Saudi Students Who Drowned In US Saving Children Laid To Rest In Najran
The bodies of two Saudi scholarship students in the United States who died while saving two drowning children were laid to rest at Al-Yassin cemetery in Najran on Sunday.
A large crowd of mourners ...
July 10, 2018934Category: Information
Saudi Arabia Issues Decree On Military Sanctions
Saudi Arabia announced the pardoning of military personnel who participated in the ongoing war in Yemen, in a royal decree on Tuesday.
The decree pardoned “all military men, who have taken pa...
July 11, 2018973Category: Information
Muslim Scholars Call For End To Evil Afghan Fighting
The International Ulema Conference on Peace and Security in Afghanistan has called for an end to the violence in the country, saying fighting between Muslims was strictly prohibited in Islam.
Under t...
July 11, 2018803Category: Information
Summer Heat Sends Saudi Electricity Bills Soaring
Consumers around Saudi Arabia got a shock last month when they saw their latest electricity bills. A double whammy of increased tariffs from the Saudi Electricity Company and the arrival of summer hea...
July 11, 2018782Category: Information
Elderly Saudi In Car Accident Forgives Driver Before Death
An elderly Saudi who passed away after a car accident in Abha gallantly asked his companions who were transferring him to hospital to forgive the reckless driver who is believed to have caused the acc...
July 11, 2018776Category: Information
Video Of Park Cleaner Being Slapped In Saudi Arabia Goes Viral
A video of a man in his late twenties/early thirties slapping a cleaner in a park went viral on Twitter on Wednesday, creating an uproar in its wake.
People sympathized with the worker and condemned ...
July 12, 2018772Category: Information
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-general Of The Arab League
Ahmed Aboul Gheit is an Egyptian diplomat and the eighth secretary-general of the Arab League.
Before his July 2016 nomination as secretary-general, Aboul Gheit served as the minister of fore...
July 12, 20181229Category: Information
Saudi Women Have Started Working As Inspectors Of Traffic Accidents
The first batch of Saudi women have started working as inspectors of traffic accidents.
They have undergone training over the past period to respond to incidents involving female drivers.
The new st...
July 12, 2018865Category: Information
Saudi Arabia Has Signed 23 New Road Projects Across The Kingdom
Saudi Arabia has signed contracts worth SR1.73 billion ($453 million) for 23 new road projects across the kingdom, reports said.
The contracts signed by the Transport Ministry are distributed into di...
July 12, 2018763Category: Information
Nine Reasons Cited For Surge In Divorce Cases
Al-Mawaddah Society for Family Development has identified nine major reasons for increasing number of divorce cases and family disputes in the Kingdom, according to Mohammed Al-Radi, director general ...
July 12, 2018856Category: Information
Saudi Scholarships Abroad Help Strengthen Patriotism
Overseas scholarships encourage patriotism and are an essential part of the Saudi strategy to achieve the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 in all fields, according to Abdul Aziz Al-Mugaishi, t...
July 14, 2018568Category: Information
KSA Plans To Organize Own International Polo Team
Saudi Arabia plans to have its own international polo team within two years, according to one of the country’s star players.
Speaking on the sidelines of the BMG Foundation’s 22nd annua...
July 14, 2018853Category: Information
Amr Zedan, Chairman Of Saudi Polo Federation
Amr Zedan is the chairman of the newly established Saudi Polo Federation; he was appointed this Monday.
He shared his feelings on his appointment saying: “It’s an honor to be appointed ...
July 14, 20181763Category: Information
Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missile Targeting Najran
Saudi Arabia’s aerial defense system intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militias on Najran on Saturday.
Last week, the Arab coalition announced that the Saudi air defense for...
July 14, 2018667Category: Information
Dr. Sami Bin Abdullah Al-Obaidi, Chairman Of The Council Of Saudi Chambers
Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Obaidi has been the chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) since June 2018.
Prior to his recent appointment, Al-Obaidi was the vice president of the CSC.
...
July 15, 20181565Category: Information
Aramco Uses Corrosion-free FRP Rebar In Foundations
Saudi Aramco, a global leader in petroleum and natural gas, recently implemented the corrosion-resistant fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rebar in the foundations of a 400-metre long perimeter in one of...
July 15, 20182623Category: Information
Saudi Aviation Academy To Train First Women Pilots
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban in the deeply conservative Muslim country where many social restrictions are easing.
Ox...
July 17, 2018698Category: Information
KSRelief To Provide 5,000 Yemenis With School Supplies
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has launched a project to provide Yemeni students and schools with supplies to ensure that education continues across the country despite the ...
July 17, 2018672Category: Information