Saudi ministers meet UK's defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee holds second meeting to advance AlUla development    Abo Noghta Castles in Tabab joins UNESCO's Best Tourism Villages list    RSAF and Saudi Falcons captivate audiences at Bahrain airshow    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    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 Leen Alfaisal
Displaced Syrians in Idlib are having ‘a very bad Ramadan'
IN unreliable tents and under fear of the spread of coronavirus, internally-displaced Syrians in the camp of Qah village in Idlib called on the international community to take them back to their houses this Ramadan so that they can "stay home" and (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Ka'ba, black stone cleaned, perfumed five times a day
ISLAM's holiest site is being cleaned and perfumed, despite being virtually empty due to measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Saudi Arabia's General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Robot doctor helps keep Saudi Arabia medical staff safe
DUBAI — A Saudi Arabian robot doctor named "Dr. B2" had its first official day at work in Riyadh's King Salman hospital on Friday, the latest robot to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic that has put hundreds of thousands of medical (...)

08 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait reports 485 new coronavirus cases, two deaths
DUBAI — Kuwait reported 485 new coronavirus cases and two virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 6,289 and the death toll to 42. Out of 2,219 recoveries, 187 cases recoveuhgo 6 a.m., halted all (...)

06 - 05 - 2020
Qatar records 830 new corona cases
DUBAI -- Qatar has detected 830 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 17,972 as of Wednesday, the Qatari Ministry of Public Health reported. No new deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours, (...)

06 - 05 - 2020
A look inside Riyadh's corona emergency operation center
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's National Health Emergency Operations Center (NHEOC) here has been turned into a command and control room at the heart of authorities' fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The center is responsible for orchestrating and (...)

04 - 05 - 2020
Middle East gets ready for a bleak Ramadan as corona threat lingers
DUBAI — From canceled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. Ramadan is a period for both self-reflection and (...)

21 - 04 - 2020
Youngest corona-hit Saudi recovers, sent back home
DUBAI -- The youngest recovered coronavirus patient in Saudi Arabia, who is just weeks old, was transported home following his hospital stay, a video shared on social media shows. Khalid, only weeks old, was carried in a hospital crib and (...)

06 - 04 - 2020
UAE introduces new guidelines for employees hit by downturn
DUBAI — The UAE government has introduced new guidelines for employers to deal with issues resulting from the coronavirus pandemica, relating to salary reductions, layoffs, and bankruptcy. Many people in the UAE, where the workforce is predominantly (...)

01 - 04 - 2020
Corona curfew: All big Saudi cities wear a deserted look
RIYADH — All streets and thoroughfares in big Saudi cities have emptied as the curfew implemented by authorities due to the coronavirus pandemic comes into force, videos from across the Kingdom showed on Tuesday. The biggest cities in the Kingdom, (...)

24 - 03 - 2020
MWL: Closure of mosques due to coronavirus a religious duty
and Ismaeel Naar DUBAI — The temporary closure of mosques in some countries across the Islamic World is considered a "religious duty" in light of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary general of the Makkah-based (...)

18 - 03 - 2020
Yasmeen Al-Maimani first female pilot in Saudi commercial airlines
ABU DHABI — Yasmeen Al-Maimani has become the first female pilot in commercial airlines in Saudi Arabia, six years after she obtained her aviation license from the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority. In a recent Instagram post, she expressed her (...)

15 - 06 - 2019
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