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Syrian Army detains Saudi Qatari officers caught aiding rebel forces
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA -- The Syrian Army has captured scores of foreign fighters, including those from Qatar and European Union states. Arab diplomatic sources said the Army detained Qatari military officers as well as a senior ally of the Saudi intelligence community in the rebel-held town of Qusair. They said the Saudi captured near the Lebanese border was identified as an ...
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Turk detained in Iranian spy ring crackdown in Saudi Arabia
One Turkish national is among 10 members of an alleged Iranian spy ring who were detained earlier this week in Saudi Arabia. There is also a Lebanese citizen in the latest arrests; the remainder of the group is made up of Saudi nationals. Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki ...
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Saudi Arabia-Turkey strengthen defense cooperation
Ankara-Riyadh boost defense cooperation during crown prince Salman's visit to Ankara Ankara/Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat--On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a key defense industry agreement. Crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy prime minister and defense minister, witnessed the ...
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Saudi craze has cars driving on two wheels
A new racing craze in Saudi Arabia called "sidewalk skiing" has cars driving on two wheels while people cling to the outside of the vehicle. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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Samba soars after Fitch afffirms Saudi banks investment grade rating
The Saudi Stock Exchange consolidated at a 1-year high, closing 0.11% higher at 7,363.13 points. Samba Financial Group gained 0.44% to reach a 3-week high at SR45.90. Earlier in the day, Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed the ratings of Samba. "n view of the Bank's very strong capital ratios, strong liquidity and ...
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Passport issue resolved with Saudi Indian Mission
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia have resolved the issue of refusal of new Indian passports by immigration authorities in Jeddah which had caused concern among the Indian expatriates in the Kingdom.Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao met Saudi Deputy Minister of Interior Dr Ahmed Al-Saleh yesterday in the wake of reports that immigration officials in Jeddah had refused to accept new ...
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Axiata Said to Consider Offer for Saudi Telecoms Axis Indonesia
Axiata Group Bhd. (AXIATA), Malaysia's largest mobile-phone operator, is evaluating a bid for PT Axis Telekom Indonesia, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Any offer for Axis would be made by Axiata's Indonesian unit, PT XL Axiata, the people said, asking not to be identified as the ...
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Brocade appoints new country manager in Saudi
Brocade, a leading network solutions provider, has appointed networking veteran Dr Cherif Sleiman to the position of country manager in Saudi Arabia, as part of its business expansion in the Middle East. In this role, Dr Sleiman is responsible for developing and executing strategies to expand ...
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Brocade appoints Cherif Sleiman as Saudi Country Manager to drive business growth in Kingdom
Brocade is driving its business expansion in the Middle East by announcing the appointment of networking industry veteran Dr. Cherif Sleiman to the position of country manager, Saudi ...
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Khurshid to visit Saudi Arabia this week
Salman Khurshid will be visiting Saudi Arabia this week for talks with the Saudi leadership on a range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat' law relating to employment, energy security and counter-terrorism cooperation. Khurshid's visit, from May 24-27, would be the first by an Indian external affairs minister in the last five years. In 2008, then foreign ...
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Canadian expert says Saudi coronavirus outbreak ‘complex’ but report pending
A Canadian infectious diseases expert who is helping to investigate a large coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia says she understands people's frustration about the lack of information on the ...
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PRECIOUS-Gold up on soft dollar after concerns about Fed allayed
* Dollar falls 0.1 percent vs basket of currencies * Fed officials calm fears over end to bond buying * Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks to Congress at 1400 GMT (Updates prices) By Clara Denina LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Gold extended earlier gains on Wednesday as the dollar weakened after U.S. Federal Reserve officials allayed concerns the bank would soon reduce its bond-buying programme, ...
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Iranian unmanned aircraft found in Bahrain
An Iranian unmanned aircraft was discovered in northern Bahrain near Saudi Arabia, the Bahraini interior ministry said in a statement. In the statement issued late Tuesday, Interior Minister Sheik Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa condemned Iranian spying efforts and accused Tehran of interfering with the internal affairs of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The minister expressed gratitude to Saudi ...
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Indian LT wins gas facilities contract from Saudi Armaco
(MENAFN) Indian Larsen & Toubaro has secured a contract offered by Saudi Armaco in order to establish gas facilities, reported Reuters citing state news agency SPA.The contract includes building a gas processing plant for Midyan gas field.Armaco is increasing the natural gas production to satisfy ...
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Saudi Arabia Execution of 5 Yemenis Bodies Hoisted for Public to See
On Tuesday, five Yemenis convicted of murder and robbery were executed in Saudi Arabia, with their bodies later on hoisted from a crane for the entire public to see, a stern warning that in this Middle Eastern oil-rich nation, justice is served eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. Related ...
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Air Arabia takes off to Abha Saudi Arabia
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, inaugural flight touched down in Abha, Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in ...
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Prince Alwaleed receives Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) received at his office in Riyadh HE Mr. Nick Baird, Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and an accompanying delegation that included HE Sir John Jenkins, UK Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Mr. Peter Broom, Deputy Director Trade and Investment, ...
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Clifford Chance advises Savola Group on strategic acquisitions in Saudi Arabia
Clifford Chance, in cooperation with Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm, is advising Savola Group (Savola) on its acquisition of shares in Savola Foods Company (SFC) and Azizia Panda United Company (APU) from Al Muhaidib Holding Company (Al ...
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Qatars GDP expected to grow 5.2 in 2013
(MENAFN - Arab News) Since 2011, Qatar has successfully completed its 20-year investment plan to commercialize its natural gas reserves, the third largest globally with 25 trillion cubic meters or 13.0 percent of the world's total proven reserves. This has led Qatar's economy to almost double over ...
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Saudi- Death row Filipino pleads for release
(MENAFN - Arab News) Amid the move to correct the labor status of thousands of expatriates, including more than 10,000 Filipinos, the fate of death row prisoners has been overlooked. One case involves Rodelio Celestino "Dondon" Lanuza, who has been sitting in Dammam Prison for almost 13 years. On ...
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Siemens secures USD266m Saudi contracts
(MENAFN) Siemens Saudi Arabia's CEO, Arja Talakar, announced that the power firm has been granted two contracts from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), worth a combined USD266 million, reported Arabian Business.Talakar said that under the terms of the first contract, the company will supply 5 gas ...
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KKUH focuses on Saudi nursing skills
(MENAFN - Arab News) King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) is focusing on developing skills of its nurses and trying to attract more Saudis to the profession, according to a hospital administrator. Mubarak Al-Faran, dean at KKUH's college of medicine, said here on Monday: "We are always evaluating ...
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Saudi- 201000 illegal workers deported in past 3 months
(MENAFN - Arab News)The Passport Department has deported 201,000 illegal workers, including Syrians, in the past three months."We won't force them to travel only to their country," spokesman Badr Al-Malik, told a local paper."Saudi Arabia will not force violating workers to travel to a certain ...
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Winning designs for Riyadh Metro revealed
The other two major station awards have gone to Germany's Gerber Archtekten for the Olaya Metro Station and Norway's Snohetta for the Downtown Metro (Qasr Al Hokm) ...
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Saudi- CITC Only police can probe online offenses
(MENAFN - Arab News) Many citizens are still unaware that only the police are authorized to receive reports on crimes related to online harassment, abuse and character assassination."We need to emphasize that the police are the sole authority sanctioned to deal with crimes of this nature," Sultan ...
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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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