2 million narcotic pills seized, smuggler arrested in Makkah
Author: MOHAMMAD AL-SULAMIFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490306679034759000 JEDDAH: Anti-narcotic teams in Makkah arrested a resident who received nearly 2 million narcotic pills. Saudi Customs announced through its account on Twitter that the Anti-Narcotic Department arrested a resident of the city who received 1,880,555 narcotic pills previously discovered by customs authorities. Sources told Arab News customs authorities discovered the narcotics […]
Eye of Riyadh to provide data to enhance Vision 2030
Author: RODOLFO C. ESTIMO JR.Fri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490306679004758700 RIYADH: Eye of Riyadh, a news and events website, is planning a program to provide statistical data and services as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan. “The data revolution must be used to enhance the statistics sector,” Abdullah Al-Harbi, chief executive officer of Eye of Riyadh, said in a […]
Saudization directly affects economic growth: Labor minister
Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490305505104668500 RIYADH: Ali bin Nasser Al-Ghafis, minister of labor and social development, said Saudization is one of the most important issues affecting the labor market because it is directly linked to economic growth and sustainable national development. Speaking at the inauguration of the 9th Social Dialogue Forum, which brought together government representatives, workers […]
GCC calls for closer economic cooperation with EU
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490305505144668800 RIYADH: The GCC made a call for closer cooperation with the EU in its economic transformation plan at a meeting held at the GCC Secretariat here on Wednesday. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, assistant secretary-general for political negotiations and affairs of the GCC, made the call at the opening of a EU-GCC forum on […]
History, food and live acts headline twin festivals
Author: Fouzia KhanFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490305505004667800 JEDDAH: Two festivals —“Jeddah Food festival” and “Jeddah Historical Festival” — begin March 30 and run through April 8. Adil A. Munief Mohammed Makki, chairman of the hospitality committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Arab News the food festival will be the most important event in the region […]
Ireland offers cooperation with Vision 2030
Author: FOUZIA KHANFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490305504944667500 JEDDAH: Irish Ambassador Tony Cotter, on the occasion of Ireland’s National Day celebration on Tuesday in Jeddah, expressed his country’s keenness to be part of Vision 2030. Irish expatriates, joined by Saudi and other guests, participated in the celebration at the Crowne Plaza hotel. Cotter said Ireland and the Kingdom have a […]
Students shine with robotic talent
Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490304599194570500JEDDAH: Participating in a talent competition at Jeddah Desalination Center was a proud moment for the New Al-Wurood International School (NAWIS) team this month. The event was organized by the Education Ministry, wherein all Arab, British and American curriculum schools were invited to demonstrate their talents showcasing their art- and STEM-based projects relating […]
Egypt’s former leader Mubarak freed, six years after overthrow — lawyer
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490352196600546600 CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, was freed on Friday after six years in detention, his lawyer said. He left the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo where he had been detained, heading to his […]
UAE says it’s surprised by laptop ban but will cooperate
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490339441429647200ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s top aviation hubs, has said it was surprised by the ban on laptops in plane cabins bound for the United States because UAE security was already tight, but it pledged to cooperate with US authorities.Washington announced the new measure on Tuesday, prohibiting electronic devices […]
‘Worst is yet to come’ in Mosul, warns UN
Author: ReutersFri, 2017-03-24ID: 1490303611814472200GENEVA/MOSUL: About 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in the Daesh-held Old City of western Mosul, short of food and basic needs as the battle between the militants and government forces rages around them, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.Many fear fleeing because of Daesh snipers and land mines. But 157,000 have reached a […]
