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...
Afghan soldier stabs sister to death in ‘honor killing’
In what appears to be a so-called "honor killing", an Afghan soldier stabbed his teenage sister to death after she rejected a marriage proposal...
World Cup host Qatar set to play in Gold Cup in 2021 and ’23
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — World Cup host Qatar is set to play in the Gold Cup next year in the United States after...
6 New Cases of MERS reported in the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia reported Sunday six new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the latest sign of a spreading viral disease ahead of an annual...
Saudi Arabia urges nationals to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia has issued a warning against its citizens from travelling to Lebanon and advises Saudi nationals currently in Lebanon to leave, said state-owned media...
ISIS claims car bomb blast in Riyadh, no injuries
An explosion damaged a car in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported, an incident the Islamic State (ISIS) militant...
Philanthropy is not about building mosques
Saudi Gazette report
Saudi Arabia is known for its large number of philanthropists and charity givers and it has been said that many of the...
Law changes focus on women and children
The Shoura Council has backed a proposal to amend current health care legislation to ensure more comprehensive care for women and children.
The proposal filed...
Burkini banned in France, PM supports
France's prime minister is expressing support for local bans of burkini swimsuits, saying the swimwear is based on the "enslavement of women" and therefore...
Turkish soap operas latest casualty of Mideast conflicts
A major Middle Eastern satellite network now believed to be majority-owned by Saudi Arabia has stopped airing Turkish soap operas, the latest entertainment casualty...
