12:31am GMT By LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared headed to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing...

By M. Nasir JawedJEDDAH ?? Saudi Arabia??s advertising market represents 45 percent of the Gulf region??s SR8.4 billion market, the recently held "Saudi Advertising Market Symposium 2012:...

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ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: After two quarters of meager growth in Q2 and Q3, 2011, demand for oil around the world surprisingly contracted in the last quarter of the year by 300 thousand bpd. In just four...

SAEED AL-KHOTANI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Private health care providers must obtain accreditation from the Central Board of Healthcare Institutions if they want to keep practicing, said the Council of...

The Saudi Tadawul Index added one per cent, reaching an 8-month high at 6,733.68 points Saturday. On Friday, U. S. bellwether gauges Dow Jones Insustrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite surged to a...

MADINAH: Several realtors and tenants in Madinah have urged the intervention of authorities to rein in the exorbitant increase in housing rent in Madinah. They said that there has been a steep hike...

RIYADH: Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day was celebrated in the Kingdom on Saturday with a call to its expatriates in Saudi Arabia to maintain unity and work for the development of the country....

JEDDAH: Prominent Saudi financial and legal experts say the current practice of local banks receiving personal loan repayments directly from the salaries of borrowers is a clear legal aberration that...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will occupy a top position on par with industrialized nations in terms of research and higher education within a few years from now, according to the Ministry of Higher...

RIYADH: Dale Carnegie Training celebrated 100 years of its success recently at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. On this occasion, the Saudi-based school Al Tarbiyah Al-Islamiah School (ATS) was honored...

DOHA: A recent report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Employment Trends 2012, highlighted a number of challenges in the global labor market. The world will need to create 600...

JEDDAH: Director of Jeddah Police Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Saadi has warned against sheltering illegal foreigners and said this was a crime against society and the country. "Concealing illegal...

The commander of the Iranian Navy told the Mehr News Agency on Saturday that that the Navy's 18th fleet of warships, comprised of the Khark warship and the Martyr Admiral Qandi destroyer, has...

RIYADH: The Maaden Alcoa aluminum joint venture announced that it had poured the first concrete in the construction of the region's first alumina refinery at the fully integrated aluminum...

RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Philippine Embassy has announced that the Saudi Embassy in Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have discussed and agreed on a standard...

RIYADH: A symposium honoring Saudi Arabia??s founder King Abdul Aziz entitled ??Humanitarian and Social Aspects in the History of King Abdul Aziz,? was opened Saturday by Defense Minister Prince...

Zain Saudi Arabia, through its participation in the first Forum for Social Responsibility in Riyadh, organized by Saudi Aramco, under the title "We share to participate" at Saudi Aramco...

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SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today Kazakh Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bakhtiyar Tasimov. During the...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde praised Saudi Arabia's role in stabilising the global economy during a visit to Riyadh on...

The?Jadwa Investment firm in Riyadh?introduced the ??Saudi Chartbook? to provide a quick, chart-based briefing on the key developments and trends in the Saudi economy and stock market. SUSRIS is...

_ AFP - Saudi Arabia has played an "important role" in stabilising the oil market and supporting the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in a statement...

Iranian naval ships docked on Saturday in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on a mission to project the Islamic republic's "power on the open seas," the Fars news agency reported. The...

6:44pm GMT JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde praised Saudi Arabia's role in stabilising the global economy during a visit to Riyadh...

Heavyweight Al Rajhi Bank closes 2 per cent higher. The hotel and tourism sector closes 4.6 percent higher to 6,825, led by gains in Saudi Hotels which adds 5 per cent. Earlier in the day, the shares...

Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia??s top diplomat at the United Nations and Ambassador James Smith, America??s envoy in Riyadh presented remarks on the diplomatic and foreign policy...

The Saudi Tadawul Index added one per cent, reaching an 8-month high at 6,733.68 points Saturday. On Friday, U. S. bellwether gauges Dow Jones Insustrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite surged to a...

SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Italy Saleh Bin Mohammed Al-Ghamdi met here today with Secretary General of Italian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Giampiero Massolo. During the meeting, the bilateral...

SPA -- Leaders of Council of Saudi Chambers met here today with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde who is currently paying an official visit to the Kingdom...

SPA - Vice President of Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association Dr. Abdullah Al-Fahd has met with President of Scout Association of the Republic of Indonesia Dr. Ozrul Al-Azore. During the meeting, they...

This week Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, the new Minister of Commerce and Industry, in his role as Chairman of Modon??s Board of Directors, signed contracts valued at $186 million for electrical...

The recent US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Atlanta provided a menu of commercial projects and sectors for Americans to connect with investments and partnerships. The incredible economic...

The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Atlanta last month brought together a high level delegation of over 200 Saudi officials and business people with over 1000 Americans to explore the $1...

In 2005 when SUSRIS first talked with distinguished businessman and then-Chairman of the Committee for International Trade, Khaled Al-Seif he was leading the largest ever Saudi trade mission to...

The recently concluded US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, Atlanta) not only featured an extremely rich assembly of senior government officials, business people and more, but a broad...

The recent U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum provided exposure of the commercial openings in the Kingdom to American business people, especially those in Georgia and in particular Atlanta....

The US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, Atlanta) was an incomparable gathering of top level Saudi Arabian government and business leaders who shared their knowledge of myriad areas of...

The recently concluded US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, Atlanta) featured an extremely rich assembly of senior government officials, business people and more. Among those who...

The 6th Annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) organized by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is set to open in Riyadh later this month. This year??s Forum, titled ??The...

As we turn the page from 2011 to 2012 it??s time to take stock of the year past, a remarkable year for the Arab world and for those who follow developments in the historic relationship between the...

The Jadwa Investment firm in Riyadh released ??The Saudi Economy in 2012? report today. ?It is an excellent look at trends and prospects to arm ?you with insight and perspective on the direction and...

Dubai??s low-cost airline flydubai has chalked up its seventh destination in Saudi Arabia with the start of its three-weekly flights to Taif in the Makkah Province. Flydubai launched its Saudi...