room lobbying and three days of tortuous negotiations at their summit in Brussels, European leaders have finally come up with nominees for the top posts in the EU. Two key jobs, the head of the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) (...)
In 2010, during a speech at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, President Obama ushered in a new era of American space exploration, marked by intense partnership with United Sate's industry leaders.
1- In the past, specifically during the Cold War (...)
Demand Geofilters are now available for all businesses and users in the Saudi Arabia.
The On-Demand Geofilter tool allows individuals and businesses across the Kingdom to design and purchase Geofilters starting at $5 to decorate Snaps sent from (...)
a-decade leadership transition, phoned Vice President Joe Biden to congratulate him, according to a report of the Associated Press.
A spokesman of the Syrian National Council, expressed hope that the election victory would free Obama to do more to (...)
Most Gulf markets registered gains Tuesday as upbeat global markets buoyed sentiment.
Saudi stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index rose for a third day, gaining 1.06 percent to close at 7,103.52 points, since Saturday's three-month low driven by (...)
ranked Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lost early on an experimental blue surface in Madrid, they both reached the Italian Open semifinals Friday to show they are still top threats on red clay.
Djokovic struggled with his serve in the opening set (...)
20 summit was dominated by Europe's debt crisis, but developing countries want the grouping of major economies to refocus on a bigger global agenda that includes creating jobs, improving farming and fighting climate change.
China, Brazil and other (...)
During the summer of 2010, a total of 26,000 cars with plates registered in Saudi Arabia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries crossed the Lebanese border from Turkey and Syria.
With an average of five persons per family car, this totaled (...)
Saudi Arabia's shares led gains on Gulf bourses Wednesday, after a fresh bout of second-quarter earnings lifted sentiment on Wednesday and improving performance on global markets gave support.
The Kingdom's stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (...)
US world 100m silver medalist Tyson Gay had an arthroscopic procedure on his injured right hip and will not run again this year, his manager said Thursday.
Gay, the world's second fastest man behind Usain Bolt, had the surgery Tuesday in Vail, (...)
Manahil, a women-only sport and fitness club located in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh, hosted a Les Mills Open Day where three new and programs were launched.
The programs include: Sh'Baam, “featuring simple but seriously hot dance moves set to (...)
Specialist Jim Ahrens, left, and trader Michael Urkonis work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday. Robust economic growth figures for the eurozone helped shore up stock markets in Europe Friday, and gave the euro some respite after (...)
developed countries in Istanbul, Turkey May 9-13.
Among the key goals of the conference is to come up with a plan to reduce by half over the next decade the number of people suffering from poverty and hunger.
The world's 48 least-developed (...)
LONG Riyadh Food Festival that started Friday along the theme of “Experience Food and Culture” is exhibiting culinary delights from various countries.
Organized under the patronage of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), the (...)
DOHA: Denmark's Thomas Bjorn reaped the reward for three rounds of consistent golf when he won the 2.5-million-dollar Qatar Masters by four shots from Spain's Alvaro Quiros at Doha Golf Club Sunday.
Bjorn posted a 69 in the final round for a total (...)
By removing soil from the growing of greens, AeroFarms improve food safety from contaminated manure and irrigation water. By growing pesticide-free and without soil, the greens are very clean at harvest. This procedure can extend shelf life from the (...)
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia may overtake Malaysia as the largest issuer of Islamic bonds for the first time in 2011 as the Kingdom's SR1.44 trillion ($384 billion) stimulus plan boosts spending.
Economic growth in Saudi Arabia will accelerate to 4.5 (...)
long 2nd forum for almost 5,000 sixth-phase students in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Foreign Scholarship Program started Friday in Jeddah at the Hilton hotel. Held in different cities across the Kingdom, the orientation forums of (...)
In the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old actress acknowledges making mistakes in the past and “dabbling in certain things.”
But in a July interview with the magazine before she served 14 days in jail followed by 23 days of in-patient (...)
Dr. Hani Abu Ras, the newly appointed Mayor of Jeddah, carried out his first field inspections on Saturday by checking on the city's eastern districts, including Quwaizah and Jack Street.
The mayor checked on stagnant pools of water that have been (...)
long international comedy festival in Saudi Arabia begins in Abha from July 26.
Organized by Rawad Media Production and Distribution, the festival will be held under the patronage of Prince Faisal Bin Khaled, Emir of Asir region.
Mamdoh Salem, the (...)
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is hopeful that Nelson Mandela will be healthy enough to open the World Cup in South Africa.
“We cross fingers that Nelson Mandela ... can realize this dream. And his dream would be to be at the opening of the World Cup. (...)
importing merchants will be officially allowed to raise prices by no more than 10 percent, a move which comes in the wake of the discovery by government inspectors of alleged price-fixing and hoarding of the commodity.
Merchants say the price (...)
The most recent monthly oil market report issued by OPEC, which happens to be the last report to be published before the convening of the organization's ministerial meeting next Wednesday, indicates that the OPEC Reference Basket has dropped by (...)
Dwyane Wade had 28 points and eight rebounds, and Michael Beasley scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half as the Miami Heat took control in the opening minutes on the way to beating the Atlanta Hawks 92-75 on Monday.
Udonis Haslem scored 12 (...)