Middle East

New York, Sept 16: Economic development is a key factor in deterring young people in the Middle East and elsewhere from becoming involved in violent extremism, a gathering of world leaders heard in New York. A one-day youth forum on tolerance — held under the joint auspices of the MiSK Foundation, the Saudi Arabian philanthropic organization headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and

Iraq, Sept 15: At least 74 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in twin gun-and-car bomb attacks near the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. The attacks in the southern province of Thi Qar on Thursday started with unidentified gunmen opening fire inside a restaurant on the main highway that links the capital Baghdad with the southern provinces. Shortly afterwards, an explosives-laden

Jeddah, Sept 14: The Pubic Prosecution on Wednesday received intelligence files on suspected cell members who were arrested on Monday. State security authorities will furnish the Public Prosecutor with all evidence and documents that were collected during the investigation of the cell members, sources told Arab News. The list of the arrested included Saudi nationals and residents whose activities

Jeddah, Sept 12: Saudi security forces have foiled a terror plot by the Daesh group targeting the Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, the Presidency of State Security said on Tuesday. A source from State Security said a security operation resulted in the capture of two would-be suicide bombers identified as Ahmed Al-Kaldi and Ammar Mohammad, before they could reach their targets. Initial investigation

Astana, Sept 11: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated Sunday in the OIC Summit on Science and Technology being held in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the opening session, a speech of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman was delivered by Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Al-Khobar, Sep 10: Municipal inspectors here have imposed a total of SR180,000 in fines on expatriate workers who sold miscellaneous items on streets and confiscated 24,000 vegetable and fruit boxes, a large amount of clothes and foodstuffs, Al-Yaum daily reported. Al-Khobar Municipal Office head Sultan Al-Zayedi said all expatriate workers who had been fined turned out to have legal residence

Qatar, Sept 9: Saudi Arabia says plans to hold talks with Qatar have been suspended, shortly after the emergence of reports that a phone call between Qatar's emir and the Saudi crown prince hinted at a potential breakthrough in a major diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. The call on Friday between by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the first

Kuwait City, Sept 8: The emir of Kuwait says the threat of war between Qatar and Arab nations blockading it for the past three months has been neutralised. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah, the main mediator in the Gulf dispute, spoke in Washington, DC on Thursday at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump. While both sides in the dispute have ruled out the use of armed force, some

Jeddah, Sept 7: A report released by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development in revealed that the number of Saudi female workers in the retail sector reached about 200,000, despite the difficulties facing the Saudization of the female workforce in this sector since 2011. Faten Al-Sari, acting head of the women’s employment policy and programs at the Labor Ministry, said that the ministry is

Jeddah, Sept 6: Saudi Arabia qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2006 with a 1-0 victory over Japan in a decisive Asian qualifying match on Tuesday at the King Abdulah Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of Jeddah. Needing to win to qualify outright after Australia beat Thailand 2-1 earlier in Melbourne, the Green Falcons did just that before an announced full house crowd of 62