ABHA: Asir Gov. Prince Faisal ibn Khaled announced yesterday that no musical concerts would be held as part of this year’s Abha Tourism Festival or those in the coming years. Addressing a news conference
RIYADH: Around 75 percent of 34 swine flu cases detected in the Kingdom have completely recovered and been discharged from hospitals, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. “This is thanks
RIYADH: A multidisciplinary team led by Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah successfully separated the Moroccan conjoined twins Azizah and Saeeda following a marathon surgery lasting 11 hours and... Full Story
JEDDAH: Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel has become the first Saudi and the first Arab to be elected to the governing body of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jameel’s appointment... Full Story
JEDDAH: Shopping malls in Jeddah must have parking areas with a capacity of 500 cars instead of 200, according to new municipal regulations. “New regulations for parking facilities for buildings
JEDDAH: Outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Naci Koru has termed the two successive visits of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah as a watershed in bilateral relations. “King
DAMMAM: At least 10 Indian schoolchildren were injured, some of them seriously, in a road accident involving a minibus and a jeep here yesterday. The privately-run minibus was carrying more than
AL-JOUF: Four members of a family died when their car crashed into a truck in Tabarjal on Friday night. Another four members of the same family, who were in a different car, were injured after
MAKKAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said yesterday the governorate was determined to overcome all obstacles before implementing the project to develop impoverished neighborhoods of Makkah. Prince... Full Story
AL-JOUF: A Saudi man went berserk and beat up an obstetrician at Sakaka General Hospital after his wife delivered a stillborn child. Staff at the hospital interfered and saved the doctor. Al-Jouf
