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200 foreign firms to share expertise at Saudi Energy. . .
200 foreign firms to share expertise at 'Saudi Energy' [Arab News (Saudi Arabia)] Al Bawaba Ltd. More than 200 foreign companies will take part in Saudi Energy 2013, organizers announced. It will take place with the support of the Ministry of Water and Electricity at the Riyadh Exhibition Center. ...
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Local authors The Ruins of Us selected as One Read book
COLUMBIA Local author Keija Parssinen's first novel, "The Ruins of Us," was chosen Monday as this year's One Read winner, according to a news release from the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Parssinen lives in Columbia and works as director of the Quarry Heights Writers' Workshop, a community for ...
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Saudi Aramco Upgrades GasOil Separation Plant with GEs Advanced Compressor Control
First Compressor Control Project in the Kingdom for GE's Measurement & Control Business Features Mark* Vle System with OptiComp Compressor Control Software Haradh Facility Plays Key Role in Saudi's Oil and Gas Industry JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA--May 20, 2013--GE (NYSE: GE) has replaced an aging compressor ...
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Khurshid to undertake two-d...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will undertake a two-day visit of Saudi Arabia on May 25 and 26, at the invitation of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal. A government release said on Monday that this would be Khurshid 's first bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia and to the ...
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KACST Saudi Aramco to...
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Saudi Aramco will jointly hold a workshop in Dhahran June 6 to discuss development of a specialized incubator for advanced manufacturing in the Eastern Province. The decision to hold a workshop was taken at a recent meeting, held ...
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Congratulations to all Saudi graduates 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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Saudi youth must brush...
Saudi Arabia needs sectors that employ people, move the engine of the economy and help it achieve sustainability, says Nael Fayez, CEO of INJAZ-Saudi Arabia. "Industries that drive the local economy need to be encouraged," he told Arab News. "Importantly, we need to streamline our education and ...
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Saudi and Malay Firms Sign $160 Million Deal
Saudi Arabia?s Modern Healthcare Solutions Company signed a deal with a Malaysian industrial company to develop centers for pharmaceutical support and distribution throughout the kingdom. MenaFN The ...
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Saudi Govt rejects new passport for Indians
In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions. Saudi Arabia authorities have declined to transfer data from old passports to the new ones submitted by Indian expatriates for updating, saying they have ...
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Fly high to 12 new destinations
Gather your travel buddies and see more places around the world with Philippine Airlines' (PAL) 12 new destinations. A kick-off ceremony was held at the Diamond Hotel in Manila recently where PAL president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang unveiled the airline's 12 new destinations. These ...
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HSBC Saudi Arabia receives three Zawya MENA Fund Awards
HSBC Saudi Arabia Ltd has won Three Zawya fund Awards at the Thomson Reuters ceremony event held in Dubai recently. The award for Best GCC Equity Islamic Fund of 2012 was granted to "HSBC GCC Equity Fund" while "HSBC Multi-Asset Growth Fund" won the Best Saudi Arabia Islamic Fund of Funds of 2012 ...
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Saudi with fake doctorate degree gets year in prison
JEDDAH -- A Saudi national was Monday sentenced to a year in jail and fined SR10,000 for using fake doctorate degree from the United States. The culprit was employed as a consultant with the Presidency of Meteorology and the Environment (PME). He also enjoyed the title of a "Doctor" and was accused ...
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Hindustani Bazm-e-Urdu launches Urdu Toastmaster Club in Riyadh
From left: MAR Saleem, Tajamul Ali Khan, Mohammed Quasier, TM Mazsoor Shah and Nayeem Javed. -- Courtesy photo Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH -- A team of Urdu Toastmasters from Dammam organized an event recently to launch "Urdu Toastmaster Club" in Riyadh for Urdu speaking expatriates under the ...
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Jeddah police raid alcohol distillery
JEDDAH -- Police seized 220 large barrels of alcohol hidden underground in Al-Khumrah neighborhood in south Jeddah. Each barrel contained 250 liters of alcohol. The barrels were destroyed by municipal inspectors who accompanied police officers during their campaign. So far, officers have seized ...
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Medication errors largely unreported in the Kingdom
Dr. Mansour Tobaiqy Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH -- News of medication errors that severely affected patients' health has buffeted the healthcare system in the Kingdom several times this year, and in some of these cases have even led to the death of the patient. Headlines were made in March of ...
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Embassy objects to imprisonment of Saudi investor in Indonesia
Omar Miski, a Saudi investor, behind bars in an Indonesian jail. -- Okaz photo Muhammad Al-Ahmadi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH -- Saudi Embassy in Jakarta has told Indonesian authorities that they are violating their own laws by keeping Omar Miski, a Saudi investor, in jail for over two weeks. Miski was ...
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Saudi officials not accepting new Indian passports
Dubai: In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions. Saudi Arabia authorities have declined to transfer data from old passports to the new ones submitted by Indian expatriates for updating, saying they ...
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Saudi youth must brush up job skills
Saudi Arabia needs sectors that employ people, move the engine of the economy and help it achieve sustainability, says Nael Fayez, CEO of INJAZ-Saudi Arabia. "Industries that drive the local economy need to be encouraged," he told Arab News. "Importantly, we need to streamline our education and ...
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Saudi man jailed after pressure cooker found in bags at Detroit Metro Airport seeks bond
DETROIT - A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was travelling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond Monday. Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at the airport in Romulus, Michigan, and charged with giving false statements to federal agents and possessing an altered passport. Defence lawyer James C. ...
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Field reports from the ground inside Syria point towards a difficult and complex
On the same day that William Jefferson Hague, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, was boasting in the House of Commons about how much aid his Government was giving to the Syrian and foreign groups operating inside the country (and what is he doing destabilizing a sovereign state by ...
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Visit of External Affairs Minister to Saudi Arabia May 25-26 2013
External Affairs Minister Shri Salman Khurshid is visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 25-26, 2013 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal. It will be Shri Khurshid 's first bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia and to the region as ...
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India opens exit door for workers in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: India on Monday started verification and issuance of emergency certificates allowing its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia following concerns over a new labour policy in the Gulf kingdom. The schedule announced is for the delivery of the first batch of 12,000 emergency certificate applications received at the Indian embassy in Riyadh and nearly 3,000 in Saudi's Eastern Province. The ...
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Indian FMs Riyadh visit starts Friday
RIYADH -- Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid is visiting the Kingdom May 25-26 at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal. This will be Khurshid's first bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia and to the region as foreign minister. He will hold discussions with his Saudi ...
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Taiwanese officials visit Saudi Gazette
Somayya Jabarati, Saudi Gazette's Deputy Editor-in-Chief, holds talks with Taiwan's Director General Wu, Ching-Chung (center) and Mousa Ma Shan Pine, Taiwanese Embassy official, in the Gazette premises in Jeddah, Monday. The discussions centered on matters of mutual interest. -- SG photo Name Email ...
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Confusion panic grip expats
Crowding and confusion in front of consulates in Jeddah on Monday due to the huge rush of illegal expatriate workers who want to benefit from the grace period. - Okaz photo by Riyadh Al-Ghamdi Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH - Confusion, miscommunication and procedural bottlenecks have led to ...
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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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