Saudis

We founded Qatar, we will purge it and get it back

Riyadh - Emirates Voice

We established Qatar and must purge the country and “rescue it before it plunges into chaos and is manipulated by corrupt people,” Qatar’s Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim has told a tribal meeting of Saudis at Jouf Bani Hajjer in the east of the country. The country is not in the hands of its true people but “we will get itRead more

Saudi's first Comic-Con fest set to wow

Riyadh - ArabToday

Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the Islamic kingdom's first Comic-Con event from Thursday. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. Comic-Con began inRead more

3arrests over haul of 2.3 million Captagon pills

RIYADH - Arab Today

Three people have been arrested after 2.3 million smuggled Captagon pills were found in Saudi Arabia, according to the Ministry of Interior. A criminal network specialized in smuggling and distributing the synthetic amphetamine drug has been uncovered, a ministry security spokesman said. Members of the network smuggled large quantities of the drug into the Kingdom. An investigation by security forcesRead more

New Saudi-Oman road to open beginning of 2017

Muscat - ArabToday

Saudis and Omanis are eagerly waiting for the opening of a 680kilometre-long road linking Oman with Saudi Arabia via the Empty Quarter. It’s expected to be a historic milestone linking two of the biggest countries of the GCC by land for the first time ever. The Saudi Transport Ministry has affirmed that the road linking the two countries will beRead more

Saudis recall the night of suicide in Istanbul

Istanbul - Arab Today

Saudis had a nerve-racking 24 hours after Friday night's coup in Turkey. Tourist Mariam Salman said: “At midnight we were at the reception of our hotel having coffee when the place was suddenly gripped by terror. Employees gathered around the television with fear on their faces. When we asked what was happening, they told us Turkey was undergoing a militaryRead more

Saudi scholarship students in America fall by 40,000

Jeddah - Arab Today

The number of Saudi students studying in the United States has fallen from 120,000 in 2015 to 80,000 in 2016 largely because many have graduated and returned to the Kingdom. This is according to Mohammad Al-Isa, cultural attaché in the United States, who said that this was the figure for 51 states. He said the scholarship program has been reevaluatedRead more