On Monday, King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the second phase of university projects at a total cost of SR81.5 billion.
The King will also inaugurate the first phase of completed campus (...)
AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA - A total of 1,600 boy scouts will be deployed at air, road and border entry points to help pilgrims during this year's Hajj.
The scouts are from 11 education administrations - Tabuk, Jeddah, Jizan, Taif, (...)
A total of 1,600 boy scouts will be deployed at air, road and border entry points to help pilgrims during this year's Haj. The scouts are from 11 education administrations — Tabuk, Jeddah, Jizan, Taif, Al-Gurayyat, Al-Qassim, Al-Jouf, Northern (...)
Guinean winger Ibrahim Yattara's lone goal of the match helped Al-Shabab edge visitor Al-Qadisiya 1-0 in a Round Three encounter of the Zain Saudi Professional League at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh Thursday.
Substitute Yattara fired (...)
Defending champion Al-Hilal kicked off its Zain Saudi Professional League season with a 2-1 win over Hajr at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in Al-Ahsa Saturday.
Striker Khaled Al-Rujaib put the Hajr in the lead two minutes (...)
Excitement and tension are set to return as the Zain Saudi Professional Leagues kicks off with three thrilling encounters Friday.
Al-Ittihad, runner-up last season, will host Al-Ta'awon (9th) at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, while (...)
JEDDAH: The Saudi Professional League champion, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ittihad Friday qualified for the semifinals of the King's Cup for Champions in contrasting styles.
While Hilal beat Al-Faisali 3-0 in Al-Majma'ah, Ittihad advanced after sharing two (...)
Hilal remained unbeaten in this year's Zain Saudi Professional League when it closed the season with a 2-1 win over visitors Najran at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh Friday.
Midfielder Ahmed Al-Furaidy put Hilal in the lead after 15 (...)
RIYADH: Editors of online newspapers have asked for government support, including recognition of “the representatives of new media”. This call was made during their meeting with Abdul Aziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, in Riyadh (...)
MAJMA'AH: Dust storms followed by heavy rain over the past two days set off emergency alarms in the regions of Al-Qassim, Riyadh and Al-Majma'ah, officials said Sunday.
The bad weather also stopped aviation, aggravated asthma illnesses for many (...)
ARTAWIYAH: A former convict has been arrested here after speeding away from a checkpoint in Al-Zulfi Sector.
Col. Nasser Sa'eed Al-Qahtani, spokesman of Riyadh Police, said security patrols had suspected something was wrong and proceeded to (...)
RIYADH: More than 21 festivals and tourism events will be held across the country during the mid-term holiday that starts next week. Of the events, 13 are sponsored by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). The organizing (...)
Khomayes brace helped Al-Ta'awon beat visitor Al-Ahli 2-1 in a round-20 match of the Zain Saudi Professional League in Buraidah Friday.
Host Al-Faisali downed Al-Qadisiyah by the same margin in Al-Majma'ah city also Friday.
Brazilian midfielder (...)
Hilal increased its lead on top of Zain Saudi Professional League after posting a 3-2 win over host Al-Faisali at Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Stadium in Al-Majma'ah city, Thursday.
Syrian midfielder put Faisali in the lead after 31 (...)
RIYADH: Three Royal Decrees on the national budget for the fiscal year 1432-33 Hijra (2010-11) and the Cabinet's decision approving the budget were issued here Monday.
Following are the texts of the Royal Decrees:
On behalf of King Abdullah, (...)
Revenues and expenditures of Northern Border University are estimated at SR 548,911,000.
27- Revenues and expenditures of Princess Norah bint Abdulrahman University are estimated at SR 834,701,000.
28- Revenues and expenditures of Dammam (...)
Fateh jumped to the ninth place on Zain Saudi Professional League standings after beating visitors Al-Qadisiyah 1-0 in Al-Khobar Thursday.
The league resumed after a month-long break and also saw Al-Shabab share honors with Al-Ra'id, while (...)
DAMMAM: The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the Hai'a, proposed Saturday the creation of a higher council for intellectual security during a two-day meeting of the Hai'a's regional chiefs at the M?venpick Hotel in (...)
In the five years since King Abdullah ascended the throne, the Kingdom has witnessed tremendous developmental achievements in all sectors, but nowhere more so than in the areas of education and scientific research.
Within the framework of the (...)
Jouf at a cost of SR 5 billion in the first phase of these projects.
The King approved in 1430H the establishment of four Universities of Al-Dammam, Al-Kharj, Shaqra and Al-Majma'ah. The state's general budget for the fiscal year 1431H/1432H (...)
Visitors to the First Tourism Festival on Heritage in Al-Majma'ah Governorate, Saturday. The festival has restored life to the old houses, markets and even the narrow alleyways in this historical area which date back more than 80 years. The (...)
In December the Riyadh literary club hosted its “Book of the Year” event under the patronage of the Minister of Culture and Information (MOCI) Abdulaziz Khoja, as part of the Third Conference of Saudi Writers at the King Fahd Cultural Center.
The (...)
Revenues and expenditures of Taibah University are estimated at SR 1,301,677,000.
18-Revenues and expenditures of Al-Qassim University are estimated at SR 1,390,657,000.
19-Revenues and expenditures of Al-Taif University are estimated at SR1, (...)
Five more Saudis have been arrested for their involvement in highway robberies. The gang was initially busted last week in Riyadh with the arrest of eight Saudis for carrying out 90 crimes in 17 areas in the Riyadh region.
Investigations revealed (...)
Over13,000 Saudi men and women have been trained to work in the tourist sector and related fields through the National Project for the Development of Tourism Human Resources initiated by the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA). The (...)
