Middle East

Jeddah, Sep 28: The most watched debate in the history of US elections provided few clues to analysts and writers in the Arab world. The marathon and raucous 90-minute verbal sparring between US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not leave the Arab viewer any the wiser. On some issues, Trump scored high marks and on others, Clinton was the clear winner. Talking to Arab

Jeddah, Sep 27: Saudi Arabia ranks first among Arab countries in terms of conditions for setting up corporate headquarters and at 23rd worldwide, according to rankings made by US News & World Report. The ranking is based on feedback from more than 4,000 businessmen who are also decision-makers; it does not rank countries only for their tax percentage on corporations, but also looked at the key

Riyadh, Sep 26: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, minister of interior, will travel to Turkey and meet with top Turkish officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday for the first time since the attempted coup in Turkey in July. The crown prince will also hold talks with Turkish business leaders, according to reports published Sunday in local

Jeddah, Sep 25: Maqam-e-Ibrahim, also knows as the Station of Ibrahim, the rock on which Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood while building the upper walls of the Holy Kaaba, receives special attention by the authorities concerned — for cleanliness and as a sign of veneration for the place. As Prophet Ibrahim, continued laying stones in place, the Maqam-e-Ibrahim miraculously rose as the

Riyadh, Sep 24: Scholars, ministers and dignitaries sent greetings and good wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, and prayed for the prosperity of the Kingdom on the occasion of its 86th National Day on Friday. They commended the Kingdom’s achievements in all fields since the foundation of the Kingdom by the late King Abdul Aziz and his sons, the former kings until the era of

Jeddah, Sep 23: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named on the list of Bloomberg’s 50 Most Influential People in the World of Finance. Bloomberg notes that almost eight decades after oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia, the 31-year-old has drawn up a plan to transform the world’s biggest crude exporter into a diversified economy fit for the next era. “He is readying the state oil

Jeddah, Sep 22: The Kingdom’s efforts to promote and protect children’s rights are based on its constitutional principles and stem from the principles of Islamic Shariah, asserted Human Rights Commission chief Bandar Al-Aiban. His remarks came during the discussion of the Kingdom’s third and four reports on the Convention of the Rights of the Child at the headquarters of the United Nations

Jeddah, Sep 21: The Kingdom takes a firm stance against all forms of terrorism whether at the local or international level. It takes significant concrete steps in the fight against the dangerous phenomenon and its devastating consequences. In addition to its leadership at conferences and meetings, Saudi Arabia was the first country to sign a treaty against international terrorism at the OIC in May

Manila/Philippines, Sep 20: Philippine airport officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah is "under threat" and has been put in isolation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Airport (NAIA). NAIA officials said in a statement Tuesday that it had received information of the threat, which it did not describe, when Flight SV872 was 30 miles (48 kilometers) away from landing.It said

Riyadh, Sep 20: Foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) slammed Iran’s plots to politicize Haj, and called on Tehran to refrain from meddling in the affairs of the Arab countries. The GCC foreign minister strongly advised “Iran to abide by the principles of good neighborliness, stop inciting sectarian strife and respect sovereignty of the Arab nations.” The foreign