RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Belgian Crown Prince Philippe on a range of bilateral and regional issues here on Saturday. The talks, attended by several... Full Story
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Saturday received Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon who is on a brief visit to the Kingdom. The Canadian foreign
JEDDAH: A Saudi woman journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in the LBC program “Bold Red Line” aired in mid-July, Suleiman Al-Jumaie, the lawyer representing Mazen Abdul Jawad,
JEDDAH: Two students are the latest to die of swine flu, the Ministry of Health said Saturday. The victims, both with underlying health conditions, were a 12-year-old boy in Qassim and a 14-year-old
RIYADH: People awaiting their fate on death row in the Kingdom have a saying — waiting for death is worse than death itself. A reporter from a Riyadh newspaper entered a local prison and spoke
JEDDAH: The closure of the LBC’s Riyadh office after Mazen Abdul Jawad openly bragged about his sexual exploits on one of its programs raised the controversial question about the freedom of “the responsible
JEDDAH: The first phase of a massive expansion project for Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah will be completed in 2014, according to Ala Samman, director general of Business
MAKKAH: The Central Haj Committee discussed on Saturday arrangements made by government departments to ensure pilgrims are able to perform Haj with ease, security and comfort. “With pilgrims
MANILA: Saudi Ambassador to Manila Muhammad Ameen Wali has received the Philippines’ highest medal in recognition of his efforts in strengthening Saudi-Philippine relations. He was also given the title... Full Story
JEDDAH: The hike in prices has made it hard for men with large families to survive on a single salary. Some of them invest in shares in the hope of making ends meet, learning the hard way that
MAKKAH: Special children’s areas in which children can be entertained and taught about the Haj while their parents perform the pilgrimage will be set up in Mina this year. The entertainment areas
JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Saturday opened the first forum for productive families in the Kingdom, organized by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). Prince
JEDDAH: New anti-smoking regulations that were approved by the Cabinet in August 2003 have not yet been implemented and there is no date fixed to do so, said Dr. Majid Al-Munif, head of the Anti-Smoking
JEDDAH: Local police have arrested an African national accused of swindling a Saudi businessman in the Eastern Province out of more than SR2 million, Al-Madinah daily reported on Saturday. Police
