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 »
FBI ends search of lake for clues in San Bernardino attack
FBI divers wrapped up a three-day search of a California lake where authorities suspect a couple inspired by ISIS may have dumped evidence linked to their massacre of 14 people, an official said on Sunday, adding the team retrieved some
Protesters with rifles rally outside Texas mosque
About 20 people, half of them armed with rifles, have rallied outside a suburban Dallas mosque against Islamist violence and Syrian refugee resettlement. The demonstration Saturday organized by the Bureau of American-Islamic Relations drew a counter-demonstration by about 50 people.
12 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan market bombing
A bomb blast ripped through a crowded bazaar in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise after the
Rival Libyans urged to adopt U.N. unity planes
Diplomats from the United States, Europe and the Mideast met Sunday with leaders of Libya’s rival political factions to impress upon them the need to adopt a U.N.-brokered national unity plan aimed at rescuing the country from chaos and preventing
Fire at Russian psychiatric hospital kills 23
Twenty-three psychiatric patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through their care facility in southern Russia Saturday night, in the latest tragedy to hit mental health hospitals in the country. “The bodies of 23 people have been
Strikes on Syrian school district, other areas, kill 28
Air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed at least 28 people on Sunday, including two children and a school principal, a group monitoring the Syrian war said. The Syrian Observatory for
Colors of Saudi Arabia forum opens in Riyadh
Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) President Prince Sultan bin Salman inaugurated here on Sunday the fourth edition of the Colors of Saudi Arabia forum, the largest event in the Kingdom for photography and short films in tourism,
Egypt lawyer challenges law that says writers can be jailed
An Egyptian lawyer on Saturday challenged a law that allows writers to be jailed for violating public morals, requesting the suspension of a case against an author on trial for work that prosecutors say is sexually explicit. Nasser Amin made
Alibaba launch at Makkah chamber today
The Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has invited businessmen and interested traders to attend the presentation of its Alibaba.com website on Monday Tuesday. The chamber has launched the website, which is the largest online commercial platform in the
Russian destroyer wards off Turkish ship in Aegean
Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near Syria after one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean to avoid a collision. The Russian
50 Houthis killed in battle
With battles still raging at the Saudi-Yemeni border, the enemy is forcing large numbers of its fighters to pass through in a bid to penetrate the border, promising their fighters they are near a big victory, but incurring more human
Turkish army bans staff from taking holidays in Russia
The Turkish army has banned personnel from taking holidays in Russia, with which Ankara is embroiled in a bitter dispute over the shooting down of a Russian warplane, state-run media said Sunday. The prohibition, which applies to both personnel and
First women are elected to Saudi local council
At least five Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country’s history, according to initial results released Sunday. The five women hail from
Foreign ministers set to endorse Libyan unity planning
Foreign ministers were poised to endorse a U.N.-brokered national unity plan for Libya at a Rome conference aimed at prodding the North Africa country’s bickering factions to fulfill their commitment to sign the agreement and abide by its terms. Libya
Swiss arrest Syrians after ‘traces of explosives’ found in carouselstate
Swiss authorities on Saturday said two Syrians had been arrested in Geneva after traces of explosives were found in their car, as police continued to hunt for several suspected militants with links to the ISIS group. Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornot
Man disrupts utility project claiming ownership of land
A businessman attempted to claim ownership of a land in Salman Gulf using a forged property deed as proof. A source from the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution said the bureau has received a case of a businessman who
Pink ribbon draws attention to rising breast cancer cases
Some 10,000 women broke the Guinness world record in forming the biggest human ribbon of the universal symbol of breast cancer awareness under the initiative ‘10KSA’ on Saturday. Wearing pink scarves, the women stood hand-in-hand in the football stadium at
16-year-old Palestinian attempts stabbing in West Bank, is shot
A 16-year-old Palestinian attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank Sunday before she was shot, Israeli and Palestinian authorities said. Palestinian security sources named her as 16-year-old Hebron
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