JEDDAH: As many as 691 dengue fever cases were reported so far this year in Jeddah alone despite concerted efforts by the government to contain the disease, Al-Madinah newspaper said in a report published... Full Story
JEDDAH: With final exams approaching, education authorities in Jeddah are warning students against taking stimulants to help them stay alert during the tests. “Artificial wakefulness created... Full Story
RIYADH: Forensic experts at King Saud Medical Complex will conduct DNA tests to identify the remains of 20 people who died in a fiery bus accident about 30 km east of Riyadh on Thursday. Sabarullah... Full Story
JEDDAH: The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) yesterday lowered its reverse repo rate from 50 basis points to 25 basis points to boost credit growth. SAMA left its benchmark repurchase rate unchanged... Full Story
GAZA CITY: Ismail Haniyeh, the deposed prime minister of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, yesterday said his movement accepts a Palestinian state alongside Israel with its 1967 borders with full sovereignty... Full Story
SANAA: Yemeni security forces continued their search yesterday for six of the nine abducted foreigners as authorities offered a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the kidnappers thought to... Full Story
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government yesterday took the Opposition for a ride, after the government failed to table the two-member Pradhan Committee report. It had promised the Shiv Sena-BJP combine... Full Story
It is not yet the great international media-fest of Group meetings (G-8, G-20 etc.) but the first BRIC summit, hosted yesterday by the Russians in Yekaterinburg, is arguably the shape of economic and... Full Story
