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Saudi Arabia Awards First Major Wind Project Worth 500mdollors Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it has awarded a contract to build its first utility-scale wind farm, as part of its aim to diversify its energy sector. The Renewable Energy Project Development Office ... January 12, 2019 0 533 Category: Information

Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council Bans Child Marriages Saudi Arabia has banned the marriage of minors following a ruling by the Kingdom’s Shoura Council, according to a statement issued by the council on its website. The council’s speaker A... January 10, 2019 0 1495 Category: POLITICAL

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Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Expresses Support For Gabon Government The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday condemned the attempted coup against the constitutional institutions of the Gabonese Republic, which ended in failure. The OIC said it follo... January 10, 2019 0 494 Category: POLITICAL

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Saudi Arabia State Security Says Qatif Security Operation Killed Six Six militant suspects were killed in a security operation in Qatif this week, that also wounded five officers, state security said Wednesday. Seven automatic machine guns, three grenades, a pistol,... January 10, 2019 0 720 Category: Crime News

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Omani Official Lauds Saudi Efforts To Serve Pilgrims Previous Sheikh Sultan bin Said Al-Hinai, head of the preaching and guidance department of Oman, on Wednesday praised Saudi Arabia for providing best services to pilgrims. He called on Abbas bin Abdul Ghani Q... January 10, 2019 0 535 Category: POLITICAL

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Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief Signs Six Agreements To Boost Aid To Yemen Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, on Wednesday signed six agreements with a number of civil society organizations to boost humanitarian ass... January 10, 2019 0 1498 Category: POLITICAL

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Ties Between Saudi Arabia And Austria On Upward Trajectory Austria’s outgoing ambassador to Saudi Arabia called on Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar to bid farewell at the end of his tenure. Gregor... January 10, 2019 0 477 Category: General

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Riyadh Forum Aims To Protect Society From Extremism A forum aimed at protecting Saudi society from terrorist groups is to be held in Riyadh on Friday. Minister of Islamic Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh will lead the first Cooperative... January 10, 2019 0 511 Category: POLITICAL

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King Salman Inaugurates Saudi Agriculture Program King Salman inaugurated the Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program on Wednesday at his palace in Riyadh. The program aims to boost production, processing and marketing of fruit, f... January 10, 2019 0 650 Category: Agriculture

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Arab Media Must Avoid Fake News And Stick To Objectivity, Says Minister The Kingdom’s media minister met with information ministers from the Arab League on Wednesday, with fake news and Palestine among the issues discussed. Turki bin Abdullah Al-Shabanah welcomed t... January 10, 2019 0 617 Category: Others

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King Faisal Prize 2019 Winners Announced The winners of the 2019 King Faisal Prize (KFP) were announced in Riyadh on Wednesday night. The KFP, which recognizes individuals and institutions for significant contributions to their field, were ... January 10, 2019 0 587 Category: Information

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Australia FM Visits Thailand Amid Saudi Asylum Seeker Saga Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne met her Thai counterpart Thursday, as her country appeared poised to offer to asylum to a young Saudi woman who claims to have fled her family to Thaila... January 10, 2019 0 492 Category: General

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At Least 2 People Killed In Security Operation In Qatif, Saudi Arabia At least two people were shot dead and several others arrested in what security sources described as a “pre-emptive” military operation in the village of Al-Jish in Saudi Arabia’s ea... January 09, 2019 0 920 Category: Crime News

Public-private Partnership To Boost Education Sector In Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is making efforts to improve the quality of its education sector’s infrastructure by encouraging public-private partnerships, said Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Ashei... January 09, 2019 0 643 Category: Information

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Major Saudi Award Honors Excellence In Nonprofit Sector On behalf of King Salman, Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on Tuesday honored 26 recipients of King Abdul Aziz Award for Quality at a hotel in Riyadh. The award focuses on supporting and promotin... January 09, 2019 0 543 Category: POLITICAL

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Passport Dept Provides Relief To Yemenis In KSA On the directives of King Salman, the General Directorate of Passports on Tuesday announced an extension of the visitor ID for Yemeni people residing in the Kingdom. Those Yemeni nationals whose visi... January 09, 2019 0 451 Category: General

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Nizar Bin Obaid Madani, Retired Saudi Diplomat After having served his country for over 50 years, Nizar bin Obaid Madani retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 7. He joined the ministry in 1965 and served in various positions. He ... January 09, 2019 0 641 Category: Information

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30 Million Pilgrims Will Visit Saudi Arabia By 2030 Officials from Saudi Arabian Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hajj Ministry on Tuesday to increase tourist packages for pilgrims across the globe. The MoU was signed by Ha... January 09, 2019 0 568 Category: CULTURAL

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King Salman Receives President Of The Inter-Parliamentary Union The president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Gabriela Cuevas Barron, on Tuesday called on King Salman at his palace in Riyadh. She lauded the efforts of Saudi Arabia for its humanita... January 09, 2019 0 502 Category: POLITICAL

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Saudi Ministries Liaise To Enhance Services To Senior Citizens The justice and health ministries are liaising to enhance services through the creation of a priority card for citizens above the age of 70. The card will give senior citizens priority at hospitals a... January 09, 2019 0 465 Category: POLITICAL

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