Saudi Arabia News

“British lives on British streets”

The High Court is due to give judgment on the Serious Fraud Office's decision to drop its investigation into alleged bribery and corruption involving arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. via Ananova

It is almost two decades since the death of three Saudi Embassy officials and a Saudi businessman went missing in Bangkok after Lampang worker Kriangkrai Techamong stole a huge amount of jewellery from a palace ... via Asia News Network

Ahmedabad, April 8: India's exports of basmati rice to Saudi Arabia are set to rise substantially this year following the kingdom's decision to cut import duty on the commodity. via Newkerala.com

“The nose should be long and droop down, that's more beautiful”

By Andrew Hammond Guwei'iyya - The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous. via Daily News

“Equipment and service providers attempting to do business in KSA for the first time will face many obstacles. This report provides a first-hand analysis of the key steps necessary to be successful in entering this enormous market.”

Addressing the content of a new study, "The Saudi Arabian Paradox: Opportunities & Challenges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Energy Infrastructure Market 2008," Paul Eccleston, CEO of leading Middle East ... via Market Wire

Central bankers in the Middle East are proving the U.S. dollar's decline to record lows is a small price to pay for the loyalty -- and oil money -- of their biggest Western ally. via Bloomberg

“Lack of rain, drought and drying of trees are other factors for this rising phenomenon”

Residents of a town in Saudi Arabia have sought official help after suffering repeated attacks by drought-plagued baboons with a reported taste for pomegranate. via Telegraph.co.uk

“The presence of these funds will definitely be one of the things that encourages people (to take part in the IPO)”

Riyadh * Saudi Arabia opens its largest ever initial public offering this week, hoping the presence of government funds among its founders and project financing plans will spur public interest. via The Peninsula

"A Canadian teen charged in Saudi Arabia for the death of a man has reportedly been sentenced to one year in prison and 200 lashes. via The Toronto Star

“Anyone who claims this has refuted Islam and should be tried so that he can take it back. If not, he should be killed as an apostate from the religion of Islam”

Arab human rights activists have condemned a Saudi religious edict calling for the execution of two writers for apostasy - giving a rare glimpse of tensions over Islam inside the conservative kingdom. via Buzzle.com

“Our partnership with Alesayi will enhance the kingdom's traffic infrastructure, resulting in improved public safety and reduced congestion.”

DALLAS, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Visionary program will be world's most sophisticated countrywide approach to traffic management Innovative use of automated traffic management technology will improve public ... via Earth Times

“The situation is difficult and very complicated”

The emir of Kuwait plans to visit Riyadh later this week to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Syria, whose ties have deteriorated because of Lebanon's crisis, according to news reports published on Thursday. via The Daily Star

“Some people came to me for information but they did nothing. Mr Sompong has stepped in, so I think Saudi Arabia will understand us better”

Justice minister thanks him for new case details KING-OUA LAOHONG & SOMSAK SUKSAI Justice Minister Sompong Amornwiwat yesterday paid a visit to former police commissioner Chalor Kerdthes in Bangkok Special ... via Bangkok Post

“The launch of Focus Software Solutions carries lot of significance for us as it will consolidate our operations and expansion plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”

Focus Softnet today announced the launch of its subsidiary, Focus Software Solutions Co. via AME Info

“These are all attempts to torpedo the summit because it is a summit that the US has nothing to do with, neither in its agenda nor in the decisions it will take.”

Proclamations of a "united Arab effort" are inescapable on the streets of Damascus today. But as Syria prepares to host its first-ever Arab League summit, the gathering of states across the Middle East and North Africa has become an expression of division, rather than unity.

Syria is more isolated now than at any moment in recent history, publicly spurned by Egypt and Saudi Arabia - the traditional big Arab players - who are only sending low-level delegations to the prestigious gathering that opens Saturday. Lebanon is boycotting altogether. Read more

“Commission officials were chasing the car in which the four were travelling”

RIYADH * Saudi Arabia's religious police have been implicated in the deaths of two men and two women after a car chase near the Muslim holy city of Medina, the Arab News daily reported yesterday. via The Peninsula

Saudi Arabia most likely would develop nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, according to a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. via Fox News

" - " Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks with King Abdullah on Tuesday on Middle East peace efforts during a brief visit to Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian ambassador in Riyadh said. via Times of Oman

Jotun Paints, one of the world's leading producers and suppliers of paints and coatings, announced that it has secured an SR 1.5 million contract with the General Authorities of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia. via Maktoob Business

“But during the foreign ministers meeting, the Arabs approved the Arab initiative, underlining support to the efforts of Amr Moussa in this regard”

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Sunday called on Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries to work with his country in efforts to find a solution to the Lebanese political crisis. via CCTV