Kingdom
EP stores sell cigarettes, defying ban
Almost 45 days have passed since the decision banning selling tobacco products was issued but stores in the Eastern Province still insist on displaying these products.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Tabuk and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Foundation, has announced that the foundation will launch a new project to build over 1,000 houses.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Some of the age-old customs of Ramadan have become extinct with the development of technology and many others gave way to the hectic schedule of modern life.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
The daily income from a “foul pot” (jarrat al-foul) during the holy month of Ramadan exceeds SR800, which is twice the price of a barrel of oil priced approximately at SR400.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Dr. Hajid Bin Hajid, executive director of the licensing department at the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority, denied reports that internationally banned psychiatric drugs are being administered at some hospitals and clinics.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Educational organization PICPAWR Toastmasters Club 1028833 conducted its 6th Annual Installation of Officers recently.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
A coast guard patrol boat at King Abdul Aziz Port here rescued Saturday three Saudi sailors whose boat had broken down at sea and they were set adrift.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
A 40-year-old man died as a result of a fall from a high perch while installing an air-conditioner in a building.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
A young man died Saturday after his car crashed into a light pole in Jazan.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
IT is not a secret that many Saudi citizens live under the burden of long-term debt, which nearly spoils their lives since they spend at least one-third of their salaries paying off debt. The entire salary will disappear if they have to bear rent expenses.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Ethiopian authorities arrested Sunday six Saudis for distributing charity to Muslims in Addis Ababa, saying their act amounted to a form of terror financing.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Riyadh Region, receives David Welch, President of Bechtel’s Europe, Africa and Middle East Region, at his office in Riyadh, Monday.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
The Smart Investor Program has concluded its summer activities for this year by participating in Saudi Aramco’s summer festival in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Seventeen people from two families sustained various injuries Sunday when children playing with matches set fire to their apartment in a three-story building in Taif.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
Hail Police are holding a young man in his 20s for investigations following charges that he had shot his sister in the forehead with a gun.
Tuesday, 24 - July 2012
The history of Islamic culture in Latin America will be the topic of a lecture by Gustavo Perez Figueroa at Princess Alanood Cultural Center here Thursday, according to Yousef Bin Othman Al-Huzaim, Secretary-General of the Alanood Charitable Foundation.
