Saudi Ambassador Speaks On the Crown Princes Visit To Turkey

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Dr. Adel bin Siraj Mirdad, stressed that the current visit of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, to Turkey at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, reflects the depth of bilateral ...

LT lands Saudi gas plant deal

Construction Week Online - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Larson & Toubro has won a contract to develop a new gas processing plant at the Midyan field in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The company will build a plant capable of processing around 75 million cubic feet of gas per day, according to Saudi Aramco's director of project management, Fahad al-Helal. He said: "The project will include building two pipelines of ...

Saudi Arabia Executes Five Men and Hangs Bodies on Public Display PHOTOS

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Saudi Arabia Executes and Crucifies Five Yemeni Men Image Credit: Twitter/@sahaer_ksa Saudi Arabian authorities have executed five men and hung them from cranes in full public ...

Saudi executes crucifies 5 murderers

IOL - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jizan - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry ...

Coronavirus claims another life in Saudi Arabia Tunisia announces 3 cases

Dubai Chronicle - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Saudi Arabia , but one of the patients in the Eastern Region died yesterday, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths in the Kingdom to 16. And Tunisia's Health Ministry announced today three cases of the deadly virus, including one ...

GOSI eases burden on employers

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

:04 am The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) is beneficial for and helpful to both workers and employers, according to experts in the insurance field. They say insurance of expatriate workers through GOSI safeguards their rights and eases the burden of the employer in paying ...

Saudi- Anti-premature labor drug Ritrodine banned

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has canceled the registration of Ritrodine (Yutopar), which is used to stop premature labor. The move came following the recommendation of the commission in charge of the registration of approved pharmaceutical companies and products, as ...

New Market Research Report Saudi Arabia Agribusiness Report Q3 2013

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(live-PR.com) - Saudi Arabia will increasingly be dependent on global grain supply, as the country has decided to phase out domestic grain production in a bid to preserve the country's water supply. The government has not abandoned its strategy of self-sufficiency in poultry and has been ramping up ...

Saudi- Nazaha asks firms for financial transparency

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has called upon all listed Saudi companies to allow shareholders and citizens to review procedures related to purchase agreements and provide mechanisms for reporting these agreements. The public must also be able to view these ...

KSA coronavirus deaths now at 16

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) One of the patients being treated at a hospital in Al-Ahsa for coronavirus infection has died, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. In a statement posted on its website, the MOH the latest fatality was "suffering from ...

Saudi- Diplomatic missions turned into recruitment offices

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) The three-month grace period for illegal workers to rectify their legal status has inadvertently turned many foreign missions into recruitment offices.Crowds of laborers are camping out at their consulates and embassies, hoping to legalize their status so they can obtain a ...

Saudi- 9 million benefit from land grants

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has issued more than 1.5 million residential grants, which have benefited around 9 million Saudis. An average of 60,000 grants are distributed each year. More than 1.3 million applications for land grants are currently registered on ...

Saudi- GIB Capital to advise MMG on financial restructuring

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) Mohammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG) has announced that its board of directors approved the signing of an agreement with GIB Capital, the investment banking arm of Gulf International Bank (GIB) in Saudi Arabia, to act as a financial adviser in its financial restructuring program with ...

Saudi- Bangladesh deploys additional staff

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News)The Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah is experiencing an unprecedented influx of nationals who are seeking the mission's consular services to legalize their status or be repatriated back home. A large stretch of Makkah Road near the consulate was jammed in the early hours of ...

Saudi- India tries to fix passport fiasco

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Indian Consulate in Jeddah is working through diplomatic channels to get Saudi passport authorities to accept newly designed Indian passports."The Indian Consulate is aware of the unexpected problem," said consul Pranav Ganesh. "The matter has been taken up with the embassy ...

Saudi- Salmans Turkey talks to focus on key issues

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, begins a two-day visit to Turkey today where he will hold talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues. The crown prince will also discuss issues of mutual interest with ...

200 foreign firms to share expertise at Saudi Energy

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) More than 200 foreign companies will take part in Saudi Energy 2013, organizers announced. It will take place with the support of the Ministry of Water and Electricity at the Riyadh Exhibition Center. Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussayen and ...

Saudi- Chaos at deportation centers

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) Chaos prevailed yesterday across deportation centers in Jeddah as expatriates rush to register for repatriation. Thousands returned unsuccessfully after waiting the entire day to scan their fingerprints. Existing resources cannot match the huge crowd of expatriates. According ...

Saudi- Food inflation in kingdom hits 6.2

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) Food prices are the single largest contributor to overall inflation in Saudi Arabia, according to a recent report issued by Jadwa Investment. Saudi Arabia's inflation rates reached an all-time high in April 2013, where food prices increased by an estimated 6.2 percent on a ...

SARS-like virus kills another Saudi

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Another Saudi citizen, who contracted the SARS-like virus coronavirus, has died, the Saudi Arabian Health Ministry has announced. The latest death raised the toll in the kingdom from the deadly respiratory virus related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to 16, the ministry said in a ...

Saudi woman predicts own death on Twitter

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A Saudi woman wrote on her Twitter page that she expects to pass away within few weeks and asked God for mercy. A week later, she was killed in a road crash. Amal Al Muaili, a school teacher, wrote: The farewell moment which will likely happen to me within few weeks will be very much painful. We ...

KACST Launches WaferCatalyst Silicon Prototyping Services

Congoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- , the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Science Agency & National Laboratories announced the launching of WaferCatalyst prototyping and small volume production services. WaferCatalyst is partnering with leading wafer manufacturing facilities around the world to ...