D for discipline: Unruly...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 18:23:26 -0700 | political-news
34 am Misbehaving middle and secondary school students of both genders will be banned for one month from school, have to take extra religious and life skills classes and face various other sanctions under new regulations.
Saudi families spent SR...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 18:23:26 -0700 | political-news
Khalid Al-Subiani Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 3:32 am Saudi families spent SR 7 billion on tourism abroad in summer last year, an increase of 28 percent compared to the previous year, according to an academic,...
Saudi women find steep learning curve in nursing
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 18:23:24 -0700 | political-news
32 am As taboos fall away in the nursing profession and more Saudi women are hired to give care to patients in hospitals and clinics, medical personnel are beginning to realize there is a learning curve in how to approach...
German firms among top...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 17:03:14 -0700 | political-news
53 am Germany continues to be one of the top employers of Saudis in the Kingdom, a German official said yesterday at the Ninth German and Sixth Catalog Show at a local hotel. Andreas Hergenroether, delegate of German Industry and...
Reception held for...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 17:03:02 -0700 | political-news
53 am About 60 Saudi officials, businessmen, guests and members of the Taiwanese community recently attended a reception marking the May 20 inauguration of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's second term...He congratulated the Taiwanese community for having always been on hand...
Talented children win prizes in drawing contest
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 17:03:13 -0700 | allnews
The initiative helps in building the creative capabilities of future generations and encourages young, talented people...The competition addressed important issues like, safety, health and environment...Besides the honoring ceremony, the function included a recorded TV show on the contest...
We expect more from Shoura Council
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:59 -0700 | political-news
Saud Al-Rayyes Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 1:46 am The Shoura Council has been using rather offensive and prosaic language lately in describing the performance of government departments. This kind of language is not what Saudis...
Value of Kingdom?s construction contracts...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:48 -0700 | business-news
29 am The magnitude of contracts within the construction sector continues to illustrate the Kingdom's appetite for heavy capital expenditures as about SR 49.1 billion worth of contracts were awarded during the first quarter of 2013.
Six-day surge ends at...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:58 -0700 | business-news
24 am The Saudi stock market was in the red yesterday, reversing after a 6-day surge and dropping more than 29 points for the day...It plunged to a maximum 64 points from the level of opening bell yesterday.
Saudi banks' assets gain SAR38bn in Q1
Source: Zawya Regional
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 21:33:46 -0700 | business-news
Banks' lending continues to pick up after post-crisis slowdown The combined assets of Saudi Arabia's banks swelled by nearly SR38 billion (Dh37.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2013 to maintain their position as having the second largest financial base...
Cement crisis recurs in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region
Source: Zawya Regional
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-23 03:09:05 -0700 | business-news
The cement crisis is reappearing in the Eastern Region as a number of distributors are increasing their prices to consumers by up to 25 percent with a normal bag sold at SR 20 and a solid one at SR 21....
SAGIA to offer set of privileges to investors
Source: Zawya Political
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 23:08:30 -0700 | political-news
Kingdom's efforts in sustaining a strong business-friendly environment while attracting investments that reflect positively on the economy, on job creation for nationals and technology transfer...The board members were briefed on the report prepared by the investment follow-up team that assessed...
Boeing Wins Contracts to Supply Drones, Apache Attack Helicopters
Source: The Motley Fool
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 21:52:28 -0700 | business-news
Watch stocks you care about The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter.....BA ) secured three new contracts in the Department of Defense's latest issuance of defense contracting awards on Wednesday. Specifically, the...
Bitter warning over diabetes devices
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 18:07:09 -0700 | health-news
Thursday 23 May 2013 Last Update 23 May 2013 2:30 am The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has warned health care practitioners, as well as patients, against using faulty OneTouch Verio IQ and OneTouch Verio Pro Blood glucose meters. Lifescan...
Filipino death row...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 18:07:06 -0700 | political-news
Arab News Staff Thursday 23 May 2013 Last Update 23 May 2013 2:31 am The 13-year ordeal of a Filipino death row prisoner is nearing its end after he received notification that the family of his victim has waived all...
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