Provides the latest RSS feeds for Saudi Arabia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East Star.com http://www.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/84856ec8d48070cb/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:13 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:13 -0400 30 Nicosia, July 3 : Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and China Petroleum and hemical Corporation (Sinopec) are reportedly planning to expand their cooperation in an thylene derivatives complex in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/378262/cs/1/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:02 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/378262/cs/1/ Hamas said on Friday it had suspended negotiations on the release of a captured Israeli soldier because the Jewish state was not respecting the terms of a calm with the rulers of Gaza Strip. "Hamas ha... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15966245/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:49 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15966245/ MADRID, Spain (AP) - Saudi Arabia's top oil official says his country doesn't have any immediate plans to boost crude output because there's no need to do so. But Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi (NAH'-m... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15963296/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:14:13 -0400 WLOX http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15963296/ Reliance Money, the broking and distribution arm of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group along with Bahrain- based Riyada Consulting, on Thursday launched a new company Riyada Reliance Money (RRM), marking its... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961917/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:04 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961917/ Riyadh: UAE tops other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in the import of non-oil products from Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2008, according to a report released by Saudi Arabia's Mini... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961918/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:02 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961918/ Shi'ite Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia have criticised a religious edict from Sunni Muslim counterparts branding them infidels, a statement some say is a swipe at King Abdullah's inter-faith dialogue ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961925/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:07 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961925/ SAUDI ARABIA. A consortium of 15 Saudi Arabian investors is ready to take part in the Merauke Integrated Rice Estate (MIRE) in Papua, Indonesia, injecting at least US$65 million) into the region, an o... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961915/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:09 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961915/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia�s quasi-parliament has approved a draft of the long-awaited mortgage law, paving the way for its approval by the government to allow more Saudis to own property and f... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961923/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:55 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961923/ the media reported that Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Money-RMoney announced launching of new company by name Riyada Reliance Money -RRM in Saudi Arabia. The new company is formed in alliance with Bah... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961920/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961920/ DUBAI: Shares in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf�s largest market, led five out of seven regional bourses higher yesterday as investors continued to buy ahead of second quarter results. Only Dubai... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961924/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:53 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15961924/ Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production.Light, sweet crude for August delivery was li... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15960959/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:53:36 -0400 Examiner http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15960959/ JERUSALEM (AP) -- Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15960823/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:51:17 -0400 The News Journal http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15960823/ * Indian crew manned confiscated boats TEHRAN: Iran said on Thursday that it has seized four Saudi fishing vessels crewed by Indian nationals in territorial waters near its first nuclear power plant, ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959427/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:08 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959427/ SAUDI Arabia is set to host its first ever international special stage car rally, when the Eastern Province hosts the Saudi Rally, an official candidate event for the 2009 FIA Middle East Rally Champi... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958000/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:19 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958000/ p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Thursday afternoon. Crude Settles Over $145 Ahead of Holiday Oil prices jumped past $145 a barrel for the first time, as... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959428/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:08 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959428/ GE Energy, a global leader in energy services, has entered into a series of contracts with Saudi Electricity Company boosting its presence in one of the fastest growing markets of the region. Leading ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959425/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:06 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959425/ , 09:49 GMT Alstom has signed a letter of intent with Saudi Arabian utility, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), for a €1.9 billion turnkey contract to build a new 1,200 MW steam power plant in Sau... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959430/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:04 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15959430/ MADRID: Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi defended crude against "politically popular" alternative energy sources, saying these are not replacements for carbon-based fuels. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958470/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:34 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958470/ Oil remains essential to meet expanding energy needs in the foreseeable future, unchallenged by alternatives which are getting popular amid record high oil prices, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said on... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958471/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:08 -0400 People's Daily http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15958471/ Dhaka, July 03 , SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr. Abdullah bin Nasir Albsairi has presented his credentials to President of Bangladesh Iajuddin Ahmed. During the audience, the ambassador conv... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955606/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:25 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955606/ (MENAFN Press) Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar.E.C), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) won the Best Industrial Development award at the inaugural Arabian Propert... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955603/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:18 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955603/ RIYADH: More than 600 stranded children, mainly of Saudi and Arab parentage, have been granted Indonesian citizenship in a move on the part of the Jakarta government to correct their status and integr... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955613/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:49 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955613/ in Madrid at the invitation of Saudi Arabia. It's the first invitation of its kind.The invitation could potentially be the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, Rabbi David Rose... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15953169/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:14:31 -0400 Haaretz http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15953169/ JEDDAH: A leading drug rehabilitation center in Jeddah dealt with around 35,000 drug addicts last year. This was revealed by Dr. Mohammed Shawoosh, general supervisor for programs at Jeddah's Al-Amal ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955614/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955614/ TAIF: A judge here ordered a Saudi man accused of cursing at Municipality employees to pay a SR4,000 fine, the Al-Watan daily reported yesterday. The ruling came after three employees from the Taif mu... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955615/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:53 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955615/ RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top religious official warned on Thursday Saudis and foreigners living in the kingdom to not hide information about militants in the world's largest oil exporter. The... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955616/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:54 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955616/ MADRID: The World Petroleum Congress wrapped up on Thursday in the shadow of record crude prices, with concern growing about a third oil shock but with little consensus about what to do about it. Afte... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955611/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:41 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955611/ Posted: 1:48 PM- MADRID, Spain - As supply fears helped set a new price record, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Thursday that OPEC's dominant producer had no immediate plans to boost crude output bec... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15953445/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:38 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15953445/ MADRID: As supply fears helped set a new price record, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Thursday that OPEC's dominant producer had no immediate plans to boost crude output because there was no need to... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955612/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:43 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955612/ Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 15:00 CDT Text of report in English by Saudi newspaper Saudi Gazette website on 3 July [Unattributed report from Riyadh: "TV Shows 4 Recalling Online Route to Terror... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15952732/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:40 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15952732/ Oil's rally to records well above $140 a barrel has stirred a heated debate about the role played by speculators in commodity markets. From the outset, oil futures markets have included participants u... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955602/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:45 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15955602/ Dubai: Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical plan to spend $26 billion on building a petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia, said a banker with knowledge of the deal. Saudi Aramco and Dow, the biggest US chem... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15951253/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:46 -0400 Gulf News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15951253/ PARIS - An attack -- or even an attempted attack -- by Islamic extremists on Saudi Arabia's oil sector would have disastrous consequences on the world market and the price per barrel, analysts warn. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15945281/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:18:18 -0400 Business Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15945281/ Iran said its package of proposals to the international community contained comprehensive plans to restore regional and international peace and stability. This comment was made by Secretary of Iran's ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15943790/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07:56 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15943790/ , the world's largest oil producer and de facto head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, announced two separate output hikes jointly totaling 500,000 barrels a day in May and June ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15943101/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:59:22 -0400 Morning Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15943101/ Edited Press Release PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French power and transport engineering company Alstom ( 1022047.FR) said Thursday it has signed a letter of intent with Saudi Arabian utility, Saudi Electricit... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941470/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:32 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941470/ (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Mobily's customers have grown to more than 10 million, exceeding all records in the Middle East and North Africa, according to information made available to Khaleej Times here... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941476/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:25 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941476/ JEDDAH: Emaar, The Economic City, the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has partnered with Capri Capital Partners (Capri) LLC to develop an SR7.5 billion ($2 billio... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941479/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:20 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941479/ -Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f221ef/saudi-arabia-build) has announced the addition of the 'Saudi Arabia Building Construction Industry Overview' report to their of... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941480/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:20 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941480/ With nine years of service under the Four Seasons umbrella, Galal El Din is delighted to continue his work with a fresh team in a new location. Previously Director of Rooms within Four Seasons Cairo a... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941478/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:21 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941478/ During a ceremony attended by Dr. Mohamed Khoshaim, Head of Quality Program for Healthcare Facilities for Saudi Arabia along with other prominent officials from the Ministry Of Health and a large numb... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15942099/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:25:01 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15942099/ JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia is the number one abuser of stimulants in the region despite the warning on Saudi Customs forms that drug traffickers are given the death penalty, according to a new report relea... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15940491/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:18:22 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15940491/ JEDDAH - The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will process visas for foreign workers coming to Saudi Arabia. It signed an agreement to the purpose with the ministry of labour on Tuesday. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15940490/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:18:22 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15940490/ Palestinian witnesses on Wednesday said an angry crowd of people in the Gaza Strip has stormed a border crossing with Egypt and threw rocks at Egyptian forces. The witnesses said Egypt was repelling t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941144/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:34:34 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15941144/ Last Updated: June 30. 2008 2:01AM UAE / June 29. 2008 10:01PM GMT Many Muslims who were planning to make the Haj this year will have to postpone their pilgrimage after the Saudi authorities cut the U... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15937661/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:12:17 -0400 The National http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15937661/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's parliament has approved a draft of the long-awaited mortgage law, paving the way for its approval by the government to allow more Saudis to own property and for banks to diversi... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15937669/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:58:05 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15937669/ JEDDAH - The Consulate General of India in Jeddah announced on Monday the outsourcing of visa and passport support services in the Western Region to three private companies to facilitate processing an... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933306/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:11 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933306/ JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inaugurated in Obhur yesterday the 29th Jeddah summer festival, entitled Jeddah Ghair (Jeddah Is Different), which is to run for 45 days and include 250 soc... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933310/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:02 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933310/ NEW DELHI: Overseas financial services business is the new target of Indian firms. Reliance-ADAG is picking up 26% stake with management control in a full-fledged financial services company in Saudi A... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933308/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:00 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933308/ Latest News Most Read Most Commented Hot Topics Saudis Schmooze Their Way To Safety July 1, 2008: So far this year, Saudi Arabia has arrested 701 terrorist suspects. About 180 were released, but the r... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933312/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:59 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15933312/ We translated the laws of cricket into Arabic mainly to spread awareness about the game. Today we have many Saudis playing at the different age groups says Nadeem Nadwi, the Chief Executive Officer of... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15931348/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:04:15 -0400 Gulf News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15931348/ Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on Wednesday held a press conference to explain the circumstances of the swap deal with Israel. Firstly, Nasrallah began with criticizing a British d... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15930002/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:20:52 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15930002/ Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat- In this interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed al Khalifa discusses a range of topics such as diversity in Bahrain, pro... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926812/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:56 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926812/ Meeting with French expatriates at the French Embassy in Riyadh on January 14, French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed his appreciation and respect for the Kingdom's monarch, Abdullah bin Abdel-Azi... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926819/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:48 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926819/ DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec Group) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the two companies and to strengthen ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926814/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:57:00 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926814/ (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Six out of eight leaders from D-8, or developing eight Islamic countries, except for Nigeria and Egypt, will attend the group's sixth summit and related meetings in... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926821/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:47 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926821/ Members of the IHG team with their awards. Global hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has walked away with six awards across multiple categories at this year's Business Traveller Middle... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926817/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926817/ - Eritrea Festival in Jeddah and its environs, Saudi Arabia, opened yesterday within the premises of the Office of the Eritrean Consul General in a patriotic spirit. The Head of Political Affairs at t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926818/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:58 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926818/ LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Synchronica Plc., a provider of mobile email and synchronisation solutions, said Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has increased his stake to 16.4 million shares or 11.... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926813/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:57 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926813/ SAUDI ARABIA. Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar EC), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has partnered with Capri Capital Partners to develop an SAR7.5 billion (US$... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926822/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:45 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15926822/ About 314 passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd remain stranded at the Riyadh International Airport as a Dhaka-bound flight of the airline from Riyadh has been delayed for about 48 hours due to ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15925050/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:56:03 -0400 Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15925050/ Jeddah, July 2 (bna) -- Custodian Of The Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Received Here On Wednesday Visiting Spanish King Juan Carlos. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15924198/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:25:22 -0400 Bahrain News Agency http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15924198/ A May 17 Washington Post op-ed piece by Ali H. Soufan entitled, 'Coddling Terrorists' decried how Yemen has let free some of al-Qaida terrorists responsible for the October 2000 bombing of the USS Col... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919419/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:14:50 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919419/ Leading UAE-based property development company, Durar ('jewels' in Arabic) Properties, unveiled its newest residential project in Dubai today, at a gala event held at the spectacular Mina A' Salam las... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919423/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:14:43 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919423/ JEDDAH -- The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labor to process visas for foreign workers coming to the kingdom. "The agreement will help the... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919420/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:14:48 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919420/ :00 AM TOKYO, July 2 (KUNA) -- Japan's third-largest trading firm Sumitomo Corp. said Wednesday it will participate in a USD 6 billion project to build a crude oil-fired power plant and water desalina... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919424/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:14:36 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15919424/ Under the leadership of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Council of Ministers has announced the promulgation of the Royal Decree approving AXA's registration in the Kingdom to operate as... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15920307/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:55 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15920307/ Noting that Israel is currently more vulnerable than any other times, Mottaki said after their humiliating defeat at the 33-day war against Lebanon, Israel was "looking for different subjects to overs... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15918904/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:57:49 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15918904/ The U.S. Navy and its Gulf allies will not allow Iran to seal off the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf said Wednesday. Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff, comma... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15918903/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:57:47 -0400 Al Bawaba http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15918903/ The Group was honored with one of the most prestigious awards on the night - 'Best Hotel Chain in the Middle East'. The night's celebrations were further amplified when the Group secured the accolade ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915631/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:24 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915631/ Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP investors are losing money in the best year for oil prices as they cede control of production to state-owned energy companies. Exxon, the world's biggest company ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915629/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:18 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915629/ Riyadh: As the summer vacation approaches, a large number of Saudi families are gearing up to spend their holidays at various overseas destinations. Some 3.5 million Saudi tourists are expected to spe... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915635/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:11 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915635/ Montreal - The annual scramble for world heritage status opens Wednesday in Quebec City, where 41 countries are seeking the high-profile designation from UNESCO for cultural or natural sites. Among ap... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915632/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:08 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915632/ Saudi Arabia's foreign reserves will rise to 65% to $595bn by the end of 2010 on record fiscal surpluses, according to a report by EFG-Hermes Holding cited by Bloomberg. The kingdom's fiscal surplus w... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915633/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:06 -0400 Congoo http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15915633/ Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said the kingdom is planning no further increases in crude production following its June 23 announcement that it would pump an extra half-million barrels a day, reporte... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15916282/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:45:13 -0400 AME Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/84856ec8d48070cb/id/15916282/