Municipal inspectors shut down 50 stores in Makkah in 2 days
MAKKAH — Municipal inspectors in Makkah closed down nearly 50 stores in the city for various violations over the past two days.
Khaled Basfar, head...
Fingerprinting to replace witnesses for women’s identification in courts
The Ministry of Justice will install a fingerprint recognition system to do away with the need for someone to testify on the identity of...
Two arrested after Saudi student killed
Two people have been arrested in Kansas, United States on Sunday in connection with the killing of Saudi student, Rayan Ibrahim Baba.
Baba was found...
Russia leaves door open to OPEC deal even as output hits high
Two senior Russian officials talked up potential cooperation with OPEC to prop up prices, but data showed oil production in Russia hit a post-Soviet...
Lebanon must strike deal with Syria to use export crossing-minister
Lebanon must seek a deal with Syria so Lebanese exporters can reach wider Middle East markets via the Syrian border with Jordan now that...
180 small clinics serving pilgrims in the holy sites
Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih has called upon the ministry’s field medicine employees in Muaisem, near Mina, to extend the best possible services to the...
Between the lines: How Mohammed bin Salman is launching his economic revolution
Lost in the headline generating buzz around Mohammed bin Salman’s determination to plow $2 trillion into the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and turn it...
China says it will keep 2016 economic growth in 'reasonable' range
Chinese leaders, meeting ahead of an agenda-setting conference, pledged on Monday to keep the country's economic growth in a "reasonable range" in 2016 by...
Saudi Arabia warns off Israel over Al-Aqsa Mosque late attacks
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has condemned Israel for its blatant attacks on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The king has spoken on...
Iraq lifts Reuters news agency suspension over virus report
After its license was suspended earlier this month, Iraq will allow the Reuters news agency to go back to work.
The suspension came over a...
