Middle East

Dubai, Mar 9: Thumbay Hospital – Dubai, the leading academic hospital of Gulf Medical University has announced major expansion plans for 2017-18, which will see significant enhancement of its facilities and infrastructure, in addition to the setting up of centers of excellence in different medical specialties. The expansion comes in-line with UAE’s Vision 2021 to bring world-class healthcare

Madinah, Mar 9: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif on Wednesday oversaw the closing session of the second joint tactical training exercises at the Mohammed bin Naif Center for Special Operations and Developed Applications. He was briefed on the training area at the center, which includes administrative support, operations and the Command and Control Center (CCC). Prince Mohammed was also briefed by Lt

Riyadh, Mar 8: Experts said the visit of King Salman to several Asian countries carries investment mega-opportunities that will help achieve the objectives of Vision 2030. They said strengthening relations with the East Asian countries allows the Kingdom to benefit from trade locations and the experiences of these countries, local media said. The board chairman of the Eastern Region Chamber of

Riyadh, Mar 7: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif said the successful talks between King Salman and the leaders in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei have embodied appreciation, respect and the deep relations between the Kingdom and these countries. Briefing the Cabinet session at Yamamah Palace here Monday under his chairmanship, the crown prince said that the warm reception accorded the king and

Aden, Mar 6: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has provided treatment for more than 250,000 children suffering from malnutrition in Yemen, amid reports of ongoing Houthi violations in the war-torn country. The center also provided 12 million vaccines for Yemeni children against measles, rubella, tetanus and whooping cough, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The news

Riyadh, Mar 5: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is developing a roadmap to strengthen Arab-African trade over the next three years, according to Hakim Elwaer, IDB’s official spokesman. The roadmap includes identifying business opportunities and the areas of finance, building logistics platform, supporting trade, credit and insurance, and developing the necessary infrastructure to facilitate

Madinah, Mar 5: Maj. Gen. Saad bin Hassan Al-Jabari, commander of security forces’ installations, said that the joint tactical training exercise Watan 87 has received support from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif. He said the joint exercise is important in highlighting the security aspects of the different sectors of the Ministry of Interior and foster a spirit of teamwork. It also

Manbij (Syria), Mar 4: Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled ferocious fighting between Russian-backed regime forces and Islamic State group jihadists over the past week in the country's ravaged north. Supported by Russian air power and artillery, Syrian government forces have waged a fierce offensive against IS, seizing around 90 villages from the jihadists since mid-January. Their aim

Jeddah, Mar 4: Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman and governor of Makkah region, has instructed that a luggage delivery and travel procedures service center be established in Jeddah. The center, to be built in collaboration with the Integration Development Center, will be completed in five months. Saudi Arabian Airlines will use the facility. Its location in the Al-Rawdah neighborhood

Riyadh, Mar 3: Monthly foreign remittances have declined by 6.7 percent, down SR907 million from SR13.52 billion in December 2016, reaching SR12.61 billion in January. According to an Al-Eqtisadiya report, despite having declined, January remittances remain high compared to the SR11.75 billion average remittances over the previous 12 months. The report showed that annual foreign remittances in