Saudi giant Aramco snaps up slice of Exeter tiddler

The Independent - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saudi Arabia's 80-year-old state oil company and Calculus Capital - which recently took a slice of the Benito's Hat Mexican restaurants chain - paid 2m each to own half of AnTech. The oil services tiddler has developed drilling tools that resemble missiles, called Polaris and Colt, that help strike black gold more accurately and cheaply in difficult-to-reach shallow wells. Saudi ...

Train of Knowledge chugs along shining Saudi tracks

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Bahia Hariri, wife of the UAE minister of education, honored Reem Ibrahim of Al-Hamra Girls' School Madinah for winning second place in the UAE contest Train of Knowledge. | | A A JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN Last Update 26 May 2013 12:32 am Saudi student Reem Ibrahim won second prize in Train of ...

GOSI benefits for foreign spouses children of Saudis

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH - The foreign wife of a Saudi citizen and foreign husband of a Saudi woman as well as their children are entitled to have the benefits of social insurance, according to a senior government official. Abdul Aziz Al-Habdan, Assistant Governor of General Organization for ...

Prince Khaled to launch new desal plant today

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal receives at his office in Jeddah on Saturday Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Ghamdi on the occasion of his appointment as the director of general of police in Makkah province. -- SG photo Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH - Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will launch a ...

Karantina crack dealer netted after tip-off

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The drug peddler (C) who was arrested by plainclothes officers in Jeddah's Karantana district. -- SG photo Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH - Police arrested a foreigner in Jeddah's Karantina neighborhood for possessing crack cocaine, which is considered to be one of the most dangerous drugs ...

Riyadh police bust gang involved in 40 car thefts

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Weapons and stolen items seized from the gang members. -- SG photo Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH -- Four African men in their 20s who committed 40 car thefts and 80 robberies were arrested by Riyadh police. The gang members had attacked citizens and expatriates alike on the street and robbed ...

The children of Saudi women should be Saudi

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

With regard to the article "Justice for children of Saudi women" (May 24), I don't understand what the big deal is if the children of Saudi women are granted Saudi nationality. I don't see any other developed, civilized country treating their female citizens in this way. What is wrong in marrying a ...

PAL set to resume flight operations to KSA soon

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

From left to right: Embassy Political Assistant Lilian Adiong, PAL official Reynaldo Garcia, Kanoo Travel General Manager Sayed Mazher Ali, Consul-General Louis Alferez, PAL GSA Relations Manager Pocholo Azucena, Embassy Cultural Officer Taha Guinomla, and PAL International Revenue Management ...

Saudi Arabia supports regulated flow of foreign workers into the Kingdom

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saudi Arabia has assured India that it would continue to encourage regulated flow of foreign workers, within the framework of its labour reforms that hope to contain the country's "youth bulge" by generating employment for hundreds of thousands of Saudi nationals in the future. Utilising a ...

Governor of Riyadh Region Attends Reception Party of Argentinas Embassy

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

SPA-- Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, attended here today evening a reception party held by Embassy of the Republic of Argentina in Saudi Arabia to mark its country's national day. Upon his arrival at the venue, Prince Khalid was received by the Argentinean ...

GCC railway activities need to be coordinated UAE minister

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Abdullah al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works Leipzig - Abdullah al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works, has called for coordinated work by member nations on the GCC rail network, and has said that upcoming meetings will discuss the project's requirements and specifications. Speaking to Muscat ...

Saudi Ambassador Holds Reception in Honor of Pakistani Officials

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Ghadeer held a reception at the Saudi House here today in honor of a number of Pakistani politicians, Senate members, scholars and media, cultural and social officials. During the reception, Ambassador Al-Ghadeer stressed the ...

Call for major diabetes awareness drive

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Riyadh, 1 hours, 31 minutes ago With almost 25 per cent of Saudi adults between the ages of 30-70 suffering with diabetes, there is an urgent need to raise public awareness through on-going training of healthcare professionals, said experts. Local medical experts from the field of diagnosis, ...

Saudi Arabia warns against Irans nuclear programme

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear programme General Sources Saturday 25th May, 2013 Oracle Financial Services rallies on strong response for OFS The promoters had received bids for 17.34 million shares against 4.43 million shares offered for ...

Hackers attack Saudi official websites reports

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Riyadh: Cyber hackers attacked several official Saudi websites on Saturday, posting an Algerian flag on their homepages that later vanished, local media reported.The website of the information ministry was among the hacked sites, according to state news broadcaster Al-Ekhbariya and newspapers.The ...

Saudi Arabia to Participate in 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

SPA -- The Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdullah Al-Jasser will participate in the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. The forum will focus on intercultural dialogue as a key element of tolerance and mutual understanding among ...

Microsoft cleared of Xbox patent violation Saudi Press Agency

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

(Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) San Francisco, Rajab 14, 1434, May 24, 2013, SPA -- Days after it unveiled the newest version of its Xbox gaming system, Microsoft has been cleared of violating a wireless patent in current versions of the popular console. Motorola ...

Saudi Foreign Minister Condemns Iranian Threats Against Bahrain

Bahrain News Agency - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Manama-May-25(BNA)The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal has today slammed Iranian threats against the Kingdom of Bahrain. He was speaking during a press conference held with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Al-Faisal urged Iran to promote peace and bolster relations with its neighbours instead of using the ...

With Tank Deals Turkey Focuses on Arms Exports

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saudi Arabia may soon need to replace its fleet of French AMX-30 tanks, like the one shown here, and Turkey could be a player in the competition. (Dominique Faget/Agence France-Presse) Filed Under ANKARA -- Two Turkish companies are in separate talks with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia to co-produce and ...

Crown Prince receives message from Indian Vice President

Congoo - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The message was delivered to the Crown Prince during an audience with Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid. | | A A Arab News Last Update 25 May 2013 1:21 pm Jeddah: Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received a message from the Vice President ...

New Saudi labour law to impact only illegal Indian blue-collar workers

Times of India - Saturday 25th May, 2013

nitaqat law , will only impact illegal blue-collar workers saying that the kingdom's actions will only encourage legally employed people to work in the country. Following his meeting with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid, Prince Saud Al Faisal said what Saudi Arabia was doing is in the interest of Indian workers. "It is in their interest because without valid papers, these ...

Saudis Nitaqat law Procedures implemented in Indian workers interest says Finance Minister Al-Faisal

NDTV - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Jeddah: In a bid to allay India's concerns over the controversial 'Nitaqat' labour law, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal today said "procedures" are being taken in the "best interest of Indian workers".The Nitaqat law and the ongoing drive to identify workers who are overstaying in the Arab Kingdom was one of the main areas of focus ...