Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman named Mohammed bin Naif as Crown Prince on Wednesday in a Royal Decree. King Salman made a number of major changes across a number of government positions including that of Crown Prince Muqrin who was relieved of his position, upon his request. The Roy

Experts have warned people against con men operating pyramid investment schemes in the country aimed at stealing money. These operations are also named Ponzi schemes, after Charles Ponzi, the American businessman who used the technique in 1920 to defraud investors out of $20 million. A typical pyr

Seven workers, including an Egyptian engineer, were killed Monday when the roof of a building they were working on collapsed at a university campus in Saudi Arabia, civil defense authorities and a diplomat said. A civil defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not auth

The Labor Ministry has agreed to compensate government contractors who had signed agreements before 1/1/1434H when it imposed the SR2,400 expat levy on companies that employ more foreigners than Saudis. “Labor Minister Adel Fakeih has endorsed the plan for the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF)

The Shoura Council on Monday will vote on the recommendation of the Committee on Haj, Pilgrim Housing and Services to publish the exact text of the penal measures against any violator of the pilgrim service regulations in a local newspaper published at the location of the violator and at the expense

The expansion of the mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready this Ramadan, with a capacity for 100,000 worshippers an hour. This was confirmed on Friday by Sultan Al-Qurashi, director of project management at the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, according

The announcement of the end of the successful Operation Decisive Storm, undertaken at the request of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has given hope to Yemeni expats in the Kingdom. Mehdi Hatem Al-Nahari, head of the Supreme Council of the Yemeni community, said things would soon be back on the r

Sara Omar, grandma of US President Barack Obama, has emphasized the significance of the Prophet Muhammad exhibition in Makkah and said it reflects the moderate teachings of Islam that calls for tolerance and rejects violence. Sara has come to Makkah with her son Saeed Obama, uncle of President Obam

The Saudi-led international coalition declared Tuesday the end of its military campaign four weeks after launching airstrikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen, saying the militia’s threat to the Kingdom and its neighbors had been neutralized. The coalition has “ended Operation Decisive Storm base

The intake of foreign medical consultants increased by 77 percent to close to 6,000 in Saudi Arabia in the year 2014, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Monday. Dr. Abdulla Al-Waadi, supervisor of the Visiting Doctors’ Program, said that during this period, the MoH recruited 1,820 doctors fr

Families of Saudi soldiers who died while confronting Houthi rebels during the ongoing Operation Decisive Storm will receive SR1 million in compensation. Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chief of the royal court, has given his directives to authorities in this respect. An official stat

More than 77,000 visitors attended the exhibition and conference on the life of the late King Fahd. The event, which concluded on Saturday, was opened by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at the Riyadh International Exhibition and Conference Center. The show, originally scheduled to ru

The Saudi-Yemeni Business Council intends to invest SR18.7 billion in Yemen to revive the nation’s economy, a council member said here Thursday. Abdullah bin Mahfouz told Arab News the Yemeni economy has been affected by the ongoing military Operation Decisive Storm and needs urgent financial suppo

Qatar has passed a law forcing all shops, cafes, restaurants, malls, offices and even clinics to shut down for 90 minutes during Friday prayers, or face of a fine of QR 10,000 (2,746 USD). According to Qatari English daily, The Peninsula, the new decree was announced yesterday and it came directl

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will open its $532 billion stock market to direct foreign investment on June 15, allowing qualified foreign institutions to buy shares, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said. Final rules covering the opening of the market will be published on May 4, the CMA added. The author

The water shortage issue in Madinah will end in two weeks as maintenance works have been expedited, Saleh Jblaoi, director general of water in Madinah, has said. A total of 4,000 water tanks are being provided to the residents at nominal rates in view of the shortage of water, resulting from a dela

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced Tuesday that it was canceling its flights to and from the southern cities of Najran, Sharourah and Bisha as a result of bad weather conditions. Sandstorms in many parts of the Kingdom have also forced authorities to suspend classes in schools and universities, sabq.

The Council of Ministers has welcomed the decision by the Yemeni government to appoint a deputy president, saying it would help restore stability and security in the country. The Cabinet meeting held at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Ki