Saudi court sends Egyptian to jail for espionage
A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of attempting to disturb public...
Saudi may start privatising postal system by start of 2017
Saudi Arabia is likely to start privatising its postal system by early next year, telecommunications minister Mohammed al-Suwaiyal said on Thursday, in a test...
Murderer who killed policeman executed in Mecca
Ayed al-Jahdali was convicted of shooting dead a policeman who was trying to arrest him for drug trafficking, the ministry said in a statement...
Israel announces curfews in some cities, towns
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced overnight curfews on some 40 cities and towns hit hard by the coronavirus.
But he backed...
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from hospital
Five days after Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were diagnosed with the new Coronavirus, they were released from an Australian hospital on...
Iran begins new school year amid virus concerns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday opened the new school year after nearly seven months of closure.
In a video conference, President Hassan Rouhani...
Over 1.7 million to vote in civic elections
RIYADH: Over 1.7 million Saudis will participate in the country’s Dec. 12 elections, according to Abdul Lateef Al-Asheikh, municipal and rural affairs minister.
There were...
Refugee families face unique struggles with online school
PHOENIX (AP) — Samuel Lavi knew he'd have to find unique ways to stay connected to refugee families when the coronavirus pandemic shut down...
'Safe transportation' scheme for Saudi women set to launch in Riyadh
The Ministry of Labor will soon start implementing the ‘safe transportation’ scheme for Saudi women working in the private sector.
In the first phase of...
Israeli hospital Sheba, UAE’s APEX to develop health technologies
JERUSALEM, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Sheba Medical Center and the United Arab Emirates's APEX National Investment said on Thursday they signed a preliminary...
