SEOUL — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd indicated on Monday that its latest flagship Galaxy S smartphone could be delayed as it pledged to enhance product safety following an investigation into the cause of fires in its premium Note 7 devices.
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Rashidi, who suffers from cirrhosis of the liver was saved after Saudi nurse Abir Al-Anzi donated a part of her liver to her.
The liver transplant took place on Dec. 28 2016, and has so far been successful. This was done after all the necessary (...)
ON the morning of July 12, 2006 Hezbollah commandos launched a cross-border raid on an Israeli armored patrol, killing two soldiers and taking two hostages. The act would, over the next few days, escalate into the devastating 34-day conflict between (...)
"THERE was a hill near our house, totally covered in flowers, flowers like I've never seen before. We would take meat to grill and we'd bring soda, we'd build a bonfire and make tea," remembers Abu Hafez, a Syrian man in his mid-forties, as he (...)
BEIRUT — In the summer of 2014, an onslaught by Daesh forced thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes, including the small Yazidi religious sect. Yazidi men, women and children hid in the Sinjar mountains in western Iraq, surrounded by the extremist (...)
Late afternoon on Nov. 24, four French fighter jets launched from aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the eastern Mediterranean. Their mission was to hit Daesh (the so-called IS) targets in Syria and Iraq, in retaliation for the group's attacks in (...)
sam dies
SEOUL, Safar 09, 1437, November 21, 2015, SPA -- Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, who was elected to office in 1992 and put an end to more than three decades of military rule, died early on Sunday at the age of 87.
Kim, who had (...)
The busy hum of Parisian nightlife was tragically shattered on Friday evening as gunshots and explosions pierced the cool evening. In a number of coordinated, simultaneous attacks on the French capital — the worst since World War II — 129 people (...)
Elections are not mysterious events subject to the whimsy of unpredictable candidates and voters. They're actually highly predictable, with a set of variables that influence outcomes in familiar ways.
Because of that, we can say, with reasonable (...)
2016 AD, consisting of ten main points, including the approval of the establishment of a training and qualification course in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2016 AD in the cultural fields for the interest of the GCC countries.
They recommended to (...)
run homer and had four RBIs to back Derek Holland, leading the Rangers over Seattle 5-3 Thursday.
Young put Texas ahead with an RBI single. Then with the Rangers leading 1-0 in the fifth inning for the third straight game, Young hit an (...)
democracy activist pleaded with Hillary Clinton on Sunday to support Syrian activists, telling the US secretary of state of the violence in her home city of Homs.
“I told Secretary Clinton that the regime is continuing to shell Homs with the aim of (...)
XI by 110 runs in the final to lift the Ace Travel Cup (Division 1), sponsored by Ace Travel & Tours and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association here recently.
Young Athlete scored 260-8 and then bundled out Peeran-XI for 150 to claim the trophy. (...)
rounder Ravindra Jadeja was sold for $2 million at the Indian Premier League auction in Bangalore Saturday, but a host of big-name stars missed out.
Reigning IPL champions Chennai Super Kings, owned by Indian cricket chief Narayanaswamy Srinivasan, (...)
run double to go over 100 RBIs for the second time in his career and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers completed a three-game series sweep of Cleveland with a 7-4 victory Thursday night.
Cleveland's loss cut Detroit's magic number for clinching the (...)
training ‘caravan', while an elderly Saudi (inset) gets hands on with the Internet for the first time. — SPA
RIYADH – E-training caravans – an initiative of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology – have been travelling to (...)
JEDDAH: Imran Khan hit an unbeaten knock of 105 runs and had figures of 3-39 with the ball to hand Reel & Rom a 27-run win over Al Ghudaid-XI in the 8th week matches of Division-II which is sponsored by Jotun Paints Saudi Arabia and organized by the (...)
Ghudaid-XI by 7 wickets, Sigma Paints gained a 20-run win against Hyderabad Green-XI, while KAIA lost to ACC by 90 runs in the sixth week matches of Jotun Paint Cup Division-II, sponsored by the Jotun Paints Saudi Arabia and organized by the Jeddah (...)
JEDDAH: The Deccan Knights Cricketers set up ALJ Cup final against Young Athletes after beating Sigma Paints and Butt Sports Club respectively in the division-II semifinals of the event, sponsored by Abdul Lateef Jamil Company (ALJ) and organized by (...)
Enizi says her wish is to give a belt she invented to King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, as a present.
The school student, whose invention got her to the semifinals at the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ebda'a), said (...)
songwriter Adele took her rising stardom to new heights this week by staying at number one in both the British single and album charts. The Grammy-winning singer, 22, has held on to the top spot in the singles chart with “Somone Like You” for three (...)
hearted after being blessed by Allah Almighty to fast and pray during Ramadan and witness Eid Al-Fitr, a festival of joy and pleasure.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We avail ourselves of this great Islamic opportunity to ask Allah Almighty to (...)
Woo, the UNEP's regional director for Asia and the Pacific region, at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, also calls for the OANA to disseminate information on the environment to its member news agencies in 33 countries.
Yusuf, who is also (...)
oriented, expatriate women in the Kingdom are eager to work in suitable jobs. Despite the fact that Saudi labor laws make it difficult for these women to work legally, they take positions at different institutions, particularly schools, in order to (...)
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 (...)