Saudi Arabia News

In this June 12, 2009 file photo, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during an interview at the Grand Serail in Beirut, Lebanon.

Iraq's capital is embracing Valentine's Day this year with a huge public display of affection in what its residents say is the nation's most amorous celebration of the holiday ever.

Kathy Marks is Asia-Pacific for The Independent, based in Sydney. She has also worked for Reuters and The Daily Telegraph.

RIYADH: The top 150 most influential people of Saudi Arabia including government officials, provincial governors, ministers, businessmen and women entrepreneurs will be featured for the first time in a major title to be published by a French publishing company.

The Arab League will call Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people.

Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani warned Iran will not forgive Gulf Arab nations if they continue backing US "plots" against Tehran, local media reported on Sunday.

DAMMAM: A hospitality industry veteran says business is booming like never before in Saudi Arabia and 2013 will see the launch of many new hotels.

STC announced cooperating with Ericsson as one of the main providers in the company's deployment of its LTE network in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Telecom Company has selected Ericsson as one of the main vendors in the company's deployment of its LTE network in Saudi Arabia.

Swedish striker Christian Wilhelmsson and Nawaf Al Abed scored the all important goals as the Riyadh-based club lifted the title for the 11th time Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal have won the Crown Prince Cup after a 2-1 victory over Al Ettifaq in the final on Friday.

RIYADH: Saudi Minister for Higher Education Khalid Al-Anqari announced recently that Saudi Arabia has allocated 150 graduate courses for Filipinos in various universities in the Kingdom, according to Philippine Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago.

The company, through this project, provided telecom services and broadband data transmission to each of the provinces of Aldayer, Darb and Raith in Jazan Region, and all provinces in Al-Jawf region and all provinces in the Northern Borders region .

During my travels in Saudi Arabia, I have been impressed to see the way entrepreneurs are remaking the Saudi Arabian economy.

RIYADH: Saudi police exchanged fire with "masked gunmen" at a protest in the Shiite-populated east, killing one of them, state reported early Saturday, in the second fatal clashes in the oil-rich region in 24 hours.

Popular Malayalam singer K.G.Markose was first detained and then released by Saudi Islamic police Saturday while on a tour of Saudi Arabia to hold a stage programme celebrating India's Republic Day.

In a bid to boost defence cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister AK Antony will be embarking on a two- day visit to Riyadh, beginning Monday.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has confirmed the arrest of Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist Mohammad Najeeb A Kashgari at KL International Airport Thursday.

Hamza Kashgari, a writer from Saudi Arabia, thought he was simply tweeting a few observations about his love and respect for the Prophet Muhammad.

JEDDAH: The Makkah Governorate has set up a partnership comprising eight government, security services and IT bodies to follow up on criminals on the run and those who confiscate public properties.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has slammed the Russian and Chinese veto of a UN resolution on Syria as an "unfavorable" move.