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She is the first Saudi woman to hold this position and she will be second to Saleh Kamel, the Saudi businessman, who was elected chairman of the board for a new term of four years. The election also makes Lama deputy chairman of the Riyadh-based Saudi...
Tags: Lama Suleiman, JCCI, Saudi Council of Chambers, Jeddah, deputy chairman, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Disaster Accident
Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, is expected to return soon to the Kingdom after spending more than a year in the US and Morocco for treatment and recovery. The Shoura Council announced Monday that Prince Sultan...
Tags: prince sultan, Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi royal family, Jeddah, House of Saud, Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Environment, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Sultan Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Human Interest, Abu Dhabi, Al-Shabab 2007-2008 season, STS-51-G, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
The special committee investigating the recent floods in Jeddah has visited areas that have been most affected by the deluge. It was also reported that the number of people reported missing has increased to 49. No bodies have been recovered in the past...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Environment, Weather, Geography of Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, Makkah Province, Disaster Accident, Jeddah, Mecca
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has been named winner of the prestigious �King Khaled Award for National Achievement�. Asir Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khaled, who is also the president of the King Khaled Award Committee, announced Sunday night...
Tags: Prince Faisal bin Khaled, King Khaled Award Committee, King Abdullah Scholarships Program, Riyadh, national achievements, Saudi Arabia, Saudi royal family, House of Saud, Naif bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Kings of Saudi Arabia, Faisal, Adnanites, Human Interest
During the devastating flash floods that hit Jeddah on Nov. 25, many people including expatriates went out of their way to rescue people from imminent death. Some of these volunteers have lost their documents, including resident permits (iqamas) and driving...
Tags: Moosa Farookan, Kaniyanthodika Rafeek, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Geography of Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, Driver's license, Makkah Province, Disaster Accident, Jeddah
Officials of CME Group Inc expressed optimism on Friday about the success of a new physically deliverable U.S. sour crude oil futures that launches next week, but said it would take years to become a benchmark, if it ever does. The exchange has tried...
Tags: CME Group Inc, Platts WTI, sour crudes, U.S. Gulf Coast, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Futures contract, Derivatives, CME Group, West Texas Intermediate, Benchmark, Petroleum, Business Finance, Futures exchanges, Sour crude oil
Yemeni military commanders said on Tuesday they would have the city of Saada under control within 24 hours, after starting the assault on Monday. Bodies can be seen in the streets, reports say, as the military advances on the barricaded rebel stronghold.
Tags: Yemeni, Saudi Arabia, Saudis, Israel, Riyadh, Yemen, Sanaa, Politics, War Conflict, Western Asia, Arab League member states, Huthis, Terrorism in Yemen, House of Saud, Al-Huthi, Shia Islam, Zaydi, Mazandarani people, Red Sea, Ali Larijani, Zaidiyyah, Yahia Badreddin al Houthi, Shabab al-Muomineen, Kings of Saudi Arabia, Nuclear program of Iran, Sana'a
Mr Kirby spoke of the cruelty of being considered an ''abomination'' for being gay as a young man but said he now felt comfortable as an Anglican and gay. He urged religious people to read biblical texts in the context in which they were written, saying...
Tags: Islam, Mr Kirby, honour killings, ve got, Leviticus, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Homicide, Islam and women, Honor killing, Social Issues, Domestic violence, Homosexuality, Violence against women, Religion Belief, Islamic feminism
Saudi Arabia-based real estate developer Tanmiyat is in talks with about 30 per cent of the owners of Living Legends Villas to resolve any ongoing issues with the buyers, said the developer. According to Tanmiyat , almost 70 per cent of the villa owners...
Tags: Tanmiyat, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Business Finance
In the world today, there are over 27 million slaves in bondage worldwide. Slaves existing today are not in bondage because of indentured servitude, but instead are in bondage to a "master," being considered property completely subject to an owner for...
Tags: U.S. Bureau of Justice, U.S. Department of State, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, International Justice Mission, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Slavery, Social Issues, Unfree labour, Crimes against humanity, Smuggling, Labor