Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef receives France's top honor
The Legion of Honor award wasn't on the official agenda, but President Francois Hollande reportedly awarded France's highest honor to Saudi Arabia's crown prince...
Protests against Israeli PM continue with momentum
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested outside the prime minister’s official residence Saturday as summer-long demonstrations against Benjamin Netanyahu maintained their momentum.
The protesters...
New visa benefits for Saudi-friendly firms
The recently introduced fast-track recruitment system is a reward for private firms that fulfill the Saudization quota, an official of the Ministry of Labor...
Camels Enjoying the Snow in Saudi Arabia
Parts of the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia are experiencing snowfall — and netizens are rushing online to document it. From photographs to videos,...
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...
1,300 faltering school contracts withdrawn
RIYADH — The new school year began on Sunday with nearly 6 million children returning to their classes all over the Kingdom after the...
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long cultivated a symbiotic relationship with the country’s ultra-Orthodox parties, doling out generous...
Former UN official charged with lying about rape in Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) — A former United Nations official accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women has been charged with lying to the...
Soccer-Iran need to score their own goals against Spain, Portugal
An own goal in stoppage time seemingly sent from the heavens gave Iran a 1-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup opener but...
Qatari exec meets investigators in FIFA bribery case
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a Qatari soccer and television executive, was questioned Wednesday by Swiss investigators who say he...
