JAZAN: A Saudi border guard was killed and 11 others were injured when armed infiltrators from across the Yemeni border fired on Saudi border guards. The incident took place at Dukhan Mountain close
RIYADH: Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza announced on Wednesday that liquidation agreements have been signed for 70 percent of insolvent real estate share businesses worth
DAMMAM: Thirty-six businessmen and four businesswomen have filed their nominations for elections to the Eastern Province chamber of commerce board. This is far less than the number of candidates during
RIYADH: The Middle East peace process, the volatile situation in Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear standoff topped the agenda of talks between Prince Khaled bin Sultan, assistant minister of defense
RIYADH — Eight Western Union centers in Riyadh have been shut after the money transfer services provider terminated its contract with a local partner, threatening jobs. Director of Corporate
JEDDAH: Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah has revealed he had caught swine flu. “I did not know that I had contracted H1N1 virus except after conducting medical tests,” the
JEDDAH: The Reconciliation Committee in Makkah has arranged marriages for 96 women inmates in various shelter homes in the Kingdom. They were all convicted of violating moral regulations but later
JEDDAH: The number of Saudis visiting the United Kingdom is on the increase. British officials say 79,000 visas were issued in Saudi Arabia by the end of September this year, an increase of 1,000 this
JEDDAH: Two Sri Lankans and an Indian were executed on Wednesday in Jeddah for robbing and murdering a Saudi woman. Two of the robbers were able to enter the woman’s home with the help of the
RIYADH: Police arrested three men who stole a car and used it to rob two pharmacies in Riyadh. The men were arrested after being spotted in the Al-Masanie district of the city. They had parked the
QUNFUDA: Police arrested a truck driver who was carrying 70 overstayers inside his truck. Police said the driver was asked to stop, but he refused and continued driving for around 70 km when he crashed
King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Jeddah Islamic Port are the two principal points through which pilgrims enter and leave the Kingdom after performing Haj. Because of the two points’
Haj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is required of Muslims once in their lives. Certain conditions have to be met before any Muslim performs Haj. These include: maturity, sanity, physical fitness, and
Although visiting Madinah is not part of the rituals of Haj, the city is the second destination that pilgrims visit either before or after Haj to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
