JEDDAH: The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, denounced Friday’s terrorist attack on a Qatif mosque and said it was aimed at undermining the Kingdom’s security and stability. “The heinous crime resulted in the killing of innocent people,” the Cabinet said in a state

JEDDAH: Government bodies are carrying on campaigns to stop transgressions and violations of expatriate workers who use articles that govern relations between employers and workers to pressure establishments they work with. The private sector is taking measures to combat these violations. Member of

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted worshippers in a mosque in Qudayh Town of Saudi Arabia's Qatif Governorate, in which tens of innocent people were killed and injured. In a statement made today, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State

Abu Dhabi — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered the release of the two Qatari citizens sentenced by the UAE State Security Court, to emphasise the UAE’s keenness to strengthen the close fraternal relations between the leaderships and peoples of the two brother

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a Shi’ite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing and wounding several people in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where assailants linked to the Sunni ext

RIYADH: There has been widespread condemnation of Friday’s suicide attack on a mosque in Qatif that left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 injured. A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up inside the Imam Ali Mosque in the suburb of Quday in the province of Al-Qatif, where more than 15

The Dutch cabinet has approved a proposal for a partial ban on face-covering Islamic veils on public transport and in public areas such as schools and hospitals. After the cabinet backed a bill by the interior minister, Ronald Plasterk, the government said in a statement on Friday: “Face-covering

A suicide bomber has set off an explosion during weekly prayers at a Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia leaving at least 19 dead, the interior ministry spokesman said in a statement. "It has been established that an individual detonated a bomb he was wearing under his clothes during Friday praye

JEDDAH: Insurance companies must pay vehicle owners their dues after accidents within 15 days, said the Consumer Protection Association on Wednesday. “They may extend the period to another 15 days after informing the client,” the association tweeted. “In total, the payment should not be delayed mor

JEDDAH: The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba will be conducted only once a year and will be performed during the first Hijri month of Muharram, said Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. He said the presidency has received a royal directive to this effec

Introduced on May 19, 1973 — 534 days after the birth of the United Arab Emirates — the UAE Dirham is one of the world’s youngest, most exquisite and stable currencies. A Khaleej Times tribute to the nation’s financial lifeline on its 42nd birthday. Khaleej Times

RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has thanked US President Barack Obama and leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for committing to the region’s defense and security at their meeting in Camp David last week. King Salman, who chaired the weekly Cabinet session a

Saudi forces on Monday targeted Yemeni Houthi militiamen across the border after the fighters fired at an army outpost. The fighting comes as a Saudi-led Arab coalition resumed air strikes on the Iranian-allied Houthi militia positions in and around the southern Yemeni city of Aden overnight afte

Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has condemned death sentences passed on himself, former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 105 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group over a mass jail break in 2011. In a video statement posted on Qaradawi's twitter account on Sunday, the elde

RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received the First Class Merit Award from the Arab Parliament in Riyadh on Sunday. He was awarded for his courage and service toward resolving regional Arab issues in general, and the Yemen problem in particular. On behalf of the Arab Parliamen

Abu Dhabi - A bus with Umrah pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia overturned, leaving three people dead and 56 injured on the Abu Dhabi-Ghuwaifat highway. The bus, carrying 60 UAE-based pilgrims, turned turtle near Abu Al Abbyadh, about 200km from the Abu Dhabi city, around 3am on Saturday after a w

US President Barack Obama has hailed the success of a summit held with six Gulf leaders in his Camp David compound, saying that the aim of the meeting was to “deepen and broaden” the “excellent relationship” between Washington and its Gulf Cooperation Council allies. Speaking to Al Arabiya, he

The way the school pursued punishment in this instance is not progressive and that making a student stay back for an hour or more after school time is unacceptable.   Dubai — “The role of schools is not confined to education alone, but they have to focus on upbringing and instruction also