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Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus total now 16 in kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. Saudi Arabia remains the centre for the virus as investigators from the World Health Organization seek more clues about its origins and how it is spread. More than 20 people have died from the virus worldwide. The Saudi ...
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Saudi princes may face UK court over claim they laundered money for Hizbollah
LONDON // Two Saudi princes will hear this week if they are successful in extricating themselves from answering to accusations in a UK court case linking them, and companies in which they are shareholders, with money laundering for Hizbollah and smuggling gems out of Africa. The challenge is the latest development in a case brought by Global Torch, a company linked to the two princes, in 2011 ...
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Saudi Arabias government websites hacked
Interior ministry website was also brought down for an hour Several KSA government websites have faced 'coordinated and simultaneous' cyber attacks, from the overseas in recent days. In the midst of the attacks, Saudi Arabia's interior ministry website was brought down for an hour after being ...
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Worker rights in Saudi Arabia boosted
"I have signed today [Sunday], together with Labor Minister Engineer Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih, representing the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Agreement on Domestic Worker Recruitment Between the Ministry of Labor of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Department of Labor and ...
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MHP called in for major Saudi Arabia transport project
MHP Communications has been appointed by the Saudi Arabian government to help promote a multi-billion-pound public transport project. The agency won a pitch to assist with comms for the Riyadh Metro, claimed to be the largest public transport project currently taking place in the world. It was ...
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Maaden restarts ammonia and diammonium phosphate plants
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.'s (Ma'aden; Riyadh) subsidiary Ma'aden Phosphate Co. (MPC) has restarted its ammonia manufacturing complex at Ras Az Zawr, Saudi Arabia, the company announced today. The 1.1-million m.t./year ammonia plant was taken offline on 29 April because of technical difficulties. ...
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Saudi Arabia inks pact to protect Philippine maids
MANILA--The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern ...
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Saudi coronavirus death toll at 16
In this undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and ...
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Saudi Arabia Wheat Output Seen Dropping 10 by UN on Phase Out
Saudi Arabia's wheat crop may decline 10 percent this year as the government moves to phase out domestic production, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization said. The wheat harvest may drop to 700,000 metric tons, down from 780,000 tons in 2012, the Rome-based FAO said in a country ...
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Saudi Arabias govt websites attacked by hackers
Interior ministry website was also brought down for an hour Several Saudi Arabia government websites have faced 'coordinated and simultaneous' cyber attacks, from the overseas in recent days. In the midst of attacks, Saudi' interior ministry website was brought down for an hour after being targeted ...
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Philippines Saudi ink ‘historic’ agreement on HSWs
MANILA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Philippines signed Sunday the Agreement on Domestic Worker Recruitment in a simple ceremony at the Hilton Jeddah hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The deal was signed by Philippine Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Labor Minister Engineer Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih. "Both sides reaffirmed their ...
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Saudi Arabia signs deal to stop exploitation of Filipina maids
MANILA // The Philippines said yesterday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the kingdom. The agreement guarantees Filipinas a day off each week and prevents their hiring costs from being deducted from their salary among other safeguards, said labour secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. "We are very confident ...
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The Energy Report - Gas
Natural Gas soars as natural gas exports are probably going to happen a lot faster than many thought and pain at the pump is back as refinery woes mess up the trend of lower prices. On Friday, Reuters News reported "The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of ...
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Mandates of the Week AonHewitt JP Morgan State Street
A delegated consulting mandate for AonHewitt, an appointment by TFL and a Ucits platform in Ireland for Saudi Arabia's largest wealth manager lead this week's round-up. Pensions and asset management o AonHewitt has been chosen to provide delegated investment consulting services to the 90m Global ...
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Ascott secures first serviced residence in Saudi Arabia
CapitaLands wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, (Ascott), has entered Saudi Arabia by securing a management contract for its first premier serviced residence in Riyadh. The 230-unit Ascott Olaya Riyadh is slated to open near the King Abdullah Financial District in 2015. The management ...
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes UN General Assemblys Resolution on Syria
Jeddah, May 20. (BNA) -- Saudi Arabia has welcomed the approval of the General Assembly of the United Nations of an Arab resolution condemning the escalation of violence and killings in Syria. In a statement following the Saudi Cabinet's meeting, chaired here today by Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Minister of ...
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30 women teachers demonstrate in Saudi Arabia demanding full time jobs benefits
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs. An Associated Press reporter saw women holding posters Monday calling for full time contracts and benefits that include steady pay and retirement packages. Some say they have been teaching part time in government schools for more than 10 years. The ...
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Dar Al Arkan Falls Most Since January on Dividend Riyadh Mover
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. (ALARKAN) declined the most in more than four months after the board of the Saudi developer recommended not to distribute a dividend for last year. The shares fell 4.7 percent, the most since January 8, to 9.1 riyals at 12:39 p.m. in Riyadh, making it the ...
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Asias Ascott inks deal for first Saudi property
Asia's Ascott inks deal for first Saudi property Arabian Business Monday 20th May, 2013 Singapore-based Ascott Limited, the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator, has entered Saudi Arabia by securing a management contract for its first residence in ...
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Saudi banks deposits grow to S...
A study conducted by the economic unit at the newspaper on the volume of call deposits and saving in Saudi banks listed in stock markets found out that the first category, call deposits form the highest percentage of total deposits. Total deposits of all listed banks at the end of the first quarter ...
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Rotana Film Wadjda Wins International Awards
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ms. Haifaa Al Mansour, director of the film, "Wadjda," has become the first Saudi woman to direct a feature film to win the "Best Film Award" at the ...
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Revealed Stunning new images show gold-plated ultra-luxurious Riyadh metro station that Saudi king has ordered to be built
The next time your train spends five minutes stuck inside a filthy, rat-infested Tube tunnel, or you find yourself unable to squeeze onto yet another delayed train from a cramped, non-descript station, it's probably best not to think of ...
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Saudi Arabia authorities refuse to accept 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 have not received any official information on modification.In the old passport, the passport ...
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General Authority of Civil Aviation Hosts Meeting in Jeddah
SPA -- The second meeting of heads of civil aviation in the region of the Middle East and Arab countries in North Africa began here today. The meeting is hosted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation and organized by the regional office of The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ...
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Family Killed In Saudi Arabia
The British toddler after emergency workers thought he had died has been pictured. Mohammed Eisa Danial Hayat was the sole survivor of the devastating crash during a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 8th February. Eisa and his family were travelling in a taxi when it hit a bridge and flipped ...
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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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