Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session Riyadh, Rabi'I 7, 1433, Jan 30, 2012, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session which was held at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh today. At the outset of... read more
Qatar qualifies for the Asia Handball finals and world finals 2013
Jeddah, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Qatar qualified for the Asia Handball finals to be held in Jeddah Sunday after having beat Japan 33/27 at the same venue this evening. The result upgraded Qatar also to the world handball finals in Spain 2013. Qatar will play the...
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Opposition sweeps Kuwaiti parliamentary polls
Cairo, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- The opposition has won 68 per cent in Kuwait’s fourth parliamentary election in six years, dpa cited regional broadcaster Al Arabiya as announcing Friday. The opposition won 34 seats in the 50-member assembly, in which female candidates...
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Malaria kills twice as many as thought - study
LONDON, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease. Past studies...
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GCC Leaders and Heads of Delegations Leave Riyadh
Riyadh, Muharram 25, 1433, Dec 20, 2011, SPA -- Following the conclusion of the GCC summit in Riyadh earlier today, the leaders and heads of delegations left Riyadh. They were bidden farewell by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al-Dareya...
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SPA Director General Visits Naif Arab University
Riyadh, Muharram 1, 1433, Nov 26, 2011, SPA - The Director General of Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein, accompanied by a delegation from SPA officials, paid here today a visit to Naif Arab University for Security Sciences. Upon arrival at the venue, they were...
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Prince Salman Visits Strategic Missile Force Command
Riyadh, Muharram 1, 1433, Nov 26, 2011, SPA - Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, accompanied by Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defence, visited here today Strategic Missile Force Command. Upon arrival at the venue, they were received by...
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Prince Salman Visits Air Defense Forces Command
Riyadh, Muharram 1, 1433, Nov 26, 2011, SPA - Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, paid here today a visit to Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces Command. Upon arrival at the venue, he was received by Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defence; Chief...
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