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PRESSTV
April 27, 2018
Saudi officials have also intensified security measures in the Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province. Eastern Province has ... In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the policies of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested inÃâà...
Daily Trust
April 27, 2018
Not a few Nigerians were shocked by the news that the Saudi Arabian authorities are threatening to bar or quarantine Nigerian Muslims going for the 2019 pilgrimage over outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Saudi Arabia is the custordian of the Muslim holy sites in Mecca and Medina, and Muslim faithfulsÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 25, 2018
The Minister spoke Tuesday at a meeting on Lassa fever which held inside the conference hall of the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), in response to fears raised by Saudi Arabian authorities on the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria and its likely impact on Hajj 2019. OutbreakÃâà...
Inquirer.net
April 16, 2018
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is closely coordinating with Saudi Arabian authorities to ensure that justice is given to an overseas Filipina worker who is in serious condition after her employer allegedly forced her to drink household bleach. In a statement on Monday, the DFA said the PhilippineÃâà...
Kuwait Times
April 15, 2018
At His Highness's reception was Governor of the Eastern Province Prince Saud Bin Nayef Bin Abdulaziz and senior Saudi officials, in addition to Kuwait's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Later yesterday, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberÃâà...
Samaa Web Desk
April 13, 2018
MAKKAH: Saudi authorities have suspended the Twitter account of Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, one of the Imams at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, reported AlKhaleej Online on Friday. The move came after the cleric posted comments on political and social issues and criticized “violations of Islamic teachings.”.
OilPrice.com
April 8, 2018
It is possible that Saudi officials are downplaying some very real threats to all the ambitious economic reform plans initiated by Mohammed bin Salman. However, it seems difficult to gauge the importance of these threats when Saudi sources are often at opposing ends of the opinion spectrum. Some, U.S.Ãâà...
Egypttoday
April 5, 2018
CAIRO – 5 April 2018: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism called on Saudi authorities to cancel the pre-requisite electronic signature for pilgrims heading to the holy land to perform Umra or Hajj, said Tourism Minister Rania el-Mashat during a Thursday press meeting. According to the minister, pilgrims end upÃâà...
TIME
April 5, 2018
It's a point echoed by senior Saudi officials in public settings across the globe, but behind the scenes the Saudi officials and their American allies are worried. Current and former American officials caution that the Saudi reliance on oil is one of the greatest threats to a fragile stability in the Middle East as wellÃâà...
StepFeed
March 26, 2018
Saudi authorities arrest hundreds of expats attending mixed wedding. Police raided the venue after receiving an anonymous tip about a large party being held. 2018-03-26 10:07. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook FacebookShare to Twitter TwitterShare to Print PrintShare to More More. Mariam Nabbout.
The National
March 25, 2018
Senior Saudi officials touring the US to drum up business will visit investment banks including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Bank of America, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan said. “There are opportunities being created for a lot of US businesses," Mr AlÃâà...
Channel NewsAsia
March 23, 2018
SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabian authorities have given Singapore an additional 100 places for Haj pilgrims for this year, on top of the official quota of 800, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim announced on Friday (Mar 23). Singapore was allocated 680 Haj places annually between 2012 andÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
March 8, 2018
A leader of Zawiya rebels in the west of Libyan capital Tripoli, Hussein Zaait, accused the Saudi authorities of being involved in mediation to hand over the Libyan rebels to the leader of Operation Dignity Battle under pressure from the UAE and stressed that they had no previous problem with the SaudiÃâà...
Egypttoday
March 8, 2018
CAIRO – 8 March: Advisor to Saudi Royal Court Saud Al-Qahtani claimed that Qatar has been trying to ruin the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the UK, which began on Wednesday, March 7, by inciting people to protest against him. In a tweet on his official account, Qahtani wrote thatÃâà...
Egypttoday
March 1, 2018
CAIRO – 1 March 2018: Cairo International Airport received Thursday a number of Saudi officials preparing for the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman that is due on Sunday. Bin Salman is scheduled to meet with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to discuss issues of mutual interest, the latestÃâà...
StepFeed
March 1, 2018
Saudi authorities arrested a Yemeni plumber who allegedly stalked and harassed a woman numerous times after he did a maintenance job at her home, Ajel news site reported. According to the news site's sources, the man met the divorced woman who lives with her children after he came into her house to fix a drain.
E&E News
February 28, 2018
Markey fumes over Perry meeting with Saudi officials. Hannah Northey, E&E News reporter. Published: Wednesday, February 28, 2018. A top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the Trump administration of failing to keep Congress informed after reports emerged of renewed talks surrounding aÃâà...
StepFeed
February 23, 2018
Saudi authorities announced the arrest of several Egyptian teachers who were caught giving students illegal private tutoring classes, Okaz newspaper reported. The arrests took place in Mecca governorate earlier this week and came as part of a campaign targeting illegal workers in the country.
Arab News
February 13, 2018
JEDDAH: Saudi authorities have denied rumors on social media of an airplane landing on a busy highway due to adverse weather conditions. The video showed a plane racing through a powerful sandstorm in Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia, with vehicles speeding next to the aircraft. Social media usersÃâà...
CBC.ca
February 11, 2018
Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton Hotel reopened on Sunday, more than three months after it was converted into a gilded prison for members of Saudi Arabia's business and political elite detained in an anti-corruption purge. The gates of the luxury hotel, where U.S. President Donald Trump stayed during his state visitÃâà...
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
December 31, 1999
Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has told CBS News that the country's authorities have managed to return about $100 billion to the state budget, after the arrest of eleven princes and four ministers in the year past. “The amount exceeds $100 billion, but theÃâà...
StepFeed
December 31, 1999
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested three nationals who brutally assaulted two expats and robbed them in a Riyadh neighborhood. The arrest comes just hours after a video capturing one the victims bleeding on the ground went viral on Saudi Twitter, sparking outrage among users who called onÃâà...
CPI Financial
December 31, 1999
Senior Saudi officials touring the US to drum up business will visit investment banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan told Bloomberg.
Anadolu Agency
December 31, 1999
Saudi Arabia's attorney-general on Wednesday said the Saudi authorities would not stop fighting corruption until the phenomenon was completely eliminated. “The doors of the public prosecutor's office remain open to all relevant authorities in the fight against corruption, even if their observations relate toÃâà...
