Kingdom
Terror suspect ‘sane and fit to stand trial’
A medical team from the psychiatric hospital in Taif has confirmed that the third suspect accused of joining the 50-member terrorist cell was sane and knew what he was doing.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
FROM time to time, there are clashes in the city of Qatif and the surrounding areas.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Mohsina Kidwai, chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, paid a three-day visit to the Kingdom to review preparations for Indian pilgrims who will start arriving in Saudi Arabia Monday.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The 500-bed King Fahd Hospital in Madinah has served residents of the Prophet’s City and surrounding areas for over three decades.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, receives at his office in Jeddah Sunday Brig. Tahir Gulzar Malik, Pakistan’s new defense attaché.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The historic Souk Okaz has been growing in size and popularity and attracting a large number of tourists and visitors.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Police in Riyadh solved the mystery of a recent murder in the city.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The Border Guard in Dhahran Al-Janoub foiled an attempt to smuggle three machine guns and more than 10,000 bullets into the Kingdom across the Yemen border.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Al-Ahsa police are currently investigating circumstances surrounding a suspicious fire that started in a house in Al-Fadeleya neighborhood in Al-Ahsa.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Police arrested an African national who was caught trying to steal a car in Al-Safa district of Jeddah.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The Administrative Court in Jeddah on Sunday postponed a hearing into the corruption case against an ex-mayor, his assistant and two businessmen to Sept. 25.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
An oil tanker flipped over and burst into flames on a bridge that leads to the royal terminal of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, Sunday. Quick intervention by Civil Defense rescue teams and firefighting units averted a major disaster. No one was killed or injured in the accident.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Many private sector companies have started giving their employees two days off a week in anticipation of a government decision that could force the sector to adhere to a five-day workweek.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The Society for Rehabilitation and Service of Visual Impairment, Ibsar, will start a training course for visually impaired persons to help them in their employment.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The Traffic Department has formed a committee comprising three officers to investigate a fatal accident involving a tipper truck that crashed into the wall of a building in Makkah Saturday evening, killing a two-year-old Indonesian girl.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Marc Vinck, Belgian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
A citizen in his 50s is facing human trafficking charges after he was arrested for forcing his four wives and 30 children to beg on the street.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Some malls in north Riyadh have failed to comply with the decision of Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Riyadh, which allowed unmarried young men to enter commercial complexes.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
A girl’s elementary school was evacuated following a fire. School officials sounded the evacuation alarm after noticing sparks in the electrical wiring.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Police busted a gang of five Saudis and four Asians suspected of breaking inside residences and stealing valuables.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
Traders who own shops along roads being diverted complained about the extended time of months, if not years, for completing projects.
Monday, 17 - September 2012
The Ministry of Transport has drafted a law aiming to deter owners of the taxi companies and cab drivers from misconduct in a bid to improve the quality of the service.
