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Saudi Arabia displays Sri Lankan bodies 
AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 20 11:30 AM
Saudi Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave, Saudi media reports.Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia Arab News - Feb 20 4:14 PM
With technology opening the new doors of communication and the distribution of news and information, ArabNews Online is not bound by physical limitations. ArabNews Online is published by ArabNews from its offices located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is now available to readers around the globe.Peters names new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Scoop.co.nz - Feb 20 2:24 PM
New Zealand s next Ambassador to Saudi Arabia will be career diplomat Trevor Matheson, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today.Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International appeals to King Abdullah to commute all death sentences Amnesty International - Feb 20 7:39 AM
Amnesty International is deeply concerned at the alarming increase in the rate of executions in Saudi Arabia after four Sri Lankan men were executed this morning bringing the total number of those executed so far this year to at least 17 people.Saudi Arabia and its Apologists Payvand Iran News - Feb 20 8:32 AM
It is said that "honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger." I recently wrote an article "Iran vs Saudi Arabia" in which I criticised some religious elements in Saudi Arabia for financing and spreading the xenophobic and extremist Wahhabi version of Islam throughout the world...Of course the article was not published in any Arab or ...Infrastructure lures banks to Saudi Arabia Financial Times - Feb 20 6:35 PM
When property developers in Saudi Arabia last summer announced an offering of shares to fund the building of a new city, private investors flocked to the issue.Saudi Arabia vows corruption crackdown Khaleej Times - Feb 20 5:57 AM
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has approved a plan to clamp down on corruption, which newspapers close to the royal court on Tuesday said would target government officials regardless of rank.Guinea: Saudi Arabia Gives Critical Donation AllAfrica.com - Feb 20 6:28 AM
WFP has thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a US$1 million donation to its operations in Guinea, where humanitarian needs have been accentuated as a result of the current unrestthat comes at a time when many people are struggling with loss of income and growing poverty rates."WFP is extremely grateful for this donation from Saudi Arabia, which has once again shown that it is as anxious as we ...Data Link Solutions receives Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems contract for Saudi Arabia AME Info - Feb 19 9:23 PM
Data Link Solutions has received a $34.8 million U.S. Air Force contract from Warner Robins Air Logistic Center to provide Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS) capability to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Gul Departs For Saudi Arabia TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:46 PM
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left Saturday for Saudi Arabia in a bid to convey Turkey's views over recent proposals to find a solution to the Middle East problem.Foreign Minister Gul Arrives In Saudi Arabia TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:42 PM
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in Saudi Arabia where he will meet high level Saudi officials during a two-day visit to relay Turkey's views about recent developments in the Middle East.Saudi Arabia gives critical Guinea donation AlertNet - Feb 19 8:46 AM
Source: WFP WFP has thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a US$1 million donation to its operations in Guinea, where humanitarian needs have been accentuated as a result of the current unrestthat comes at a time when many people are struggling with loss of income and growing poverty rates. Human rights abuse rife in Saudi Arabia, watchdog says USA Today - Feb 18 8:51 AM
Saudi Arabia's human rights conduct came under withering criticism by a New York-based rights watchdog, which documented unfair trials, detention of children and oppression of women and foreign laborers.SAUDI ARABIA Children condemned to death and adults detained for years without charge - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 19 5:26 AM
Asia News SAUDI ARABIA Children condemned to death and adults detained for years without charge Saudi Arabia freedom religion rights human prisons jail trial defence workers migrants women children A Human Rights Watch commission conducted an official mission to Saudi Arabia and found that defendants and detainees suffered severe human rights violations.Afkar Holding Co. signs agreement to establish an industrial company in Saudi Arabia AME Info - Feb 19 12:38 AM
Afkar Holding Co. has signed an agreement with strategic industrial investors in Saudi Arabia to establish an industrial company in the Kingdom with a SR 122 million capital.Afkar Holding Co. signs agreement with industrial investors in Saudi Arabia The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 19 4:28 AM
Afkar Holding Company has signed an agreement with strategic industrial investors in Saudi Arabia to establish an industrial company in the Kingdom with a SR 122 million capital. The company, according to the deal, will own Zulfi Welding Electrodes Factory Co. Ltd. and other projects in Saudi Arabia.Hoss visits Saudi Arabia for talks with king The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 18 1:40 PM
Former Premier Salim Hoss left on Saturday evening for Saudi Arabia where he will meet with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz al-Saud, Hoss' press office said on Sunday. Meanwhile, MPs from Parliament's Administration and Justice Committee left for Paris on Saturday for talks with the head of the French Senate and heads of local councils.Saudi displays Sri Lankan bodies to deter crime Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 20 6:00 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave by foreigners, Saudi media reported on Tuesday.New licences for private air carriers in Saudi Arabia Gulf News - Feb 18 1:09 PM
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will issue licences to several private airlines, a top official has said.Turkish FM to discuss Mideast peace efforts in Saudi Arabia AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 1:32 AM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has headed to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at advancing efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Saudi gives critical USD1 million donation to Guinea AME Info - Feb 19 7:53 PM
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a USD1 million donation to its operations in Guinea, where humanitarian needs have been accentuated as a result of the current unrest that comes at a time when many people are struggling with loss of income and growing poverty rates.Saudi 2006 gold demand down 16.4% Gulf Times - Feb 20 1:35 AM
DUBAI: Gold demand in Saudi Arabia fell 16.4% in 2006 from 2005 due to price volatility in the first half of the year, the World Gold Council said yesterday.Watchdog cites Saudi human rights abuses AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 4:28 PM
A U.S. human rights watchdog that sent a team to Saudi Arabia to investigate abuses said in a new report the kingdom keeps thousands of prisoners in jail without charge, sentences children to death and oppresses women.Saudi may make weapons with US AME Info - Feb 19 7:08 PM
The US is planning to set up a joint facility in Saudi Arabia to produce military hardware, Gulf News reported. The project would turn out tank components, light armoured vehicles and other products, according to a senior US military official.Lebanese cleric hopeful about Iran-Saudi Arabia efforts in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 3:06 PM
Lebanon - Qabalan - Iran - Saudi Arabia Deputy President of the Supreme Islamic Council of the Shia Community of Lebanon Sheikh Abd al-Amir Qabalan expressed hope that Iran and Saudi Arabia's mediational efforts to solve Lebanon political crisis can bring positive outcome.Saudi Arabia executes four Lankans Daily News - Feb 19 12:35 PM
RIYADH: Four Sri Lankans found guilty of armed robbery, were beheaded in Riyadh yesterday, an announcement made by the Interior Ministry through the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.Saudi wants Dutch MP apology for Islam offence: paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 9:34 AM
Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" if they wanted to live in his country and has asked the Dutch government to intervene, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday.Saudi poll campaign 'goes online' BBC News - Feb 20 11:35 AM
Saudi pro-reform activists say they are seeking signatures online to back their campaign for free elections.Man Held In Dubai Jail Comes Home To KC KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 1:32 PM
After spending almost two weeks in a Dubai, Saudi Arabia jail, Danny Talbert, 26, of Harrisonville, arrived in Kansas City on Tuesday.Saudi wants Dutch MP apology on Islam offence Stuff - Feb 19 4:07 AM
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked the Dutch government to intervene over remarks by an anti-immigration politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" and wants him to apologise, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday.Rights group finds Saudi abuses and oppression Deseret Morning News - Feb 18 11:27 PM
A U.S. human rights watchdog that sent a team to Saudi Arabia to investigate abuses said in a new report the kingdom keeps thousands of prisoners in jail without charge, sentences children to die and oppresses women.S. Arabia executes 4 Sri Lankans for armed robbery Khaleej Times - Feb 19 1:10 AM
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia executed four Sri Lankans on Monday for a series of violent robberies in the conservative kingdom, raising to 16 the number of death sentences carried out this year.Saudi Arabia unveils plan to develop Hail Economic City Khaleej Times - Feb 18 7:27 PM
JEDDAH The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), and Rakisa Holding and General Electric (GE) have joined hands to work out a three-phase investment cooperation plan to develop Hail Economic City.Saudi Readymix exceeds production goals for 2006 Mena Report - Feb 19 12:11 AM
Saudi Readymix, leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete and related products in Saudi Arabia, has announced that it has exceeded its planned production goal for 2006 of 3 million cubic metres of concrete, reaching this mark for the first time in its history.Thomson Financial signs two Saudi firms to Portia Finextra - Feb 19 5:38 AM
Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC, TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community, today announced that Jadwa Investments and AlTawfeek Financial Group have both signed undertakings to implement Thomson PORTIA, the leading portfolio management system, in Saudi Arabia.Saudi hospitals set for shake-up AME Info - Feb 19 12:23 AM
Government hospitals in Saudi Arabia are set to be converted into private corporations which will be run commercially in order to raise healthcare standards, reported Arab News. The project has been finalised by the Ministry of Health and the plans have now been submitted to the Higher Committee for Administrative Reorganisation.Saudi, $347bn nominal GDP AME Info - Feb 18 7:53 PM
Saudi Arabia's nominal GDP grew 12.4% last year to hit $346.9bn, according to a report by Kuwait's Global Investment House and cited by Arab News. Real GDP growth lifted by 4.2% and reached $213.3bn but the growth rate was down on 2005's 6.3%, due in part to Opec production cut backs as a result of declining oil prices.Saudi eyes more airlines AME Info - Feb 18 7:54 PM
The President of Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation, Abdullah Ruhaimi, has said more licences could be issued to private airlines seeking to begin operations in the kingdom, reported Gulf News. The GACA is currently carrying out an evaluation of the domestic aviation sector up to 2010. Dammam based Sama and Riyadh based NAS Air have both received licences in recent months.Saudi shift marks power play News Interactive - Feb 18 3:33 PM
The House of Saud is cosying up to Israel to combat the growing threat of Tehran, writes Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sat down in Jordan last September for a secret summit with Saudi Arabia's national security director, Bandar bin Sultan.Saudis put bodies of beheaded Sri Lankans on display The Scotsman - Feb 20 6:07 PM
THE bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Saudi Arabia have gone on public display, in what was said to be an effort to halt a rise in crime committed by foreigners.Saudis' cutbacks raise oil concerns Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Feb 20 12:50 PM
Drivers who remember those $3-a-gallon days of the past two years, be warned. Oil prices are up and the world's biggest producer has been cutting back a recipe for those prices to keep on climbing. But whether they are still arching skyward by the time summer driving starts depends largely on just why Saudi Arabia has been pumping less crude.Rogue Aid Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 12:27 PM
What's wrong with the foreign aid programs of China, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia? They are enormously generous. And they are toxic.Despite Restrictions, Visit to Saudi Arabia Uncovers Abuses Kansas City InfoZine - Feb 19 4:19 AM
Human Rights Watch Finds Violations Against Women, Children, ForeignersThe Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 20 4:13 PM
Saudi Arabia is in a second era of massive expansion. Plans are even more spectacular in scale than the first time round. The effect on Saudi business and industry is already apparent.Premium Tap Wins in Saudi Arabia BloodHorse - Feb 16 12:04 PM
Premium Tap, who was sold recently to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, captured the group I Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup at Riyadh Friday under regular jockey Kent Desormeaux.Arcelor Mittal plans joint venture in Saudi Arabia AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 10:51 AM
Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer, said it had signed an agreement to form a joint venture with a Saudi partner to design and build a seamless steel tube mill in Saudi Arabia.Turkish FM in Saudi to discuss Mideast peace efforts AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:32 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul traveled to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at advancing efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Ithmar plans DIFX listings AME Info - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
UAE private equity firm Ithmar Capital may list Belhoul Lifecare and Pharma World on the Dubai International Financial Exchange, after merging the firms with others in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Bloomberg reported.Saudi shift marks power play Northern Territory News - Feb 18 3:06 PM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sat down in Jordan last September for a secret summit with Saudi Arabia's national security director, Bandar bin Sultan.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 20 4:15 PM
JEDDAH, 21 February 2007 Saudi Arabia s new income tax law and its bylaws were in focus yesterday at a seminar held at the Jeddah Hilton. The seminar was organized by Dr. Abdullah Baeshen,Challenge golf Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
DUBAI Six out of 148 players, who competed at the Sixth Qualifying Round of The Constance Belle Mare Plage Challenge Cup at Rolling Hills Golf Club, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, qualified to play at the grand final at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on May 5.The Arab World's FM radio boom continues with 36 new FM radio stations starting between late 2005 and Jan 2007 AME Info - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
A major new report by Arab Advisors Group reveals that 211 FM Radio Stations currently broadcast in 18 Arab countries of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.After the Mecca Accord, Clouded Horizons New York Times - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
The Saudi-brokered pact between warring Palestinian factions largely torpedoed peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.World news The West Australian - Feb 20 11:39 AM
Saudi Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave by foreigners, Saudi media reported.Bodies displayed to deter crime News Interactive - Feb 20 9:45 AM
SAUDI Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave by foreigners.Saudi wants Dutch MP apology for Islam offence-paper AlertNet - Feb 18 8:17 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Dutch reaction) RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" if they wanted to live in his ... Hoss hopes Riyadh can break Beirut deadlock The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 20 1:25 PM
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss visited the country's top three leaders on Tuesday to inform them of his recent tripss to Saudi Arabia and Syria, as the Parliament speaker set a deadline - the end of February - for the Lebanese to find a solution to the deadlock, "or else." Hoss carried with him on Tuesday messages from Saudi Arabia.Our Writers - Jeddah based Arab News - Feb 20 4:15 PM
Khaled Al-Maeena is Editor-in-Chief of Arab News. Senior columnist, Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Madina, Urdu News, Gulf News . Khaled Al-Maeena is a well-known businessman, journalist, editor, PR consultant and media personality in Saudi Arabia.Saudi wants Dutch MP apology on Islam offence-paper AlertNet - Feb 18 6:32 AM
Source: Reuters RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has asked the Dutch government to intervene over remarks by an anti-immigration politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" and wants ... Riyadh vows crackdown on graft Gulf News - Feb 20 12:55 PM
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has approved a plan to clamp down on corruption, which newspapers close to the Royal Court yesterday said would target government officials regardless of rank.Saudis behead four foreigners, crucify the bodies and put them on display to deter crime Daily Mail - Feb 20 10:17 AM
Saudi Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave by foreigners India, Saudi Arabia to boost bilateral exchange programmes New Kerala - Feb 16 8:00 AM
Dubai, Feb 16: Giving a fillip to their socio- cultural ties, India and Saudi Arabia have decided to hold bilateral exchange programmes involving students, youths and sports persons.Saudi executes Lankans for robbery Gulf Times - Feb 20 1:38 AM
RIYADH: Four Sri Lankans convicted of armed robbery were beheaded by the sword in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Monday, the interior ministry said.Raytheon sees growing weapons market in Mideast Boston Globe - Feb 20 1:06 AM
Raytheon Co. , BAE Systems PLC , and their rivals said they expect six Persian Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, to buy more military equipment, such as missiles and drones, in 2007 amid rising concern over Iran.Arab National Bank licenses Fair Isaac's Triad risk technology Finextra - Feb 20 6:46 AM
Arab National Bank, a leading bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a consulting support contract with PIC Solutions for TRIAD adaptive control system.James Zogby: What Should be Rice's Agenda? The Palestine Chronicle - Feb 20 10:15 AM
The agreement signed by Hamas and Fatah, under the sponsorship of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, was an important development that the US should have immediately, even if conditionally, embraced.Rice in Jordan to brief monarch on peace bid Middle East Online - Feb 20 3:27 AM
Jordanian monarch to meet Abbas, Saudi Arabia urges international community to support unity government.EADS lures Gulf buyers in UAE exhibition Middle East Online - Feb 20 2:57 AM
UAE to buy three Airbus refuelling aircraft, Saudi Arabia negotiating with Eurocopter after Oman, Jordan deal.Saudi executes Nigerian for smuggling Gulf News - Feb 18 3:06 AM
Riyadh: A Nigerian man caught smuggling cocaine became the 12 person executed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The official Saudi Press Agency said Mortalla Omar was put to death in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.Holden V8 Bittersweet drive.com.au - Feb 20 5:06 AM
Instead, it will be a reskinned, re-upholstered and retuned version of the Caprice sold as a Chevrolet Caprice Royale in Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia's 06 economic performance strong Khaleej Times - Feb 15 8:13 PM
JEDDAH Despite a collapse in share prices that wiped out more than $500 billion off the stock market capitalisation, Saudi Arabia's economic performance was exceptionally strong in 2006, according to a Samba Financial Group report.© Oxford Business Group. Publishers of Emerging Markets Intelligence Reports. Oxford Business Group - Feb 20 5:52 AM
President Vladimir Putin made an historic visit to Saudi Arabia last week, signalling a new era of cooperation between two of the world's largest energy exporters.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 20 4:50 AM
She was also set to meet security and intelligence chiefs from the so-called Arab Quartet -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan to discuss Israeli-Palestinian issues, said a senior U.S. State Department official.Williston Teacher Headed for Saudi Arabia KXMB CBS12 Bismarck - Feb 15 5:17 PM
Round Prairie School is about as far from Saudi Arabia as a person could possibly get. But students at the tiny school located about 15 miles west of Williston will soon have a connection with the far-off country when one of their teachers heads overseas Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 20 1:04 AM
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 20th, 2007 - Altitude Software, a global technology leader of contact centre solutions for Unified Customer Interaction (uCI), today announced that Smart Link, Inc. a fast-growing outsourcing provider in Saudi Arabia, has implemented the Altitude uCI solution to boost the performance of its contact centre located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.KSA Stalls on EC 'Done Deal'; Freedom of the Air Not Yet Here Rotorhub - Feb 20 8:48 AM
The freeze on the government-to-government deal involving the supply of an estimated 100+ Eurocoper helicopters to numerous agencies within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Air Force, Ministry of Information, Police) has stalled.Smart Link boosts its contact centre outsourcing operations in KSA with Altitude Sofware AME Info - Feb 20 12:23 AM
Altitude Software, a global technology leader of contact centre solutions for Unified Customer Interaction (uCI), today announced that Smart Link, Inc. a fast-growing outsourcing provider in Saudi Arabia, has implemented the Altitude uCI solution to boost the performance of its contact centre located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Manila can t assure Misuari attendance in tripartite meet DFA official The Daily Tribune - Feb 20 5:53 AM
Despite pressure from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Philippine government cannot assure former rebel leader Nur Misuari s attendance to the high-level tripartite meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia this year, a Department of Foreign Affairs official yesterday said.Saudi reformers call for free elections AlertNet - Feb 19 9:16 AM
Source: Reuters (Releads, adds official response in paragraph 2) By Andrew Hammond RIYADH, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian reformers have called for free elections in an Internet petition but three of its ... Saudi Arabia Rules the Region in Consumption of Junk Food Arab News - Feb 15 4:19 PM
DAMMAM, 16 February 2007 Saudi Arabia is the processed food king of the region, according to a recent study by the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consultancy.Oil to slip to $55 a barrel, Russia says UPI - Feb 19 9:25 AM
Russia, the world's No. 2 oil producer after Saudi Arabia, cut its 2007 oil-price forecast to $55 a barrel from $61, a deputy finance minister said Monday.Raytheon eyes sales in Mideast The Providence Journal - Feb 19 4:33 PM
Raytheon Co., BAE Systems PLC and rivals said they expect six Persian Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, to buy more military equipment such as missiles and drones in 2007 amid local leaders rising concern over Iran.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 20 3:19 AM
JEDDAH, 20 February 2007 -- Accor group Accor group , a world leader in the hospitality industry, is investing more than $360 billion in its projects planned across Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East-Gulf region by 2020. The plan was initiated in 2005, and the group is expected to increase its operations from 18 to 58 hotels by 2009-end.Gul - Faysal Meeting TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:45 PM
ANKARA - Relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as well as Iraq and Palestine issues were discussed during Turkish FM Abdullah Gul`s meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Saud Al Faysal at Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.RP envoy vows protection for Saudi OFW in coma ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 19 6:37 AM
By JULIE JAVELLANA-SANTOS abs-cbnNEWS.com The Department of Foreign Affairs through the Philippine embassy in Riyadh said it will protect an overseas Filipino worker in comatose at a Saudi Arabian hospital following fears that he would become an organ donor without the consent of his family in the Philippines.Russia Cuts 2007 Growth Forecast on Lower Oil Prices (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Feb 19 8:25 AM
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Russia, the world's largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia, cut its forecast for economic growth this year after lowering its estimate for crude prices.2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Full Option LS from Saudi Arabia - Comments Carsurvey.org - Feb 15 7:26 PM
Nothing whatsoever. Handling option is great. The faster you go, the better it handles. Strong acceleration. Amazed that a Grand Marquis found its way to Saudi Arabia. Are there many of the big Panther cars over there?Saudi Arabia is due to purchase 72 Eurofighters manufactured by BAe systems [EPA] Aljazeera - Feb 18 5:44 AM
Delegates from Arab states are meeting at an arms fair in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), embarking on huge military spending in a bid to contain a perceived threat from Iran .Saudi index hits 8,000; rally seen losing steam Gulf Times - Feb 17 9:35 PM
DUBAI: Banking shares powered Saudi Arabia s stock index above 8,000 points for the first time in almost two months yesterday, but analysts say profit taking in the next few days may erode some gains from an eight-day rally.Arab National Bank optimises risk strategies with PIC Solutions AME Info - Feb 19 9:38 PM
Arab National Bank, a leading bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a consulting support contract with PIC Solutions for TRIADTM adaptive control system.Chevening Scholarship axed AME Info - Feb 19 7:53 PM
The British Embassy in Saudi Arabia has announced the scrapping of the Chevening Scholarship programme citing a lack of applications, Arab News reported.Rights group hails Saudi invite but complains of restrictions AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 7:07 AM
Human Rights Watch said the Saudi government has shown a new willingness to discuss domestic human rights after inviting the watchdog to the kingdom, but complained that authorities blocked access to trials and prisons.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 19 10:04 PM
RIYADH, 20 February 2007 -- Saudi Arabia is in the process of drafting a new traffic law system that will replace the old one whose rules and regulations have not been changed for the past 35 years.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 20 2:49 AM
DAMMAM, 20 February 2007 -- Al-Hozae Heavy Equipment Co. has won contracts for the exclusive dealership agency of two Chinese heavy equipment companies in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, Yemen, Jordan and Egypt.New Traffic Law in the Final Stages Arab News - Feb 19 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 20 February 2007 Saudi Arabia is in the process of drafting a new traffic law system that will replace the old one whose rules and regulations have not been changed for the past 35 years.Bush discusses Mideast with Israeli PM, Saudi king AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 3:23 PM
US President George W. Bush discussed the situation in the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, the White House said.Cabinet OKs Anti-Graft Strategy Arab News - Feb 19 4:18 PM
JEDDAH, 20 February 2007 Saudi Arabia s Council of Ministers yesterday approved a National Strategy to Protect Honesty and Combat Corruption.GCC bankers to meet in April Khaleej Times - Feb 19 7:42 PM
DUBAI Governors of Gulf Arab central banks will meet on April 3 and 4 in Saudi Arabia to discuss plans for monetary union and other issues, an official at the United Arab Emirates central bank said.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 19 4:18 PM
JEDDAH, 20 February 2007 Saudi Arabia s Council of Ministers yesterday approved a National Strategy to Protect Honesty and Combat Corruption. It also decided to facilitate administrative...Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 19 8:49 PM
JEDDAH, 20 February 2007 -- Saudi Arabia will announce in 10 days the winners of contracts for establishing and operating duty-free shops at its airports, according to Abdullah Ruhaimy, president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). He said the GACA was studying offers from five Saudi and seven international companies.
