Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bint Bandar joined scores of mourners in bidding a tearful adieu to the Saudi female nurse Nujood Al-Khaibari who succumbed to coronavirus last week.
"We (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — The Saudi Red Crescent Authority has established a committee of female interpreters inside the Prophet's Mosque to assist its rescue and ambulance teams in communicating with the sick visitors.
The committee represents a (...)
A powerful Afghan governor is facing accusations he detained and assaulted a political rival in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif this week, the second senior Afghan official to be accused of violence in a year.
The fresh allegations add to (...)
Afghan soldier Zabihullah was chatting with an army comrade at their military base in northern Afghanistan when gunfire interrupted their quiet Friday afternoon.
"I asked my friend what was happening, and he said, relax, it must be one of us."
It (...)
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Gunmen in Afghanistan kidnapped 52 farmers on Wednesday, most of them members of the minority Uzbek community in the remote northern province of Jowzjan, regional officials said, but the motive for the abductions was not immediately (...)
Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday as they carried supplies in the north of the country to areas hit by deadly snow storms, government officials (...)
Prime Minister of Pakistan
MY dear countrymen!
This year, the day of 14th August, besides the traditional pleasure, also carries deep feelings of grief. The pain of Quetta's martyrs is still fresh. Today, we are also remembering those martyrs, who (...)
JEDDAH — Women's sports will be allowed in the Kingdom according to Shariah law, Saudi Olympic Committee Executive Director Hussam Al-Qurashi has announced.
"Women have the right to exercise and participate in sports, because a healthy mother raises (...)
A small bomb exploded near the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, authorities said, after a series of attacks on Indian installations in the region.
The blast, which happened the morning after a gun and bomb siege (...)
Afghan special forces fought with insurgents barricaded in a house near the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday after an overnight attack that coincided with an assault on an Indian air base near the border with (...)
Egyptian Coordination Council as friendly, during which a number of projects were agreed on, including the provision of materials for energy.
In a press statement, Sharif explained that that the third meeting of the Saudi-Egyptian Coordination (...)
In light of the wave of violence that has gripped Jerusalem and the West Bank, it is crucial that high-ranking officials refrain from inflammatory rhetoric that could make the situation worse. Thus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to (...)
Saudi youth have launched a campaign called “Change is Chewing Gum” on Facebook to speak out against the growing practice of store owners to offer chewing gum instead of the 50 halala coin.
The campaign seeks to preserve the value of coins and (...)
ASIR: The General Security Training City in Asir has completed a communication skills development course in dialogue for members of the military, held in conjunction with the King Abdul Aziz National Center for Dialogue and the regional Education (...)
“Balila is an important part of our Hijazi traditions. No one can imagine Qabel Street in the Historical Area of Al-Balad without balila stands in Ramadan,” said 60-year-old Matouk Al-Sharif who sells balila in Old Jeddah every night during the holy (...)
Israeli police stormed the compound housing Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem Sunday after Palestinians threw stones at visitors at the most sensitive holy place in the city.
The confrontation added to tension running high after Israel's (...)
Taleban insurgents have abducted 16 people in two separate incidents in northern Afghanistan, a region that has been long seen as relatively safe, officials said Tuesday.
Ousted from power in a US-led invasion in 2001 but still strong in southern (...)
Recession fears may be gripping much of the global economy, but in the Kingdom car manufacturers are betting on more big spending.
Traders at a luxury car exhibition here said sales are holding up and are expected to increase in a country of 25 (...)
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) will house one of the world's largest supercomputers and it is helping lure top world researchers.
The KAUST is due to open next year on the Red Sea coast near Jeddah. Inside the (...)
Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors at King Faisal Center for Studies and Islamic Research, has urged writers and researchers to delve into the humanitarian side of King Faisal's character.
Prince Turki described most writers and researchers (...)
four physicians were found responsible in 73 written complaints of medical errors filed last year with the Medical Commission of the Jeddah Health Department, said director of Jeddah Health Department Dr. Sami Ba-Dawood.
However, the number of (...)