Wave of Aden killings tests Gulf role in Yemen
The recapture of Aden by Gulf Arab coalition troops last summer has failed to provide any respite from Yemen's civil war, with residents facing...
Municipality in Jeddah to cover all open sewers
The Jeddah Municipality has instructed all its subdivisions to locate the uncovered sewers and find adequate solution to address the problem forthwith.
Responding to an...
Al Rajhi Investment awards operation of 5 new hotels in Makkah and Riyadh
Al Rajhi Investment Company will sign agreements today (Wednesday) for the management and operation of five hotels in Makkah and Riyadh.
The Company of Suleiman...
Saudi halts $3 billion in aid to Lebanon army
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has halted a $3 billion programme for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group...
2 Million Haj Pilgrims to move from Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah
Hajj pilgrims from around the world are now preparing to move to Muzdalifah after they gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday...
Oil stages modest rebound
Oil rebounded on bargain-buying Wednesday after the previous day's plunge but analysts warned any gains would be limited as the global glut showed no...
Palestinians to sue Britain over 1917 pledge on Jewish state
The Palestinian president says he will sue Great Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration and its support for a Jewish national home in the...
Jawazat services fast ‘becoming paperless’
The Passports Department (Jawazat) has electronically issued as many as 13,930,574 single exit-reentry visas sparing applicants the trouble of going personally to Jawazat offices...
Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group
A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism, in an...
Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home
Unidentified gunmen stormed a retirement home run by Catholic nuns in the southern city of Aden on Friday shooting 16 people to death, including...
