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UAE- Air Arabia arranges 2 weekly flights to Abha
(MENAFN) Air Arabia started its flights to Abha in Saudi Arabia, this new service is the eighth city in Saudi that will be reached by the Sharjah based carrier, reported Gulf News.The Airline arranged two flights to abha every week, which made it easier for passengers to come and go between the two cities.The total weekly flights from Sharjah international airport to Saudi Arabia is 88.It's ...
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Saudi Arabians in sidewalk skiing craze – video
Motorists in Saudi Arabia demonstrate a new trend of driving cars using only two wheels. 'Teams' congregate on the country's many desert roads to do tricks, including passengers changing wheels while the vehicle is in motion. A member of Impossible Team says the feat is not as dangerous as it ...
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Saudis say Dutch patent on MERS virus hampers research
The normally civil world of international health diplomacy was shattered yesterday, when Saudi Arabia complained that a patent taken out by Dutch scientists who isolated the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus was impeding Saudi efforts to track the virus within its own ...
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Congratulations to All Saudi Students and Their Families
One of the greatest pleasures of my work as the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is to celebrate the many successes of the US-Saudi relationship. This month, I am particularly thrilled to congratulate the approximately 8,000 Saudi King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) students who will ...
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Salman Khurshid in Saudi Arabia as 27000 more indians fly back
International News: New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues, including the controversial Nitaqat law, energy security and counter-terrorism cooperation. India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency ...
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GCC celebrates 32nd anniversary tomorrow 2 Riyadh
The GCC has also achieved great strides on the strategic dialogue, framework agreements, regional cooperation as methods to cluster rapprochement with other entities in the political and economic fields. In its report on the occasion, the GCC cited the negotiations with the IFTA, European Union, ...
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IDB increases its capital from $ 45 bn to $ 150 bn
May 23--JEDDAH -- The Islamic Development Bank Group has decided to increase its authorized capital from $ 45 billion (30 billion Islamic dinars) to $ 150 billion (100 billion dinars) on the recommendation of the two extraordinary Islamic summits held in Makkah. The capital increase will enable IDB ...
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abes visit to the Middle East
skip navigations Japanese (???) Other Languages Sitemap Visa Feedback Links Economic Affairs Regional Affairs Americas Europe May 4, 2013 Japanese Itinerary (1) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (April 30-May 1) Prime Minister Abe held a meeting and attended a dinner hosted by Crown Prince Salman bin ...
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GEK TERNA New construction project in Saudi Arabia
TERNAS.A., 100% subsidiary of GEK TERNA Group of Companies, in joint venture with Arabtec, were awarded a project of constructing a hospital inRiyadh,Saudi Arabia. TERNA holds 40% in the joint venture. The six - storey project "AldaraHospitaland Medical Centre" includes 105 beds in two medical ...
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27000 more Indian workers apply for exit papers in Saudi Arabia
End ie2013-contentLeft--> India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom.The Indian embassy here has released a second list of verification and delivery process of Emergency Certificates (ECs) for all Indian nationals who have applied at the embassy and at ...
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Zurich Insurance Seeks China Saudi Expansion on Growth Bets
China and Saudi Arabia as the insurer seeks to capitalize on economic growth in the world's second-biggest economy and largest oil exporter. Switzerland's biggest insurer plans to set up as many as five branches in China by 2016 after winning a license that allows it to apply for expansion beyond its presence in Beijing, Geoff Riddell, chairman of Asia-Pacific and the Middle ...
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Saudi to supply Pakistan with USD15b bailout
(MENAFN) It's estimated that Pakistan will receive up to USD15 billion bailout from Saudi Arabia, reported Arabian Business.This bailout's aim is to help Pakistan's energy sector.The Gulf state would supply the country with crude and furnace oil and receive several divided payments in order to help ...
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Saudi will provide crude and furnace oil to Pakistan
Saudi Arabia is once again helping Pakistan to overcome power outage crisis. More on this Saudi Arabia is going to hand Pakistan an up to $15bn bailout for its indebted energy sector following recent elections in the country, it has been reported. A senior government official in the Gulf country ...
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SARS-like virus patent complicating diagnosis - Saudi Arabia
GENEVA Saudi Arabia lamented Thursday that foreign drug companies had patented the new SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people worldwide in less than a year, slowing down the diagnosis process considerably. We are still struggling with diagnostics and the reason is that the virus was patented by ...
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Govt needs media to identify problems
(Arab News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Government departments can identify and deal with services-related complaints from the public by building effective partnerships with media houses in the Kingdom, a local academic has urged. Khalid Al-Hulaibi, a member of the ...
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Syrian family finds sanctuary in German church
TOP STORIES / Germany Refugees A Syrian family of six fled to when civil war broke out and found refuge in a Protestant church in Hamburg. But even after reaching relatives in Germany, authorities could deport them at any time. "I want to be left alone," Samira Yonata said as she brushed her hair ...
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WHO urges coronavirus information be shared among countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information. Enlarge The US Center for Disease Control has issued warnings to health officials about novel coronavirus that has sickened and killed people in the Middle East and in the United ...
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Saudi Arabia Infrastructure Report Q3 2013
BMI View: Saudi Arabia's construction sector is experiencing a boom period driven by all sectors of theinfrastructure and non-residential building industries. Over the near term we have revised up our growthoutlook for the construction sector, driven by continued strong activity anticipated in the ...
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BRIEF Over 3500 people visit public medical campaign
Around 3,500 men and women of different ages visited the "My Health-First 34" pavilion, a medical awareness campaign that was recently held at Granada Mall in Riyadh. The campaign was conducted by medical students at King Fahad Medical City's Faculty of Medicine and King Saud bin Abdulaziz ...
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Jeddah food and hotel expo sets new standards
Saudi Food & Hotel and Hospitality Expo 2013 has been hailed as a major success as it concluded a four-day run in Jeddah. Organizers said the next edition will take place on April 13-16 at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events. They said said this year's show attracted 18,000 visitors and saw ...
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Jobs provided for Saudi women in bakeries
The Ministry of Labor has undertaken several measures to encourage Saudi women to enter the workforce and has recently announced it will support women to take up jobs in local bakeries. The ministry embarked upon this step after a local bakery highlighted its positive experience, whereby it hired ...
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Real estate boycott launched in Saudi Arabia
Related Saudi SAMA considers regulating mortgage rates Friday 24 May 2013 Saudi activists have launched a boycott campaign entitled "Do not buy" in retaliation against the high prices of land and the difficulties faced by citizens in purchasing houses. The average Saudi citizen cannot afford to buy ...
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Labor shortage in Saudi Arabia to up expat pay
A labor shortage caused by the departure of thousands of illegal foreign workers, along with increasing commercial activity in the Kingdom, is likely to see a rise in the salaries of expatriates, according to analysts and business leaders. Housemaids and drivers who have corrected their residential ...
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Saudi law firms to train women
Saudi law firms are training 21 women to pursue careers in the legal profession, according to the Justice Ministry. Enrollment and Acceptance Committee will issue licenses to the trainees at the end of their their training. There are 2,120 attorneys on the Lawyers' Registrar. Applicants that are ...
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200 Million Order From Saudi Electricity Co.
Siemens delivers gas turbines and transformers; supplying all turnkey components Siemens' Energy Sector has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately EUR200 million by Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC). The first contract includes the supply of five SGT6-2000E gas turbines, which will add 388 MW ...
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Saudi Arabia's massive infastructure drive
Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a major construction boom being implemented and supported by the national government in order to improve infrastructure and living standards in the largest economy in the Arab world.
It was recently announced by the director-general of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), Tawfig Fawzan Alrabiah, that a new industrial city would be built in Taif in order to cope with growing demand for industrial land in Saudi Arabia. The Taif Industrial City will in fact be a ‘city within a city’ so to speak, but will measure 11 square miles in size and will function as a fully-fledged industrial city, providing all the infrastructure required in such zones. Read more
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