Saudi Arabia ends ‘anti-corruption’ probe with $107bn in coffers Corruption investigation concludes with the approval of King Salman, according to official statement Arabian Business. Thu 31 Jan 2019 08:56 AM Saudi Arabia has announced the end of a high-profile anti-corruption probe that boosted the state coffers by more […]
Floods kill 12 people in Saudi Arabia. Ten die in the northwestern city of Tabuk and one each in the holy city of Madinah and in northern border areas. Tabuk is the region where NEOM (Babylon) is being built. Arabian Business. Heavy downpours have hit several areas of Saudi […]
Mohammed bin Salman Is Running Saudi Arabia Like a Man Who Got Away With Murder The Intercept. February 1, 2019. LAST WEEK, SAUDI Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority announced 2019 as the “Year of Entertainment” in the kingdom. With a $64 billion budget granted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the plan comes complete […]
Saudi Arabia executes domestic worker from Philippines. What they aren’t telling you in the headline is that these ‘female domestic helpers’ are often abused and raped by their ‘household employer.’ 39-year-old domestic helper was sentenced to death by the Saudi Supreme Judicial Council and executed earlier this week […]
Tasmania fires: more homes lost amid calls to combat world heritage ‘tragedy’ Fourteen emergency warnings in place as more than 520 crew fight Tasmanian bushfires Lisa Cox Wed 30 Jan 2019 01.36 EST Three more properties have been destroyed in Tasmania’s bushfires as conditions worsened around the state on Wednesday, […]
Health Officials Confirm Three Cases of Measles in Atlanta. Luke 21:11, Pestilence in diverse places. Casey Quackenbush. Time•January 31, 2019 Across the country from a measles outbreak that has prompted a state of emergency, three people were diagnosed with the highly contagious virus in Atlanta, Georgia, health officials confirmed. […]
Bangkok governor appeals for help reducing toxic smog AFP•January 31, 2019 Bangkok’s governor on Thursday appealed for help to battle the toxic smog shrouding the capital as the deployment of drones left Bangkok residents unimpressed. The city has been blanketed in a murky haze for weeks, inciting criticism […]
Meteor EXPLODES, shatters windows in western Cuba – after startling Florida Keys Published time: 1 Feb, 2019 20:05Edited time: 1 Feb, 2019 21:29 A meteor has rocked the skies of western Cuba, exploding mid-air, shattering windows and raining charred meteorite rocks on people’s homes. Before its spectacular demise, […]
SAUDI ARABIA MAY BE BUILDING ITS FIRST WEAPONS FOR A ‘MISSILE RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,’ EXPERTS SAY. The Senate has already moved to halt military assistance to Saudi Arabia. BY TOM O’CONNOR ON 1/24/19 AT 5:23 PM. Newsweek. Saudi Arabia is reportedly building its first known ballistic missile factory […]
Teachers Not Impressed: From April, biometric attendance for teachers in 900 government schools Sukhwinder Singh Chahal, president, Government Teachers Union, Punjab said funds should instead be used to get benches, uniforms and books for students. The Punjab government is all set to introduce biometric fingerprint scanning machines to […]
