Saudi riyal ‘remains unaffected by dollar depreciation’
The currency exchange prices in the Kingdom and the world expected to remain stable thanks to dollar reserves. JEDDAH: During a …
Naif presses for mataf expansion
The mataf, or the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba. By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Crown Prince …
Saudi corporate profits rise 24.6% to SR73.4 billion
SABIC posted another record profit in Q3 amounting to SR8.2 billion. JEDDAH: The Saudi corporate sector is continuing to thrive due …
8 new Saudi ambassadors take oath
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah receives newly assigned Saudi ambassadors at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA) …
Greater GCC coordination sought to counter ‘dangerous’ developments
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah chairs a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA) JEDDAH: The Council of …
Saudi Arabia expands its power as U.S. influence diminishes
By David Ignatius, Published: November 19 RIYADH Over this year of Arab Spring revolt, Saudi Arabia has increasingly replaced the United …
Youth forum throws spotlight on growing Saudi–German relations
BERLIN: A major highlight of the Saudi-German Youth Forum, concluded here on Friday, was the opportunity for youths of the two countries …
Prince Salman inspects missile defense command
Defense Minister Prince Salman meets with senior officers during a visit to the air force command in Riyadh on Saturday. (SPA) …
Relief in Jeddah as drainage system inaugurated
JEDDAH: People of Jeddah breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday when Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal launched the much-awaited sewage project …
14 Jeddah flood projects complete
An aerial view of the construction work under way in Jeddah. (AN photo) By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS Published: Nov …
‘Pearls of Love’ sheds light on late Crown Prince Sultan’s life
RIYADH: An Arabic book “La’ali Min-Alhubb” (Pearls of Love) on the late Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and …
Deal signed for SR51m Ensan Tower in Zulfi
RIYADH: Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of the executive committee of Ensan charitable society for the care of orphans, signed an agreement …
Yemeni leader in Saudi to sign power transfer deal
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a U.S.-backed power transfer deal …
Saudi court sentences 17 activists to jail
Saudi security forces (File Photo) A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 17 activists and lawyers to long prison terms amid …
New look for Jeddah gateways
One of the renovated gates in Jeddah. (AN photo) By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: As part of its efforts …
Makkah project aims at ‘balanced development’
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal chairs a meeting of the ministerial committee for King Abdullah Project for the Development of Makkah and …
GCC to boost defense in face of new threats
Defense Minister Prince Salman, accompanied by other GCC ministers, arrives at the conference hall in Abu Dhabi for the GCC meeting on …
Iran and the I.A.E.A.
by Seymour M. Hersh The first question in last Saturday night’s Republican debate on foreign policy dealt with Iran, and a …