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Saudi Arabia faces major cyber attack
Riyadh: Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government ...
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STOCKS-NEWS-MIDEAST-Saudi heavyweights lead stocks rise
Sat May 18, 2013 4:34am EDT 0834 GMT-Saudi stocks rise in early trade on Saturday as the kingdom's benchmark all-share index gains 0.3 percent to 7,168.95 points, supported by shares of heavyweights Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and al-Rajhi Bank. The petrochemicals index is up 0.5 percent. SABIC is up 0.55 percent. Oil rose for a third straight session on Friday, supported by a raft of ...
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Saudi govt websites attacked by hackers
Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government ...
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Saudi- Ports ready to receive more cement
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Ports Authority (PA) has announced the readiness of commercial ports in the Kingdom to receive cement and clinker. The announcement comes in compliance with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Abdullah's initiative to import 10 million tons of cement in the next three years to end the current shortage.Abdul Rahman Aldrais, a PA spokesman, said the authority ...
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KSA 90 of consumers ignorant of their rights
(MENAFN - Arab News) Economists said 90 percent of consumers don't know their rights or duties, and that makes them fall prey to some traders' "greed" and the loss of their consumer rights.The economist, Salem Bajajh, lamented the voracious appetite of Saudi consumers and their indifference of their rights. If they are aware of their rights, they can cut their shopping ...
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Bahri achieves International recognition upon conferment of the Seatrade 2013 Global Performer award in London
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) was presented with "Seatrade 2013 Global Perform Award" during the prestigious 25th Seatrade Awards Ceremony Dinner held on 10th May 2013 at London's historic ...
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US chain eyes 60 MidEast restaurants by 2018
Irish-themed US-based restaurant chain Beef 'O' Brady's is planning to open up to 60 outlets in the Middle East over the next five years, with the first set to open in Saudi Arabia at the end of May, it was announced this ...
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Saudi- Mobily honored for innovative vision
(MENAFN - Arab News) Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al-Nahayan, the UAE minister of culture, youth and community development, honored Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) with Forbes Middle East Award at a recent event in Abu Dhabi.The award is in recognition of Mobily's distinctive success in implementing an innovative vision to ensure its continuous financial growth.Karl Michael Henneking, Mobily's ...
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Saudi- Knowledge city project promises attractive returns to expatriates
(MENAFN - Arab News) The sponsors of a multi-million rupee project in south India have promised attractive returns for investors among the Kerala expatriates in the Kingdom.The project, Markaz Knowledge City (MKC), located at Kaithappoyil in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, is in its first phase of construction and is expected to be completed by 2015.It is a three-phased project expected to ...
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Muslims but not brothers Chilly relations between Cairo and Riyadh
Morsi's looks won't be enough to win Saudi Arabia over. Although the new Egyptian regime immediately displayed its willingness to continue the alliance forged between Cairo and Riyadh in the Mubarak era, Saudi leaders, despite the economic aid offered and the diplomatic formulas used, remain at least cautious ...
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DOLE chief confirms 10 more OFWs repatriated from Saudi
MANILA, May 1 8 (PNA) -- Department Labor and Employment announced Friday that 10 more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), all nurses, have arrived from Saudi Arabia with the help of the Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO). In a press release, Labor Secretary ...
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KSAs General Lighting plans IPO
Saudi Arabia's largest lighting company General Lighting Co, 30%-owned by Carlyle Group, plans to sell its shares on the Saudi stock market, paving the way for the private equity firm to exit its stake, Reuters has reported, citing two sources. US-based Carlyle has hired Riyadh-based GIB Capital and law firm Latham & Watkins to help arrange the initial public offering (IPO), the sources ...
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China supports peace in Mideast - Xi
Experts say Saudi FM's visit will have positive influence on bilateral ties China would like to further strengthen communication and coordination with Saudi Arabia to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia's visiting foreign minister on Friday. A ...
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Saudi Cargo flies large quantity of fish
Saudi Airlines Cargo successfully flew 630,000 juvenile sea bream fish from Cyprus' Larnaca International Airport to Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Regional Airport on an MD-11 freighter. The shipment, completed on behalf of Tabuk Fisheries via Sagro Aquaculture, required close collaboration between Saudi ...
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Graft main Saudi Twitter topic
Most Twitters users in Saudi Arabia are interested in local issues, particularly corruption cases, according to a study conducted last year. The study was produced by Reem Ali Al-Saudi, a writer at Al-Eqtisadiah, a sister publication of Arab News, as part of her master's degree project in digital media at King Saud University. The study was carried out in February 2012 with 5,347 ...
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Recent Study Saudi Arabia Insurance Report Q2 2013
Home Latest News Submit News About Us FAQ News Search: Banking, Finance & Investment: Previous Release Next Release Recent Study: Saudi Arabia Insurance Report Q2 2013 Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Saudi Arabia Insurance Report Q2 2013", is now available at Fast ...
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Saudi Arabia Turns To US For Help With Solar Power
" Saudi Arabia is determined to diversify its energy sources and reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons," said Wail Bamhair, the project manager for the Saudi team that visited NREL. "Renewable energy isn't just an option, but absolutely necessary.Read full article at: ...
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Lawrence Wright on the Riyadh Compound Bombings
Font size: If you like this article, vote for it 0 London, Asharq Al-Awsat--Lawrence Wright, Al-Qaeda expert and author of The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, said that the Riyadh Compound Bombings marked the beginning of a new phase of global terrorism, as well as security ...
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Saudi ship owner pays pirates $ 2.6 m ransom
The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $ 2.6 million to free them in November 2011, AFP reported yesterday quoting an Algerian newspaper.The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, six Ukrainians, two Filipinos, one Jordanian and one ...
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Royal treatment in Riyadh
If you're travelling to Saudi Arabia, treat yourself to a royal experience with a stay in a Royal Suite at The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh Middle East Saudi Arabia WORDS BY DOTWNews If you're travelling to Saudi Arabia, treat yourself to a royal experience with a stay in a Royal Suite at The ...
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Hoyer teams up for Saudi Arabia joint venture
Hoyer, the internationally successful logistics group, is setting up a joint venture with the Globe Marine Group of Saudi Arabia and the Sharaf Group of the United Arab Emirates. The companies concerned signed an agreement to this effect in May in Dammam. The new joint venture will be named and ...
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Religious Beliefs in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the country where Islam was founded. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/ Saudi Arabia is an Islamic state that is governed by a monarchy, with Sunni Islam as the official religion. Saudi Arabia is the site of the holiest cities in Islam and is home to the Hijaz region, the birthplace of the ...
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New Market Study Published Al Rajhi Banking Investment Corp in Financial Cards
- New Retailing market report from Euromonitor International: "Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp in Financial Cards and Payments (Saudi Arabia)" Al Rajhi Banking & Investment is expected to face growing competition within financial cards during the forecast period. Despite this, the bank is ...
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MEC Review Saudi human rights and all that
My column this week focuses once again on human rights issues in Saudi Arabia . I actually had a different column on an entirely different topic written and ready to run -- look for it next week. But then I ran into the Saudi lawyer Abd al-Aziz Hussan here in Washington, and heard more about how ...
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Hackers target Saudi government website
Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were hacked in a series of heavy cyber attacks from overseas in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government has said. An investigation traced the "coordinated and simultaneous attacks" to hundreds of Internet protocol addresses in a number of countries, an unnamed source at the Saudi Interior Ministry ...
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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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