AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a new statue of President Bashar Al-Assad's late father, nearly eight years after the original was toppled at the outbreak of Syria's civil (...)
AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a new statue of President Bashar Al-Assad's late father, nearly eight years after the original was toppled at the outbreak of Syria's civil (...)
I HAVE received several complaints from readers about cases of harassment that they, or some of their family members, have suffered at the hands of taxi drivers of the new and popular smartphone applications that provide transportation services (...)
Okaz
As a Saudi citizen expressing his personal views, I am waiting for the Saudi-US summit to rectify the American stance to best serve Saudi Arabia's regional interests.
No doubt the Kingdom has suffered a lot from the fluctuations of the policies (...)
Okaz
IT seems that allowing women to drive is a matter of time only. It may happen faster than we expect.
The question arises as to what are the preparations for this move which we should take other than issuing driving licenses to women and the (...)
WHEN the water tariff increased, I accepted it due to the determined policy of rationalization that I follow in my house, but the bill this month was unusual and the increase doubled for no apparent reason, because usually water and electricity (...)
EVEN if people in our society adjusted their consumption habits, there would be those who would find it difficult to adjust to the sudden decrease in their monthly salary because of the cancellation of additional allowances added to their salaries. (...)
AMMAN — Jordanian King Abdullah swore in a new government led by a business-friendly politician on Wednesday, charging him with preparing for parliamentary elections by September and pushing legislation to spur sluggish growth.
Hani Mulki, 64, who (...)
JIHADI militants in Syria including Al-Qaeda are mobilizing again for all-out war against President Bashar Al-Assad, taking advantage of the collapse of peace talks to eclipse nationalist rival insurgents that signed on to a faltering (...)
DAMASCUS has announced measures to halt the fall of Syria's currency, but traders expressed doubt it would work after the unraveling of a ceasefire and the collapse of peace talks brought one of the fastest falls of the five year civil war.
The (...)
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MAKKAH — Eight-year-old Ata'allah Al-Sulami who drowned in a water drainage canal on Saturday was laid to rest in Makkah on Sunday.
Al-Sulami's family has blamed the Makkah municipality and the contracting company carrying out the (...)
AMMAN — Jordan's security services said on Wednesday they had thwarted a plot by Daesh (the so-called IS) militants to blow up civilian and military targets, in one of the US ally's largest sweeps in years against hardline sleeper cells.
The (...)
The Syria war is escalating in tandem with intensified diplomacy, but neither growing foreign military intervention nor a revived political track look capable of bringing an end to the 4 1/2-year-old conflict.
The risk is a more ferocious proxy war (...)
After the initial shock of intensive Russian airstrikes, Syrian rebels on the receiving end of a major offensive say better organization and new tactics have helped them to stem losses and fight back.
A month of Russian airstrikes in support of (...)
Jasser pointed out that the Ninth Development Plan has targeted job opportunities in the tourism sector to reach about 462,000 jobs, in addition to increasing opportunities for tourism training to 245,700 to increase employment opportunities for (...)
Okaz newspaper
A CAMPAIGN titled “The National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn” was recently launched by a group of young men who identified several places in the Kingdom allegedly haunted by Jinn.
One of the places the group identified (...)
Jasser, said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is considered as one of influential and progressive important countries for the global economy with an enriching largest economy in the Middle East, and as a member of the Group of Twenty, dealing very (...)
Khalifa, Director of the Department of Awqaf (Endowments) and Mosques in Onaizah governorate, has said that his department has completed elaborate arrangements and equipped six large grounds and 20 major mosques for Eid Al-Fitr prayer.
He said (...)
Khail, (4th from right), President of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, and students get a close-up view of the solar-powered Tokai Challenger car in Riyadh, Sunday. The university hopes to manufacture the car with the help of the (...)
Khail said that the conference is a good opportunity and an effective program concerning scholarships students and the development of their abilities through scientific programs, events, competitions and researches.
On his part, Saudi Cultural (...)
Audah said the phenomenon of terrorism is an international phenomenon, adding that terrorism is not associated with certain religion or color.
"We should address our youth and make facts clear before them in a compassionate and lenient manner," (...)
Rakban, the Dean of the Institute, said the organization of the conference would positively contribute to enriching scientific research works.
He noted that the conference will review issues pertaining to Nano Technology including means for (...)