Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued his directives to allow Qatari pilgrims to enter Saudi Arabia via the Salwa border post without electronic permits, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday night.
This decree came upon the (...)
oil goods exports have surged to SR176,568 in 2011 compared with SR134,610 in 2010, an increase of 31 percent, the General Statistics and Information Department said in a report.
Export volume amounted to 48,724 thousand tons compared with 46,247 (...)
Indian Youth Forum concluded here Sunday in the presence of the Indian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs E. Ahmed; Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Cultural Affairs Dr. Yousef Bin Trad Al-Sadoun, leader of the (...)
Indian Youth Forum discuss a wide-range of issues during the trip currently under way in India. — SPA photo
HYDERABAD – The Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry for Economic and Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Yousef Bin Trad Al-Sadoun, has (...)
Japanese Economic Meeting started here today. It is aimed at reinforcing bilateral economic relations and creating more partnership, business and investment opportunities between the Saudi and Japanese business sectors.
About 200 businessmen from (...)
15 collided in the northern region of Tabuk without causing casualties, the Saudi Press Agency quoted a military official as saying on Saturday.
“During a joint exercise on air engagement a French Mirage aircraft belonging to the French armed (...)
Kuwaiti Borders Demarcation Technical Committee concluded the deliberations of its 19th meeting here, Monday.
Lt. Gen. Zameem Al-Swaat, Director General of the Borders Guard, headed the delegation of the Kingdom to the meeting while the Kuwaiti (...)
Tajik Business Council held its first working joint meeting here under the co-chairmanship of Tajikistan's First Vice Chairman of the Investment and State Properties Administration Commission Eshangolov Emangon and Dr. Mansour Bin Saleh (...)
JEDDAH: Jeddah Mayoralty has said that the number of dengue fever cases registered through the end of the 14th week of the current year has reached 238, a 52-percent drop compared to the same period last year, when 491 cases were reported.
The (...)
Qatari Coordination Council meeting ended here Tuesday with both sides pledging to “deepen” cooperation in a number of areas, including security in the wake of turmoil in the region.
The council was co-chaired by Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy (...)
US joint military exercises in the southern region, “Friendship II,” concluded Monday.
The exercises help upgrade the army's preparedness, Commander of the Southern Region Maj. Gen. Ali Zaid Khawaji said in an address at the closing ceremony, (...)
Arab Arts and Culture Society has been awarded the prizes for best group performance and best script at the Arab Forum for Children's Theater held in the Tunisian town of Hammam-Sousse.
The two awards went to a single work by playwright Sami (...)
designate to a number of countries took the oaths before King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, at Al-Salam Palace here, Monday.
The ambassadors were Faisal Bin Hamid Muala (to Sudan); Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, (to Czech (...)
Qatari Joint Coordination Council held its second meeting here Monday with Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, leading Saudi Arabia's side and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, chairing (...)
Chinese Joint Commission began here Sunday under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming.
In his speech at the session, Al-Assaf highlighted the role of the Commission in cementing (...)
disciplinary medical team of Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Musa'ed Hospital here has been able to restore the voice of a Saudi woman who had lost it after a large tumor developed in her throat.
Dr. Faris Al-Hadi Hadaj, the Saudi consultant who supervised (...)
2009 will be opened in Riyadh on Oct. 27. Sheikha Al-Muzaini, the Director General of “Batola” Company for Organization of Local and International Exhibitions pointed out that a group of leading international companies will take part in the (...)
designate to India Faisal Trad has expressed his appreciation and pride in the Royal trust in appointing him as ambassador, praying to Allah Almighty for success commensurate with the confidence bestowed upon him by the Saudi leadership.
In a (...)
US ties have been based on respect and common interests since the era of the late founder King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdulrahman and former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, said Prince Turki Al-Faisal, President of the King Faisal Center for Research (...)
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, discussed regional and international issues with Jordan's King Abdullah II here, Thursday night.
At a meeting held on the outskirts of Riyadh, the two leaders also discussed aspects of cooperation (...)
Jordanian joint commission began here its 12th session under the co-chairmanship of Dr. Jubara Al-Sureisiri, Minister of Transport, and Amir Al-Hadidi, Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Al-Sureisiri urged (...)
Qatari Coordination Council (SQCC), meeting for the first time, signed here Tuesday six landmark agreements covering borders, political coordination and media, cultural and commercial cooperation.
Also concluded was an agreement to establish a (...)
based National Center for Electronic Education and Remote Education will launch 20 training programs during the first term of the new academic year, Al-Youm Arabic newspaper said Saturday. The center's director general and advisor at the Ministry of (...)
Indonesian joint commission for economic and technical cooperation began its 8th meeting here on Saturday. The Saudi side at the two-day meeting is led by Undersecretary at the Ministry of Labor Abdurrahman Al-bawadri, while the Indonesian side is (...)