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Saudi- Factory setting example to employ women in farm sector
(MENAFN - Arab News) The largest fruit and vegetable factory has opened its doors to Saudi women for the first time, hiring 100 female employees and aiming to hire 300 more in the coming two years. The factory's Executive Chairman Saifullah Sharbatly said they took the initiative of hiring in line with labor market regulations to create jobs for Saudi women in the private sector across the ...
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Saudi- Ten more arrested in Iranian espionage case
(MENAFN - Arab News) An official spokesman from the Saudi government has confirmed the arrest of 10 people involved in an Iranian espionage cell who were allegedly associated with the same spy network that was dismantled in March of this year by Saudi security officials. A security spokesman confirmed that the latest cell had eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national."Initial ...
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Saudi- Tadawul index marches upward
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Saudi stock market continued its upward march and managed a fifth straight rise yesterday, accumulating nearly 48 points further. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) set out with 4.4 points fall yesterday but subsequent trading sent it higher and higher to close at 7,355.27 points, adding 0.66 percent for the entire day. Its trading range expanded to 60 points as compared ...
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GCC interiors market moving toward peronsality-driven design trend
(MENAFN - Arab News) For the first time in 12 years, the Office Exhibition joins forces with the INDEX International Design Exhibition in 2013 to co-locate in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, which began on Monday and will continue till May 23. "Both exhibitions are considered the Middle East and North Africa region's first and only interior super show," ...
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Australia seeks to raise dairy exports to Saudi Arabia
(MENAFN - Arab News) Australia aims to increase its dairy exports to Saudi Arabia from 28,000 tons ( 80 million) to 50,000 tons in the next five years, according to Peter Myers, Dairy Australia's international trade development manager."Australian dairy products are of high quality and Saudi Arabia is a potential market for us. There's much scope for improving our dairy exports to ...
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Cyprus PIO Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review 13-05-22
[12] Turkey passes 'wealth amnesty' law to lure back funds from abroad [A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS [01] Eroglu assesses the developments in the Cyprus problem and the internal politics of the Turkish Cypriot community Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi online newspaper (22.05.13) reports ...
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New market study Gas Turbines for Thermal Power 2013 Update has been published
- Global Market Size, Average Pricing, Equipment Segmentation and Competitive Landscape Analysis to 2020 The report provides an in depth analysis of gas turbine market in China, the US, India, Indonesia, the UK, Germany, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. This report analyzes the gas turbine market in terms ...
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PAF chief observes tri-national air exercise in Saudi Arabia
* Exercise among RSAF, TuAF and PAF was held at King Fahd Air Base from May 6 to 22 ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt observed International Air Exercise Peace Falcons-2013 in Taif, Saudi Arabia. On his arrival he was presented with ...
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Saudi fiscal position very strong IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the Saudi economic growth will slow to 4.4% in 2013 from 6.8% last year, due to an expected fall in oil production, and cuts in government spending, AFP has reported. Overall GDP growth is expected at 4.4%because oil output is likely to be lower ...
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Whos Afraid of Twitter The Absolute Monarch of Saudi Arabia Thats Who
Human Rights Defenders Program The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has said anyone who uses Twitter "has lost this world and his afterlife."Previously, the government-appointed imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca denounced Twitter as a "threat to national unity." You might think that social ...
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Prince Saud says Iran...
The presence of an Iranian espionage cell in Saudi Arabia exemplifies Tehran's hostile attitude toward the Kingdom, said Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday. "No country is allowed to recruit individuals to work against Saudi Arabia," Prince Saud said while answering a question posed ...
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Saudi Arabia to host ICC G20 consultation meeting
(MENAFN - Arab News) The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) at the Council of Saudi Chambers will host the consultation meeting for ICC's World Trade Agenda and G20's advisory group here on May 28.The meeting being held in cooperation with ICC Paris will be attended by the ICC Paris secretary general and chairmen of ICC offices in GCC and MENA countries, according to a ...
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400 Saudi-U.S. Joint Projects Invest $ 44 b in the Kingdom
SPA -- The Secretary General of Al-Sharqiyah Chamber of Commerce Abdulrahman bin Abdullah, asserted here today the significance role played by the Saudi-U.S. Joint Business Council, in determining trade partnerships and investment opportunities for Saudi companies and their U.S. counterparts. The ...
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Saudi Ambassador to Austria Receives Nominee for the Post of UNIDO Director
SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Austria, who is also the Kingdom Permanent Representative to the U.N. agencies in Austria Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Salloum, received here today the nominee to the post of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Sabhana Souk, a Cambodian national. ...
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Al-Faisal Leads Saudi Delegation to Friends of Syria Group Meetings in Amman
SPA -- Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, led the Saudi delegation to the meetings of the Friends of Syria Group, which has been launched this evening. The meetings aim at striking an understanding and coordination with the Syrian opposition, to set up a nucleus to negotiate ...
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IMF Review Hails Saudi Economy Global Energy Role
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played an important role in the global economy since the closing days of World War II although its focus has evolved to meet the changing complexities of growth and stability. It is an organization of 188 countries that "provides policy advice and financing ...
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Filipino Workers to Get More Rights in Saudi Arabia
story on domestic workers in the U.S. , as part of our Global Nation coverage. Well, there are more than half a million Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia and until this week they had very few protections. The governments of Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have now signed an agreement giving Filipino workers more rights – specifically Filipino household service workers. Anchor Marco ...
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Saudi Arabia Court Convicts 8 For Terror Crimes
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia A district court in Riyadh yesterday issued a preliminary verdict for eight out of 10 Saudis involved in terrorist activity. They are convicted of crimes including knowledge of a statement by Al-Qaeda calling for the assassination of intelligence officers, sending threats to ...
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Saudi Arabia reports 17th death of novel coronavirus
RIYADH, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia reported Wednesday the 17th death out of 31 novel coronavirus infection cases in the country, according to an official statement. The 17th victim of the virus was a non-Saudi in al-Qassim region, who has been admitted to hospital a few days ago due to severe ...
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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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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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