Saturday 31st July, 2010
King of Saudi Arabia and president of Syria call for unity in Lebanon
The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria, both major regional powers, have visited Lebanon to throw their support behind the fractured unity government.
Syrian, Saudi leaders show solidarity with Lebanon
Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz (L) descend by escalator from their aircraft upon their arrival at Rafiq Hariri international airport, Beirut 30 July 2010, dur...
Syria, Saudi leaders together to Lebanon
The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia, once bitter rivals, made an unprecedented show of cooperation by travelling together to Lebanon in hopes of preventing any violence if members of a militant grou...
Dogs attack the dead in Saudi cemetery
CongooResidents of a Saudi village visiting a local cemetery were surprised to see part of their dead emerging out of the graves following waves of night attacks by hungry dogs, the Saudi Okaz Arabic langua...
Saudi and Jordanian kings: 2-state solution is way forward
CongooSaudi King Abdullah and Jordanian King Abdullah II discussed the Israeli Palestinian conflict during a meeting in Beirut on Friday, AFP reported. A statement quoting the two kings reportedly said: "A ...
Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders visit Beirut amid sectarian tensions
CongooLebanon has been at pains to reassert political stability and peace in the country following the devastating Israeli invasion in 2006, with the central government still lacking in clout, a visit by Sy...
Saudi Food Traders Set To Meet SAR20B Demand In Ramadan-Report
CongooBEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Food traders in Saudi Arabia have completed their preparations to meet a substantial demand for their products in the holy month of Ramadan estimated at 20 billion Saudi riya...
ITEC and its partner in KSA 'eSAR' organize DocuWare 'Future of Document Management' seminar
AME InfoImage Technologies, ITEC, a provider of Electronic Document Management (EDM), Business Process Management (BPM) and Customer Communication Management (CCM) solutions for the Arab countries in the Midd...
Saudi Shares Fluctuate on Low Volume; Samba Drops, Rajhi Gains
Business WeekJuly 31 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian shares fluctuated between gains and losses on the first day of the week as the Tadawul All Share Index headed for a monthly gain, following flat trading in U.S. an...
Saudi Arabia's Nuclear Power Pursuit
General SourcesSaudi Arabia wants to go nuclear. Like many developing nations, the kingdom has seen its electricity demand soar in recent years—more than 8 percent annually—and is actively searching for alterna...
Saudi MACNA inks Austal services deal
AME InfoSaudi ferry operator, the Maritime Co for Navigation (MACNA) has signed a technical services contract with Australia's Austal to provide rapid response to technical issues related to three large Austa...
Hands Up for Hygiene
CongooThe Importance of Hygiene More than 20 local children participated in a fun and interactive session to learn about the importance of hand hygiene. The kids' session, organised by the Hygiene Council a...
Middle East Foodservice Industry and Fillfilah Restaurants Both Booming
CongooAl-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia Growth-minded entrepreneur Mr. Faleh Mohammad Al The improvements include more than 4,000,000 SAR Approximately 60 percent of the population of Saudi Arabia 'The Middle East Ab...
Saudi Arabia: MoH signs work contracts with medical specialists
CongooRIYADH - The Ministry of Health has signed work contracts with specialist doctors. The signing of the contracts is part of the ministry's temporary medical support program. The recruited doctors will ...
Study: 90% of Saudi bathrooms and refrigerators are unhygienic
CongooA study conducted in nine countries claims that 90 percent of homes in Saudi Arabia contain unhygienic bathrooms and refrigerators, according to the Council for Public Health and Cleanliness....
Saudi lenders press on with loans clean-up
CongooThree Saudi lenders have booked provisions for loan losses during the second quarter, as the Saudi banking sector pushes on with a clean-up loan portfolios hit by defaults of local firms.Samba Financi...
Banking sector raises Saudi stocks
Arabian BusinessThe all share TASI index rose to 6,292 points in early trading. The banking index gained 0.69 percent.Heavyweight Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia's biggest lender, gained 1.27 percent after it announced l...
JP Morgan Chase to open Saudi commercial branch
AME InfoJPMorgan Chase has unveiled plans to become the first US bank to open a full-service commercial branch in Saudi Arabia this year, as part of a plan to accelerate growth in emerging markets, Bloomberg ...
Saudi, Syrian leaders make rare visit to Lebanon
The Seattle TimesThe leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Ha...
Syrian, Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence
People's DailySyrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz urged Lebanese during a joint visit to Beirut on Friday to avoid resorting to violence."The leaders stressed the importance ...
IT Services Market in the US to 2014
CongooThis databook provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the IT services revenue opportunity across the infrastructure and applications service portfolios in the US. This databook a...
Political detainee sues Saudi government
CongooThe sprawling skyline of Saudi capital, Riyadh. More than three years after he was arrested on vague allegations, Saudi foprmer judge and political detaineem Suliman al-Reshoudi, who has yet to be tri...
Syria, Saudi Arabia agree on stabilizing Lebanon
Congoo0:17 am TWN, By Khaled Yacoub Oweis Khaled, Reuters DAMASCUS -- Syria and Saudi Arabia pledged on Thursday to work on stabilizing Lebanon and Syria advised the United States against interfering with S...
Saudi banks ease foreign investment drive
CongooSaudi Arabias banks have eased a drive to amass investments abroad as they appear to be shifting their interest back to the domestic market after keeping a low profile for more than a year, according ...
Saudi Arabia, Jordan affirm backing to stability of Lebanon, Iraq
CongooSaudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Jordanian Monarch Abdullah II reiterated support Friday for the Palestinian people to regain their rights, as they backed stability and security of Lebanon and Ir...
Saudi villagers prayed in wrong direction for 10 years
CongooÃ? Date:Ã? 2010-07-29 Ã? Place:Ã? Riyadh Worshippers at a mosque in a Saudi Arabian village near Mecca discovered they were praying for 10 years in the wrong direction, a newspaper in the c...
Saudi Samba, SAIB book more bad loan provisions in Q2
CongooRIYADH, July 31 - Saudi Arabia's second-biggest lender Samba Financial Group 1090.SE added more provisions for loan loss during the second quarter, although these fell 41 percent year-on-year, bourse ...
New fleet to help Saudia meet increase in demand
CongooSaudi Arabian Airlines (SAA) announced Friday that the arrival of a new fleet of planes will make extra seat capacity available and help it meet the increasing demand for both domestic and internation...
'Saudi businesswomen need level playing field'
CongooALKHOBAR: A new study on women's businesses in Saudi Arabia has presented eight recommendations to give Saudi women the same opportunities their sisters enjoy in other Arab nations. ......
New reforms urged to support Saudi businesswomen
CongooA new study on womenâ??s businesses in Saudi Arabia has presented eight recommendations to give Saudi women the same opportunities as women entrepreneurs in other Arab nations, according to a report....
ICDL GCC Foundation calls for increased CSR awareness among corporate citizens in support of public digital literacy
AME InfoICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and the certification authority of the International Computer Driving License program in GCC and Iraq, called on more participation from the private and semi-go...
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis
General SourcesGENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to halt expulsions of Somalis to Mogadishu, rebuking the kingdom for deporting 1,000 a month by aircraft to the vi...
Saudi king starts tour of region with Egypt
The NationalKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, yesterday met Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt, in Sharm El Sheikh. Above, the leaders in Riyadh last year.
UNHCR decries killings, deportations of Somalis in Mogadishu
CongooBy Daniel Ooko NAIROBI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Somali civilians have been killed and scores wounded in this week's escalation of fighting between government forces and the Al Shabaab militia in...
Lawsuits against Saudi firms thrown out in US
CongooJudge says UAE is a more appropriate venue for case Bloomberg New York: Lawsuits filed in New York against Saudi Arabian billionaire Ma'an Al Sanea and members of the kingdom's Algosaibi family were d...
Syria and Saudi leaders urge peace in Lebanon
CongooSyrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Saudi King Abdallah Ben Abdel Aziz at al-Shaab palace in Damascus. (Getty) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah urged Lebanon's r...
49 distressed OFWs from Saudi back in Manila
CongooMANILA, Philippines â?? More than 50 Filipinos repatriated from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia arrived in Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday The repatriates, composed of 49 distress...
Curious about the Saudi pavilion? Get in line
CongooReporting from Shanghai ? Standing in an epic line to see the world's largest IMAX screen, you get the impression that the entire Chinese population of 1.3 billion has had the same idea. On a crowded ...
Saudi Kayan Seeks Funds for Plant Completion
CongooSaudi Kayan has sought financial assistance to cover a $2.4bn rise in the building costs for a production complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The petrochemical company said by March it had spent SAR35.4b...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt Sign Agreement on Space
CongooGLOBAL ARAB NETWORK - Head of the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Dr Ayman al-Desouki and Nabil ben Amin of the Saudi authority for specifications and quality signed ...
Saudi Arabia - Halal Ritual slaughter
Congoo For years this question has been key to determining if giving electric shock prior to slaughter is permitted in Islam. The issue appears to be near its resolution after investigations conducted in...
Saudi, Syria leaders head to Lebanon amid tension
CongooBEIRUT: The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday in an unprecedented effort to avert a crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime...
Saudi Arabia celebrates its heritage
CongooAccessibility links Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. As Saudi Arabia plays its part in resolving current Middle East tension the country is also looking at its past herita...
Qatar's emir arrives in Lebanon on support visit
CongooQatar's ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, pictured on July 21, arrived in Lebanon on Friday for visit that will take him to parts of the war-torn south whose reconstruction the emirate is helpi...
Saudi King arrives in Amman Petra
CongooAmman, July 30 (Petra)--Saudi King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz on Friday arrived here on a two-day visit to the Kingdom where he will hold talks with His Majesty King Abdullah II on ways to boost bilatera...
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