JEDDAH: Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak, who left the Kingdom on Wednesday, said his posting in Jeddah was one of the most memorable of his diplomatic career.Mubarak, who many in the Indian community have described as down-to-earth, easily accessi...
JEDDAH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received GCC ministers for youth and sports at Yamamah palace on Wednesday.King Salman wished the ministers success in their meetings in the Saudi Arabia and assured them that the Kingdom was...
RIYADH: Director General of Passport Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya met with the different department directors on Monday to discuss future plans to streamline operations.He noted that the number of pilgrims had been increasing so that there’s a need...
RIYADH: A Shoura Council member has demanded that Saudi women be allowed to work in baqalas or small groceries while following the Shariah rules, even as another member earlier proposed closure of these shops to boost nationalization. “Efforts are un...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has banned Iranian Mahan Airlines Company, an affiliate of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, from using its airspace and airports as of Monday.The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) ordered the termination of permits form...
JEDDAH: The Northern Border Region’s health department has launched an investigation into the death of a woman during childbirth at a hospital in Arar.Abdullah Al-Azmi, director general of the department, was quoted as saying by a local publication t...
JEDDAH: Preliminary investigations have found no criminal intention or foul play in the death of an eight-year-old boy in the school bus in Naseem district here on Sunday, a source from the Jeddah police has said.The student, Nawaf Al-Sulami, did not...
DAMMAM: The mobile phone industry in KSA is one of the most promising commercial sectors which provides various job opportunities that do not need a lot of experience or large capital compared to some other business.Recently, the labor minister order...
JEDDAH: The economic plan unveiled by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and defense minister, is aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil, which would ensure the country’s prosperity over the long term.This is acco...
RIYADH: The Kingdom’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has pledged to support Indonesia’s re-election to the world’s aviation authority for the next three years.The backing was announced at a meeting hosted by the Indonesian mission here o...
AL-AHSA: The Ministry of Labor recently uncovered 2,007 violations in the Eastern Province over a period of two weeks, according to a local media report on Tuesday.Al-Ahsa ranked with the most at 1,489 violations, which were revealed during raids car...
NAJRAN: A Saudi man with special needs, wearing a mask, attacked expatriates here using a firearm, according to security sources. Sources said a report was received from an expat at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday that a masked man carrying a gun and another we...
JEDDAH: Houthis have obstructed entry of 100,000 Yemeni Umrah Yemeni pilgrims to Makkah this season despited pilgrims have begun arriving from other parts of the world since over a month ago. The illegal war waged by the Houthis have deprived Yemenis...
JEDDAH: The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) stressed the need to strengthen economy of the 57 Muslim countries, at a meeting of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors of the ICCIA.The session was attended by Or...
RIYADH: Courts in the Kingdom have reviewed the case of a Moroccan spouse of a deceased Saudi businessman, after a Moroccan court issued judgment confirming the businessman had legally married the Moroccan woman and fathered a son with her 30 years a...
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