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Two new Babyshop stores opened in Jeddah
Landmark Group has announced the opening of two new Babyshop stores in the Saudi city of Jeddah, Saudi Gazette has reported. The company's 31st and 32nd outlets in the kingdom's Western Region are located at Al Emmam Al Bukhari Road and Flamingo ...
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Saudia told to enhance services
The Saudi cabinet has urged Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) to boost the number of its domestic flights, raise the number of seats to all destinations to meet passenger demand and improve the quality of its services, Arab News has reported. "Saudia should continue its efforts to develop its technical and service capabilities so as to provide distinguished services to win passenger ...
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Saudi Arabia spends 5.6 of GDP on education
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) recently published the executive summary of its report on GCC education sector. In this research note, Markaz analyzes status of the GCC education sector and highlights its current and expected enrollment trends and market size. The report also discusses challenges and investment opportunities in the GCC education sector. Based on the report's estimates, in ...
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Saudi women jailed for trying to help a Canadian
Two Saudi women who attempted to help Canadian Nathalie Morin, shown here, were sentenced to 10 months in prison for incitement of a wife to defy the authority of her ...
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Accentures Skills to Succeed initiative to...
Accenture Middle East announced it is supporting the company's global Skills to Succeed initiative in the UAE and Saudi Arabia by equipping local people with the skills to find a job or build a business. Accenture has nominated two non-profit organizations - INJAZ UAE, a member of Junior ...
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After Viber Saudi Arabia threatens to block WhatsApp and Skype
Viber was blocked last week for non-compliance by The government of Saudi Arabia and Now they may move to block Skype and WhatsApp in the coming weeks,if the U.S. based messaging provider fails to comply with requirements set by the country's telecom regulator. CITC confirmed ...
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Khurshid welcomes three mon...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday lauded the gesture of Saudi Arabian Government to grant three months respite to Indian immigrant workers overstaying or illegally residing in that country. "All those people who were there and did not have their complete paperwork or passports or ...
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Oil Markets Firm Despite Continued Surplus
Oil markets have a bullish tilt to them now, even though supply is still well ahead of demand. Nymex WTI is holding at $98 and Brent about $7 higher, but high inventories and continued growth in non-Opec supply have put a ceiling on prices. Supply exceeded demand by 1.6 million barrels per day ...
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Saudi women activists get jail time for helping starving mother locked in home
Scandal A Saudi court sentenced two women to ten months in prison, along with a two-year travel ban, after they tried to help a Canadian woman who, with her three children, was denied adequate food and water and was subjected to violence by her Saudi husband. On June 6 2011, the two human rights workers Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Oyouni received a text message from Nathalie Morin, the ...
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Bangla FM arrives in Jeddah on official visit
In this May 2013 file photo, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal in Riyadh. | | A A RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN Last Update 19 June 2013 2:51 am Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni arrived in Jeddah yesterday to request the ...
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Etihad Rail evaluates bids for UAEs multibillion program
ABU DHABI: ARAB NEWS Last Update 19 June 2013 3:55 am Etihad Rail is evaluating bids to connect key cities and industrial hubs in the country and link them to the Saudi border as part of the most important phase of the UAE's multibillion dollar railroads program. With the first phase of the ...
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Saudi authorities prepare for Ramadan price rises
As Ramadan approaches, authorities in Saudi Arabia warn traders they will face penalties for trade violations Picture of supermarket in Saudi Arabia. (Abdullah Al Muhsin) Jeddah and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat--Consumer product wholesalers in Saudi Arabia fear a rise in the price index of ...
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Urgent plan to control sewage overflows urged
Makkah Gov. Khaled Al-Faisal | | A A JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Last Update 19 June 2013 3:06 am Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged officials to implement an urgent plan to resolve the problem of sewage and groundwater overflows in various Jeddah districts. Prince Khaled was ...
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No MERS case in Jeddah
Medical workers are seen inside the compound of King Fahd Hospital in the city of Hofuf on June 16, 2013. (AFP) | | A A JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Last Update 19 June 2013 3:02 am A Jeddah health official rejected a report that a two-year-old boy in the city has fallen prey to the deadly Middle ...
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Producer Slams Saudi Prince In Suit Over Unpaid Salary
Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn By Matthew Heller 0 Comments Law360, Los Angeles (June 18, 2013, 8:49 PM ET) -- Film producer Steven Saxton told a Los Angeles jury Tuesday that a Saudi prince who alleges Saxton stiffed him on commissions and other monies was not entitled to a salary for ...
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Urgent plan to control...
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged officials to implement an urgent plan to resolve the problem of sewage and groundwater overflows in various Jeddah districts. Prince Khaled was speaking during a meeting attended by Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, Mayor Hani Aburas and ...
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Saudi-Spanish youth forum opens in Madrid
Saudi officials with delegates attending the forum. (SPA) | | A A JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Last Update 19 June 2013 3:53 am The Saudi-Spanish Youth Forum, which was opened in Madrid yesterday, gives hope for a bright future for international cooperation based on peace and harmony, said Prince ...
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Ericsson Helps Mobily Upgrade Evolved Packet Core Networks in Saudi Arabia
Network equipment and infrastructure solutions provider Ericsson (News - Alert) announced that Mobily, Saudi Arabia's second-biggest telecoms operator, has selected the company to upgrade its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) networks in the western region of Saudi Arabia. The telco has selected ...
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Kingdom tops Arab world with $ 12.2 bn FDI inflow
KHALIL HANWARE | Arab News Staff Last Update 19 June 2013 2:05 am JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia topped the list as foreign direct investment (FDI) into Arab states rose by 9.8 percent last year. Despite unrest in some of them, FDI in Arab states exceeded $ 47 billion in 2012 compared with $ 42.9 ...
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Analysis Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shiite full moon
By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's so-called Shi'ite Crescent where the Muslim sect holds sway was "becoming a full moon" as Iranian influence spread. For the kingdom's Sunni ruling princes, ...
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Riyadh deportation center issuing 2500 exit visas daily
Expatriates wait for their exit papers at the deportation center in Riyadh. | | A A RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN Last Update 19 June 2013 2:38 am With just 16 days remaining for the amnesty period to end, processing of papers has gained momentum with the deportation authorities in Riyadh ...
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Amnesty has done great good for illegals Lankan envoy
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Nizar Obaid Madani meets new Sri Lankan Ambassador Vadivel Krishnamoorthy in Jeddah. (AN photo) | | A A RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN Last Update 19 June 2013 2:30 am The new Sri Lankan Ambassador Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, who presented his credentials in Jeddah ...
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Amnesty has done great...
The new Sri Lankan Ambassador Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, who presented his credentials in Jeddah on Saturday thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for the generous amnesty granted to the illegal expatriates either to rectify their status or go back to their homeland. Krishnamoorthy ...
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Saudi prince plans mile-high tower
DUBAI: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Talal said he is looking at the world's largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far. The prince is inviting Dubai's biggest real estate developer Emaar Properties, chaired by Mohammed Alabbar, to team up with his ...
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Ways to enhance telecom industry discussed
Khalid Al-Bayari, acting CEO of Saudi Telecom Company and John Chambersthe, CEO and chairman of CISCO-Siemens, discuss the ways to enhance the communications and IT industry in Saudi Arabia. | | A A Arab News Last Update 18 June 2013 11:45 pm Khalid Al-Bayari, acting CEO of Saudi ...
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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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