Kingdom
Expat continues King Abdullah’s mission of ‘positive dialogue’
DAMMAM – Abdul Azeez Valiyaveetil, an Indian expatriate in the Kingdom for over two decades, is seeking to continue the “positive dialogue” between faiths and cultures initiated
10th JEF edition to focus on new economic vistas
JEDDAH – The Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) 2010, to be held from Feb. 13-16 at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events,
Awaiting customers
A street vendor sells traditional daggers at Souq Al-Zal in downtown Riyadh, Monday. Hundreds of people flock to Souq
New OFW absentee voters in Kingdom
AL KHOBAR – The overseas absentee voting (OAV) registration for Filipinos in Saudi Arabia ended Aug. 31 with a total
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
JEDDAH – The Administrative Court at the Board of Grievances has upheld a fine of SR50 million imposed by the ministries of health and finance on a construction
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
BURAIDAH – Over 350 women in the town of Dhuraiya have responded to a breast cancer campaign in the region by coming forward for MRI scans. Mohammed Al-Habdan,
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
JEDDAH – Police have arrested three Yemenis for numerous acts of pickpocketing which targeted worshippers at mosques and shoppers in crowded areas of
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
QATIF – A 57-year-old Indian greengrocer was shot dead by an unknown assailant at his store here Tuesday. Police reporting to the scene said they found
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
AL-MAJMA’A – Police are searching for a youth who stole an ATM card from an elderly man and used it to steal SR10,000 from his bank account. The youth
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
MADINA – Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old Moroccan male whose decomposed body was found recently at his home in Madina. The man, named
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
JEDDAH – A proposed marriage has been temporarily called off after the bride-to-be was found to be ill with the swine flu virus.The prospective groom
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
JEDDAH – Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University is scheduled to hold a “cultural dialogue” training course next month at the Center for Contemporary
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
RIYADH – Saudi Ambassador to Poland Dr. Nassir Bin Ahmed Al-Braik held an iftar party at his home in Poland. The party was attended by a number of Polish
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
RIYADH – A massive fire gutted a 1,200 sq. meter Ramadan festival tent still under construction in the capital Tuesday. A Civil Defense spokesman said
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
MAKKAH –The Awareness of the Dangers of Smoking Committee detained Tuesday a foreign worker in possession of 500 cartons of cigarettes worth SR60,000
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
HAIL – Police in the region of Al-Haiyit arrested Tuesday three persons for entering the Kingdom illegally. The three, all of Yemeni nationality, crossed
Wednesday, 09 - September 2009
AL-AHSA – Police in the Eastern Province are trying to locate the whereabouts of a Bangladeshi furnished apartment employee who was given SR11,000 by
