RIYADH: King Salman on Sunday issued a royal decree appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as energy minister. Prince Abdulaziz replaced Khalid Al-Falih, who was removed from the post that he held since May 2016. Another decree named Prince Sultan bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud ambassador to Bahrain. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's new energy…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia early on Sunday named Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the country’s new energy minister. A royal decree removed Khalid Al-Falih from his position as Saudi Arabia energy minister. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, was appointed to replace Al-Falih as the chairman of Saudi Aramco on Monday. — Developing…
AMMAN: The Eager Lion 2019 military exercise concluded in Amman on Friday in the presence of the commander of US Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, and the heads of delegations participating in the exercise from 30 other countries. 8,000 took part in the exercise at various locations across Jordan.Personnel from the Saudi army, navy, air…
Female Saudi directors Haifaa Al-Mansour and Shahad Ameen brought a message to the Venice Film Festival along with their movies: Women must be seen and heard. Mansour’s “The Perfect Candidate” is one of two films by female directors out of 21 competing for the festival’s Golden Lion award, telling the story of a woman doctor…
RIYADH: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), represented by the Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, has organized a graduation ceremony in Riyadh to celebrate 20 technological innovations produced by the second inventions transfer accelerator for 2019. The accelerator aims to activate patents across a variety of services aimed at speed up…
AMMAN: The Eager Lion 2019 military exercise concluded in Amman on Friday in the presence of the commander of US Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, and the heads of delegations participating in the exercise from 30 other countries.8,000 took part in the exercise at various locations across Jordan.Personnel from the Saudi army, navy, air force…
RIYADH: “This (Houthi aggression) is something that I think unfortunately is not well understood in the US. Certainly, the administration understands it, but the fact that Saudi Arabia is under attack on a daily basis is not something that is widely covered in the US,” said the US Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David…
RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted a Houthi drone targeting civilian property in Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushayt at noon on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported. Arab coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said that its forces use the best methods to deal with drones in order to protect civilians and their property. He added that the coalition continues its efforts to neutralize…
AL-SOUDAH: The tourism mega projects that are underway in Saudi Arabia will change the world’s perception of the Kingdom, according to extreme-sports athlete Jokke Sommer. The Norwegian professional skydiver, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer recently displayed his aerial skills in Asir region as part of the Al-Soudah summer festival season, and said that he had…
RIYADH: Riyadh will host the seventh Middle East and North Africa Information Security Conference Sept. 9-10 under the title “Cyberspace, The New Frontier: Deception, Orchestration and Black Holes.”Samer Omar, CEO of VirtuPort, shed light on the importance of the continued focus on human capital in addition to investment in technology required by institutions to defend…
AL-SOUDAH: The tourism mega projects that are underway in Saudi Arabia will change the world’s perception of the Kingdom, according to extreme-sports athlete Jokke Sommer. The Norwegian professional skydiver, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer recently displayed his aerial skills in Asir region as part of the Al-Soudah summer festival season, and said that he had…
JEDDAH: King Salman on Wednesday received the 55th annual report of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), which reviewed economic and financial developments in the country during 2018.The report was presented to the king at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah by Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan and SAMA Gov. Dr. Ahmed Alkholifey. The king noted SAMA’s important…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had an “important role” to play in urging India to halt and reverse what he called its “illegal actions” in Indian-administered Kashmir.The PM said this during a meeting with visiting dignitaries, the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign…
RIYADH: A second group of graduates are set to become ambassadors for Saudi Arabia around the world after completing a special training program.Students who completed the latest round of the Salam Program for Cultural Communication will represent the Kingdom at international forums as part of an initiative to raise the country’s global profile.The scheme aims…
JEDDAH: A delegation from Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council has arrived in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya reported. The delegation, which landed in Jeddah, is headed by Aidroos Al-Zubaidi, the council’s leader. Its arrival comes after Saudi Arabia called for talks in the Kingdom to restore calm to southern Yemen after fighting between the STC and…
JEDDAH: A delegation from Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council has arrived in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya reported. The delegation, which landed in Jeddah, is headed by Aidroos Al-Zubaidi, the council’s leader. Its arrival comes after Saudi Arabia called for talks in the Kingdom to restore calm to southern Yemen after fighting between the STC and…
RIYADH: The first female traffic collision inspector started in her new job at Najm for Insurance Services recently, working within an extensive team of inspectors at Najm in what extends the role of women beyond female universities. Starting on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, the inspector was assigned to traffic collisions occurring on Riyadh’s major roads,…
MADINAH: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Co. has announced 120 scholarships for undergraduate students, for the academic year 2019-2020.This comes as part of the “Red Sea Development Scholarship Program” held in collaboration with Prince Mugrin bin Abdul Aziz University and the École Hôtelière de Lausanne, one of the oldest hospitality faculties in the world.Sept. 5…
RIYADH: Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki announced on Monday a coalition operation in Dhamar targeting the capabilities of the Houthi militias. The raid took place on one of the military sites of the province of Dhamar about 10 kilometers north of the city. The attack was on a storage area for drones and air defense…
RIYADH: On Sept. 26, “Born a King” will premiere in theaters across the Middle East and North Africa. The movie tells the story of a young King Faisal Al-Saud during his trip to the UK on a diplomatic mission aged just 13. The film’s producer, Andre Vicente Gomez, believes the movie will break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. “There…
