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TNT to expand services in Saudi Arabia 
Khaleej Times - 47 minutes ago
DUBAI TNT Express will invest over $1 million to expand its services in Saudi Arabia. The company has recently opened nine additional depots, which also serve as walk in centres, in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dhahran, Madinah, Tabuk, Khamis Mushayt, Jubail, Yanbu and Buraidah.Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia Arab News - Aug 13 4:08 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.TNT to invest USD 1 million in Saudi Arabia AME Info - Aug 12 11:44 PM
TNT Express, the world's leading B2B express delivery company, will invest over USD 1 million to expand its services in Saudi Arabia.Turkey courts Saudi Arabia Miami Herald - Aug 12 12:02 PM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Thursday for a doubling of trade with Saudi Arabia, saying that economic ties with the oil-rich kingdom were a priority for Turkey.Saudi Arabia: New Law to Prevent Electronic Crimes Zawya - Aug 13 1:04 AM
Saudi Arabia is expected to enact and enforce stringent laws designed to prevent electronic crimes which have been on the increase with the growing use of the information superhighway.Free Kidney Treatment- Dammam, Saudi Arabia. News From Bangladesh - Aug 13 11:27 AM
This is very important .... Mr. Maan Al-Sanei, one of the well-known Saudi business men, has already donated to pay the complete and full treatment expenses for 60 cases of Kidney Failure for those who can not afford to pay the expenses....BAE is poised for £5bn Saudi Eurofighter contract Times Online - Aug 13 2:45 PM
THE Government is set to announce the sale of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Arabia, possibly as early as Wednesday. The fighters will be built by BAE Systems in a deal thought to be worth about £5 billion.Saudi to crack down on terror financiers Philstar.com - Aug 13 9:59 AM
Saudi Arabia has committed to crack down on groups posing as charitable organizations in the Philippines but acting as fund-raisers to bankroll terror attacks, National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales revealed yesterday.Cricket: Malaysia face Saudi Arabia in ACC opener New Straits Times - Aug 13 5:43 PM
MALAYSIA S quest for a spot in the 2011 World Cup begins today with the Asian Cricket Council Trophy Championship in Kuala Lumpur.Saudi gets tough on cyber crims ITP.net - Aug 13 4:40 AM
Saudi Arabia is preparing to bring in a tough new law in order to reduce and prevent electronic crime, according to the Kingdom s Arab News website. A new report on this site suggests that the draft law will be debated by the Kingdom s Shoura Council within the next few weeks.Move to open up aviation sector in Saudi Arabia for foreign investments Khaleej Times - Aug 10 9:13 PM
JEDDAH There is a move to open up investment in the aviation sector in Saudi Arabia to foreign companies.Saudi, electronic crime crack down AME Info - Aug 13 12:44 AM
Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council is to debate the possibility of enforcing a new, stringent law designed to reduce the amount of Internet-related crime, reported Arab News. Those found guilty of committing electronic crimes could face ten years in prison, a fine of $1.3m or both.How cell phones changed courting in Saudi Arabia San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 13 4:02 AM
Three a.m., two luxury cars side by side on an empty street, slicing through the sticky seaside air at 100 mph. The girl in the gold Lexus waved at Husam Thobaity. She was in the back seat, covered by a black veil that hid everything but her eyes. Saudi index advances; UAE gauges end mixed Gulf Times - Aug 13 2:00 AM
LONDON: Stocks in Saudi Arabia rose, paced by Saudi Basic Industries Corp and Saudi Electricity Co. Benchmarks in the United Arab Emirates were mixed.Lebanon UN resolution not enough: Saudi FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 4:36 AM
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said a UN resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Lebanon fell short of expectations, but said the kingdom stands by the Lebanese government which has approved it.Saudi Hospital in Beirut Treats 3,000 Patients Arab News - Aug 13 4:12 PM
JEDDAH, 14 August 2006 The Saudi Field Hospital in Beirut, which was set up soon after the latest Israeli military campaign against Lebanon, has won international applause for its humanitarian services by providing treatment to more than 3,000 Lebanese men, women and children wounded by Israeli gunfire.3,614 Pakistanis in foreign jails Khaleej Times - 1 minute ago
ISLAMABAD - About 3,614 Pakistanis were imprisoned in the US, UK and Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri told the National Assembly here.EVALUATING THE SECURITY CONTROLS OF CAIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA Accounting Education - Aug 11 2:47 PM
This paper examines the existence and adequacy of implemented Computerized Accounting Information Systems (CAIS) security controls to prevent, detect and correct security breaches in Saudi organizations.Saudi Arabia slowly opens window on AIDS International Herald Tribune - Aug 08 6:44 AM
Being gay in Saudi Arabia is difficult enough. But for a growing number of Saudis who are middle-aged, gay and infected with the virus that causes AIDS, life is a tangle of regret and fear.Saudis arrive with 13 World Cuppers New Kerala - 30 minutes ago
Kolkata, Aug 13: A strong Saudi Arabia team, including as many as 13 players who did duty in the Germany World Cup, arrived here tonight to take on India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier on August 16.UK's charity record spoilt by arms trade Daily Telegraph - Aug 13 4:43 PM
Britain's credentials as one of the top charitable nations have been undermined by the UK's arms trade with, regimes in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia and Oman, according to a study on development.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Aug 13 4:06 PM
JEDDAH, 14 August 2006 Mobile markets across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East are opening up to a fierce competition with the introduction of 3G or 3.5G services.Our Writers - Jeddah based Arab News - Aug 13 4:09 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 women journalists battle to overcome hurdles Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 5:18 AM
They are few in number but determined to make their mark: Women journalists in Saudi Arabia have fought hard to get where they are and say they have more than proved themselves the equal of men.White House: Saudi Arabia, Mexico vow to help fill oil gap Market Watch - Aug 08 1:05 PM
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Saudi Arabia and Mexico have both promised to help the United States make up any gaps in oil supply caused by BP's Alaska pipeline shutdown, but there's no sign that U.S. refiners have yet felt a pinch, the White House said on Tuesday. Saudis arrive with 13 World Cuppers Outlook India - Aug 13 10:26 AM
A strong Saudi Arabia team, including as many as 13 players who did duty in the Germany World Cup, arrived here tonight to take on India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier on August 16. Hezb al-Shaitan, not Hezbollah! Zaman Online - Aug 13 7:26 AM
Governments known with their anti-Shiite views, especially Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, are uneasy about Hezbollah s increasing popularity.Saudi Arabia may not need to make up for Alaska loss Gulf Times - Aug 09 3:15 AM
LONDON: Oil power Saudi Arabia stands willing to make up lost supplies from BP s closure of its giant Alaskan oilfield, but it may not need to. Much depends on how long the 400,000 bpd Prudhoe Bay oilfield stays off-line.PGA facts Contra Costa Times - Aug 13 3:20 AM
DATES: Thursday-Sunday SITE: Medinah Country Club (No. 3) THE COURSE: Medinah was a 1920s project of Chicago's Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and was named after Medina, a city in Saudi Arabia that is one of Islam's most holy sites. The No. 3 course was completed in 1928 and originally designed for women members. It since has been redesigned four times and will play 160 yards longer Indian man missing in Saudi Arabia New Kerala - Aug 11 12:45 AM
Dubai, Aug 11: Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a search operation for an Indian man who went missing in the Kingdom on Tuesday. Younis Suleiman, 35, was reported missing by his wife after he failed to arrive home in Yanbu after leaving the grocery shop where he worked as a cashier.Saudi Women Form Charity Unit Under Red Crescent Arab News - Aug 12 4:10 PM
JEDDAH, 13 August 2006 After signing a petition condemning the US and UK support for Israel s large-scale war on Lebanon, Saudi women chose not to confine their activism to words alone.Saudis desperately sending data, seeking a date Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 12 9:24 PM
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Three a.m., two luxury cars side by side on an empty street, slicing through the sticky seaside air at 100 miles per hour.Bahrain: Umniah, Batelco ink new deal Zawya - Aug 13 1:04 AM
Batelco has announced a new bi-lateral commercial GPRS roaming service with its subsidiary, Umniah Mobile Communications in Jordan. Saudi Arabia: New Law to Prevent Electronic Crimes Arab News - 13Aug 04:57GMT Saudi Arabia is expected to enact and enforce stringent laws designed to prevent electronic crimes which have been on the increase with the growing use of the information superhighway.Saudi Flights Continue as Heathrow Locks Down Arab News - Aug 10 4:13 PM
JEDDAH, 11 August 2006 Hundreds of passengers bound for London from Saudi Arabia were in a state of confusion with the UK canceling many flights in the wake of the unfolding of a terror plot. But airlines operating from the Kingdom said there was little or no disruption of flights.Hezbollah more revolutionary than terrorist The Daily Iberian - Aug 12 10:29 PM
I would like to review a lot of what Samir Irani said in his (or her) response to my evaluation of Hezbollah. In one paragraph, he or she says that Hezbollah has "financial backing from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria are responsible for the elimination of thousands of Lebanese Christians citizens."Turkey, Saudi Arabia discuss Mideast crisis, Iraq TurkishPress.com - Aug 10 8:07 AM
ANKARA - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal held talks over the Middle East crisis with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul here on Wednesday, a day after the Saudi king slammed deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon.Borgetti quitting Bolton for Saudi Arabia AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 9:48 AM
Bolton's Mexico international striker Jared Borgetti is leaving the club to start a new career in Saudi Arabia, the English Premiership outfit has announced.Savings scheme for expats in Gulf soon Gulf Times - Aug 13 1:49 AM
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government is considering expanding operations of the National Savings Scheme (NSS) in most of the Middle East countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait in the near future.New Law to Prevent Electronic Crimes Arab News - Aug 12 4:11 PM
JEDDAH, 13 August 2006 Saudi Arabia is expected to enact and enforce stringent laws designed to prevent electronic crimes which have been on the increase with the growing use of the information superhighway.Dubai hotels unaffected by war AME Info - Aug 12 9:15 PM
Dubai's hotels are reporting that the conflict in Lebanon has not had any impact on their bookings over the past month, reported Gulf News. Yves Tarabout, the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel, said that his hotel was experiencing a 95% occupancy rate, with many guests coming from the Middle East, and most especially from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.Two Saudi women agree to share a husband - report New Kerala - Aug 12 8:24 AM
Dubai, Aug 12 : Two young Saudi women, best friends who had shared most of their lives together, persuaded the husband of one of them to marry the other, the Arab News reported Saturday.Indian team for AFC Asian Cup qualifier The Hindu - Aug 12 1:56 PM
KOLKATA: A 22-member Indian football squad for the August 16 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia was announced here on Saturday. The squad included Bhaichung Bhutia who joined the camp late. Announcing the squad, the Indian team ...Ancheri, Nabi left out of squad rediff.com - Aug 12 9:09 AM
Madhab Das, Tarif Ahmed and Abdul Bashir also failed to make the squad for the AFC Asian Cup qualifying tie against Saudi Arabia.Saudi to ease access to bourse AME Info - Aug 10 3:59 AM
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority says it will allow government investment institutions, pension funds and social insurance funds based in the six GCC states to invest in the Saudi bourse, Reuters reported.Saudi housing firm IPO starts today Khaleej Times - Aug 11 8:41 PM
JEDDAH The Red Sea Housing Services (RSHS), a major Saudi housing company that provides total solutions in housing services, will offer nine million of its total 30 million shares to the public in an initial public offering (IPO) begins today.Turkish-Saudi Businessmen Target $7 Billion Zaman Online - Aug 11 2:15 PM
Turkish and Arab businessmen got together to discuss joint investments in a meeting organized at Istanbul's Ciragan Palace during Saudi King Abdullah s visit to Turkey.Saudi school won't release SA teacher - claim Independent Online - Aug 10 1:31 AM
The department of foreign affairs says it will investigate whether a Cape Town teacher is being kept in Saudi Arabia against his will.Saudi hosts Islamic tourism conference AME Info - Aug 10 12:14 AM
Saudi Arabia will host an international conference on tourism and handicrafts in Islamic countries, Arab News reported. Organised in association with the Istanbul-based Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, the conference will be accompanied by a handicraft show and trade exhibition.Petrologistics Expects Saudi Supply Up on BP Woes Rigzone - Aug 09 7:49 PM
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is likely to raise its output to 9.5 million barrels a day this month to meet a global shortfall of crude following BP PLC's oilfield shut down in Alaska, leading tanker tracker Petrologistics said Wednesday.Help available for homeless vets Richmond Times-Dispatch - Aug 11 10:21 PM
Even alcohol couldn't chase away the nightmares tormenting Ray Casterline. Difficult memories, including one of the time a Scud missile landed on the roof of his barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, have taken their toll on the Desert Storm veteran.Saudi stock mart to relax curbs on Gulf institutions Gulf Times - Aug 10 2:48 AM
Saudi Arabia announced plans yesterday to ease restrictions on Gulf institutional investment in its stock market, the largest in the Arab world.Investment in Saudi up 107% AME Info - Aug 09 8:59 PM
Investment money is pouring into Saudi Arabia, with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority issuing investment licences worth $19.2bn in Q2 2006, a 107% increase over Q2 2005. Sagia says this is due to government efforts to improve the economic and investment climate, greater confidence in the economy, and the kingdom joining the WTO.KSA embarking on new mega projects Khaleej Times - Aug 11 8:41 PM
JEDDAH Saudi Arabia is embarking on a number of new mega projects covering a wide range of industries, a bulk of them focusing on those sectors of the economy in which the Kingdom has comparative advantages such as oil and petrochemical industries.Turkey and Saudi Arabia Sign 6 Deals Zaman Online - Aug 09 2:26 AM
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived in Ankara yesterday as part of a crucial visit initiated by Turkey to attract Arab investors to the country.Red Sea Housing IPO criticised AME Info - Aug 11 11:44 PM
Red Sea Housing's $139.2m IPO, which launches today, has come under fire in Saudi Arabia for being overpriced and experts are calling for the enforcement of corporate governance, reported Reuters.Borgetti set to swap Bolton for Saudi Arabia ESPN Soccernet.com - Aug 07 3:43 AM
Borgetti set to swap Bolton for Saudi Arabia by EnglandSwicorp Defends High Valuation for Red Sea IPO - Report Zawya - Aug 12 12:33 AM
BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--The financial adviser of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Housing Services, Geneva-based Swicorp Financial Advisory Services, has defended the high valuation of the Red Sea Housing shares in its initial public offering, the London-based al Quds al Arab daily reported Friday.Turkish-Saudi Businessmen Target $7 billion Zaman Online - Aug 11 6:26 AM
Turkish and Arab businessmen got together for joint investments in meeting organized at Ciragan Palace during Saudi King Abdullah s visit to Turkey.Saudi to Host World Conference on Tourism Zawya - Aug 09 10:03 PM
Saudi Arabia will host the first international conference on tourism and handicrafts in Islamic countries. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will open the conference scheduled to be held in Riyadh on Nov. 7-14.LIC to start operations in four countries New Kerala - Aug 11 10:44 PM
New Delhi, Aug 11: The country's biggest insurer, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has plans to starts its operations in Saudi Arabia, Bhutan, Nigeria and New Zealand, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Saudi opposition group set up in France AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 12:03 PM
The son of the last ruler of part of present-day Saudi Arabia said he was setting up an opposition party in Paris to seek democratic rule in the oil-rich kingdom.Accourt inks Saudi EMV consulting deal Finextra - Aug 11 6:24 AM
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has awarded Accourt, an independent London based consultancy, a contract worth £1.2 million for the provision of a Programme Management Office ...Saudi Arabia: Planned Technology Center Aims at Drawing Investment Zawya - Aug 09 1:48 AM
The government announced plans to establish the country's first information technology park in Riyadh. The Saudi Industrial Cities Commission has licensed the park designed to attract investment projects in information technology and communications.[NEWS ANALYSIS] While the King of Money is in Turkey Zaman Online - Aug 11 2:15 PM
Saudi Arabia s King Abdullah arrived in Turkey for a three day official visit, the first by a Saudi king in 40 years. The last visit of a Saudi Monarch to this country was in 1966, when there was once again great conflict in the Middle East and new maps were being drawn for the region.Ain-Al-Yaqeen - August 11, 2006 - Article 8 Ain-Al-Yaqeen - Aug 11 1:08 PM
SAUDI ARABIA STRESSES AT THE OIC SUMMIT ITS FULL SUPPORT TO LEBANON AND ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON LEBANON AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES.Saudi king visits Turkey, economic ties high on agenda AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 10:42 AM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived here for a three-day official visit, the first by a Saudi monarch to mainly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey, with economic cooperation expected to top the agenda.Borgetti set to join Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 07 3:33 AM
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Mexico striker Jared Borgetti is set to join Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia after a bid for him was accepted by Bolton Wanderers at the weekend.Law and You by Mohammed Jaber Nader Arab News - Aug 11 4:05 PM
Mansour Ahmad I am an engineer by profession and came to Saudi Arabia on my sponsor s visa four months back. Now my employers are not paying me and making excuses that they don t have any business at the moment.Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Due In Turkey TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:40 AM
ISTANBUL - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud will attend a meeting to be organized by the Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in Istanbul on August 10th.USRobotics supplies MAXg Wireless Cards to Om Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia AME Info - Aug 10 1:18 AM
USRobotics (USR), a Platinum Equity company, in collaboration with computer assembler ZAI Technologies and distribution partner International Computer Company (ICC), has secured a major deal to provide USRobotics MAXg Wireless PCI Cards to Om Al-Qura University in Mecca.A NICHE BLOG ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP Manila Bulletin - Aug 11 9:36 AM
Leo Torres is a thirtysomething Overseas Filipino Worker based in Saudi Arabia. Last month, it was reported that he earned US$ 800 from Google AdSense for his entrepreneur-oriented site, really not bad for somebody who just got into the blogging bandwagon a little more than four months ago.Saudi opposition group set up in France Expatica - Aug 09 8:40 AM
PARIS, Aug 8, 2006 (AFP) - The son of the last ruler of part of present-day Saudi Arabia said Tuesday he was setting up an opposition party in Paris to seek democratic rule in the oil-rich kingdom.Digicom picks up Infor-Datastream partner award ITP.net - Aug 13 3:40 AM
Saudi Arabian IT services outfit Digital Computer Systems (Digicom) has landed the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) performance award for top licence value from asset and maintenance management solutions vendor Infor-Datastream.Arab leaders may hold summit on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia this week Khaleej Times - Aug 07 3:02 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Arab leaders are considering holding an emergency summit on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia later this week, two Lebanese media outlets reported on Monday.Not only in Saudi Arabia The Jakarta Post - Aug 08 9:14 PM
There was a report last month about a Saudi princess who was fined US$1,000 for battery by a U.S. court, having pushed her Indonesian maid down the stairs. Thankfully for her, she escaped federal charges on "involuntary servitude", which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.Art restorer is heart of spy thriller Orlando Sentinel - Aug 13 1:10 AM
"The Americans know that in many ways the Saudis are the wellspring of Islamic terrorism, that the Saudis planted the seeds, watered them with petrodollars, and fertilized them with Wahhabi hatred and propaganda. The Americans seem content to live with this, as if Saudi-inspired terrorism is just a small surcharge on every tank of gasoline," an Israeli intelligence chief tells undercover agent IEA Sees BP's Prudhoe Bay Net Losses Less Than Expected Rigzone - Aug 11 8:04 AM
Net crude oil losses following BP PLC's problems at its Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska will be lower than expected and Saudi Arabia and industry-held stocks could offset these, the International Energy Agency said Friday.Saudia to Sell Off Stake in Catering Division Zawya - Aug 13 1:18 AM
In a major boost to the Kingdom's privatization plan, Saudi Arabian Airlines kicked off the long-awaited bidding process for a stake of up to 49 percent of its catering division. The catering division is one of Saudia's five sectors that the company plans to privatize by the end of 2007.Iraqi has worst fuel shortage since '03 AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 1:28 PM
Under a scorching sun, Baghdad taxi driver Sameer Abdul Razzaq wraps a wet towel around his head and waits for gasoline in a line stretching a mile. "I've been here since 6 a.m.," he said Sunday. "If I'm lucky, I'll get to the end of the line by sunset. I actually think I might end up spending the night here."Human Rights Watch blasts India, SArabia and others over HIV tests AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 3:07 AM
The monitoring group Human Rights Watch has accused India, Saudi Arabia and other countries of breaching liberties by embracing policies of coercive testing for the AIDS virus.Saudi based charity organisation comes under US scrutiny New Kerala - Aug 09 4:14 AM
Jakarta, Aug 9: The US Treasury Department has designated the Philippine and Indonesian branch offices of the Saudi Arabia-based International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO) as entities that have assisted the fund-raising efforts of al-Qaida and related terrorist groups, according to the US embassy here.Saudi Arabia: Planned Technology Center Aims at Drawing Investment Zawya - Aug 08 10:33 PM
JEDDAH, 9 August 2006: The government yesterday announced plans to establish the country's first information technology park in Riyadh. The Saudi Industrial Cities Commission (SICC) has licensed the park designed to attract investment projects in information technology and communications.Redflex in high-speed lane The Arizona Republic - Aug 13 6:03 PM
Scottsdale's own photo-enforcement company, Redflex Traffic Systems, is growing rapidly with the number of traffic-enforcement cameras increasing nationwide by more than 50 percent in the past six months.Saudi plans IT park AME Info - Aug 09 12:14 AM
Saudi Arabia is building an IT park in Riyadh to attract information technology and communications investment to the kingdom, according to Arab News. The Information Technology and Communications Complex will be located west of Riyadh near King Saud University and King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology.`Looming Tower' Goes Deep Inside Al-Qaeda Network: Book Review Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- ``Who are these mass murderers and why do they hate us?'' In the days after 9/11, those were the questions everyone was asking. Answers were scarce, scattered and difficult to comprehend.Economic ties in focus as Saudi king visits Turkey Gulf Times - Aug 09 2:01 AM
ANKARA: Saudi Arabia s King Abdullah arrived here yesterday for a three-day official visit, the first by a Saudi monarch to mainly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey, with economic co-operation expected to top the agenda.OPEC CUSHION THINS IWon - Money - Aug 11 3:00 AM
A prolonged outage at Prudhoe Bay, the biggest oilfield in the United States, would increase the strain on OPEC -- especially lead producer Saudi Arabia which holds most of the group's spare capacity.Hezbollah leader a hero to many Arabs AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 10:50 AM
Despite the terrible toll in death and destruction in Lebanon, even enemies and critics say the stature of Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, has risen dramatically from his guerrillas fighting toe-to-toe with the Israeli army.Saudi king visits Turkey for 1st visit in 40 years Khaleej Times - Aug 08 8:47 PM
ANKARA, Turkey - Saudi Arabia s King Abdullah has arrived in Turkey, the first visit by a Saudi monarch to the secular Turkish state in 40 years.Cellucom expands Saudi presence ITP.net - Aug 08 11:40 PM
Dubai-based mobile communications distributor Cellucom has established a new showroom in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Located in the city s CBD, the new 110 square metre showroom brings to 11 the total number of Cellucom outlets in Saudi Arabia.Saudi women journalists battle to overcome hurdles Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 6:05 PM
They are few in number but determined to make their mark -- women journalists in Saudi Arabia have fought hard to get where they are and say they have more than proved themselves the equal of men.Oil Prices Drop in Reaction to Mideast AP via Yahoo! Finance - 43 minutes ago
Oil prices dropped Monday as traders anticipated the upcoming Mideast cease-fire and responded to the positive news that BP would be able to maintain half of its production at a large oil field in the U.S. state of Alaska.Detained teacher to hear fate soon Independent Online - Aug 11 2:10 AM
Darryl Manus, the Cape Town teacher who says he is being detained in Saudi Arabia by his former employer, is to find out on Saturday when he can return to South Africa.Saudi monarch makes rare trip to Turkey AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:59 AM
King Abdullah is in Turkey the first visit here by a Saudi monarch in four decades, a development many see as an example of Turkey shifting its foreign policy focus from the European Union toward the Middle East.Saudis deny human trafficking allegations Gulf News - Aug 12 2:23 PM
Riyadh: The Saudi government has denied a recent report released by the US Department of State ranking the kingdom as one of the largest human traffickers in the world.Bmi reports 'no cancellations' u.tv - Aug 11 4:20 AM
Bmi says it has no cancellations and is experiencing the minimum of delays to its 170 daily flights to the United Kingdom, Europe, India and Saudi Arabia.IPO sparks new bourse reform debate in Saudi Gulf Daily News - Aug 10 7:08 PM
RIYADH: The initial public offering of a small Saudi housing company will open tomorrow under unprecedented scrutiny amid growing pressure for reforms to address some of the problems that led to a stock market crash in February.The black side of coal dependency Rocky Mountain News - Aug 11 12:43 AM
America is the Saudi Arabia of coal. Whereas Saudi Arabia has more than 20 percent of the world's oil reserves, the United States has more than 25 percent of the world's recoverable coal reserves - approximately 270 billion tons.Saudi Arabia Begins to Face Hidden AIDS Problem New York Times - Aug 08 7:13 AM
The government is opening up, but the lingering challenge for most AIDS patients is their acceptance by society.Saudi king's visit signals Turkish shift The Plain Dealer - Aug 10 5:47 AM
Ankara, Turkey - King Abdullah is in Turkey - the first visit here by a Saudi monarch in four decades, a development many see as an example of Turkey shifting its foreign policy focus from the European Union toward the Middle East.
