Kingdom
Pakistani expats warned against illegal remittances
RIYADH – Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia could have their cash confiscated under international money laundering laws if they use illegal means to send their earnings home to relatives.This is the warning issued by Khalid Bin Shaheen, the National Bank of Pakistan’s senior executive vice-president. He was speaking at a press conference Saturday, at the launch of the Pakistan Remittance Initiative. This is a new initiative to encourage overseas Pakistanis to use only the banking channels for sending
Monday, 09 - November 2009
JEDDAH – Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has said that 621 Filipinos formerly living under Jeddah’s Sitteen Bridge have been deported
Monday, 09 - November 2009
MADINA – The Directorate of Civil Defense in Madina Region has started implementing its plan for this year’s Haj season. In a statement
Monday, 09 - November 2009
JEDDAH – All Malaysian pilgrims have been vaccinated against the deadly H1N1 virus and other diseases and now feel safe to perform Haj.Talking to some
Monday, 09 - November 2009
Signboards have been put up all over the city of Jeddah, like this one seen Sunday
Monday, 09 - November 2009
Jizan – Arms markets, such as that in the Yemeni village of Al-Malaheedh, were crucial to the infiltrators’ continued war with the Yemeni government,
Monday, 09 - November 2009
JIZAN – The evacuation of villages and closure of many schools brought fears that market business in the region of Al-Khubah would be severely affected,
Monday, 09 - November 2009
JEDDAH – Saudi traders express their happiness after King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued his approval on importing the live cattle
Monday, 09 - November 2009
TAIF – Authorities in Taif are investigating accusations that a man subjected his wife and grown-up children to physical abuse over a period of 18 years
Monday, 09 - November 2009
A Palestinian pilgrim on her way to the Haj reacts after receiving a swine flu vaccination
Monday, 09 - November 2009
JEDDAH – The infiltration of Saudi territory over the last week was an attempt to gain access to coastal areas to which arms and ammunition arrive
Monday, 09 - November 2009
RIYADH – The Governor of Saada, the northern Yemeni province, Hassan Mana’a, said that Iran has been directly involved in the military training of the
