Recent News Headlines : Jeddah - Saudi Arabia

"I COULDN'T STAND WATCHING A MAN DROWNING WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO SAVE HIM," BALINDONG SAID AFTER GETTING AN AWARD FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY


On November 21, Dawood Balindong, 37, who has been working in Saudi Arabia for over a year, swam to the man's car and gave him a lifejacket... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 1314

BOEING SEES STRONG POTENTIAL IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR NEW '797' JET


Boeing Co. sees Saudi Arabia as a promising market for a potential new family of aircraft targeting mid-range flights... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 286

ALWALEED CAUGHT IN SAUDI PURGE HAS ASSETS ACROSS THE WORLD


Citigroup Kingdom Holding has held Citigroup shares since 1991, according to its website, increasing its stake during the bank's 98 percent plunge amid the 2008-2009 financial crisis... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 1670

SAUDI CORRUPTION PURGE SNARES $33 BILLION OF NET WORTH IN RIYADH


Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on some of Saudi Arabia's richest and most powerful men has put 33 billion of personal wealth at risk... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 2793

SAUDI KING SACKS TOP MINISTERS AND GIVES MORE POWER TO CROWN PRINCE


Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was among those arrested, Saudi news websites said, though there was no official confirmation... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1385

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE UPENDS TRADITIONS IN PURGE OF RIVALS


Prince Alwaleed has been a vocal supporter of the crown prince's plans to attract outside investors to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 6576

SAUDI KING SACKS MINISTERS, GIVES MORE POWER TO CROWN PRINCE


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on October 24, 2017... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 0

DOMINANCE THEORY: WHAT'S BEHIND SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'S PURGE OF ROYAL RIVALS


The arrests, ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman without formal charges or any legal process, were presented as a crackdown on corruption... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 0

SAUDI PRINCES, MINISTERS AND TYCOONS ARRESTED IN SWEEPING PURGE


In June, he edged out a 58-year-old cousin, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, to become heir to the throne... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 19

BILLIONAIRE PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL AMONG THE ARRESTED


Would very much appreciate Saudi Arabia doing their IPO of Aramco with the New York Stock Exchange... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 968

SAUDI PRINCES AMONG DOZENS DETAINED IN 'CORRUPTION' PURGE


Few people outside Saudi Arabia had heard of Prince Mohammed bin Salman before his father became king in 2015... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 7843

DOZENS OF SAUDI PRINCES AND FORMER MINISTERS ARRESTED IN ANTI-CORRUPTION PROBE


Dozens of Saudi princes and former ministers have been detained in a new anti-corruption probe headed by Crown Prince Mohammed Salman... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 1141

WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA CHEER NEWS THEY WILL BE ALLOWED INTO SPORT STADIUMS


The move is the latest in a series of reforms in the deeply conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom that last month granted women the right to drive... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 3174

SAUDIS TO OPEN SPORTS STADIUMS TO WOMEN IN REFORM PUSH


Sunday's announcement implies that women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed for the first time to attend sporting events inside stadiums alongside men... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 0

SAUDIS TO OPEN SPORTS STADIUMS TO WOMEN IN REFORM PUSH


Sunday's announcement implies that women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed for the first time to attend sporting events inside stadiums alongside men... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 0

MICHAEL FALLON: CRITICISING SAUDI ARABIA 'NOT HELPFUL' FOR UK ARMS SALES


It's important that we work with Saudi Arabia including co-operation on defence contracts, which are vitally important to sustain jobs here too, she said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 7890

QATAR CONDEMNS DEADLY ATTACK ON SAUDI PALACE IN JEDDAH


Qatar has condemned an attack on a palace guard post in the western Saudi city of Jeddah, which left two security officers dead... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 4578

ATTACK FOILED NEAR SAUDI PALACE IN JEDDAH


US Embassy in Saudi Arabia cautions citizens after unconfirmed reports of foiled attack near Al Salam Palace in Jeddah... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 1379

SAUDI ARABIA PICKS BNP PARIBAS FOR $7.2 BILLION DESALINATION PLANT SALE


Saudi Arabia picks BNP Paribas for 7.2 billion desalination plant sale source... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 15

'THIS IS A HUGE STEP FOR US'


Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed plays his biggest card yet... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 872

SAUDI ARABIA NEXT SUMMER TO BECOME LAST NATION TO LET WOMEN DRIVE FOR FIRST TIME


Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom next summer, fulfilling a key de... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 12

SAUDI ARABIA ALLOWS WOMEN INTO STADIUM AS IT STEPS UP REFORMS


The government agency organising the national day festivities, expects some 1.5 million Saudis to attend events in 17 cities over four days... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 1833

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10 EXAMPLES OF SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES


Angela Merkel rejects headscarf dress code in meetings with Saudi Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE

2nd May, 2017 23342

QATAR DENOUNCES GULF STATES' 'POLICY OF DOMINATION'


The most visible member of the government has been Sheikh Mohammed, who has said Qatar would not surrender to the political pressure... READ MORE

12th June, 2017 17312

SAUDI KING SALMAN INVITES QATAR PILGRIMS TO HAJJ


The rights group had demanded on Saturday that Saudi Arabia lift all land and air restrictions on Qatar-based pilgrims traveling to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 15146

LET WOMEN DRIVE, SAYS SAUDI PRINCE


Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is an unusually forthright member of the Saudi royal family and an advocate of women's rights... READ MORE

30th November, 2016 14970

SAUDI ARABIA TO BUILD WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING 1KM TALL


Saudi Arabia is building the world's tallest tower. Once done, it will be 558 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa... READ MORE

30th November, 2015 9150

QATAR TAPS PAKISTAN MARKET AMID GULF BLOCKADE


Earlier in August, Qatar Ports Management Company, Mwani, also kickstarted its direct shipping line between Doha and Karachi operated by the Asian firm Wan Hai... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 7476

TEENAGER ARRESTED FOR DANCING MACARENA ON SAUDI STREET


A 14-year-old boy who went viral on Twitter for dancing the Macarena in a busy Saudi Arabian street has been arrested by authorities... READ MORE

23rd August, 2017 7428

REPORT: SAUDI, UAE WEAPONS END UP WITH ARMED GROUPS


Therefore, the weapons transported on diplomatic flights end up in the hands of terrorist militants in Syria and Yemen that Saudi Arabia officially admits supporting... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 7400

SAUDI ARABIA ARRESTS 46 OVER 2016 MEDINA MOSQUE ATTACK


Saudi Arabia has arrested 46 people suspected of belonging to a cell responsible for an attack in Medina outside of one of Islam's holiest sites last year... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 7199

QATAR'S EMIR AND ERDOGAN DISCUSS GULF CRISIS


This came during a meeting between Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Doha on Monday... READ MORE

25th July, 2017 7014

PM NAWAZ SHARIF IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR GULF CRISIS TALKS


Saudi Arabia is home to at least 1.9 million Pakistani expatriate workers, with the UAE hosting 1.2 million Pakistanis and Qatar 115,000, according to government data... READ MORE

12th June, 2017 6856

ERDOGAN SET TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA OVER GULF CRISIS


The dispute has so far proven intractable and Erdogan has said Saudi Arabia should solve the crisis... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 5851

QATAR DIPLOMATIC CRISIS: HOW IT AFFECTS AIR TRAVEL


Qatar Airways, on its website, said it has stopped flights to Saudi Arabia, starting at noon on Monday... READ MORE

5th June, 2017 5847

SUICIDE BOMBING NEAR SAUDI HOLY SITE


The mosque is the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad and Medina the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca... READ MORE

5th July, 2016 5557

BAN AIMED AT ELECTRONICS IN CABINS OF SOME US-BOUND FLIGHTS


Royal Jordanian said the electronics ban affects its flights to New York, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal... READ MORE

21st March, 2017 4992

YEMEN'S HOUTHIS ACCUSED OF FIRING MISSILE AT MECCA


Yemen's Houthi rebels have been accused of targeting Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca by launching a long-range ballistic missile from 500km over the border... READ MORE

29th October, 2016 4932

BOB CORKER: SAUDI TERRORISM SUPPORT 'DWARFS' QATAR'S


The amount of support for terrorism by Saudi Arabia dwarfs what Qatar is doing, Corker said on Wednesday... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 4749

IRAQ'S MUQTADA AL-SADR MAKES RARE SAUDI VISIT


Iraq's influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 4607

SAUDI ARABIA HIKES PETROL PRICES BY 40% AT THE PUMP


Saudi Arabia hikes petrol prices by 40 percent at the pump... READ MORE

14th May, 2016 4556

QATAR REJECTS SAUDI-LED GROUP'S ALLEGATIONS


Qatar remains ready to cooperate and review all claims that do not contradict the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, the source continued... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 4026

EXTREME HEATWAVES COULD PUSH GULF CLIMATE BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE, STUDY SHOWS


Oil and gas rich nations in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, have frequently tried to frustrate international climate change negotiations... READ MORE

26th October, 2015 3615

SAUDI SOCCER TEAM'S REFUSAL TO HONOR LONDON TERROR VICTIMS WAS DESPICABLE


A spokesperson for Football Federation Australia says the Saudi team was told of the coming one-minute silence -- but refused, citing cultural differences... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 3541

SAUDI KING'S SON MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN IS NEW CROWN PRINCE


In addition to leading Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, Prince Mohammed bin Salman also oversaw the kingdom's energy policy and was in charge of economic reform... READ MORE

21st June, 2017 3109

SAUDI ARABIA: FIRST WOMEN COUNCILLORS ELECTED


Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi was named as Saudi Arabia's first elected female politician, after winning a seat on the council in Madrakah in Mecca province... READ MORE

13th December, 2015 3040

QATAR REBUTS SAUDI 'HAJJ POLITICISATION' CLAIM


Furthermore, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation GACA has said Qatar Airways flights are banned even for pilgrims during the Hajj period... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 2934

GUIDE TO $400 BILLION IN SAUDI-U.S. DEALS


Saudi Arabia signed billions of dollars of deals with U.S. companies during President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh... READ MORE

22nd May, 2017 2739

GUIDE TO $400 BILLION IN SAUDI-U.S. DEALS


Saudi Arabia signed billions of dollars of deals with U.S. companies during President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh... READ MORE

22nd May, 2017 2739

GUIDE TO $400 BILLION IN SAUDI-U.S. DEALS


Saudi Arabia signed billions of dollars of deals with U.S. companies during President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh... READ MORE

22nd May, 2017 2739

A SAUDI TEEN FLIRTED ONLINE WITH A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA AND ENDED UP IN JAIL


Miman told the Saudi Gazette newspaper that Abu Sin made enticing videos that became famous and negatively affected Saudi Arabia's image in the world... READ MORE

11th October, 2016 2711

WOMEN WELCOME AGAIN AT SAUDI ARABIA STARBUCKS


This was the only such Starbucks store in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

9th February, 2016 2650


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