Franchise registrations in Saudi Arabia surge 866% over 3 years    Lulu Saudi Arabia celebrates its 15th anniversary with the grand launch of 'Super Fest 2024'    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Culture minister tours Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Saud Abdulhamid makes history as first Saudi player in Serie A    Saudi Cabinet to hold special budget session on Tuesday    King Salman orders extension of Citizen's Account Program and additional support for a full year    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Several dead as Storm Bert wreaks havoc across Britain    Irish PM apologizes for walking away from care worker    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes    Ukraine losing ground in Russia's Kursk region, says military source    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Saudi Arabia to host 28th Annual World Investment Conference in Riyadh    Riyadh Emir inaugurates International Conference on Conjoined Twins in Riyadh    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Jassim Alghamdi
Earth awaits effects of solar storm
Analysts were still trying to fathom the impact of a massive solar storm that hit Earth early Thursday which had the potential to affect power grids, airplane routes and space-based satellite navigation systems. Early reports say the impact was (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
MNLF, Manila talks in limbo
The Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Moro National Libration Front (MNLF) said Thursday the peace negotiations between the MNLF and Philippine government did not achieve anything. Abdul Baqi Abu Bakr told the Saudi Gazette in a telephone (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
Popularity does not define success: Kamel
Jeddah Economic Forum 2012 was successful although it did not include high-profile speakers, a top JEF official said at the conclusion of the forum Tuesday. “The forum's success is measured by the importance of the subjects discussed and not by the (...)

07 - 03 - 2012
Germany keen on investing in KSA green energy plan
A German trade delegation is currently in the Kingdom to explore investment opportunities in green energy. Led by Harry K. Voigtsberger, Minister of Economic Affairs of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the group arrived Friday to meet (...)

28 - 02 - 2012
Revolution paves the way for better Tunisia interaction with IDB
Tunisian Prime Minister Hammadi Elgebali said Saturday that Tunis revolution was not a goal by itself and no one wishes to have a revolution in his country because it is costly. He said the revolution was created by the needs of the people and not (...)

20 - 02 - 2012
OIC rights body to begin operations with Jakarta meeting
The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) announced Monday its new human rights body will begin operations on Feb. 20 with its first meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. Rizwan Sheikh, the OIC spokesman, said the Independent Permanent Human (...)

14 - 02 - 2012
WHO'S TO BLAME?
A partially demolished commercial building in Al-Ajaweed District in southern Jeddah, poses a great danger to the lives of the people in surrounding areas. Ahmed Alghamdi, head of the media center in the mayoralty, said the building was ordered (...)

06 - 09 - 2009
Sea swallows girl
out with her family went missing at Jeddah Corniche on Thursday. The 18-year-old secondary school student apparently drowned in the sea after a slip into deep waters opposite Al-Nawras roundabout. A team of divers from the Frontier Guard supported (...)

10 - 07 - 2009
Fire in glass factory
A fire broke out in a glass factory in the Industrial City in Jeddah on Monday. The fire started at 5 P.M. and lasted more than three hours. A dozen fire engines were pressed into service to douse the fire. No Civil Defense official was available to (...)

30 - 12 - 2008
Anti-diabetic activities launched
The Jeddah Diabetic Patients Center on Saturday started three-day activities at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The activities are part of the International Day of Diabetes which fell last week. Visitors can see and try latest devices to (...)

23 - 11 - 2008
Jeddah port to handle more cargo
A new cargo terminal is being built at the Jeddah Islamic Port to increase its capacity to accommodate two million containers from the present 1.5 million, said Minister of Transport Dr. Jubarrah Al-Soraisri here Sunday. He was addressing a press (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
Kandara bridge now a vice den
It looks like an ordinary urban bus station with all the usual luggage, hugs and farewells on display, but in reality the Kandara District overpass in Jeddah has become an unofficial international transport terminal, creating in its wake a breeding (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Jeddah projects consortium engages Al-Tawfeek group
The Corporate Finance & Advisory Division of Al-Tawfeek Financial Group has been appointed as the lead financial adviser by the consortium developing the Jeddah Central District Project. Eng. Khaled Abdulghaffar, CEO of the City Center Development (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
American democracy in action, says Consul General
Barack Obama's win of the US presidency has sent an alarming signal of a freshly-revived American democracy, political analysts anonymously agreed upon during their discussions at an Election Watch Function held Wednesday by the American Consulate (...)

06 - 11 - 2008
Airlines discuss Haj preparations
The annual meeting of the Board of Airlines in Saudi Arabia (BARSA) on Saturday night discussed preparations of the Haj season. Khaled A. Al-Molhem, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, presided over the meeting which was attended by several (...)

03 - 11 - 2008
50 scientists for nuclear symposium
About 50 veteran scientists and experts from across the globe will be participating in the first of its kind three-day International Symposium on Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries scheduled (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
Forum to review Japan's economic development
The ‘Japan Miracle Forum' will be held at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Monday on the occasion of Japanese Cultural Day. The Miracle Forum will focus on the industrial and economic development of Japan over the last fifty years (...)

01 - 11 - 2008
Kingdom remains strong in spite of global crisis
The international economic crisis is not going to affect the Saudi economy in any ways and there is going to be no negative results in the following years, according to Abdullateef Al- Shallash, the delegated member of Dar Al-Arkan to Jeddah Chamber (...)

31 - 10 - 2008
Saudia starts flight to Aden
The Saudi Arabian Airlines started its first flight to the Yemeni port city of Aden in 15 years on Monday. Saudia will operate two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Fridays. “The beginning of the flights to Aden close to Haj is good news for (...)

28 - 10 - 2008
Makkah Emir receives international ‘Golden Helmsmen of Tourism' award
Faisal, Emir of Makkah, received the Golden Helmsmen Award from the Jordanian chapter of the International Association “Golden Helmsmen of Tourism” on Monday for his accomplishments in developing tourism in the Kingdom and the Asir region in (...)

21 - 10 - 2008
Greed at the back of crisis, says US economic expert
Greed is primarily responsible for the current global financial meltdown, said US economic expert Dr. Joseph Wayne Brockbank speaking at the inauguration of the three-day Human Resources Forum in Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), here (...)

20 - 10 - 2008
Experts meet to fight counterfeiting
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, inaugurated The First Arab Consumer and Brand Protection Forum at the Jeddah Hilton, Sunday night. The three-day forum, aimed at discussing the growing problem of counterfeit goods brought both Arab and (...)

20 - 10 - 2008
Kingdom's economy in good shape: JCCI
The economic situation in the Kingdom is very stable and good despite the Saudi stock market crisis, Saleh Al-Turki, chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said on Saturday. At a press conference held at the chamber, he assured (...)

12 - 10 - 2008
Emir inaugurates 45 day King Faisal exhibition
The third historical Exhibition of the of late King Faisal ‘Shahid and Shaheed' (Eyewitness and Martyr) was inaugurated on Friday by Prince Khalid Al-Fasial, Emir of Makkah. The exhibition, held at the International Center for Conferences and (...)

11 - 10 - 2008
Bargain hunt unnecessary
After three months off from school, students are now bracing themselves for the back-to-school season and the onslaught on bookstores and stationery shops to stock up on last-minute supplies. Advertisements plaster the city offering a variety of (...)

10 - 10 - 2008
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