Saudi Arabia awarded hosting rights for the 6th UN World Data Forum 2026    Saudi national football team begins training in Jakarta ahead of Indonesia match    SAR chief: Special program to localize railway industry to be announced next week    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee agree to work together to upgrade bilateral partnership for AlUla    Saudi Arabia bans commercial use of symbols and logos of other countries    Israeli airstrikes target Beirut's southern suburbs    Fire at hospital in India kills 10 infants; investigation underway    Xi Jinping: Efforts to block economic cooperation are 'backpedaling'    Residents of several towns in Victoria, Australia ordered to evacuate due to bushfires    Several US states move to eliminate high school graduation exam requirements    Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson in lackluster showdown at Dallas Cowboys' home    Spectacular opening of the 2024 Thailand International Mega Fair in Riyadh    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    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    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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Educate youth about Islamic principles, King tells scholars
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has urged Islamic scholars to come up with an effective program to educate the young generation about true Islamic principles to enable them to avoid fanaticism and extremism. In a speech, read by (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Saudis abandon 598 families abroad
The Society for the Welfare of Saudi Families Abroad – Awasir – has said that 598 Saudi families have been left cut off abroad by their Saudi husbands and fathers. Awasir counselor Ali Al-Hinaki said in a press statement Sunday that the situation (...)

20 - 07 - 2010
First desalination barge launched on Yanbu coast
Governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) Fehaid Bin Fahd Al-Shareef and Engineer Nabeel Izmirli, Director General of Water in Madina Region, met Monday to launch the first floating desalination plant with a daily production (...)

08 - 07 - 2010
International Islamic conference in offing
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will patronize a three-day international Islamic conference here starting July 31, Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulmohsin Al-Turki, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, said here Monday. The MWL is (...)

22 - 06 - 2010
King, Assad discuss steps to unify Arab ranks
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad held a meeting at the King's ranch here Wednesday. The visit came amid Riyadh's stepped-up efforts to build Arab unity around the Palestinians ahead of a (...)

14 - 01 - 2010
China backs efforts for Palestinian state
China on Wednesday endorsed efforts to create an independent Palestinian state as Riyadh hardened its accusations that Israel is preventing a settlement of the Middle East conflict. Criticizing Israel's refusal to freeze construction of settlements (...)

14 - 01 - 2010
Service to Islam goes to Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, has been awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam. This was announced here on Monday by the award's Secretary General Dr. Abdullah Al-Othaimeen. The Islamic Studies branch of (...)

12 - 01 - 2010
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
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
Congestion at UAE border posts over
Three weeks of congestion at Saudi Al-Batha and Al-Ghuwaifat border posts with the United Arab Emirates was now over, Abdullah Al-Kharboush, Saudi Customs Department spokesman, said in a statement on Monday. He said the bottleneck, delaying (...)

16 - 06 - 2009
Dual carriageway Al-Hada Road opens
Hada (Al-Kur) Road connecting Taif with Makkah was inaugurated on Saturday. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, inaugurated the final stage of the 12-km all-lit dual carriageway. On behalf of Binladin Group which executed the project, (...)

07 - 06 - 2009
Janadriya Festival opens doors for families
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will patronize the opening ceremony of the 24th Janadriya Culture and Heritage Festival here Wednesday. For the first time in the history of the Janadriya Festival, families will be allowed to visit (...)

03 - 03 - 2009
Judges attend conference on human trafficking today
six of the Kingdom's judges are participating today in the third scholarly symposium on human trafficking organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) at the university campus here. The last two (...)

10 - 01 - 2009
Saudi Navy fights piracy in high seas
Saudi Navy has started taking part in unfolding the future of piracy in the seas south of the Horn of Africa. Since November last year, Saudi Navy has engaged three warships in the Arab Sea and Gulf of Eden to escort Saudi commercial ships in areas (...)

04 - 01 - 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
Female teachers to have a free ride
The free school transportation service dubbed ‘Al-Ameen' started this academic year for female students will be extended to female teachers and male students across the nation next year, said Prince Khaled Bin Abdullah Bin Muqrin Aal-Mushari, Deputy (...)

15 - 10 - 2008
Shun extremists: Grand Mufti
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh called on Saudis and foreigners living in the Kingdom on Thursday to cooperate in saving the country's security and stability by informing authorities about militants. The Grand (...)

04 - 07 - 2008
Time to improve higher education: Prince Khalid
Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, inaugurated an international symposium on quality of higher education and accreditation hosted by Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah on Sunday. The symposium was organized in partnership with Islamic (...)

12 - 05 - 2008
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