RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met Yemeni Presidential Council head Rashad Al-Alimi and council members, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Prince Khalid reiterated the Kingdom’s continued support for the Yemeni presidential council in all fields to serve the Yemeni people. He also stressed backing the UN envoy’s efforts to reach…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority has completed a research and documentation project designed to help protect and restore historical and archaeological sites and develop the Kingdom’s heritage, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. During the month-long project at King Khalid Royal Reserve and parts of Imam Abdulaziz bin…
RIYADH: In a bid to ensure food security, the Kingdom recently completed a new facility raising its total grain storage capacity by 40 percent. According to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, this new facility expands Saudi Arabia’s storage capacity to 3.5 million tons from 2.6 million tons in 2016, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. The ministry further noted…
RIYADH: Railway passenger traffic more than doubled in the first three months of the year, as Saudi Arabia Railways recorded 104 percent growth in the total number of passengers to 2.22 million, compared to the same period of last year, affirming massive growth in the Kingdom’s transport sector. The number of journeys on the North,…
JEDDAH: Just hours after Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates stumbled in their title challenge with a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Al-Khaleej on Monday, Al-Ittihad comfortably defeated Abha 4-0 to move five points clear at the top of the league with only four games left to play. The title race is not over…
RIYADH: The commander of US Central Command General Michael “Erik” Kurilla thanked Saudi Arabia for its support in evacuating US citizens from Sudan on Monday. During a phone call with the Royal Saudi Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Kurilla said the Kingdom had provided access, basing, and overflights as well as…
JEDDAH: American food vlogger Mark Wiens, who has more than 10 million followers on YouTube, recently visited the Kingdom to give his views on some of its many culinary delicacies. The keen traveler was invited by the Ministry of Culture and Culinary Arts Commission to explore Saudi Arabia and experience the different cuisines its regions…
RIYADH: The president of Yemen’s leadership council has praised the efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman for recent positive developments toward peace in the country, a Saudi foreign ministry statement said.Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi met Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber, on Sunday. The council was briefed about meetings held…
The global trade in counterfeit automotive parts has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry in recent years. Millions of parts are seized by customs authorities in major ports and distribution centres each year, but many more reach garages and workshops across the world. In the UAE, over 94,000 fake parts were seized in the first half…
More than 70 per cent of schools in Dubai have been rated ‘Good’ or better in the latest inspection results released by education regulator Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The authority said over three-quarters (77 per cent) of students in Dubai study in ‘Good’ or better schools. Twenty schools were rated ‘Outstanding’, 39 ‘Very…
