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  1. Saudi beheads citizen for murderRead the original story

    13 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia : Saudi authorities have announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi.

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  2. Men beheaded for murderRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | News.com.au

    ... following a dispute, the ministry said. The beheadings bring to 74 the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia this year. Last year, a record 153 people were executed in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, which applies a strict version of sharia, ...

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  3. Saudi central bank makes rare cut to lending rateRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Maktoob Business

    Saudi Arabia's central bank cut its key benchmark repo lending rate by 50 basis points for the first time in almost two years on Sunday as signs of easing inflationary pressure permitted the move to reduce ...

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  4. Abu Jamra praises but Aoun attacks Saudi ArabiaRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Ya Libnan

    Beirut - Deputy Premier Issam Abu Jamra said relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia have always been excellent, contradicting a declared stand by his boss Michel Aoun, leader of the Free Patriotic movement ...

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  5. Singapore-Riyadh route launchedRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | AME Info

    Saudi Arabia: 24 minutes ago Singapore Airlines has launched a service to Riyadh that will run four times a week via Dubai.

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  6. Indian in Saudi Arabia swindles many in chit fund scamRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | India eNews

    An Indian national in Saudi Arabia is absconding after allegedly swindling many people in a chit fund scam.

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  7. Singapore Airlines launches Riyadh-Singapore servicesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | AME Info

    Singapore Airlines will commence operations from Riyadh, on 14 December 2008. Saudi Arabia: 1 hour, 6 minutes ago Using the Boeing 777-200 aircraft, Singapore Airlines will operate four times weekly to ...

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  8. Saudi Arabia celebrates 78th National DayRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Borneo Bulletin

    ... Sonia K Cutting of the cake Distinguished guests present at the reception The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday assured that Saudi Arabia will always welcome any visits by Bruneian officials, executives, businesspersons, tourists ...

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  9. Deutsche Bank expands equities platform in Middle East with new hires and servicesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... custody services and the increased opening up of the regional markets, as demonstrated most recently by Saudi Arabia's decision to give access to non-resident investors to the Kingdom's stock market.' Last August, Saudi Arabia's Capital Market ...

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  10. Sabic May Report Weakest Profit Growth for Nine Quarters as Demand SlowsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Bloomberg

    ... unit Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co. , which is benefiting from higher prices and rising global demand. Saudi Arabia's efforts to develop infrastructure with new industrial cities, such as the $120 billion King Abdullah Economic City on the Red Sea ...

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  11. Magrabi Hospitals donates household appliances & therapeutic care to orphans and widowsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | AME Info

    Magrabi Hospitals & Centers, Saudi Arabia made a generous donation during the month of Ramadan to the widows and orphans in need in the Kingdom.

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  12. Derayah implements Cisco network infrastructure for unified communicationsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | AME Info

    Derayah, one of Saudi Arabia's budding Financial Services firms, has implemented a Cisco network infrastructure for its entire IP backbone.

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  13. Saudi beheads citizen for murderRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... him and then shocking him to death with electricity. Al-Ruwayli was executed in the northern town of Arar. Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be ...

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  14. Mobily customers can receive calls for free in 56 countries

    8 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... now receive all their local and international calls for free in 56 countries and with more than 100 operators. Saudi Arabia: 1 hour, 6 minutes ago Mobily achieved this feat for its customers through one of the largest roaming agreements ever, which ...

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  15. Saudi shares fall to four-year lowRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    Riyadh * The Saudi stock market, the largest in the Arab world, dived almost six percent to a four-year low on the week's opening day yesterday as leading industrial nations met to tackle a global financial ...

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  16. Sunday News BriefsRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Ya Libnan

    Beirut- Lebanese president Michel Suleiman is traveling to Saudi Arabia today on an official visit.

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  17. PRO TECHnology gears up for extensive participation at GITEX 2008Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... which include hosting two events to address growing data management and security issues in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. PRO TECHnology's rapidly growing regional operations is being attested to by a number of prestigious accolades recently awarded ...

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  18. Riyadh sees impact from credit crisisRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Gulf Daily News

    RIYADH: Saudi Arabia may be indirectly affected by the global financial crisis but any impact will be temporary, Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf said yesterday.

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  19. SAFCO reports SR3.744bn profits for 3Q 2008Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... during the first nine months of 2008, compared with SR1.466bn in the same period in 2007, an increase of 155%. Saudi Arabia: 17 minutes ago This has lead to the rise of the share profit to SR14.98 compared with SR5.87 in the same period last year ...

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  20. Laserfiche to exhibit at Gitex Technology Week 2008 in DubaiRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... and present Laserfiche's coveted Visionary Award to the Dubai Municipality, Saudi Arabian Airlines, and the Saudi Arabia General Organization for Social Security. 'We are extremely excited to share our innovative products, which are powerful, ...

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