JAZAN: Saudi Arabia is determined to protect its borders and deter infiltrators from entering the Kingdom, said an official source on Friday in light of the recent entry of Yemeni rebels into the rugged... Full Story
JEDDAH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, signed a SR222 million contract for civil navigation radar systems with the Raytheon International Company of US, the
MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the hosting of 1,000 Haj pilgrims from various countries this year as part of a guest pilgrims program supervised by the Ministry
JEDDAH: Volunteers from the India Fraternity Forum began serving Haj pilgrims since the arrival of the first group of Indian Hajis in Jeddah on Oct. 20. Forum Haj Coordinator Aboobacker Kunhu
JEDDAH: The Jeddah Municipal Council is planning to enlist the help of Arab and non-Arab expatriates in its activities, especially in solving the problems they face. Hussein Baaqeel, the new
MAKKAH/RIYADH: The Health Ministry is to set up a high-tech laboratory to check pilgrims for H1N1 virus at Arafat, said Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeah. “There is no need to worry or
JEDDAH: Turkish President Abdullah Gul recently received Mohammed Jameel, president of Abdul Latif Jameel Group and chief job creation officer of the Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), at the Presidential Palace... Full Story
JEDDAH: The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) recently opened the largest communications center run by women in the Kingdom. The center, which operates in the JCCI’s headquarters, will
JEDDAH: The department for licenses and commercial control at the Jeddah municipality announced it had conducted unannounced inspections of 1,187 shops in various parts of the city last month. Of that
MADINAH: The Haj Committee in Madinah has launched a 45-day Haj Operation Partnership Management Exhibition (Bonyan) to provide pilgrims with necessary information about the Kingdom’s commitment to
TAIF: The Civil Defense in this mountain city said on Friday its rescue teams were looking for a 90-year-old man who had left his home three days ago and never returned. The man’s worried relatives,
RIYADH: Alinma Bank, which started operations throughout the Kingdom last month, has launched the first ever “Education Financing” program that enables clients to pay school fees in installments without
