Middle East

Jeddah, Oct 14: Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), has ordered the continuation of archaeological excavations at Jarash. Excavation work will continue for 35 days with the participation of students from King Khalid University, said Mohammed Al-Umrah, director of the SCTH in the Asir region. Excavation teams at Jarash have

Riyadh, Oct 13: Saudi Arabia's minister of interior, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, on Saturday denounced the "false accusations" being circulated in some media outlets linking the Saudi government and people to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. News reports about orders to kill Khashoggi "are lies and baseless allegations", the minister said in a statement

London/Jeddah, Oct 11: Family and friends of a young Saudi student were in mourning on Wednesday after he was found murdered in his apartment in Miami, Florida. The body of Yasser Abualfaraj, 23, was discovered by his roommate on Sunday in a building opposite the University of Miami, where he was studying architecture. Police have issued a photofit image of a young man seen in the area in the

New Delhi/Singapore, Oct 10: Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, will supply Indian oil buyers with an additional 4 million barrels of crude oil in November, several sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Reliance Industries Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals Ltd, sought an additional 1 million barrels each in

Dubai, Oct 9: Dubai South has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration with Emirates Flight Catering. Under the agreement, Emirates Flight Catering will expand its operations in the aviation district to build the world's largest vertical farm in a joint venture with Crop One Holdings. A release from the Emirates News Agency stated that the facility, which will cover 130,000

Jeddah, Oct 9: Saudi Arabia took part in deliberations of the Social, Human and Cultural Committee of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, reported SPA. Addressing the audience, the Kingdom’s mission said women participation in the development of Saudi Arabia is a key aspect of Saudi Vision 2030. The Saudi representatives said the Kingdom is also making continuous efforts to

Dubai, Oct 8: Forecasters say a tropical depression 1,040 km off the coast of southern Oman has developed into a tropical cyclone. But the India Meteorological Department warned it could develop into a severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting to 135 kph. They still do not know where it will make landfall. Approximately 1,000 km off the coast of Oman and traveling at 20 kph, forecasters have named

Istanbul, Oct 7: An official at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul has dismissed the report by Reuters, quoting Turkish officials as saying that Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Consulate in Istanbul. According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the official strongly denounced these baseless allegations and expressed his doubt that they came from Turkish

Jeddah, Oct 7: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 282,124, of which 96,038 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry. There are 87,232 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 65,967 in Makkah and 21,265 in Madinah. Most pilgrims — 89,990 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 6,048 entered by land. None arrived by sea. The largest

Abu Dhabi, Oct 6: As Abu Dhabi gets ready to welcome more than 7,000 athletes to compete in 24 sports at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, the organising committee has invited youth and other members of the community to be part of the humanitarian sporting event. Abu Dhabi's World Games will be the most unified Games as it will host more than 170 countries, hence, breaking the record of