Citizens in Saudi Arabia can file a lawsuit against even the King, the Crown Prince or any royal family member unlike many other countries where the heads of state have immunity, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman said here on Wednesday. The King was addressing senior officials and tho

RIYADH: Expats who leave Saudi Arabia on re-entry visas and fail to return before their expiry will be banned from re-entering the Kingdom for 3 years, the Passport Department has clarified. Col. Mohammed Al-Saad, director of public relations, said this while responding to queries of

Saudi’s interior ministry issued Wednesday a list of 16 suspects linked with last week’s deadly mosque attack attempt in the eastern city of Dammam and an earlier bombing on a mosque in the eastern al-Qatif governorate that killed 21. The ministry said it is offering $270,000 to whoever provides

AL-BAHA: Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has announced that public school directors and deputies can only spend six years at one school, unless they have been recognized as top performers, or excelled in management for three years. There would also be exemptions for those who work at schools cat

CAIRO—Two senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested by Egyptian authorities in the most high-profile recent detentions of its leadership, the group said on Tuesday. Mahmoud Ghozlan and Abdul Rahman al Barr were detained late on Monday after police tracked them to a home in a Cairo su

JEDDAH: The Supercomputing System, which has been named “Aziz,” and the Center of Excellence on the campus of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), in partnership with Fujitsu, was launched on Monday. The inauguration of “Aziz” was presided over by Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed in the presence of

RIYADH: During the current academic year, government schools nominated approximately 370,000 students who were eligible for subsidies from Takaful Charitable Foundation. The foundation was established to support financially disadvantaged students in Saudi public schools to continue and succeed in r

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said Sunday that Iran is the only country interfering in the Middle East’s affairs. Jubeir, who was speaking at a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, also said that the Islamic Republic is supporting terrorism. The minister added that his

JEDDAH: Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh described the terror attack on Al-Anoud Mosque in Dammam as a shameful plot. He praised the efforts of the security forces in foiling the heinous crime. “This is a criminal attempt to divide our citizens in difficult times,” he said. He stressed the import

May 30, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Dubai - A business networking platform for entrepreneurs in Coastal Karnataka was launched on Saturday. Leading entrepreneurs from Mangalore, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain and other GCC nations came together at the launch event. CBF is expected

JEDDAH: Three people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Anoud Mosque in Dammam while the Friday congregational prayer was under way, the Interior Ministry said. The bomber, disguised as a woman, proceeded to the women's section, but could not enter as the gate was locked.

Four people have been killed in Dammam, a city in eastern Saudi Arabia, after a suicide bomber's explosives blew up in the parking lot of a Shia mosque, according to the kingdom's official news agency. The Saudi Press Agency said the explosion occurred when the bomber was parking his car during F

JEDDAH: Ninety six percent of the Haramain High Speed Rail Project in Jeddah and Makkah has been completed. The contractors would by the end of this year complete bridges along the railway line in Jeddah, including those removed three years ago in preparation for the project, such as the Briman, Pa

The book of tweets -- called ‘Glimpses of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Tweets’ -- is touted as having revealed an “authentic style of thinking”, and marking out a vision for the future. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of

RIYADH: Over 130,000 Saudi contractors have shut shop because they cannot meet Saudization quotas, raising various concerns, including completion of projects. Dawud Al-Miqrin, a business development expert, has been quoted by a local publication as saying that these were the statistics for the cons

Abu Dhabi - The UAE Space Agency is currently working on the establishment of the Middle East’s first Space Research Centre which is expected to cost Dh100 million over the next five years. The details of this project were unveiled at a glittering event held on Monday to mark the official unveili

Sanaa (AFP) - Rebel forces and loyalist fighters were locked in fierce fighting in Yemen on Monday as hopes of a political solution faded after the United Nations postponed peace talks. Clashes raged in the country's third city Taez, sowing panic after Shiite Huthi rebels bombarded several di

RIYADH: Top officials at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) inspected various airports across the Kingdom to ensure good services and track the ongoing expansion projects being implemented in various airports. According to Tariq Abdul-Jabbar, GACA deputy assistant for domestic airports,