Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
Source: The Boston Globe
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-23 21:58:59 -0700 | political-news
Nepal (AP) The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions of themselves. Raha Mobarak told...
Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers
Source: Associated Press
Jiddah :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-23 22:02:16 -0700 | political-news
A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council police traffic department heads. It singled out the...
Saudi executes 5 Yemenis for murder
Source: Qatar English Daily
Jīzān :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-21 03:37:16 -0700 | political-news
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry said. The five were executed in...
IMF sees Saudi economic slowdown, warns of inflation
Source: Times of Oman
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 06:22:26 -0700 | business-news
AFP Saudi economic growth will slow to 4.4 percent in 2013 from 6.8 percent last year due to an expected fall in oil production, and cuts in government spending, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. "Overall GDP growth is expected...
Congratulations to all Saudi graduates and their families
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 17:38:44 -0700 | political-news
Smith Tuesday 21 May 2013 Last Update 21 May 2013 3:07 am One of the greatest pleasures of my work as the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is to celebrate the many successes of the US-Saudi relationship...More than 70,000 young...
Nael Fayez: SR 2,400...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 07:55:14 -0700 | political-news
Tuesday 21 May 2013 Last Update 21 May 2013 12:42 am The robust Saudi economy is passing through a unique phase providing innumerable opportunities for the first time in history...The ongoing development projects need both skilled labor and efficient management...
National Water Company to invest SR 50 bn in...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 07:55:17 -0700 | technology-news
Tuesday 21 May 2013 Last Update 21 May 2013 12:46 am The power and water sectors are experiencing a massive boom in Saudi Arabia, according to Abdulrahman Almutari, head of privatization at the National Water Company (NWC). He stated that...
200 foreign firms to...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 07:55:18 -0700 | political-news
Tuesday 21 May 2013 Last Update 21 May 2013 12:40 am More than 200 foreign companies will take part in Saudi Energy 2013, organizers announced. It will take place with the support of the Ministry of Water and Electricity at...
The oil sands and Koch's unsightly coke mountain
Source: The Globe & Mail
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 12:23:26 -0700 | technology-news
EDT A three-storey pile of petroleum coke along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ont., April 20, 2013. NYT) Petroleum coke piled up along the banks of the Detroit River has sparked a storm of protest from local residents and environmental...
Saudi Arabia: Syrian drug trafficking convict beheaded
Source: AKI
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 08:54:33 -0700 | political-news
A convicted Syrian drug trafficker was beheaded in Saudia Arabia, the Spa news agency reported on Monday, citing an interior ministry statement. Mohammed Yousuf Ezzeddine was executed in the city of Qurayat in the north of the country, according to...
Source of Infection Affects Hospital Mortality in Septic Shock Patients in the ICU
Source: Newswise
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 07:43:46 -0700 | health-news
EDT Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 8:15 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Newswise In ICU patients who have septic shock, the anatomic source of infection has a strong effect on the chances of survival, according to a new study from researchers in Canada....
Saudi signs accord to protect PH maids
Source: Inquirer.net
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-23 22:10:40 -0700 | political-news
Philippines The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern kingdom. The agreement guarantees Filipina maids benefits like a day off each...
Brands Are Taking Forever To Respond To Customers On Twitter
Source: BusinessInsider
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-23 22:10:58 -0700 | business-news
Socialbakers found that brands don't even respond to 38% of questions asked on Twitter , and are taking 10% longer to get to the questions they answer than in the previous quarter. The report, which covers "Social Care" practices, shows...
'They thought no one could have survived that': British toddler survives Saudi Arabia car crash that ...
Source: The Independent
Mecca :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 05:07:59 -0700 | travel-news
A British toddler who survived a car crash in Saudi Arabia was taken to a morgue in a body bag because rescuers wrongly assumed he had died. Mohamed Elisa Danial Hayat, who has since turned two, was the only member...
OPEC majors showing lower exports
Source: United Press International
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-20 03:14:09 -0700 | business-news
The Joint Organizations Data said Saudi Arabia in March exported around 7.4 million barrels of oil per day, down about 30,000 bpd from the previous month, Bloomberg News reports. The Saudi Press Agency last week reported that demand for crude...
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