Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Finance minister: All Vision 2030 projects have sustainable funding that won't affect public finances    Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Gangsters block aid distribution in south Gaza    Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base    Georgia's new parliament opens first session amid mass protests and boycott    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    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    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    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    

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SAA resumes London flights
Priority to stranded elderly, disabled European airspace opens JEDDAH – Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA) has resumed four flights to London Thursday after some European countries decided to lift flight restrictions as Iceland's volcano lost its (...)

22 - 04 - 2010
Gulf leaders urged to pressure Tehran
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday urged Muslim leaders to help halt Iran's sensitive nuclear work and detected a possible shift in China toward supporting sanctions against Tehran. “It's time for Iran to be held to account for its (...)

15 - 02 - 2010
Karzai due here Wednesday
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will meet with King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Wednesday to hold discussions on a wide-range of issues, including security and peace initiatives in that war-torn nation and ways to enhance (...)

01 - 02 - 2010
Young Saudis fear future unemployment: Study
93 percent of youth want Saudi wives JEDDAH – As much as 84 percent of young Saudis fear future unemployment followed by fears of terrorism and drugs at 72 percent each, a recent study by the Royah (Vision) Center for Social Studies has (...)

19 - 01 - 2010
Saud: Settlements major obstacle to Mideast talks
Saudi Arabia said Saturday Israel's settlements policy remains a “major obstacle” to Mideast peace efforts, and that freezing settlement growth was already an internationally agreed requirement. “The illegal settlements... constitute a major (...)

10 - 01 - 2010
Infiltrators given 48-hr ultimatum
Major military operations in Jizan are ‘over' SAUDI-YEMEN BORDER – Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation, said Tuesday that “all major military operations on the border are over.” Prince Khaled said (...)

23 - 12 - 2009
Budget will grow economy: SAMA governor
The Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser, has welcomed the government's budget, saying it will boost economic growth. “Undoubtedly, the huge figures in the budgets over the last two years, is evidence of the (...)

22 - 12 - 2009
King appoints new university presidents,Interior Ministry under secretary
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, appointed four new university presidents on Thursday. According to the Royal Order, Abdullah Al-Rabeesh was appointed as the President of the University of Dammam, Abdulrahman Al-Asemi as the (...)

18 - 12 - 2009
Economy and fight in Yemen top GCC agenda
Gulf leaders will hold on Monday their 30th meeting amid a critical security and economic situation of the region, especially following Israel's approval Sunday of listing some Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as “national priority (...)

14 - 12 - 2009
Crown Prince Sultan is home today
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will receive Crown Prince Sultan, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh late Friday. The Crown Prince has been absent from the country (...)

11 - 12 - 2009
King's outreach to Jizan sincere: Evacuees
Evacuees in the Jizan region received the King's order Wednesday to construct 10,000 housing units for them as a noble gesture from the King of humanity. The King has ordered the completion of the housing complex with public services of schools, (...)

03 - 12 - 2009
Air raids target intruders
The government said Friday it carried out airstrikes against “infiltrators” from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Saudi territory, and vowed to press on with the military action against the gunmen in the Mount Dokhan region and other areas (...)

07 - 11 - 2009
No signs ofdiversificationaway fromdollar: Jasser
The Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has said that there are no signs in the Kingdom of a move to “diversify assets away from the US dollar” and that he expects Saudi bank lending rates to continue rise. SAMA head Muhammad (...)

02 - 11 - 2009
Pak army seizes key area
Pakistan army Saturday captured the strategically located hometown of Pakistan's Taleban chief after fierce fighting, officials said. However, tribal sources told Okaz/ SG that the Taleban chief Hakimullah Mehsud accompanied by more than 1,000 (...)

25 - 10 - 2009
SFDA to test swine flu vaccine today
The Saudi Food and Drug Agency (SFDA) is scheduled to complete Saturday tests to ensure the safety of the swine flu vaccine. SFDA Executive President Muhammed Al-Kanhal told Okaz Friday that the tests were still being conducted at the SFDA (...)

24 - 10 - 2009
Killed militants planned imminent attack: Ministry
The two men killed in the gunfight in Jizan last Tuesday were known Al-Qaeda militants who carried a store of explosives and four suicide vests for use in an “imminent” attack, the government said Sunday. The authorities have arrested six Yemenis (...)

19 - 10 - 2009
Kingdom,Syria step up trade relations
Saudi Arabia and Syria agreed Thursday to promote trade and investment between the two regional powerhouses, as King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, wrapped up a visit to Syria. King Abdullah left Damascus for Riyadh Thursday after a (...)

09 - 10 - 2009
King in Syria
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, arrived here Wednesday for talks with President Bashar Al-Asad on a wide range of regional issues. The is King Abdullah's first visit to Syria since becoming the monarch, the strongest indication (...)

08 - 10 - 2009
TV ‘Casanova' gets 5 years, 1,000 lashes
Mazen Abdul Jawad, the Saudi arrested for speaking on television about his sexual exploits, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes of the whip. Lawyer Soleiman Al-Jumai'i said his client would appeal the sentence, which (...)

08 - 10 - 2009
Restructuring of higher education institutes OK'd
Kind Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has approved the decisions adopted recently by the Higher Education Council. Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid Al-Anqari said that the decisions included revision of some systems of the (...)

30 - 12 - 2008
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