Kingdom
Khaled Al-Faisal to continue annual inspection visit
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, continues his annual inspection trip to the region’s governorates on Monday when he will visit Qunfuda and Al-Laith governorates.
20 Rusaifa villas to go on the block again
The committee in charge of auctioning villas at the Iskan housing project in Makkah’s Rusaifa district has revealed that about 20 residential units will be re-auctioned.
The Eastern Province land shortage and Saudi Aramco
The unchecked increase in the price of real estate is a problem that was previously blamed on a shortage of vacant plots of land which some officials have used as an excuse to not carry out residential projects.
Despite increasing tourism revenue, Saudis demand better services
While a record number of Saudi tourists spent their summer vacation abroad this year, an equally large number opted to stay in the Kingdom with Jeddah being the No. 1 choice.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Nothing can ward off the heat of a warm Jeddah summer evening like a refreshing ice cream cone.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Asir Municipality seized 6 ice cream trucks that were selling contaminated ice cream to children and warned the public from buying ice cream or other food produces from the trucks.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Three grade 12 students of the International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) ranked in the 99th percentile in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams held in March/April of this year.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued orders Sunday appointing Dr. Badran Al-Omar and Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Dawood as new presidents of King Saud University (KSU) and King Khalid University (KKU) respectively.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
A Kuwaiti family of three was killed in a traffic accident near Al-Zulfi.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Qurayyat police issued a warning against the use of firearms during weddings.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Police are currently investigating a retired government worker and a real estate agent for allegedly forging a title deed and attempted to sell a plot of land owned by a woman without her knowledge.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Twenty-five Saudi academics will spend this summer conducting post-doctoral research at top British universities.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Thirty-two Filipino women in the Kingdom became the latest batch to benefit from the livelihood training seminar that recently concluded here.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
A workshop on Continuous Cumulative Evaluation (CCE), an education system in India, was organized Thursday in the auditorium of International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) girls’ section.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
A decision announcing a ban on the use of plastic bags in the Kingdom is expected to be issued shortly, a local daily reported.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Three Saudi tourists who were wounded during their escape from kidnappers in Nairobi arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah Saturday night and were immediately transferred to King Fahd Hospital in the city, according to Dr. Sami Badawood, director of Health Affairs in Jeddah.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
The Coast Guard in Tabuk rescued four people in two separate incidents from drowning.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
A Saudi man and his son were killed in a car accident on Asela road south of Qunfuda.
Monday, 02 - July 2012
Civil Defense rescuers in Jazan recovered the body of an Egyptian worker from a 15-meter-deep well.
