JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers ordered the payment of a number of allowances and bonuses for faculty members in universities in the Kingdom in its weekly meeting held at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah... Full Story
JEDDAH: Rising food and housing costs sent Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate to a 30-year high in July. The annual inflation rate surged to 11.1 percent in the Kingdom compared to 10.6 percent... Full Story
JEDDAH: The residents of Jeddah’s Al-Nuzlah district have created a Web forum to voice their complaints to higher authorities. They are concerned about a series of new development projects valued... Full Story
THE gloves are finally off. Russia and the West are not partners but competitors. And despite the diplomatic-speak that bordered on gushing at times, they always were. Speculation as to whether a new... Full Story
WASHINGTON: This Labor Day felt like one for once, especially for those working to save the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Gustav. Sen. John McCain canceled most events on Monday, the opening day of the... Full Story
THE Indian government yesterday reacted angrily to accusations from NGOs that they were doing too little to help the nearly one million people, stranded or made homeless by the horrific Bihar floods.... Full Story
