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Saudi cleric says using air-conditioners by women immoral
A self-proclaimed Saudi cleric said that if women turn on air-conditioners at home in their husband's absence could lead to moral depravities. The man claiming to be Salafist-Wahhibist cleric posted on Twitter that if any woman turns on the cooler ventilator in the absence of her husband, ...
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Saudi official says 10 detained from Iranian spy r
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement Tuesday that investigations in the March arrest of 18 alleged spies had led to the new arrests. The ministry said on March 19 that security authorities had arrested 18 people suspected of espionage, including an Iranian, a ...
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Axiata evaluating bid for STCs Indonesian affiliate
Malaysia's largest mobile-phone operator Axiata Group is assessing a bid for PT Axis Telekom Indonesia, Bloomberg has reported, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. Axis, 84%-owned by Saudi Telecom Co (STC), is valued at about $1bn including debt, according to an estimate from Saudi Fransi Capital. Malaysia's Maxis Communications also holds a stake in the ...
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Saudi Arabias Bahra Cables opens new PVC conduits plant
Bahra Cables Co, a subsidiary of Saudi-based Construction Products Holding Co (CPC), has announced the opening of a new plant for manufacturing of PVC conduits and fittings for electrical use, Saudi Gazette has reported. Located in Bahra near Jeddah, the new plant has an annual production capacity of 18,000 tonnes of PVC conduits, fittings and couplings of different ...
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SABIC to float tender for $500m plant
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) and Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Co (MRC) are set to float the tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for two new petrochemicals plants worth about $500m in Jubail, Saudi Gazette has reported. To be built at Jubail Industrial City, The two plants will produce methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The ...
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Amnesty raps abuses in PG Arab states
Amnesty International has condemned the Persian Gulf Arab states for widespread human rights violations. The Human rights group published a report on Wednesday regarding human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Oman. In Saudi Arabia, "government critics ...
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Iranian drone found in Bahrain near S...
Bahrain today said it has found an Iranian drone in the kingdom's north near Saudi Arabia and called for increased cooperation between regional security services to face "threats" from Tehran. The unmanned aircraft "was found in the sea in north Bahrain, mainly between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, two ...
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Air Arabia launches two weekly flights to Abha
SHARJAH: Air Arabia inaugural flight on Wednesday touched down in Abha, Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in Sharjah. The new service from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah marks Air Arabia's eighth destination in the Kingdom and 85th worldwide. Air Arabia offers two weekly flights to Abha, ...
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Iconic Saudi Metro station designs revealed
• Gerber Architekten from Germany for Olaya Metro Station • Snohetta from Norway for Downtown Metro Station (Qasr Al Hokm) • Zaha Hadid from the United Kingdom for King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station In a media statement, the authority said that the winning designs were selected for their outstanding conceptual thinking and powerful design. "Each of the stations ...
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Saudi students bring home scientific honors
Saudi students brought home eight awards from the Intel ISEF 2013 that took place in Phoenix, Arizona, recently. The winners were ninth to 12th graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2013 by winning a top slot at a local, regional, state or national science fair. This was the ...
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For the love of music
Changing the face of Saudi music scene - Part 3 Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette Disturb The Balance Disturb The Balance (DTB) is a local alternative rock/metal band that was formed in 2008 in Saudi Arabia. It was originally discovered by lead vocalist, Moe Zein, and consists of five band members: ...
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Prince Saud says Iran indulging in deception
The presence of an Iranian espionage cell in Saudi Arabia exemplifies Tehran’s hostile attitude toward the Kingdom, said Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday. "No country is allowed to recruit individuals to work against Saudi Arabia," Prince Saud said while answering a question posed by Arab News during his meeting in Ankara with the editors in chief of Saudi ...
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Saudi sets new food inflation record last month
(MENAFN) Jadwa Investment announced that Saudi food inflation hit a record high in April driven by rising food prices over the past months, reported Emirates 24/7.On the other hand, the general inflation rate in the country was among the highest in the world. Prices increased 4 percent in April on yearly basis, compared with a growth of 3.9 percent in the January-March period, according to the ...
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Saudi Commerce and Industry Minister Meets British Trade Official
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) The Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah met here today with Chief Executive Officer of UK Trade and Investment Nicholas Byrd. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries, and the roles of the private sectors in the development and enhancement of cooperation. The meeting was ...
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Medical warehouse seized in Madinah
(MENAFN - Arab News) A field tour conducted by the municipality of Al-Awali, part of the municipality of Madinah, resulted in the seizure of a medical warehouse situated on Prince Abdul Majeed road in Madinah, which was in violation of many laws. Owned by a medical company, the warehouse failed health requirements in terms of storage and processing, said Hamdan Assa'edi, the mayor of ...
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Saudi- Factory setting example to employ women in farm sector
(MENAFN - Arab News) The largest fruit and vegetable factory has opened its doors to Saudi women for the first time, hiring 100 female employees and aiming to hire 300 more in the coming two years. The factory's Executive Chairman Saifullah Sharbatly said they took the initiative of hiring in line with labor market regulations to create jobs for Saudi women in the private sector across the ...
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Saudi- Ten more arrested in Iranian espionage case
(MENAFN - Arab News) An official spokesman from the Saudi government has confirmed the arrest of 10 people involved in an Iranian espionage cell who were allegedly associated with the same spy network that was dismantled in March of this year by Saudi security officials. A security spokesman confirmed that the latest cell had eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national."Initial ...
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Saudi- Tadawul index marches upward
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Saudi stock market continued its upward march and managed a fifth straight rise yesterday, accumulating nearly 48 points further. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) set out with 4.4 points fall yesterday but subsequent trading sent it higher and higher to close at 7,355.27 points, adding 0.66 percent for the entire day. Its trading range expanded to 60 points as compared ...
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GCC interiors market moving toward peronsality-driven design trend
(MENAFN - Arab News) For the first time in 12 years, the Office Exhibition joins forces with the INDEX International Design Exhibition in 2013 to co-locate in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, which began on Monday and will continue till May 23. "Both exhibitions are considered the Middle East and North Africa region's first and only interior super show," ...
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Australia seeks to raise dairy exports to Saudi Arabia
(MENAFN - Arab News) Australia aims to increase its dairy exports to Saudi Arabia from 28,000 tons ( 80 million) to 50,000 tons in the next five years, according to Peter Myers, Dairy Australia's international trade development manager."Australian dairy products are of high quality and Saudi Arabia is a potential market for us. There's much scope for improving our dairy exports to ...
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Cyprus PIO Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review 13-05-22
[12] Turkey passes 'wealth amnesty' law to lure back funds from abroad [A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS [01] Eroglu assesses the developments in the Cyprus problem and the internal politics of the Turkish Cypriot community Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi online newspaper (22.05.13) reports ...
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New market study Gas Turbines for Thermal Power 2013 Update has been published
- Global Market Size, Average Pricing, Equipment Segmentation and Competitive Landscape Analysis to 2020 The report provides an in depth analysis of gas turbine market in China, the US, India, Indonesia, the UK, Germany, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. This report analyzes the gas turbine market in terms ...
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PAF chief observes tri-national air exercise in Saudi Arabia
* Exercise among RSAF, TuAF and PAF was held at King Fahd Air Base from May 6 to 22 ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt observed International Air Exercise Peace Falcons-2013 in Taif, Saudi Arabia. On his arrival he was presented with ...
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Saudi fiscal position very strong IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the Saudi economic growth will slow to 4.4% in 2013 from 6.8% last year, due to an expected fall in oil production, and cuts in government spending, AFP has reported. Overall GDP growth is expected at 4.4%because oil output is likely to be lower ...
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Whos Afraid of Twitter The Absolute Monarch of Saudi Arabia Thats Who
Human Rights Defenders Program The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has said anyone who uses Twitter "has lost this world and his afterlife."Previously, the government-appointed imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca denounced Twitter as a "threat to national unity." You might think that social ...
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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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