announced a comprehensive security plan to deal with the large influx of pilgrims to Makkah expected during the holy month of Ramadan. The plan takes into consideration possible stampedes at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and some
Haj made affordable
10,000 from Kingdom can perform pilgrimage for SR2,750 Domestic Haj companies have forged an alliance to provide 10,000 local pilgrims the opportunity to perform Haj this year for SR2,750. The price for a low-cost Haj will range between SR2,750 and
Al-Ahsa festival expects 1.4m visitors
The third Al-Ahsa shopping and entertainment festival opened on Tuesday with organizers estimating that it would attract 1.4 million visitors. Al-Ahsa Gov. Prince Badr bin Muhammad Al-Jalawi, chairman of the region’s Tourism Development Council, opened the event. The organizing committee
Service stations get 4 years to improve
Transport Minister Jubarah Al-Suraisry said that the ministry has given highway service stations a period of four years to improve their conditions and provide better services. “Service stations should either improve their quality of service in accordance with the new
Blackmailed for 20 years: Haia ends Saudi woman’s ordeal
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) has freed a woman from a person who had blackmailed her for 20 years. Turki Al-Shulail, the spokesman of the Haia, said the agency solved the case
Children are introduced to drugs at an early age
An official study has revealed that the majority of drug addicts in the Kingdom found their way to drugs at an early age. The study was conducted on 500 drug addicts who are receiving treatment at local hospitals to kick
Mobile service to help smokers quit
The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will launch a Kingdom-wide survey on adult smokers shortly, according to Ali Alwadey director general of Tobacco Control Program
300 medical errors reported in 2013
The number of medical errors in 2013 reached 300 cases and compensations worth SR10 million were paid out to the claimants, local media said quoting insurance experts. Wahid Al-Zikra, an insurance expert, said another SR20 million is due to be
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