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Fostering ties
Arab Friendship Foundation (IAFF), presents a plaque to Khaled Almaeena, managing partner, Quartz Communications, during a courtesy visit. IAFF is a cultural organization that seeks to promote ties between India and Arab countries. The talks (...)

25 - 05 - 2017
Strange dowry requests Saudi fathers made of their future son-in-laws
ARAB men are often requested to pay expensive dowries when they decide to get married. However, many fathers of brides in Saudi Arabia have opted for simple demands as they believe that the principle of morality and trust must come first. A while (...)

07 - 04 - 2017
Young Saudi baker responds to online trolls
IN a video that went viral on social media, a Saudi boy was seen standing inside a bakery kneading and baking bread – after which he was on the receiving end of online trolls who said the job was "beneath him." Nasser Al-Mezaal responded by saying (...)

31 - 03 - 2017
Housemaid? No, a family member!
SAROUNA left Sri Lanka to take up domestic job in Saudi Arabia nearly 28 years. When her Saudi sponsors moved houses, she was not used to the new tile floorings and so slipped and injured her leg. While others would have sent her back to her home (...)

10 - 03 - 2017
Saudi invention revolutionizes the concept of ear surgery
THE world on Wednesday witnessed the announcement of the needle Fidaa; the first Saudi medical invention of its kind at an event attended by more than 4,400 medical and educational practitioners at the World Health Conference in Dubai. Dr. Abdul (...)

04 - 02 - 2017
What makes Abha the capital of Arab tourism
ABHA — Five unique factors influenced the election of southwestern Saudi city of Abha as the Capital of Arab Tourism 2017. A committee of experts from the Arab Tourism Organization of the Arab League made the selection. Bandar Al-Fahiid, head of the (...)

02 - 01 - 2017
The million-riyal portrait' creates a buzz around Kingdom's art scene
ONE beautiful artwork piece depicting Saudi Arabia's founding King is creating buzz around the Kingdom's art scene. The painting, titled "the million-riyal portrait" is currently valued at more than $350,000 and was commissioned by Sheikh Mansoor (...)

31 - 12 - 2016
As water dries up, West Bank village thirsts for a less precarious supply
A mountainous Palestinian community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Al Jab'a differs in many ways from surrounding Israeli settlements but it shares one worry with its neighbours - a shortage of water. In the last few decades the West Bank has (...)

02 - 11 - 2016
Medical error kills infant girl
NAJRAN — An alleged medical error caused the death of an infant while she was being transported by the ambulance to the children's hospital. Own Al-Sairy, the father of the infant, said his eight-month-old daughter Aryam had breathing difficulty. "I (...)

06 - 01 - 2016
"Mousaned" monitors methods of treating the female maids where protection is provided for everyone
Ministry of Labor has declared its new service which aims at improving the domestic workers profession through an electronic program that has been given the name of "Mousaned." The program allows all parties to be familiar with their various rights (...)

11 - 04 - 2014
Saudi Ambassadors Welcome National Day, Highlight Kingdom's Prosperous Era 5 Riyadh
Ahmad Al-Sabah congratulated Saudi Arabia, its leadership and people, on behalf of Kuwait's Emir, government and people on the occasion of the 82nd national day. He hailed the great contribution of the Kingdom's founder - the late King Abdulaziz bin (...)

22 - 09 - 2012
GCC Leaders Vision Boundless For Cohesion and Progress of Their People, Says Kuwaiti Information Minister 2 KUWAIT
Ali Al-Sabah stressed the importance of producing information programs that will enrich the development of thought, culture, science and social relations among the peoples of the region, who are bound in blood, descent, customs and common (...)

08 - 02 - 2012
"Passports Directorate" launches portals at airports
"Passports Directorate" launches portals at airports and shortens traveler procedures to 25 seconds. Al Riyadh, photos by Jaber Al-Maliki, Hatem Omar Colonel Bader Al Malek, the official spokesman of the Directorate General of Passports, said that (...)

10 - 01 - 2012
Prince Salman Patronizes Kuwaiti-Saudi Information Forum 2 Riyadh
Ali Al-Sabah stressed confidence in the Saudi partners' determination to make the event a success. He also congratulated the Saudi people on the return of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to his homeland (...)

20 - 02 - 2011
برلسكوني لن يتمكن من المضغ بشكل طبيعي
ذكر فريق طبي إن رئيس الحكومة الإيطالية سيلفيو برلسكوني لن يستطيع المضغ كالسابق بعد الهجوم الذي تعرض له الشهر الماضي من قبل رجل مختل عقلياً ضربه بتمثال معدني في وجهه خلال تجمع سياسي في ميلانو، وذكرت وكالة الأنباء الإيطالية (أنسا) أن التقرير الصادر عن (...)

10 - 02 - 2010
سوق دبي تتراجع 7% وهبوط سوق ابوظبي ب 7,6%
تراجع مؤشر سوق دبي المالية الاثنين بعد نصف ساعة من الافتتاح بنسبة 6,90% بينما تراجعت سوق أبوظبي بنسبة 7,6%. واتت هذه الانخفاضات الحادة في أول جلسة تداول منذ إعلان حكومة إمارة دبي الأربعاء طلبها تجميد استحقاقات ديون مجموعة دبي العالمية، الأمر الذي (...)

30 - 11 - 2009
شوارع حي الخالديه
جابر العنزي : نظرا الىسوء الشوارع داخل حي الخالديه فقد تذمر السكان من هذه الظاهره فلو نظرنا مثلا الى شارع الثلاثين من بدايته والذي يبدا من اشارةحي العزيزيه حتى نهايته غربا سجن الخرج العام وجنوبا مستشفى الملك خالد لايخلو من التعرجات والحفر (...)

29 - 09 - 2009
Saudia employee accused of tampering with seven tickets
Qarni, a Saudi national from the Tabuk Region, who came to Jeddah earlier on board a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight accompanied by his seven-member family, was taken aback when a Saudia employee informed him that the return air-tickets he wanted (...)

04 - 05 - 2009
Al-Jaber Group closes Ijara financing facility
based Al-Jaber Group has successfully closed a $400 million (AED1.47 billion) syndicated bank facility for its expansion plans, including the purchase of machinery and equipment. In a statement on Saturday the company said the five-year facility (...)

20 - 04 - 2008
GCC Ministers of Interior start meeting 4 Riyadh
Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Interior Minister delivered a speech, wishing all success for the meeting to achieve the desired results in the service of Gulf citizens and the region. In another speech Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al (...)

04 - 11 - 2007
KING ABDULLAH OPENS GCC 27TH SUMMIT 2 AL-DAREYA, RIYADH
AHMED AL-SABAH, THE EMIR OF KUWAIT, MAY ALLAH BLESS HIS SOUL, WE CALL THIS SUMMIT AFTER HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE SERVICE OF GULF COOPERATION, THE KING NOTED. THE MONARCH SAID,'' THIS ANNUAL MEETING IS A CHANCE FOR REVIEWING WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED (...)

09 - 12 - 2006
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