Saudi vaccinates 1.1 mn Haj pilgrims
Riyadh, Aug 20 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Sunday said its health control centres vaccinated more than 1.1 million pilgrims at ports of entry, the media…Read more
Tillerson meets Saudi King before Arab Quartet talks
Riyadh, July 12 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with Foreign…Read more
Saudi Arabia executes 4 extremists for serial terror attacks
Riyadh, July 12 (IANS) Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday the execution of four local extremists convicted in numerous terror attacks in…Read more
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education in girls' schools
Riyadh, July 12 (IANS) The Saudi Arabian minister of education decided on Tuesday to start a physical education program in girls' schools for the…Read more
Saudi Arabia imposes $106 fee on domestic pilgrims
Riyadh, July 8 (IANS) The Saudi Haj Ministry has imposed a $106 fee on each domestic pilgrim to be paid by organisations and companies offering services…Read more
Indian girl dies of heart attack on Saudi beach
Jeddah, July 2 (IANS) A 15-year-old Indian girl has died of a heart attack while playing at the popular Half Moon beach in Al-Khobar city of Saudi…Read more
Saudi Arabia extends amnesty for illegal expats by 30 days
Riyadh, June 30 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced that the deadline for illegal expatriates to voluntarily leave the kingdom has been extended by…Read more
Saudi Arabia to help Yemen tackle cholera outbreak
Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has planned to shell out millions of dollars to stem a serious outbreak of cholera in Yemen, the media reported.…Read more
Saudi Arabia foils attack on Islam's holiest site
Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi security forces thwarted a plot to attack the Grand Mosque in Makkah, home to the holiest site in Islam, exchanging gunfire…Read more
Saudi King ousts nephew, names son as crown prince
Riyadh, June 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday dismissed his nephew Mohammed bin Naif as crown prince and replaced…Read more