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Saudi security agencies crippled by major cyber attack
Officials said Saudi government websites were the target of cyber attacks in mid-May. They said several of the sites, including that of the Interior Ministry, were brought down by foreign ...
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British Consulate in Jeddah Holds Commercial Event in Al-Madinah
SPA -- The British consulate in Jeddah is scheduled to hold a commercial event in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah the day after tomorrow as part of a series of events that the UK will set up in a number of cities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The commercial event aims to teach Saudi businessmen about ...
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Saudi-Philippine labor pact formally takes...
RIYADH: Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Al-Haqbani signed on behalf of Labor Minister Adel Fakeih. "The agreement is ...
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Saudi woman climbs to new heights in conquering the mother of all mountains
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia--A Saudi woman, Raha Muharraq, on Saturday reached the summit of Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, her proud father ...
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STC launches BlackBerry 10 in Saudi Arabia
STC has launched special BlackBerry Q10 with smart devices package in continuation of the strategic partnership between STC and BlackBerry that aims at providing a wide range of smart solutions for BlackBerry users in the ...
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Saudi vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh dies
Despite its oil wealth many people live in poor conditions Riyadh: A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorised area has died. The website for newspaper Sada reported that the man, identified only by ...
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Recently released market study Debit Cards in Saudi Arabia
- Recently published research from Euromonitor International, "Debit Cards in Saudi Arabia", is now available at Fast Market Research A number of factors drove growth in debit cards at the end of the review period. Chief among these was widening merchant acceptance, with this linked to retailing ...
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New Report Available Financial Cards and Payments in Saudi Arabia
- New Retailing research report from Euromonitor International is now available from Fast Market Research Financial cards saw strong growth for the review period as a whole, with this linked to a number of positive factors. There was a marked rise in the banked population during the review period, ...
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Twitter will damn your soul Saudi cleric says
(Credit: Twitter/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Life becomes more meaningful when someone from a long way away reflects your own thoughts. It makes you feel less alone, less forlorn on your island of one. I was, therefore, lifted to heights previously unimagined on hearing that the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has declared that Twitter is an appalling waste ...
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Saudis Cut March Crude Exports as West Africans Boost Shipments
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela reduced crude oil exports in March from the previous month while West African members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased shipments, according to official data. OPEC's biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, shipped 7.42 ...
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Hackers get into important Saudi websites
Azerbaijan News.Net Sunday 19th May, 2013 The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been ...
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Saudi Maaden reopens phosphate ammonia plants
DUBAI: Maaden Phosphate Co (MPC) has restarted a diammonium phosphate plant (DAP) in Saudi Arabia after repairing the ammonia plant that feeds it, but the shutdowns will negatively impact profits, the company said on Sunday. "The company's financial impact of the shut-down is initially estimated at ...
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Riyadh tries to avoid Afghan-style blowback
RIYADH - Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudi Arabians fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is now battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say. In recent months, Saudi officials have issued increasingly stern ...
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GCC Radio Officials Conclude Meeting in Riyadh
SPA -- The 15th meeting of Radio Officials of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States was concluded here today. The meeting was chaired by Salah Ahmed Khalid, Head of Radio Bahrain, Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority. The meeting reached a number of recommendations that serve joint ...
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BMI Bahrain Consumer Electronics Report
Includes 3 FREE Quarterly Updates. BMI View: Bahrain's consumer electronics market is limited by the small size of the population, which means that devices are mostly distributed via regional hubs. Despite its small size there are con ...
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Toddler taken to morgue in body bag
19 May 2013 A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was ...
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Union worries about Mohawks new Saudi consortium May 19 2013 934 AM ET Mohawk
Mohawk will contribute $2.5 million in start-up costs for a women's college in Saudi Arabia Mohawk, Fanshawe and Seneca colleges plan to spend $2.5 million each this year to open the Madinah College for Women in western Saudi Arabia. The trio joined forces as the Ontario College Consortium to ...
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Crown Prince Salman Patronizes Graduation Ceremony of University Officers 2 Jeddah
The ceremony was attended by Prince Bandar bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz; Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz; Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Advisor at the Crown Prince's Office; Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chief of the Court of the Crown Prince and his Special Adviser, and ...
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Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Meets with His Moroccan Counterpart
SPA -- Fahd bin Abdulmohsen Al-Marek, Saudi ambassador to Jordan, met here today with Moroccan charge dEUR(TM)affaires to Jordan Abdulhafeez Mandili. During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest. --SPA 16:50 LOCAL TIME ...
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Market Report Saudi Arabia Power Report Q2 2013 published
(live-PR.com) - With Saudi Arabia sets to remain on a solid growth path through 2013 as the non-oil sector continues to expand on the back of booming household expenditure and another strongly expansionary budget has been approved by the government, the short-term picture for the power sector is ...
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Correction New Virus story
In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain.The story also said that the spread to health care workers was new. Health workers ...
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Saudi oil exports plunge in March
Saudi crude exports fell to 7.42 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, 34,000 bpd less than in February, as Saudi power sector oil use rose and output edged lower, official figures released via the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) show. It compensated for that with 19,742 bpd taken from storage, ...
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New Agfa HealthCare Saudi Ara ...
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of integrated IT and Imaging solutions, recently announced the establishment of a new branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called Agfa HealthCare Saudi Arabia Company Ltd. The new company was launched during a press conference held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in ...
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Saudi man spared paralysis sentence reports
Riyadh: A Saudi man escaped a sentence of paralysis for stabbing and paralysing another man by offering him compensation, media reported on Sunday, although the authorities have denied issuing the punishment.The sentence was dropped after the family of Mohammed al-Hazim, 26, accepted one million ...
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The One Million Riyal Dress Saudi designer makes outfit using SR500 currency notes
A well known Saudi fashion designer used SR one million to make a unique dress which she says is intended to mark the Gulf countrys national day and is not for sale. Rania Gamrawi said she had finished the dress using SR500 notes and crystal pieces in three weeks, adding that she had also designed ...
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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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