One pilgrim from Niger state has been found dead in the lift of a 10- storey building in Makka, Saudi Arabia. The pilgrim, said to be from Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state was alleged to have suffocated inside the lift while going to ground floor from the seventh floor of the building on […]
The National Hajj Commission has allocated about 1,587 seats to the Muslim faithful in Taraba State for the 2018 Hajj Operation in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State, Alh. Umar Adamu Leme stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Jalingo on the Board’s preparedness to perform the exercise […]
Flames were seen from the engine, as the Russian Airlines Airbus was enroute to Rostov. “The Saudi Football Federation wishes to reassure everyone about the safety of all members of the mission of the national team after a minor technical malfunction in an engine. “The plane landed a few minutes ago at Rostov on Don […]
The Lagos state government saved a total of N4.5billion in the last three years as a result of the decision of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the sponsorship of people for religious pilgrimages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef has said. Speaking on Monday at the annual Ministerial Press […]
Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank will partner to develop a massive, multi-billion-dollar solar project in the kingdom that could generate 200 gigawatts(200,000 megawatts) by 2030, SoftBank said Wednesday. The deal was signed on the sidelines of a US visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has undertaken a whirlwind of economic and social […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated the sum of $10million to Nigeria to aid the nation’s fight against the insurgency. According to the team leader from Saudi Arabia, the donation is part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Programme, Channels TV reported. The team leader, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Defence Ministry, Nasir […]
Crude prices tankers from the Persian Gulf are any guide, then Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) Middle East powerhouses did their bit to curb a global crude glut last month. Saudi Arabia shouldered the burden. The region’s six OPEC members shipped less than 18 million barrels a day of crude in December, the lowest […]
The Lebanese president has asked Saudi Arabia to clarify the situation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in Riyadh. Michel Aoun has not accepted the shock resignation of a week ago, suggesting words attributed to Mr Hariri should be treated with caution. Iran and its Lebanese ally, the militant group Hezbollah, accuse […]
A Saudi prince has been killed in a helicopter crash that happened near the kingdom’s border with war-torn Yemen on Sunday afternoon. Prince Mansour Bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s southern Asir province was killed in the crash “while performing an inspection in remote parts of The Governorate,” a spokeswoman for the Saudi […]
The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, at about 10 a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this number was out of the 1,800 Nigerians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, who were given amnesty to return to […]
Jigawa Government on Tuesday said pilgrims who missed their meals during this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia would be refunded. The Deputy Governor and leader of the state delegation to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, said this while presenting the Hajj report to Gov. Muhammadu Badaru in Dutse. He said lists of those affected had […]
President Barack Obama has opened a summit in the US with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab allies, seeking to convince them of US commitment to their security despite deep concern among Arab leaders about US efforts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran. According to Aljazeera, hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
With speculation rife over how long Saudi Arabia is content to see oil prices slump, the country’s oil minister told CNBC that only Allah knows where prices are heading. Influential Saudi Oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, told CNBC Tuesday that “no one can set the price of oil – it’s up to Allah.” The remark comes […]
After a one-year hiatus, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2015 will also once again play host to Ministers of Tourism from the MENA region at the UNWTO Ministerial Forum. High profile line-up of regional ministers of tourism and leading industry luminaries to debate future of tourism sector in the Middle East and North Africa; agenda focus […]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have discussed holding a “major military manoeuvre” in Saudi Arabia with other Gulf states and will form a joint military committee to look into the matter further, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. It said the topic was discussed during a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia said Saturday that at least 500 insurgent Shi’ites have been killed along the Saudi-Yemen border since a Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes late last month against Houthi rebels seeking to gain control of neighboring Yemen. A Saudi Defense Ministry statement also said three Saudi border guards were killed in a mortar attack Friday in […]
Ibrahim al-Muhanna, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said the decline in oil prices is “temporary,” and crude is steadying at $55–60/bbl amid stronger global demand. The oil Minister made this remark in a speech he gave in Riyadh, adding that economic expansion in the U.S. and many developing countries together with growth in populations and […]
Sudan confirmed on Thursday that it had joined a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen to push back Shiite rebels advancing on the Aden stronghold of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi. “Sudan is taking part in the military operation in Yemen,” the Sudanese armed forces press service said in an SMS sent to journalists. The military gave […]
U.S. shale drilling may be slowing, but not fast enough for OPEC to change policy at its June meeting or to prevent oil prices maybe falling more, in the view of the group’s Gulf members. Actual oil output from the United States could prove harder to beat back, sources in the Gulf say after poring […]