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Arab News - Aug 30 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.Saudi Arabia urges world to help Lebanon reconstruct The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 30 12:35 PM
Saudi Arabia has urged the world to assist in the reconstruction of Lebanon ahead of a conference to raise funds for Beirut's pressing needs following Israel's offensive, a Foreign Ministry statement said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal held a meeting in the Red Sea city of Jeddah Tuesday with heads of diplomatic.Saudi Arabia releases 9 Guantanamo returnees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 4:23 AM
Saudi Arabia has released 9 former inmates of Guantanamo Bay where they were being held on suspicion of belonging to al Qaeda, an official said on Tuesday.Saudi Arabia Releases 9 Gitmo Detainees phillyburbs.com - Aug 29 2:13 PM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabian authorities have released nine men who were previously held at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as terror suspects, a Saudi security official said Tuesday.Saudi Arabia frees nine Guantanamo returnees Gulf News - Aug 29 2:53 PM
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has released nine former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay where they were being held on suspicion of belonging to Al Qaida, an official said on Tuesday.A 6-foot-8-inch Saudi Arabia player towers over Little League foes Austin American-Statesman - Aug 29 6:31 AM
Dudley takes his height in stride. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. Aaron Durley towers over the competition at the Little League World Series. The 13-year-old first baseman for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, stands an imposing 6 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 256 pounds.Wahabis in Saudi Arabia News From Bangladesh - Aug 29 11:32 AM
Sufism had previously been predominant in Hejaz, the western region of Saudi Arabia, which includes Muhammad's birthplace, Mecca; Medina, where he is buried; and the Red Sea port city of Jiddah.Saudi urges world to help Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 9:13 AM
Saudi Arabia has urged the world to assist the reconstruction of Lebanon ahead of a conference to raise funds for Beirut's pressing needs following Israel's offensive.Saudi Arabia beheads guards over drugs Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 28 1:05 PM
Saudi Arabia said it had beheaded two Saudi border guards found guilty of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, taking to five the number of reported executions in 2006.Technip Awarded Contract for the New Jubail Refinery Project in Saudi Arabia [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 28 10:30 PM
PARIS----Aug. 29, 2006--Technip has been awarded a program management services contract by Saudi Aramco and its partner Total, for the development of a large grass-roots refinery in Jubail on the east coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia beheads guards over drugs AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 28 6:58 AM
Saudi Arabia said it had beheaded two Saudi border guards found guilty of smuggling drugs into the kingdom.Saleh Bashir nets winner for Saudi Arabia against UAE Gulf News - Aug 28 2:24 PM
Dubai: Saudi Arabia defeated UAE 1-0 on Sunday night in a warm-up match held as part of preparations for the Asian Cup qualifiers, to be held next week.Master Franchisers FZCO sign Italian brand Calliope for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia AME Info - Aug 28 1:49 AM
Master Franchisers FZCO announced today that a franchise agreement is now in place with Calliope and Calliope Kids for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Technip Receives Saudi Refinery Contract AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 29 6:01 AM
Technip, a French provider of engineering and construction services to the oil industry, on Tuesday said it has received a contract from Saudi Aramco and French partner Total SA to develop an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast.REF :Wahabis in Saudi Arabia- Comments News From Bangladesh - Aug 30 11:31 AM
May be you should read the " Wahhabis " Books and compare there understanding to the Holy Quran & the Prophet- pbuh- Sunnah. Then May be you will find somthing incredable.Saudi frees nine Guantanamo returnees Aljazeera - Aug 29 7:50 AM
Saudi Arabia has released nine former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay where they were being held on suspicion of belonging to al-Qaeda, an official has said.Saudi "corrects" ideas of 700 Qaeda sympathizers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 7:43 AM
Saudi Arabia has released over 700 suspected militants after clerics "corrected" their thinking in a special program aimed at stemming a three-year-old campaign of violence by al Qaeda, officials said.India takes steps to check abuse of maids in Saudi Arabia New Kerala - Aug 30 3:27 AM
Dubai, August 30: Saudis wishing to recruit housemaids from India will soon be required to obtain special permission from the Indian ambassador in order to prevent abuse of maids by some employers.India trying for release of Kerala couple in Saudi jail New Kerala - Aug 29 6:27 AM
Kochi (Kerala), Aug 29 : The Indian government is in touch with its embassy in Saudi Arabia to seek the release of a young Kerala couple imprisoned in that country over the alleged murder of their Nepali maid.Saudi 3G Contract for Huawei Cellular-News.com - Aug 28 10:43 PM
Huawei Technologies says that it has signed a contract with Saudi Arabia's Mobily for the construction of a UMTS network.Tronoh unit wins Saudi subcontract The Star Online - Aug 28 4:23 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Tronoh Consolidated Malaysia Bhd announced that its subsidiary Zelan Holdings Sdn Bhd has been awarded the subcontract works for engineering, procurement, construction, completion and warranty of the civil offshore works for the Shuaibah 3 IWPP Desalination in Saudi Arabia.Saudi women to fight Mecca restriction Independent Online - Aug 30 8:02 AM
Saudi clerics want to impose restrictions on women praying at Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca, one of the few places where men and women worshippers can intermingle.Saudi Arabia to increase crude oil supply to Japan by 300,000 bpd People's Daily - Aug 26 6:56 PM
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, will increase its supply of crude oil to Japan by at least 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.Saudi Arabia: REDF Facing Big Problem Over Loans Recovery Zawya - Aug 29 10:03 PM
RIYADH, 30 August 2006 -- The Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) is facing a big problem. A whopping SR30 billion is outstanding from people who availed housing loans, but have defaulted on repayment.Saudi "corrects" ideas of 700 Qaeda sympathisers Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 28 4:27 AM
Saudi Arabia has released over 700 suspected militants after clerics "corrected" their thinking in a special programme aimed at stemming a three-year-old campaign of violence by al Qaeda, officials said.Does It Never End? Arab News - Aug 30 4:13 PM
Women, it seems if we follow the news in Saudi Arabia, are always in the way. They are always, or so we are told, causing problems of one sort or another.Saudi clerics want curbs on women praying at Kaaba Gulf News - Aug 28 2:19 PM
Riyadh: Saudi clerics want to impose restrictions on women praying at Islam's holiest shrine in Makkah. But women activists in Saudi Arabia say the idea is discriminatory and have vowed to oppose it.Fraudsters Posing as Security Men Rob 2 Workers Arab News - Aug 30 4:11 PM
JEDDAH, 31 August 2006 E-mail messages are being circulated in Saudi Arabia between friends and acquaintances warning against fraudsters who are posing as security personnel to defraud unsuspecting people of their money, ATM cards, and important documents such as iqamas and driving licenses.Our Writers - Jeddah based Arab News - Aug 30 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.Saudis Seek to Shore Up Dominance After Mideast Fight Fox News - Aug 29 5:13 PM
Saudi Arabia is doing its best to maintain its elevated niche in the Arab and Islamic world but with the Hezbollah terror group gaining acceptance among Middle Easterners, Saudi Arabia's Western links could hamper its continuing dominance in the region.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Aug 30 4:04 PM
ALKHOBAR, 30 August 2006 A very familiar figure of the airline industry is leaving the Kingdom for good. Having served Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in Saudi Arabia for more than 29 yearsVarieties - Arabia Felix International shows Yemen to the world and more Yemen Observer - Aug 30 1:54 AM
The fourth issue of Arabia Felix, a premium English-language magazine produced by the Yemen Observer Publishing House, has finally been published but with one important difference. It has gone international.UAE display significant improvement Gulf News - Aug 30 2:40 PM
Abu Dhabi: The UAE senior football team will resume their training camp in Al Ain today following a short visit to Saudi Arabia. The UAE returned from Jeddah where they played a friendly match against their Saudi counterparts on Sunday.Al Jazira and Al Ittifaq through Gulf Daily News - Aug 30 4:00 PM
AL JAZIRA of the UAE and Saudi Arabia's Al Ittifaq completed the line-up for the semi-finals of the GCC Clubs Soccer Group 'B' qualifying round in Salalah, Muscat.CNN news now available to STC customers in Saudi Arabia through Info2cell.com's platform AME Info - Aug 26 1:34 AM
Info2cell.com, the leading Mobile Application Service Provider in the Middle East, has partnered with Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited to deliver news content from CNN to mobile subscribers of STC Al Jawwal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia: 23 Projects Available for Construction Companies Zawya - Aug 30 1:48 AM
JEDDAH, 30 August 2006 -- Twenty-three infrastructure projects will be available for bidding to local construction companies at an estimated cost of SR600 million. According to officials the Red Sea port city is going through various makeover projects that will finish in three years.Al-Azhar University Advises Against Colas Zaman Online - Aug 30 2:08 PM
Leading Egyptian University al-Azhar advised against drinking Coca Cola and Pepsi, which have been prohibited in some countries recently. Vice Rector of al-Azhar Abduldaim Nasir relayed the news issued al-Medina Daily in Saudi Arabia that both of these colas included materials produced from pork.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Aug 30 7:42 AM
-- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers August 30. Algeria's Al Khabar blasted what it said were attempts by the leaders of Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to incite Sunnis and Shiites against each other, saying it threatened the entire region and could ignite destructive sectarian wars in Arab countries.Mobily Uses HSDPA Unstrung.com - Aug 30 4:29 AM
SAUDI ARABIA -- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it signed a contract with Saudi Arabia's Mobily for the construction of a UMTS network.Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of August 28, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:02 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!The Great Wall of Arabia Time Magazine - Aug 28 9:37 AM
Fearing that sectarian fighting may spread south, the Saudi Kingdom wants to erect a fence along its border with Iraq Iran's Nuclear Programme Is Peaceful, Says Saudi FM Bernama - Aug 27 11:04 PM
RIYADH, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabia is confident that Iran's nuclear programme is peaceful, Iran's Islamic Republic news agency (IRNA) reported Monday quoting Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal as saying.Saudi Arabia: Al-Rajhi Unveils New Money Transfer Plan Zawya - Aug 28 9:48 PM
RIYADH, 29 August 2006 -- Al-Rajhi bank, one of the leading banks in the Kingdom, has announced a major expansion plan of its money transfer business under which it has started setting up new exchange and transfer centers across the Kingdom.Nine former Guantanamo inmates freed Gulf Times - Aug 30 12:05 AM
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has released nine former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay where they had been held on suspicion of belonging to Al Qaeda, an official said yesterday.Prince Tagoe Moves to UAE Ghanaweb.com - Aug 30 2:48 AM
Ghana striker Prince Tagoe is leaving Asian champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia to join Al Shabab club from the UAE. Tagoe, who was the top scorer in his last season in the Ghanaian championship with Accra Hearts of Oak, completed his one year-deal with the Emirates club on Monday.Work Closer To Counter Changing Nature Of Graft Bernama - Aug 29 11:43 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Closer collaboration is required among Islamic countries in order to exchange information relating to the changing nature of corrupt practices occurring globally, Saudi Arabia Control and Investigation Board Deputy President Dr Saad Al-Kulaib said.Oil, Oil everywhere! How consumers are being duped EARTHtimes.org - Aug 30 1:53 AM
When I tell people there is more oil in Canada than in Saudi Arabia they look at me as if I just fell off a bar stool. Unfortunately however, I am quite sober and the above statement is quite true and ironically - sobering. The world has plenty of oil - not only in Canada, but Russia, China, and right here in the U.S. as well In fact, the only argument amongst geologists is whether there is three Two Saudi soldiers beheaded for drug trafficking AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:25 AM
Two Saudi soldiers have been were beheaded with a sword after being convicted of drug smuggling, the interior ministry said.Agenda 2004-09 EUActiv - Aug 30 12:03 AM
Norway covers between 10 and 18% of EU oil demand and about 15% of its natural gas. The country, a member of the European Economic Area since 1994, is the world's third largest exporter of oil and gas after Saudi Arabia and Russia.Saudi king says he intervened to spare militants The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 27 12:16 PM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has said that he personally intervened to ensure that the lives of "rascal" militants were spared in a siege of a building containing terror suspects. The comments in Saturday's interview with the Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat suggested that Saudi Arabia is increasingly confident that it has tamed a three-year-old militant campaign to depose the monarchy.AlBaraka sukuk, growth plans AME Info - Aug 29 8:49 PM
Bahrain-based Albaraka Banking Group will raise $200m through an Islamic bond issue by the end of 2006 and acquire a stake in a financial firm in Saudi Arabia, as part of its expansion plans, Emirates Today reported.Qatar-Saudi stalemate denies Iran Asian spot IranMania.com - Aug 27 4:24 PM
LONDON, August 28 (IranMania) - Iran beat Taiwan 40-33 but failed to advance to the last four of the Asian youth handball meet as Qatar and Saudi Arabia tied 30-30 in the Japanese seaport Hiroshima, MNA reported.Saudi Arabia: Need for Power Projects Stressed as Industries Incur SR1bn Losses Zawya - Aug 28 9:48 PM
JEDDAH, 29 August 2006 -- Electricity power cuts in the Central and Eastern Provinces causing heavy losses have emphasized the need for the government to carry out new power projects required by the country's growing population, businesses and industries.Saudi FM confident about peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 27 12:00 PM
Saudi Arabia - Mostafavi - Visit Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal in a meeting with the visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi here Sunday said that his country is confident that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.Tapping the right mobile TV 'channel' telecomasia.net - Aug 29 5:42 PM
Huawei Technologies secures a contract from Saudi Arabia's Mobily for the construction of a UMTS network. According to the contract, Huawei will supply its new generation solution as part of Mobily's plan to deploy a UMTS terrestrial radio access network based on HSDPA.'Ethanol too scarce to curb US oil appetite' Gulf Times - Aug 29 11:55 PM
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana: Plant-based fuels such as ethanol are too scarce to make a dent in US demand for crude oil from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and other overseas producers, said BP vice President Carol Battershell.J.League/ Getaway Round 21 on tap Asahi.com - Aug 29 6:34 PM
A trip to the Middle East awaits upward of 26 lucky J.Leaguers on Thursday when the national team jets off to play Asian Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Yemen.i2 s Summer Gold Rush at Saudi Arabia CPILive.net - Aug 29 6:53 AM
i2 has launched a summer-long promotion in the Kingdom that started on July 19 and concludes with the grand prize draw on October 15, with a lucky winner walking away with 15kg of gold worth approximately SR1 million.34 arrested in Saudi Arabia Dawn - Aug 26 8:37 PM
RIYADH, Aug 26: Saudi security forces arrested 34 suspected militants before laying siege to four gunmen in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday, the interior ministry said on Saturday.Saudi clerics for curbs on women praying near Kaaba The Peninsula - Aug 28 9:28 PM
Riyadh Saudi clerics want to impose restrictions on women praying at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, one of the few places where male and female worshippers can intermingle.Saudi Arabia's King, Pakistan's military president need for fighting terrorism Pravda - Aug 25 2:21 AM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Pakistan's military president pledged to strengthen cooperation and stressed the need to fight terrorism, local media said Thursday. Abdullah met with President Gen. An-Nahar Newspaper - Aug 29 4:06 PM
Kettaneh Construction requires for its projects in Saudi Arabia General Foreman, Carpenter Foreman and Steel Fixer Foreman for civil works, able to communicate in English & read drawings.Saudi favors 'moderate' oil prices: king AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 2:47 AM
Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia favors "moderate" crude prices despite reaping a windfall from record highs on world markets, King Abdullah said in remarks.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 29 4:37 AM
RIYADH, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has released 9 former inmates of the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay where they were being held on suspicion of belonging to al Qaeda, an official said on Tuesday.Iran's deputy foreign minister expected in S Arabia Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 27 4:23 AM
Iran - S Arabia - Visit Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi will arrive here on Sunday to discuss the latest regional and international developments with senior Saudi officials, an informed source said.Mobily awards Huawei 3G HSDPA contract 3G Newsroom - Aug 29 11:23 AM
Huawei Technologies announced that it signed a contract with Saudi Arabia's Mobily for the construction of a UMTS network.Tuesday, August 29, 2006 The Pakistan Link - Aug 29 8:53 AM
RIYADH: Saudi clerics want to impose restrictions on women praying in Mecca, one of the few places where male and female worshippers can intermingle. But women activists in Saudi Arabia say the idea is discriminatory and have vowed to oppose it.In Malaysia, trees are an energy investment Houston Chronicle - Aug 28 10:48 PM
The best-performing oil investment comes from trees in Malaysia, not the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Vegetable oils from palm trees normally used in Hellmann's mayonnaise and Snickers chocolate bars are being converted to diesel for Mack trucks after oil prices more than doubled in the past three years and governments encouraged renewable fuels. Mauritius: Meeah's Fears...and Raddhooa's Methods AllAfrica.com - Aug 29 6:39 AM
As suspect Boolakee goes back on his first statement concerning a hold-up, will the politician - who has been granted asylum in Saudi Arabia on humanitarian grounds - return ?Saudi eyes waste water power AME Info - Aug 27 1:19 AM
A US based company, the International Power Group, is to undertake a feasibility study on setting up a plant to convert waste water into electricity in Saudi Arabia's south-eastern city of Jizan, reported Arab News. If the location proves suitable, then the construction of the plant might begin before the end of the year.Japan moves on with win over Saudi Arabia at Little League World Series Slam! Sports - Aug 24 5:27 PM
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A five-foot-six pitcher from Japan tormented the strapping Little Leaguers from Saudi Arabia on the mound and at the plate.Saudi output under 9m bpd AME Info - Aug 26 9:19 PM
Saudi Arabia's crude oil output in May dipped to 8.9m bpd, around 250,000 bpd below consensus estimates, according to global oil database Jodi and cited by agency reports.Saudi favours moderate oil prices despite profits: king Gulf Times - Aug 26 11:53 PM
RIYADH: Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia favours moderate crude prices despite reaping a windfall from record highs on world markets, King Abdullah said in remarks published yesterday.MONEY GROWS ON TREES Pioneer Press - Aug 29 1:21 AM
The best-performing oil investment comes from trees in Malaysia, not the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Vegetable oils from palm trees normally used in Hellmann's mayonnaise and Snickers chocolate bars are being converted to diesel for trucks after oil prices more than doubled in the past three years and governments encouraged renewable fuels. Palm oil reached a two-year high this month and rose 17 Al Masaa Real Estate Investment Company Zawya - Aug 29 6:33 AM
Real estate investment and development in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Company information © 2006 ABQ Zawya Ltd.Jacqueline of Arabia State Press - Aug 30 1:22 AM
The smell of dust fills the air as it swirls from one place to the next. Like the dust, I too am a traveler - an individual with enough guts (or stupidity) to travel to the Middle East and say, "OK, so now what?"Saudi Foreign Min: Israel Must Respect Neighbors' Security Zawya - Aug 26 10:33 PM
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP)--Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday that Israel must take into account its Arab neighbors' security if it wants peace in the Middle East.Saudi clerics want to restrict women praying at Mecca Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 28 2:23 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi clerics want to impose restrictions on women praying at Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca, one of the few places where male and female worshippers can intermingle.Saudi Arabia: Health Minister Launches Anti-Malaria Campaign Zawya - Aug 27 10:48 PM
JEDDAH, 28 August 2006 -- Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie yesterday emphasized the government's determination to eliminate malaria which kills more than a million people worldwide annually.Saudi king says high oil prices unjustified - paper NDTV Profit - Aug 28 1:25 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi King Abdullah was quoted on Saturday as saying high oil prices were unjustified because global markets were well supplied. Drastic Solutions Needed for Regional Stability Arab News - Aug 28 4:13 PM
JEDDAH, 29 August 2006 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah announced yesterday that Saudi Arabia was seeking drastic solutions to problems threatening the region s security and stability, including Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon.Money Grows on Trees as Palm Oil Outperforms Crude (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Aug 28 4:11 AM
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The best-performing oil investment comes from trees in Malaysia, not the deserts of Saudi Arabia.UAE's crude production sets record in May Zawya - Aug 28 10:03 PM
29 August 2006 Abu Dhabi: The UAE's oil production hit a record high in May and Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world's top crude producer, official data reveal.Business The Moscow Times - Aug 28 12:58 PM
The country's railways monopoly is bidding in a tender to build a 2,000-kilometer railroad across the desert in Saudi Arabia, an official in the country's finance ministry said.L&T consortium bags USD 150 million methanol plant order in Saudi Arabia AME Info - Aug 24 4:49 AM
Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India's leading engineering, technology and construction organization, along with its consortium partner, Haldor Topsoe AS of Denmark has been awarded an order worth around USD 150 million from Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Company Limited (SFCCL) in Saudi Arabia.The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jobs The Telegraph - Aug 28 3:37 PM
Is your next job going to be in Dubai? For a long time now, the Gulf has attracted Indians, both knowledge workers and labourers. There are around 5 million Indian workers in the Gulf. The United Arab Emirates has 1.8 million, Saudi Arabia 1.4 millio...UAE's crude production sets record in May Gulf News - Aug 28 2:22 PM
Abu Dhabi: The UAE's oil production hit a record high in May and Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world's top crude producer, official data reveal.Oil wells? Livonia learns drill Detroit Free Press - Aug 28 12:10 AM
It's not Saudi Arabia or the "Beverly Hillbillies" homestead, but Livonia could be the site of an oil dig, under a plan proposed by West Bay Exploration of Traverse City.Lebanon Offers Aid for Rebuilding Washington Post - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday unveiled a $33,000 compensation package for Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.Saudi favors 'moderate' oil prices: king TODAYonline - Aug 26 2:53 AM
A man fills up at a petrol station. Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia favors "moderate" crude prices despite reaping a windfall from record highs on world markets, King Abdullah said in remarks.Saudi Arabia: First Female Architect Gets Office License Zawya - Aug 25 11:03 PM
RIYADH: Azah Al-Deghather has become the first Saudi woman architect in the Kingdom to get a license by the Saudi Engineering Association to open her own private engineering firm in Riyadh.Women face curbs in Makka mosque Aljazeera - Aug 28 4:20 AM
Religious leaders in Saudi Arabia want to impose restrictions on women praying in the Grand Mosque in Makka, one of the few places where male and female worshippers intermingle.Saudi scheme to cover 7m AME Info - Aug 26 2:19 AM
Saudi Arabia's Health Minister, Dr Hamad Al Manie, has said that around 7m expatriate workers in the kingdom will be covered by the co-operative health insurance scheme by the end of the year, according to Arab News. Expats must be a member of a health insurance scheme in order to obtain or renew work permits.Technip receives Saudi refinery contract Sharewatch - Aug 29 6:14 AM
Under the 18-month pact, Technip will handle front-end engineering, draw up capital and operating cost estimates, prepare subcontracting packages and otherwise manage the project\'s development.One year old twins brought home New Kerala - Aug 29 10:18 PM
Kochi, Aug 29: One-and-half-year old twins -- Albert and Kesiya, whose parents have been taken into custody by the Saudi Arabian police in connection with the death of their Nepalese maid recently, were brought to Kerala today and handed over to their grandparents.TAKING OUR BRAIN OFF THE BALL Ted Rall via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 1:56 PM
Democrats Flunk Wartime IQ TestSurplus from Gulf oil cash 'will bring investment boom' Financial Express - Aug 28 9:04 AM
THE recycling of surplus petrodollars through the global financial system is set to intensify, with Saudi Arabia and the five other members of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) exporting at least $450bn of capital over the course of this year and next, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) predicted recently.Bahrain laptop assembly plant announced ITP.net - Aug 29 10:25 PM
A Saudi company has been granted permission by the authorities in Bahrain to establish a laptop manufacturing operation there, which would be the Middle East s first technology manufacturing plant.Peak Oil Forecasters Win Converts on Wall Street to $200 Crude Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- On a sweltering Tuesday in mid-July, in the fields outside Pisa, Italy, Willem Kadijk scribbles notes as a ragtag troupe of doomsayers predict the end of the Oil Age.US national released after raid on Nigerian VP office AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 6:51 AM
Nigerian secret police have released an American intern arrested during a raid on an election campaign office of Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a report said.
