The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has opened dialogue with the UAE and Oman on a monetary union project as part of a major move to ensure the launch of a common currency, said a senior GCC official on Saturday.
Sirajuddin Qureshi, who heads the New Delhi-based India Islamic Cultural Center (IICC), has launched a major initiative to ensure a fair trial for Muslims languishing in Indian prisons following his talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Retail giant Lulu Hypermarkets have launched a high-profile mega promotion offering customers the opportunity to win five BMW sedan cars, 25 new-look Samsung tablets, high-quality 50 LED televisions and 25 cell phones.
Ramadan in Saudi Arabia provides a unique flavor of the holy month experienced nowhere else in the world. In fact, what may be called Ramadan flavor is in evidence everywhere — on the roads, inside shops and hypermarkets, in mosques and adjacent tents erected for breaking fast as well as offices and at homes.
New collections, new designs and a brand new season. Are shoppers in Saudi Arabia keeping up? Seems so as Basicxx fast-fashion brand has now topped other top apparel brands in the Kingdom, when it comes to average sales per store thanks to its “affordable, copycat versions” of the latest fashions and trends.
Saudi Arabia experienced the longest day of 2014 on Saturday June 21 totaling nearly 13 hours and 48 minutes of daylight. “All the countries located in the northern hemisphere including the Gulf states had the longest day on June 21,” said Zaki Abdulrahman Mustafa, a senior astronomer at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), here on Saturday.
Joseph W. Westphal, ambassador of the United States to Saudi Arabia, met Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari on Thursday to discuss strengthening of educational relations between the US and Saudi Arabia.
Bangladesh’s diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia have called on their nationals to apply for machine-readable passports (MRPs) as soon as possible to avoid last minute rush.
Sanctions imposed on Dutch companies by Saudi Arabia following the distribution of anti-Islamic stickers by populist politician Geert Wilders are now biting, and could further hurt business interests of the Netherlands, said Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia has finalized plans to set up a panel to be entrusted with the task to propose and draft a legislation that will require all schools to check bullying and to recognize it as a nationwide issue. The proposed law will spell out policies and procedures to prevent bullying and ensure that all schools will educate students and faculty about bullying and its harmful effects.