JEDDAH: The much-awaited east-west railway (land bridge) project received a boost yesterday as the Council of Ministers licensed a joint stock company to establish and operate the estimated $5 billion
JEDDAH: The World Heritage Committee of the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has approved Saudi Arabia’s first site of universal cultural value. The northern ancient
JEDDAH: The Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for the Care of Kidney Patients yesterday announced the allocation of 5,500 university places in the coming academic year for kidney patients,... Full Story
JEDDAH: Police have ruled out any criminal involvement in the death of a 21-year-old Saudi woman who died when the car she was driving overturned at high speed in Riyadh on Saturday night. Maj.
JEDDAH: Forty-five health colleges and five health institutes for girls that were hitherto under the Health Ministry would be brought under universities in respective cities, it was announced yesterday. “Custodian
DAMMAM: Lt. Col. Muhammad Al-Ghamdi, director of public relations at the Coast Guard Command in the Eastern Province, told Arab News yesterday that no one has so far claimed the ownership of four fishing
RIYADH: The Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHIF) — a Saudi-based charity whose assets were frozen by Washington — announced yesterday plans to re-submit a lawsuit after a US federal court
RIYADH: King Abdul Aziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted has launched 23 different events as part of its Mawhiba (Talent) program to help children polish their skills and enhance their
RIYADH: A three-member board of management was unanimously elected by the parents of the Sri Lankan International School in Jeddah on recently. Announcing the names of the new members, M.L.M. Imran,
