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 »
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Iran has ‘history of exploiting Haj’
Iran has a history of using the Haj for political purposes, and is doing it again with the Mina stampede, according to a senior Shoura Council member. Yahya bin Abdullah Al-Samaan, assistant speaker of the Shoura, said that Iran is
Govt program afoot to ensure children’s security
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has come up with a program that establishes an advisory center for the protection of children from suspicious affiliations. “Saudi society as a whole stands united to protect children in partnership with the ministry,” Abdulrahman
Govt decision on white land will reduce housing costs
The government decision to impose fees on white land — the vacant lands located within city urban areas — paves way for reduction in housing costs as it will make vacant lands available for housing projects in planned areas. The
Visa-free Indonesia entry for Saudis
The Indonesian government is now offering Saudis and citizens from other Gulf Cooperation Council nations visa-free entry into the country for 30 days. Saudis can visit Indonesia for this period for official government purposes, education, business, tourism, transit or family
3 million students to get MMR vaccines
A national program to immunize three million students against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) began throughout the Kingdom on Sunday. Deputy Assistant Minister of Health for Preventive Medicine Dr. Abdullah Al-Asiri said the program is being carried out by the
Bangladeshi murder suspect deported
The Bangladeshi domestic aide who was arrested in Jeddah on a Dhaka murder charge, was deported Thursday, a senior official from the Bangladesh Consulate General’s Office in Jeddah told Arab News on Monday. Magistrate Anwarul Haque of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate
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
SABIC’s Q3 sales drop to SR37.3bn
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced Sunday its third-quarter sales at SR37.3 billion, down from SR48.7 billion compared to the same period last year. SABIC, Saudi Arabia’s largest listed company, had earlier said its third-quarter net profit fell 9.4
Saudi Arabia well placed to become major global player in commodities
Saudi Arabia is well positioned to become a leading commodities supplier in the region, and a major player in the mining and minerals sector globally. Leading local and international experts agree that the Saudi Arabia has what it takes to
Saihat attack roundly condemned
Shocked by yet another terror attack by Daesh on Friday that claimed five lives and injured several people at a Shiite gathering at Saihat, many citizens expressed deep sorrow over the growing violence among misguided youths and condemned the act
‘Seeking knowledge obligatory for all Muslims everywhere’
The Knowledge Core Education System, Canada, joined hands with Prince Miteb bin Thunayan bin Mohammed to support an initiative in order to set up schools, colleges and a university in line with international standards to solve the higher education problems
KFF, IB launch pilot project
In an effort to boost educational standards in Saudi schools, the King Faisal Foundation (KFF) has teamed up with International Baccalaureate (IB) to run an ambitious education project for a cluster of 18 schools in the first phase. The project
Al-Dakhil orders use of new logo in official correspondence
Education Minister Dr. Azzam Al-Dakhil has directed all ministry departments to adopt the new logo which was launched last Thursday in the presence of senior officials. In a recent newspaper report, Al-Dakhil said that the new logo will be used
King Salman holds talks with Djibouti leader
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held talks with Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Riyadh to review bilateral relations between the two countries, ways of enhancing them in various fields, and the latest developments in the region.
Yemen govt invited to U.N.-brokered peace talks
The Yemeni government has been invited to take part in a new round of U.N.-brokered talks with rebels to end the country’s seven-month-old conflict, spokesman Rajih Badi said Saturday. “We have received an invitation from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,
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