The two new councils set up by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman last month have been given stringent mandates to formulate and implement the country’s political, security and economic policies, the Cabinet announced on Monday.The Council of Political...
Jeddah Municipality announced on Monday that it plans to open up a garden for people with special ne...
DUBAI: Bahrain on Monday announced the closure of a new pan-Arab news channel, owned by Prince Alwal...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has expressed Saudi Arabia’s close bond with Egypt in a phone call with Egyptian President...
Having just recovered from a gas crisis, Jeddah residents have now been hit by a shortage of water...
SAUDI ARABIA »
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has rejected reports that rare antiquities found during the expansion of the Grand Mosque has been selling for thousands of riyals on the black market.This comes in the wake of revelations in the local media that items have been sold to collectors for b...
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and Dar Al-Hekma College are launching an architectural and heritage...
Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) launched a novel initiative that encourages its students to become entrepreneurs. The...
— Which particular aspect of Saudi Arabia you like the most? This country’s security and its welcoming people.— What is your favorite and...
An expert in road engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) said the efficiency of roads is one of the important...
Dr. Khawla bint Sami Alkuraya, a member of the Shoura Council and a cancer expert at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and...
Dust waves hovered over Jeddah on Sunday as meteorologists predicted Makkah and Madinah regions to be affected as well by the...
The Ministry of Education awarded prizes to 10 high school students who emerged winners of a Kingdom-wide art contest entitled “Take a Picture of your Country” held here on Thursday. The contest, which was open for Saudi students to display their photographic interests and...
Saudi courts are dealing with 39 lawsuits filed against government agencies during the first quarter of this year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice.However, Mohammad Al-Asiri, a law expert, told a local publication that government bodies have filed...
The number of detainees in the nation's prisons has reached 3,472. Of them, 85 percent, or 2,953, are Saudi, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Interior.The detainees were charged with involvement in terror cases, or financing terror acts and other security issues that had...
Authorities closed down a perfume factory in Riyadh producing local fragrances with counterfeit labels of famous brand names.The fake perfume factory was spotted by officials of the Ministry of Commerce during their a regular inspection aimed at curbing the manufacture of...
Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has ordered provincial education administrations to stop private schools from increasing tuition fees, unless approved by the ministry.In the circular sent to all regional departments, the minister said that committees would assess all applications for raising...
Mawheba Association for the gifted in Saudi Arabia recently announced its plans to protect the ideas and scientific innovations of more than 300 students for a period of six months. The association commented on the issue in line with the country’s Festival of Science and Innovation...
MIDDLE EAST »
SANAA: Yemeni political factions resumed UN-brokered talks on Monday with the Sh...
BAGHDAD: A top US envoy said Iraqi troops would launch a major ground offensive...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The US-led coalition helping Iraq push back Islamic...
CAIRO: A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, wi...
DUBAI/MUNICH: Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise...
WORLD »
KIEV: Europe on Monday postponed sanctions against Moscow ahead of a Ukraine pea...
GENEVA: Banking giant HSBC faced damaging claims Monday that its Swiss division...
PRESCOTT, Arizona: The parents of a 26-year-old American who has been held hosta...
SRINAGAR, India: Anti-India demonstrators clashed with government forces in the...
NEW DELHI: A Japanese woman has accused an Indian tourist guide of drugging and...
SPORTS »
SYDNEY: Seamers Chris Woakes and Mohammad Irfan geared up for the World Cup with...
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas: South Korean rookie Kim Sei-Young won a playoff Sunday...
SAN DIEGO: Right-hander James Shields, who helped Kansas City reach the World Se...
Aziziah Soccer won the Wandoor Area Welfare Association (WAWA) sevens football t...
The host US team won the 2015 Inter-Embassy Soccer Tournament beating French Emb...
ECONOMY »
WASHINGTON: Virtually all “connected cars” on the road are vulnerable to hackers who could steal data or gain control of the vehicle, a report from a US senator said.The...
The oil price will likely recover in the second half of the year as supply growth starts to slow and demand picks up, according to a leading...
ALGIERS: Protesters against Algeria’s plans to exploit its massive shale gas reserves said they will carry their demonstrations to the actual...
LONDON: OPEC has forecast that demand for its oil this year would be much higher than previously thought, as its strategy of letting prices fall...
The loan market in Saudi Arabia continues to grow driven by a favorable business cycle, sound credit worthiness and high liquidity. Despite...
ISTANBUL: The world’s 20 biggest economies must focus on higher labor productivity and become more competitive and innovative if they want to...
ISTANBUL: The recent slide in global oil prices is a benefit for the world economy and could lead to some upgrades of economic forecasts, Bank of...
DUBAI: Mobily's acting chief executive told Reuters he had a mandate to run the troubled Saudi Arabian telecommunications operator...
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Gov. Fahad Al-Mubarak called for reforms to the country's system of energy and water...
The Saudi stock market extended gains for the third consecutive session.The benchmark Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) dug in at...
A visiting German business delegation from the State of Baden-Wurttemberg discussed cooperation prospects with their Saudi counterparts at...
NEW DELHI: India forecast its economy will accelerate 7.4 percent this financial year, data showed Monday, under a revised formula for...
DUBAI: Four months after Egypt approved plans for allowing the sale abroad of its medium-grain rice, exporters complain government...
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