RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks here on Tuesday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on major regional and international issues and ways of strengthening... Full Story
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched its fourth national population and housing census here on Tuesday in a ceremony attended not only by top Saudi officials, but also officials from the Gulf Cooperation
JEDDAH: The authorities have announced that victims of the Nov. 25 Jeddah floods will begin receiving monetary compensation starting Feb. 20. “Compensation will be given for homes, shops,
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is now looking to enter the world of solar energy with the launch of the first of a three-stage solar power initiative. In the first phase, the Saudi government and its agencies,
JEDDAH: New development projects supported by the private sector at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah will create at least 34,000 jobs, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
DAMMAM: The Eastern Province is in the grip of a severe cold wave. Nighttime temperatures have dropped considerably and a chilly wind is blowing across Dammam, Alkhobar, Jubail and other cities in
JEDDAH: The Ministry of Culture and Information is expected to shortly issue a verdict on a complaint from a Saudi sex braggart against television channel LBC. Mazen Abdul Jawad appeared on LBC’s
JEDDAH: A fire at a secondary school in the town of Turbah on Monday has gutted an office where students’ exam papers were being stored. Civil Defense firefighters put out the blaze at
RIYADH: Riyadh Mayor Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayaf Al-Muqren gave awards Sunday night to 29 Saudi retirees during the 3rd annual celebration and conference of the National Retirees Association
JEDDAH: Nouf wears a lab coat instead of an abaya when she is in public. She likes people to think she is a doctor. But she is not. In fact, she is a 24-year-old geography graduate. Nouf is
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is to launch a giant holding company to act as the Ministry of Education’s investment arm. The company will help finance a nationwide project for the promotion of general
RIYADH: A Saudi explorer is preparing to leave for Argentina where he plans to climb Mount Aconcagua. “I am doing this to mark Crown Prince Sultan’s safe homecoming. Also, I will be focusing
JEDDAH: The General Court in Jeddah has found that the Al-Bir Charitable Society has an SR8 million investment in the Sidk Holding Company, said the charity’s lawyer Nazih Moussa. The court will
Women-only laundry in Najran NAJRAN: The Najran region is to have its first women-only laundry, which will wash only women’s clothes, unlike other laundries that deal with both men’s and
MAKKAH: A 26-year-old Saudi university student has committed suicide at the family home in Sharaie on Monday. Makkah police spokesman Maj. Abdul Mohsen Al-Maiman said the young man was found hanging
JEDDAH: Feature and documentary films from Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries feature the 3rd Asian film festival being held for 13 days from next week. “This is the first time we are
