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Confusion prevails even as Saudi women can now sponsor children
Saudi women married to non-Saudis finally got a break when they won the right to sponsor their own children, and that their children are considered Saudis by the government in getting education and work. This gives women more control over the lives of their families and more stability. There is security knowing that their children can receive government education and have access to good jobs. ...
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Iran dismisses Saudis espionage charges
TEHRAN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Araqchi, dismissed Wednesday Saudi Arabia's espionage charges against the Islamic republic, Press TV reported. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry announced that it has arrested 10 people on suspicion of espionage for ...
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Saudi woman breaks through ultimate ceiling climbs Mount Everest
64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest Raha Moharrak became the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the world's highest peak, Mount Everest in Nepal.She was a member of a party of 64 climbers, made up of 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides, Tilak Padney of Nepal's ...
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Deputy Minister of Defense Patronizes Conclusion of Tabuk 3 Drill
SPA -- Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, the Deputy Minister of Defense, patronized here today the closing ceremony of the joint drill activities of "Tabuk 3", between the Saudi Royal Land Forces and the Egyptian Army, at the North West Region. Earlier today, Prince Fahd has arrived in ...
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Iran denies links to Saudi spies
An essential guide to customs & culture of Saudi Arabia Now R101.95 Tehran - Iran denied on Wednesday claims by Saudi Arabia that alleged spies it arrested were linked to the Islamic republic, and criticised the kingdom for publicising such allegations. Foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Araqchi ...
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Saudi Qaeda plotters get long jail terms
Riyadh - A Saudi court sentenced eight citizens to jail terms of between 10 and 25 years on Wednesday after convicting them of plotting for Al-Qaeda, state news agency SPA ...
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Questioning Riyadhs Nuclear Rationale
Saudi Arabia's Atomic Ambitions Middle East Quarterly Spring 2013, pp. 59-64 (view PDF) In the last few years, a marked shift in Saudi thinking on nuclear issues has become evident. Saudi princes have explicitly and publicly stated that a nuclear military option is something the kingdom is ...
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WHO Commends Saudi Efforts to Fight Coronavirus
SPA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) commended the efforts being exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to fight Coronavirus. In a statement announced here today, the WHO pointed that the Kingdom's Ministry of Health has begun implementing decisive measurements in the domain of public ...
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Crown Prince Arrives In Jeddah 2 Jeddah
(Reopens) Upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, the Crown Prince Salman was received by Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz; Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Region; Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Adviser and Special ...
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Swarm of drones to give early warning of flash floods
Existing forecasting models are good at predicting roughly when an area might experience the right mix of conditions to create a flash flood, but they can't say precisely when or where a flood will strike. Christian Claudel at ...
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Riyadh court convicts 8 for terror crimes
In this AFP file photo, a police officer inspects a bullet-riddled car at one of the sites of terror attacks in Alkhobar on May 29, 2004. A Riyadh court on Wednesday convicted 8 men for terror-related ...
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ANALYSIS-Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom
* Solar could cost much less than half oil fired power * Solar offers over 20 percent return on investment DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia: saving billions of dollars of ...
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Al Riyadh boss Al Khaleej mat...
Al Riyadh boss Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz has put much importance on his side's clash with Al Khaleej, who don't have nothing to lose as they have already relegated to Rakaa League, on Thursday. He also indicated that the opponents are one of the best teams in the league, confirming his confidence ...
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GE replaces aging Saudi Aramco gasoil...
An aging Saudi Aramco-run compressor control system at the company's Haradh gas/oil separation plant in Saudi Arabi's Eastern Province has been replaced by GE. The new compressor is advanced and automates the control process for three compressors to improve performance and production. The new ...
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Iranian drone found in Bahrain near Saudi spokeswoman
View Photo AFP/Behrouz Mehri - An Iranian-made drone is paraded during the Army Day celebrations in Tehran on April 18, 2010. Bahrain on Wednesday said it has found an Iranian drone in the kingdom's north near Saudi ...
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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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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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