Middle East
Saudization Forces 212,000 Businesses to Close Down
JEDDAH – The government’s nationalization plan has been more difficult to apply for some businesses than others, with over 212,000 going out of business...
EU Court Orders Removal of Hamas From Terror Blacklist
The blacklisting of Hamas in 2001 was based not on sound legal judgments but on conclusions derived from the media and the Internet, the...
109 Saudis Among 135 Detained For ‘Abetting Terror’
MD AL-SULAMI
JEDDAH – Security forces have arrested 135 people accused of belonging to terrorist organizations in different regions, the Interior Ministry has announced, according to...
US Removes Saudi from Sanctions List after 13 Years
JEDDAH – A leading Saudi businessman and philanthropist has been removed by the US Treasury Department from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
This development...
Joint GCC Force to Defeat Terror
JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries are planning to launch a joint military command based in the Kingdom to counter threats from...