Huge Fire Breaks Out At Power Station In Riyadh
A huge fire broke out at a power plant in Riyadh on Monday sending a ball of flames leaping 10 meters into the air.
The blaze broke out inside a transformer at the plant in the city’s Al-...
October 02, 2018761Category: Information
Saudi Cancer Society Launches Pink Fingerprints Awareness Campaign
The Saudi Cancer Society launched an awareness campaign on Monday to combat breast cancer under the name “Pink Fingerprints,” and through the Abdul Latif Jameel Center for Breast Cancer Ea...
October 02, 2018571Category: Information
US Delegation Visits National Dialogue Center In Riyadh
A delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom visited King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) in Riyadh, SPA reported on Monday.
The secretary-general of the cen...
October 02, 2018529Category: Information
Abdulrahman Altheeb, CEO Scopeer, Saudi Crowdfunding Platform
Abdulrahman Altheeb is the chief executive officer of Scopeer, the first crowd funding platform in Saudi Arabia.
He has been working in this position since September 2017. Scopeer is an equity-base...
October 02, 2018833Category: Information
Al-Issa Orders Schools To Shut Down Unsafe Swimming Pools
Minister of Education Ahmad Al-Issa has issued orders to shut down swimming pools without adequate safety means in school campuses across the Kingdom.
The minister’s decision followed the dro...
October 02, 2018700Category: Information
First Batch Of Prisoners Released Under King’s Clemency Walk Out
The General Directorate of Prisons released the first batch of prisoners as a part of a clemency program supported by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman...
October 02, 2018962Category: Information
Saudi Arabia On Track To Become Global Solar Leader
The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources reaffirmed its plans to transform Saudi Arabia’s power sector to be more diversified, sustainable, competitive and efficient, in accordance...
October 03, 2018467Category: Information
Saudi Ambassador To Yemen Meets Doctors Without Borders
Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, Saudi ambassador to Yemen, on Tuesday met with the head of the emergency desk of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Teresa Sancristobal, and her delegation to review humanitar...
October 03, 2018532Category: Information
Bismarck College Starts Training Program For Saudi Arabia
Bismarck State College has started an energy training program for male high school graduates in Saudi Arabia.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that 67 students at the National Power Academy in Dammam, ...
October 03, 2018520Category: Information
Missing Saudi Pilot Discovered Dead In Spain
A Saudi pilot who went missing six months ago was found dead in Spain.
The Spanish police announced that the body of Omar bin Al-Salman Al-Matiri had been found off the coast of Malaga coast on the M...
October 03, 2018561Category: Information
King Faisal Prize Winner Bags Nobel Prize For Medicine
Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Sabeel, secretary general of King Faisal International Prize (KFIP), congratulated Prof. James P. Allison, the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Allison, a reno...
October 03, 2018832Category: Information
Saudi King Holds Phone Call To Congratulate New Iraq PM On Post
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held a telephone conversation with Iraq's new prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to congratulate him on the post.
The King wished him success, and the Iraqi people f...
October 04, 2018529Category: Information
Embassy Hosts Celebration Of Nepal’s National Day In Riyadh
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar was the chief guest at a special celebration of Nepal’s National Day hosted by the Nepalese Embassy.
The event, at the Cultural Palace in Riyadh’s d...
October 04, 20181550Category: Information
Half Of OIC Countries Need Water Rehabilitation
The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, revealed that 50 percent of OIC member states need water rehabilitation.
The member states...
October 04, 2018606Category: Information
Saudi Women Drivers Feel Exhilarated
Nearly 100 days after women began to drive in Saudi Arabia, Arab News asked new motorists in major cities of the Kingdom for their experiences since the historic lifting of the ban.
The first women...
October 04, 2018650Category: Information
Saudi Consulate In Istanbul Says Looking Into Journalist’s Disappearance
Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul said on Wednesday that it was looking into news reports of the disappearance of Saudi media veteran Jamal Khashoggi in the Turkish city.
In a statement carrie...
October 04, 20181668Category: Information
Daraka, A Saudi Island That Lures Migratory Birds
The beautiful Saudi island of Daraka where many migratory birds hover over has no people living there. The island, with its pristine beaches, is inhabited by seagulls and swans, among other migratory ...
October 04, 2018845Category: Information
Saudi General Authority Of Zakat And Tax Wins LinkedIn MENA Talent Award
The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has been awarded a “LinkedIn MENA Talent Award” for recruitment in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2018.
Director General ...
October 06, 2018573Category: Information
Royal Saudi Air Force Contingent Arrives In Tunisia For Joint Drills
The last aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF) has arrived in Tunisia with their air, technical and support crews to participate in military exercises with the country’s air force.
RS...
October 06, 2018546Category: Information