DUBAI: Saudi King Salman received at his office at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah the former Lebanese Prime Ministers Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam. During the meeting, they reviewed the brotherly relations between the Kingdom and Lebanon and stressed the kingdom's keenness on the security and stability of Lebanon and the importance of…
DUBAI: Saudi King Salman received at his office at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah the former Lebanese Prime Ministers Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam. During the meeting, they reviewed the brotherly relations between the Kingdom and Lebanon and stressed the kingdom's keenness on the security and stability of Lebanon and the importance of…
RIYADH: Fraudsters are now applying innovative ways to cheat people via email. They used to make mobile calls and send texts or messages via WhatsApp, but now they are sending emails bearing bank logos and asking users to update accounts, even seeking personal information. The banking service organization Saudi Banks has warned customers not to respond…
DUBAI: There are no cases of epidemics or diseases that would require quarantine conditions among pilgrims, the Saudi Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry statement added that it was reassured by the general good health of pilgrims, but that it would continue to monitor the situation as pilgrims arrived during the Hajj…
DUBAI: There are no cases of epidemics or diseases that would require quarantine conditions among pilgrims, the Saudi Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry statement added that it was reassured by the general good health of pilgrims, but that it would continue to monitor the situation as pilgrims arrived during the Hajj…
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia and the UAE have sent a ship carrying 50,000 tons of fertilizer to Sudan.The aid, which left Jubail in the Kingdom for Port Sudan, will “urgently save the agricultural season in the country and help farmers,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.The fertilizer was an extension of the $3 billion financial support already…
JEDDAH: World Champion Amir Khan defeated Australian Billy Dib during the first boxing league of its kind in Saudi Arabia, organized by the World Boxing Council, on Friday night. Amir Khan’s fourth round was the final one of the night, one that included local and international team fighters. The undercard included six bouts featuring British middleweight…
JEDDAH: World Champion Amir Khan defeated Australian Billy Dib during the first boxing league of its kind in Saudi Arabia, organized by the World Boxing Council, on Friday night. Amir Khan’s fourth round was the final one of the night, one that included local and international team fighters. The undercard included six bouts featuring British middleweight…
Emotional night for Saudi fans as K-Pop legends Super Junior perform in Kingdom for first time JEDDAH: To the delight of their fans in the Kingdom, K-Pop superstars Super Junior finally took to the stage in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening and gave the crowd a night to remember. In return, the audience of E.L.Fs…
TheFace: Munirah Alsanani — from reluctant gift recipient to ardent collector of Arabian artefacts I was born in Najd in the small town of Onaizah, north of Riyadh, before electricity had come to the province. As an infant, I moved with my mother and her family to the small port town of Jubail in the…
TheFace: Munirah Alsanani — from reluctant gift recipient to ardent collector of Arabian artefacts I was born in Najd in the small town of Onaizah, north of Riyadh, before electricity had come to the province. As an infant, I moved with my mother and her family to the small port town of Jubail in the…
TheFace: Munirah Alsanani — from reluctant gift recipient to ardent collector of Arabian artefacts I was born in Najd in the small town of Onaizah, north of Riyadh, before electricity had come to the province. As an infant, I moved with my mother and her family to the small port town of Jubail in the…
RIYADH: The SNAD Mohammed bin Salman program has announced the disbursement of more than SR90 million ($24 million) to 4,700 beneficiaries. Since its launch, the program has disbursed more than SR300 million to more than 15,000 Saudis, as part of its aim to support newlyweds, promote knowledge and achieve sustainable social development. As part of…
RIYADH: The SNAD Mohammed bin Salman program has announced the disbursement of more than SR90 million ($24 million) to 4,700 beneficiaries. Since its launch, the program has disbursed more than SR300 million to more than 15,000 Saudis, as part of its aim to support newlyweds, promote knowledge and achieve sustainable social development. As part of…
BAHA: Beekeeping experts from around the world on Wednesday descended on the Kingdom to take part in an international honey forum. The gathering, timed to coincide with Saudi Arabia’s 12th International Honey Festival being held in the southwestern region of Baha, focused on the medical and nutritional uses of the product. Experts from Saudi Arabia, the…
DUBAI: Financial literacy and self-sufficiency can empower women in many ways, Saudi Ambassador to the US, Princess Reema bint Bandar said in a video campaign by the Rockefeller Foundation. “Today more and more women are entering the workplace, but they still don’t have the education to make the correct financial decisions for themselves,” she explained.…
JEDDAH: The King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) and Art Dubai on Tuesday announced the open call for the third Ithra Art Prize. The initiative was launched in 2017 to support and raise the profile of emerging Saudi and Saudi-based artists on an international platform. It will accept artwork proposals for its third…
JEDDAH: The Tamheed Fund, a one-time competition introduced by the Red Sea Film Foundation, will support two Saudi feature films at the production stage with up to $500,000 each. The initiative aims to produce two new Saudi feature films in 2019, to be premiered at the first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival…
JEDDAH: A Saudi city was wired for sound as two of the world’s top DJs took to the stage for an electric show of musical entertainment. Fans were left buzzing after Dutch mixers R3hab and Afrojack put on scintillating performances of electronic dance music as part of the Jeddah Season festival. Musician Hatoon Idrees warmed…
JEDDAH: A Saudi city was wired for sound as two of the world’s top DJs took to the stage for an electric show of musical entertainment. Fans were left buzzing after Dutch mixers R3hab and Afrojack put on scintillating performances of electronic dance music as part of the Jeddah Season festival. Musician Hatoon Idrees warmed…
