JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia will suffer heavy economic losses by continuing to follow the Thursday-Friday weekend routine, according to businessmen who have renewed their call to change weekly holidays to Friday and Saturday.
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SABB, one of Saudi Arabia's leading banks, has inaugurated the first SABB Premier Centre in Riyadh, bringing the world's first truly global banking service to the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
SABB SABB , one of Saudi Arabia's leading banks, has inaugurated the first SABB SABB Premier Centre in Riyadh, bringing the world's first truly global banking service to the Kingdom.
A U.S. State Department report said Friday that political violence in Iraq has significantly impaired religious freedom there. But the annual world-wide survey cited improvements in conditions for religious adherents in, among other places, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.
Iran - SArabia - Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi King Amir Abdullah on Saturday discussed ways of consolidating Islamic unity.
By: Matt Hoffman. He can be reached at mjhoffma@student.umass.edu. The New York Times reported that the Bush administration is planning to ask Congress for $20 billion to supply Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries with advanced weaponry over the next 10 years.
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia appears little affected by the gyrations of global markets. The recent volatility in global financial markets due to problems in the US subprime mortgage market have taken their toll on banks throughout the world.
Days after the deportation of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will leave for Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day visit. He will meet King Abdullah to talk over recent political developments.