About 90 percent of camels in the Gulf region are carriers of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which requires the urgent need for a vaccine, according to a leading Health Ministry official. In addition, the virus can be transmitted over a 1-meter distance, Abdullah Asiri

Abu Dhabi — The UAE Armed Forces has signed 20 deals valued at Dh9.48 billion with local and foreign firms to buy drones, military vehicles, two satellites, fast patrol  boats and other hardware. Speaking at a briefing, Maj-Gen Obaid Al Ketbi, spokesman for the UAE General Headquarters, said that

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday denounced terrorism and radical Islamists who he said were not only “threatening Muslims” but also tainting and vilifying the image of Islam to non-Muslims. King Salman’s statement was presented by Prince Khaled al-Faisal bin Abudlaziz, the royal’s Makka

Emphasizing the need to map out a strategic plan to combat terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stated on Sunday that Saudi Arabia will not wait idly by while extremists tarnish the image of Islam. “Saudi Arabia has left no stone unturned in the fight against terrorism,” King Sa

More than 200 Saudi female volunteers are being trained to participate in the Jazan Economic Forum taking place under the patronage of Gov. Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz on Feb. 25-26. The forum, which is expected to have over 500 experts, will discuss economic growth, the investment opp

Deaths from the MERS virus have surged in the Kingdom, the Health Ministry figures showed on Friday. The ministry recorded five MERS deaths on Thursday alone, bringing to 16 the number since Feb. 11. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus also infected two more people, the ministry said.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has instructed authorities to open the newly expanded areas of the Grand Mosque in Makkah for use by the growing number of Umrah pilgrims and worshippers. “King Salman has approved the opening of the completed areas of King Abdullah Haram Expansion Pr

The Dammam Reconciliation Committee has saved 26 people from being executed for murder by persuading the families of the victims to pardon them or receive blood money. Eastern Province government Prince Said bin Naif praised the efforts of the committee and said they are acting in the best intere

A Chinese pilgrim jumped to her death after performing Umrah rituals inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Monday. Local media reported that the woman stood on a chair, climbed up a wall in a raised area in the Mosque and jumped down. The body was taken to the morgue and police are investigating t

Saudi security agencies are trying to track down a total of SR800 million stolen from citizens and investors by Saudi con men. This involves two separate cases of SR400 million each. In the first case, a Saudi investor is accused of stealing SR400 million from more than 6,000 people, including citi

The Interior Ministry will soon activate its online facility where expatriates can apply for visas for their spouses and children. The new service was launched by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, last Tuesday. Users must first register for

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, deputy commander of the UAE armed forces, held talks in Riyadh on Monday, opening a new era in Saudi-UAE strategic ties. “King Salman and Sheikh Mohammed explored prospects of expanding c

The Nitaqat nationalization program was successful in bringing down the Kingdom’s unemployment rate to 11.7 percent — 5.9 percent among men and 32.5 percent among women, said the Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI). In a statement issued on Sunday, the department put the total n

In a unusual and generous gesture, Saudi employees shared their two month salary bonus with 250 cleaning workers. Once the gift was received, employees of the Al-Rawda municipality in Riyadh, organized a special party in which they shared the bonus with cleaning workers of the company contracted to

Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany shut down their embassies in Yemen on Friday amid growing political uncertainty as Yemen’s top UN envoy warned that the Arab world's poorest nation is at a crossroads between civil war and disintegration. “Due to the deteriorating security and political situation in

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, expressed his satisfaction over a 10 percent crime drop in the Kingdom in 2014 compared to the previous year. The meeting approved six new initiatives to strengthen security. “Saudi Arabia is one of the countrie

A number of motorists have claimed ignorance of the new traffic rule in place where motorists can no longer turn right at the red signal. Earlier, motorists could stop momentarily at the traffic signal when it turned red, and then take a right turn. However, this rule has now changed and motorists

Expatriate workers from different countries have wholeheartedly welcomed the launch of the Ministry of Interior’s (MoI) new service which enables them to process visas online for their spouses and dependent children to bring them to the second home, Saudi Arabia. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Na