18 dead in week of Saudi rains and flooding
Eighteen people have been killed during heavy rains and floods over the past week in Saudi Arabia, the civil defence agency said on Thursday.
In...
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq...
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...
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Saudi Arabia is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced Monday, overturning decades of draconian...
Govt to raise Saudization rate in pharmacies by 5%
The Ministry of Labor is eyeing on private pharmacies to increase Saudization by 5 percent across about 8,000 pharmacies in the country.
In cooperation with...
Recruitment companies fail to bring in maids
Saudi giant manpower recruitment companies, which have been established with huge capitals to end the problem of foreign manpower recruitment, too have failed to...
Group: Egypt arrests 2 journalists, one sick with COVID-19
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces have arrested two journalists, including one sick with COVID-19, the latest step in a sweeping crackdown on news...
Vaccine in sight as new MERS cases reported
A prototype vaccine against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has shown promising results as the number of cases in the deadly outbreak in...
Tearful Salah’s Champions League final ends with injury
Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah was in tears as he left the Champions League final against Real Madrid after 30 minutes with a shoulder...
Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology.
Amnesty said it...
