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Arab News
April 14, 2018
JEDDAH: Cardinal Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran and his accompanying delegation arrived in Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The cardinal, who is the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican State, was received by Prince Mohammed bin AbdurrahmanÃâà...
gulfnews.com
April 14, 2018
Riyadh: Saudi air defences intercepted a missile fired by Iran-backed Al Houthi militants at the kingdom's southern city of Jizan late Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition said, the latest in a series of such attacks. “The missile was fired at Jizan indiscriminately with the aim of hitting civilian areas,” a coalitionÃâà...
Spectator.co.uk (blog)
April 14, 2018
When I interviewed him in Riyadh in 2010, the somewhat cold and supercilious Amr Al Dabbagh, then-head of the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority ... According to consultants McKinsey, that will not be possible without the creation “of almost three times as many jobs for Saudis as the kingdomÃâà...
NPR
April 14, 2018
Saudi women regularly attend fashion weeks in New York, Paris and Milan. But the kingdom is still highly conservative and there are restrictions on what types of clothes can be exhibited at the Riyadh show — no cleavage, nothing above the knee and nothing too transparent. The audience was female onlyÃâà...
Arab News
April 13, 2018
Riyadh: The Swiss Fashion Days Riyadh, a collaboration between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers, was launched on Wednesday. ... unites us today,” said Princess Joharah bint Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud at the event at the Swiss ambassador's home, which showcased the collections of six designers.
Khaleej Times
April 12, 2018
Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted a missile over the capital Riyadh on Wednesday, Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya said, after at least three blasts were heard in the city. More details are awaited. Share; More >. Vote. 0. RECOMMENDED FOR YOU. iPhone battery explosion sends womanÃâà...
CBS News
April 12, 2018
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi forces said on Wednesday that their air defense systems intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Shiite rebels, directed at the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya carried the official statement as residents of the capital posted on socialÃâà...
CNBC
April 12, 2018
Three blasts heard over Saudi capital Riyadh. 21 Hours Ago. CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports three blasts were heard over the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Watch CNBC Live TVÃâà...
OCRegister
April 5, 2018
BLOOMBERG — Amazon.com Inc. is adding several jobs in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, signaling Jeff Bezos's desire to expand in the country following a closely watched meeting with the crown prince. Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met with Amazon's chief executive officer in Seattle lastÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
March 27, 2018
To mark the anniversary, the Houthis launched seven ballistic missiles at Saudi cities, including three at Riyadh. Saudi Patriot air defense missiles shot ... After the November attack on Riyadh, the Saudis tightened the blockade of the rebel-controlled northwest Yemen. The humanitarian catastrophe gotÃâà...
The Intercept
March 21, 2018
What exactly Kushner and the Saudi royal talked about in Riyadh may be known only to them, but after the meeting, Crown Prince Mohammed told confidants that Kushner had discussed the names of Saudis disloyal to the crown prince, according to three sources who have been in contact with members ofÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
March 21, 2018
Following the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, Riyadh backed Saddam Hussein's war against Tehran, fearing expanding influence of revolutionary Islamist Iran. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the Saudis relied on the United States to reverse Iraq's invasion. But following that war, the Saudi animosityÃâà...
Kuwait Times
March 21, 2018
RIYADH: A Riyadh gold souq festooned with glittering jewelry has run short of salesmen after a government edict to replace foreign workers with Saudis, part ... “Saudis are new to this kind of job and they need to gain experience,” said Saudi shop owner Fayez Al-Hardi, who has brought in male relatives toÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 21, 2018
In the capital's labyrinthine Tiba gold market, the widening policy known as Saudisation has upended businesses. Some gold shops have shut down and others are struggling amid a shortage of skilled Saudi labour after the government enforced "100 percent Saudisation" in December. "Saudis are new toÃâà...
Arab News
March 20, 2018
Le Ray said that the GCC countries were creating jobs and making it easier and more socially acceptable for women to join the workforce. Saudi Arabia was opening a new page in its history, making remarkable social changes and highlighting its determination to move forward to a more prosperous future,Ãâà...
ABC News
March 20, 2018
I was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the second time in six months and could feel the change between my visits despite the short span of time. More women ... in some cafes. And a weekend outdoor funfair was teeming with young Saudis, mingling at pop-up street food carts and cheering on a local rapper.
Aljazeera.com
March 19, 2018
The blockading countries have listed demands for Qatar, which include shutting down Al Jazeera and cutting ties with Iran. Al-Sheikh continued, saying: "There are those who were mistaken in their direction … If you want support, it'll be in Riyadh," which some Twitter users took as a jab at Morocco.
gulfnews.com
March 5, 2018
Cairo: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Monday got a first-hand glimpse of a major Egyptian project in the Suez Canal zone on the second day of his first foreign trip as heir apparent. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi accompanied Prince Mohammad on a voyage of the expandedÃâà...
NDTV
March 4, 2018
The event came after Riyadh hosted its first international half-marathon in late February, which prompted complaints from some Saudis on social ... Riyadh: Saudi Arabia hosted its first marathon for women at the weekend, local media said, as the conservative kingdom seeks to boost female sports in aÃâà...
New York Times
March 3, 2018
Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon baffled his country and the international community late last year, when he traveled to Saudi Arabia and resigned from his post — unexpectedly and, as it turned out, temporarily — in a live, televised address from Riyadh, the Saudi capital. So it bewildered some when,Ãâà...
Arab News
March 3, 2018
It's from this rare heritage plant that a clipping has been taken to grace the gardens of a state-of-the-art skyscraper taking shape in Riyadh's Al Muhammadiyah district. Sky Gardens by Rafal is being positioned as a 'rural oasis in an urban setting' that brings a different style of living to the Saudi capital.
The National
February 26, 2018
Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends the International Humanitarian Forum in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters. Riyadh played host to Saudi Arabia's first International Humanitarian Forum on Monday. The two-day ... In Saudi Arabia for launch of the inaugural Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum.
Economic Times
February 20, 2018
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced today, overturning decades of ... In December, the Arab Fashion Council announced the opening of a regional office in Riyadh and named Saudi Princess Noura Bint Faisal Al-Saud as itsÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
December 31, 1999
Barely a minute long, an archive video displays rare clips of Riyadh's neighborhoods more than 40 years ago. The footage, shared on the Saudi website Ajel, shows foreigners and Saudis alike walking around the streets of the capital – a very clean capital. The cleanliness is what really captures the eye inÃâà...
Arab News
December 31, 1999
File Photo showing Saudis watch composer Yanni perform at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 3, 2017. ... The news comes as Dubai-based VOX Cinemas, the leading operator in the Middle East, launches its first public screening in Saudi Arabia, which runsÃâà...
Arab News
December 31, 1999
Riyadh residents have been urged to take extra care during a heavy rainstorm forecast to hit the Saudi capital on Thursday. Saudi civil defense issued a weather warning after the Kingdom's meteorological agency predicted heavy rainfall and strong winds in sections of Riyadh. The civil defense spokesmanÃâà...
