Kingdom
Prince Mite’b warns agitators
Prince Mite’b Bin Abdullah, Commander of the National Guard, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet, said that the National Guard and other security personnel will take firm and decisive action against anyone considering undermining the security and stability of the country.
Moon-sighting on Thursday unlikely, says ICOP report
Jeddah Astronomy Society has stopped releasing statements regarding sighting of the new moon for Ramadan.
The negative impact of illegal workers
A recent study revealed that the fraudulent visa market in the Kingdom is worth approximately SR2.4 billion per annum.
Will every Saudi own his own home?
The Kingdom’s approval of real estate financing and mortgage laws comes within the framework of providing citizens with affordable housing.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
As the month of Ramadan approaches, Filipinos in Jeddah are all set to welcome the month of worship.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
The collapse of the gates of the Mallawi neighborhood cemetery here nearly nine months ago has resulted in unauthorized trespassing by children who use the cemetery to play while residents use it as a passageway.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
The Ministry of Labor has set July 24 as a deadline for formalizing the new revised policies between the Kingdom and Indonesia aimed at lifting the ban on the recruitment of Indonesian domestic helpers, said Ibrahim Al-Sani, member of the Board of Directors of the Workers Service Company in Dammam.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
A team from the Bangladeshi Embassy in Riyadh is visiting Buraidah between Aug. 2-3 to extend consular, welfare, and remittance services.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
2 brothers died Wednesday in a traffic accident as they were returning home from submitting their admissions applications to Qassim University.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
Police officers in Hafr Al-Batin arrested two men for distributing rotten meat to major restaurants in the city.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
Gates in the Grand Mosque have been readied to receive worshippers and Umrah pilgrims during the month of Ramadan.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
The physically challenged should be assimilated into society and their job prospects should be increased, said Adel Fakieh, Minister of Labor.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
The mother of Samirah Al-Ghamdi, a woman who was injured in a car chase by members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) has said her daughter’s recent arm amputation has left her in a state of shock.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
Domestic help in the Kingdom has been hard to find due to the recruitment ban on domestic helpers from Indonesia and the Philippines, and with the cost of recruiting helpers from other countries running into the tens of thousands of Saudi riyals, many have turned to hiring overstayers or runaway workers.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
7 Yemeni prisoners escaped Wednesday from Briman prison during a routine medical check up in the prison hospital.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
A fire destroyed a large library in Al-Balad neighborhood here. There were no injuries.
Thursday, 19 - July 2012
A resident suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon on the Truba-Al-Baha road.
