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New labour law Indian embassy starts delivering exit papers in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: India on Monday started verification and issuance of emergency certificates allowing its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia following concerns over a new labour policy in the Gulf Kingdom. The schedule currently announced is for the delivery of the first batch of 12,000 emergency certificate applications received at Indian embassy in Riyadh and nearly 3,000 in Saudi's Eastern Province. ...
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Kerzner to open first OneOnly resort in Saudi Arabia
Kerzner International Hotels Limited, which manages the Atlantis resort on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, has announced that it has signed a deal to open the first One&Only Resort in Saudi ...
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Saudi- Tadawul continues upward momentum
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Saudi stock market depicted a positive drive yesterday, marking another solid gain of nearly one percent. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) continued its upward march for the third consecutive session, dug in at 7,300.34 points level and finished the day up over 71 points. Its trading range expanded further to 90.1 points as compared to previous day's 82.7 points. ...
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Saudi- Food hospitality show draws 400 companies from 17 countries
(MENAFN - Arab News) The 18th edition of Saudi Food & Hotel and Hospitality 2013 opened yesterday, highlighting the importance of the region's annual food and hospitality trade event. This year's food and hotel and hospitality event has more than 400 exhibitors from 17 countries, ensuring an unparalleled range of new products and technology solutions available to buyers from each ...
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First Saudi women trained to assemble trucks
The Juffali Automotive Company in Jeddah has taken on the women to help build 5,000 trucks annually in a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz, according to local ...
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The 18th edition of Saudi Food and Hotel and Hospitality inaugurates
The 18th edition of Saudi food and hotel and hospitality 2013, was inaugurated by Jaber Mohamed Al-Shehri, Vice Agriculture Minister for Fishery Affairs, in the presence of top officials of Al Harthy Company for Exhibitions (ACE), head of participating companies and professionals from the Kingdom's hotel, restaurant and catering sectors, highlighting the importance and stature of the ...
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Ford F-150 and Ranger see major boost as Built Ford Tough truck roadshow reaches final leg in Saudi Arabia
Ford Middle East and Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co. (AJVA), the Ford and Lincoln importer-dealer in Saudi Arabia, brought the legendary F-150 and Ranger Built Ford Tough pickup trucks closer to Saudi customers through a unique roadshow across 10 major Saudi cities, dubbed the largest of its ...
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Saudi March oil production down to 9.136m bpd
(MENAFN) According to the Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), Saudi oil output fell by 14,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March from a month before, reaching 9.136 million bpd, reported Arabian Business.Meanwhile, crude exports declined by 34,000 bpd from February, to 7.42 million bpd.JODI attributed the drop in exports to higher use of oil for power generation.It added that on monthly basis, the ...
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Lets get to the root of the problem
(MENAFN - Arab News) The topics of women's rights, protection against domestic violence, abuse and sexual harassment are no longer strangers to the Saudi media. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, both international and local studies reflect a very appalling image about Saudi society in that regard. In the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index, Saudi Arabia ranked 131 out of 135 in ...
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Is Islamic liberalism the answer
(MENAFN - Arab News) It seems that the Liberal / Conservative tug of war is on the rise again over the disputable subject of Saudi liberalism, as a group of young Saudi liberals attempted for the second time to celebrate what they claim it to be a "Saudi Liberal Day." The Saudi liberal movement has started once again promoting their principles and ideologies to the Saudi public with ...
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Saudi- New Indian passports rejected by local authorities
(MENAFN - Arab News) Several hundreds of Indian expatriates are facing problems with newly issued passports by Indian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities are not accepting the newly designed passport, saying they have not received any official information on modification. Passport holders are legal residents of the Kingdom with valid residency permits who have approached ...
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Saudi women take the wheel in truck-building industry
(MENAFN - Arab News) Thirteen Saudi women have been trained to assemble trucks for Mercedes-Benz and its Jeddah partner, marking a breakthrough in having women work in a male-dominated job in the Kingdom. Khaled Juffali, chairman of the Juffali Automotive Company, made the announcement during a visit by Commerce & Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. The company produces 5,000 trucks annually ...
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Saudi- Foreign missions complain of slow deportation work
(MENAFN - Arab News) Foreign consulates expressed disappointment yesterday at the pace at which immigration authorities at the deportation center process exit visas of workers who want to return home before the end of the grace period. The immigration department in Jeddah has been processing final-exit applications on a country-wise basis since Saturday. On Saturday, the passports of workers ...
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Saudi- Al-Haqbani Illegals can return on new visas
(MENAFN - Arab News) Expats who leave the Kingdom on an exit visa will be able to return the moment they get a new work visa, said Deputy Minister of Labor Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani. In an exclusive interview yesterday, he stressed that his ministry has urged companies to recruit those who are in the process of rectifying their status."One of the goals of the recent campaign to rectify ...
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Saudi-Malay firm sign SR 600 m deal
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Modern Healthcare Solutions Company, one of the ventures of the Modern Industrial Investment Group Holding (MIIGH), concluded a cooperative partnership deal with Pharmaniagia Behard, a majority-owned Malaysian government Industrial Company for pharmaceuticals and medical resources, on Saturday. The agreement was made to design, establish and operate a number of complexes ...
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Saudi- SADAFCO board approves SR 97.5 m dividend
(MENAFN - Arab News) The board of directors of SADAFCO has approved a dividend distribution proposal made to its annual general assembly for the financial year ended March 31, 2013, amounting to SR 97.5 million, at SR 3 per share, which represents 30 percent of the capital, according to Tadawul website. The shareholders who are registered on the company's records with Tadawul on the closing ...
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Saudi- Maadens plant maintenance to hit second quarter results
(MENAFN - Arab News) Maaden Phosphate Co. (MPC) has restarted its diammonium phosphate plant (DAP) in Saudi Arabia after repairing the ammonia plant that feeds it, Maaden has announced according to Tadawul website. "But the shutdown will negatively impact profits," the company said on Sunday. Maaden in its announcement attributed certain technical difficulties during the start-up that ...
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Saudi- Batterji Medical College forges links with Dutch university
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Batterji Medical College has signed an agreement for scientific cooperation and academic and research and training with the Dutch Maastricht University. It was signed at the university campus in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The college was represented by Dr. Khalid Batterjee, dean, accompanied by Dr. Hassan Shaibah, vice dean for academic affairs. On the Dutch side, ...
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Saudi- Tajikistan is promising investment destination
(MENAFN - Arab News) In conjunction with the 38th IDB Annual Meeting, the Dushanbe Business Forum 2013 was organized by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH) and in association with Tajinvest. The forum took place at the Tajik President's Residence "Pugus". It was ...
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Bab Rizq Jameel showcases successful Saudi projects
(MENAFN - Arab News) Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), an initiative of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI), took part in the Exhibition and Conference of Small and Medium Enterprises - Izdehar SME. The three-day event is being organized in Jeddah. The show is the first of its kind in the region that addresses small and medium enterprises. It is viewed as a gathering that provides a valuable ...
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Saudi- Al-Abdulkarim Bright prospects for graduates of local universities
(MENAFN - Arab News) Modern Products Company, a joint venture with Procter & Gamble, has been ranked in the top three of the "Best Saudi Company to Work" for 2011 listing for the Private-Production and Manufacturing Sector category, according to Fahad Abdullah Al-Abdulkarim, human resources director for the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan at Procter & Gamble."Our employees ...
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STC launches HTC One phone
STC announced the launch of HTC One phone within the smart device bundles which include local calls, text messaging and internet as part of the ...
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Al Baraka Banking Group to hold its thirty-fourth symposium for Islamic economy in Jeddah
Under the auspices of HE Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Al Baraka Banking Group, the Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group, will hold its thirty-fourth symposium for Islamic economy in Hilton Hotel in Jeddah, on Wednesday and Thursday 9-10 Ramadan 1434 AH, where will discuss a number of emerging banking and financial transactions and ...
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SARS-like virus kills 15
Fifteen people in Saudi Arabia have died from a SARS-like virus, Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia says.'The number of people who contracted the virus in the kingdom since August/September is 24, of whom 15 have died,' Rabia told a news conference in Riyadh.An earlier toll provided on Tuesday by the World Health Organisation said 11 people had died in Saudi Arabia since last year from ...
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Saudi- MoH recruits 2323 foreign doctors
Doctors are shown at work at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Health is recruiting over 2,300 doctors to meet the growing need of hospital more ...
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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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