TheFace: Reema Al-Mokhtar, head of destination marketing at Jabal Omar Development Co. I come from a family that enjoys the art of the written word, a family that reads. As a result, I am inquisitive by nature. As a child, I was headstrong and constantly striving to know more, to inquire and make sure I was satisfied…
RIYADH: Dr. Bandar Al-Aiban, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, delivered a speech on Thursday in which he asserted that Saudi Arabia is determined to continue to protect and promote human rights and encourage sustainable development. Al-Aiban was addressing the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva in a session to discuss the additional…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
ALKHOBAR: The opening night of Sharqiah Season on Thursday drew crowds of Saudis to the Alkhobar Corniche, despite strong winds and sprinklings of rain earlier in the day. Groups of friends stopping to take selfies and families with young children in tow wandered through the Entertainment Boulevard, lined with food stalls selling karak and koshari. “What’s…
ALKHOBAR: The opening night of Sharqiah Season on Thursday drew crowds of Saudis to the Alkhobar Corniche, despite strong winds and sprinklings of rain earlier in the day. Groups of friends stopping to take selfies and families with young children in tow wandered through the Entertainment Boulevard, lined with food stalls selling karak and koshari. “What’s…
Saudi Human Rights Commission: Necessary measures have been taken in Jamal Khashoggi case DUBAI: The head of the Saudi human rights commission, Bandar Al-Aiban, told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday that the Kingdom had taken all necessary measures in the case of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. In his speech, Al-Aiban…
RIYADH: The Riyadh International Book Fair 2019, one of the region’s largest cultural events, opened at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday night. Open to the public from Thursday, the 10-day event will run on the theme “The Book is the Gate of the Future.” The deputy culture minister, Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez,…
Saudi Human Rights Commission: Necessary measures have been taken in Jamal Khashoggi case DUBAI: The head of the Saudi human rights commission, Bandar Al-Aiban, told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday that the Kingdom had taken all necessary measures in the case of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. In his speech, Al-Aiban…
MAKKAH: The Makkah Between Heritage and Authenticity Festival began on Tuesday at the Al-Aziziyah campus of Umm Al-Qura University. The event was officially launched by Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Ghamdi, the university’s vice president for branches. Dr. Fahd Al-Malki, the director of the university’s museums department gave a brief presentation about the festival and the activities…
RIYADH: The Riyadh International Book Fair 2019, one of the region’s largest cultural events, opened at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday night. Open to the public from Thursday, the 10-day event will run on the theme “The Book is the Gate of the Future.” The deputy culture minister, Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez,…
GENEVA: Almost half of the 700 international aid projects run by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center are focused on Yemen, the Geneva Press Club was told. Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Moallem, director of KSRelief’s Department of Medical and Environmental Assistance, told a press conference that 328 humanitarian projects in Yemen related…
GENEVA: Almost half of the 700 international aid projects run by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center are focused on Yemen, the Geneva Press Club was told. Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Moallem, director of KSRelief’s Department of Medical and Environmental Assistance, told a press conference that 328 humanitarian projects in Yemen related…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is aiming to become a global leader in the prevention of cancer, one of the region’s biggest killers, the deputy minister for therapeutic services told Arab News on the sidelines of the War on Cancer Middle East conference in Dubai on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, Tareef Yousef Alaama revealed that…
RIYADH: A Saudi development fund has pumped SR4.18 million ($1.11 million) into two unemployment programs in the Kingdom.The Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) made payments in February this year to 278,000 beneficiaries of the Hafiz schemes, which aim to help the jobless find work.More than 145,000 Saudis on the job seeker program received payouts from…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is aiming to become a global leader in the prevention of cancer, one of the region’s biggest killers, the deputy minister for therapeutic services told Arab News on the sidelines of the War on Cancer Middle East conference in Dubai on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, Tareef Yousef Alaama revealed that…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is aiming to become a global leader in the prevention of cancer, one of the region’s biggest killers, the deputy minister for therapeutic services told Arab News on the sidelines of the War on Cancer Middle East conference in Dubai on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, Tareef Yousef Alaama revealed that…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is aiming to become a global leader in the prevention of cancer, one of the region’s biggest killers, the deputy minister for therapeutic services told Arab News on the sidelines of the War on Cancer Middle East conference in Dubai on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, Tareef Yousef Alaama revealed that…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is aiming to become a global leader in the prevention of cancer, one of the region’s biggest killers, the deputy minister for therapeutic services told Arab News on the sidelines of the War on Cancer Middle East conference in Dubai on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, Tareef Yousef Alaama revealed that…
