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News - January 2006

Jan 29 -Feb 4, 2006

  • World Scouts Gather in Jubail [more]

  • Change in Stock Prices Begins [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Announces $300M Aid for Pakistan [more]

  • Saudis Want to Ensure Supply of Raw Materials [more]

  • Egyptian Ferry Carrying 1,300 Sinks in Red Sea Off Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Cartoon Row Gives Muslims 'New Spirit': Saudi Cleric [more]

  • Saudi King Avoids Kashmir Issue in Pakistan [more]

  • CMA, SAMA Act to Curb Stock Market Speculation [more]

  • King Back in Riyadh [more]

  • 3 Saudi Women to Represent SAGIA Abroad [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador to Discuss the Kingdom's Ongoing Reforms and Saudi/U.S. Relations [more]

  • Saudi Government Donation to Assist Hungry [more]

  • Saudis, Qataris May Fund Palestinian Payroll [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Takes First Steps on Path to Reform [more]

  • Bank of Brazil Wants to Support Business with Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Grants Yemen Investment Loans [more]

  • Saudi Arabia, Iran Denounce Bush's New Appeal for Democracy [more]

  • Real Estate is the Fastest Growing Sector in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • $2bn Saudi Oil Help Expected [more

  • Naif Raps West on N-Policy [more]

  • Burton to Head US-Saudi Business Council [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Reaches New Milestone [more]

  • Malaysia Lobbies to Enter Saudi Arabia Oil Business [more]

  • Pakistan, S Arabia to Sign Economic Cooperation Agreements [more]

  • Bush Presses Egypt, Saudi Arabia in Global Democracy Push [more]

  • Saudi King Abdullah Arrives in Pakistan [more]

  • Dormant al-Qaida Cells Exist in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • French Paper Reprints Danish Mohammad Cartoons [more]

  • Boycott Not by Government, Says Saud [more]

  • Call for UN Anti-Terror Conference [more]

  • Jeddah Economic Forum to Address Cultural Diversity [more]

  • Stopping Aid to PA Disastrous � Saud [more]

  • Saudi Oil Minister: OPEC to Leave Output Unchanged [more]

  • Accords Worth SR4bn to Be Signed [more]

  • Kingdom Welcomes Hamas Poll Victory [more]

  • IIUM Confers Honorary Doctorate On King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Denmark Warns on Saudi Arabia Trips [more]

  • German Official to Fortify Ties [more]

  • Kingdom, Malaysia Sign MOU for Medical College [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Jumps 235.63 Points [more]

  • Mideast�s First Female Recruiting Firm [more]

  • U.S. Visa Services to Resume in Dhahran [more

  • Saudi Curbs al Qaeda but Long Term Problem Remains [more]

  • EU Warns Saudi Arabia That it Could Take Danish Boycott to WTO [more]

  • Private Sector to Play Key Role in Saudi Aluminum Industry [more]

  • Saudis Say Hamas Should Moderate Israel Stance [more]

  • The 'Feedstock Issue': Another WTO Win for Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Lukoil Starts Exploration in Block A Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Oxford, Sultan Varsity Sign Scholarship Pact [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Dives After Crossing 19,000 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Rejects OPEC Production Cut Despite Iran Call [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Follow U.N. Call to End Juvenile Death Penalty [more]

  • King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Malaysia [more]

  • Dodging Boycott Call, Norway Voices Regret [more]

  • Assets of Saudi Banks Rise to SR748bn in November [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Decline After a Record Surge [more]

  • Saudi-Malaysia Alliance Could Help Reshape Islamic World [more]

Jan 22 -Jan 28, 2006

  • Saudi Arabia Culls Falcons Over Suspected Bird Flu [more]

  • Kingdom, India Forge Energy Partnership [more]

  • Imams Back Call for Danish Boycott in Cartoons Row [more]

  • Saudi Stock Trading Tops SR206 Billion [more]

  • The Pitfalls of Being a Saudi Female Journalist [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Recalls Envoy in Danish Row [more]

  • Saudi Arabia, India Fail to Sign Anti-terror Accord [more]

  • Oil Prices to Stay High, OPEC to Keep Pumping-Saudi [more]

  • Boycott of Danish Goods Over Blasphemous Cartoons [more]

  • King Assures India on Energy Needs [more]

  • More Friendly Environment for Businesswomen [more]

  • Egypt and Saudi Arabia for New Talks to Reduce Tension [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Offers Investors Historic Opportunities [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Pledges Tougher Anti-piracy Drive [more]

  • India, Saudi Arabia Sign Landmark Business Deal [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Expects Stable Oil Output at OPEC Meet [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Pledges Tougher Anti-piracy Drive [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Plans Production Expansion [more]

  • Kingdom Is India�s Main Source of Oil [more]

  • British Firms Urged to Invest in Key Saudi Projects [more]

  • Saudi Arabian Airlines Posts Record Revenue of $3.8 Billion [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Stay in Record Territory [more]

  • SR600bn Worth of Projects Planned in the Kingdom [more]

  • Kingdom signs accords with China [more]

  • Gujarat Oil Firm to Form Saudi Arabia JV [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Provide $573 M in Aid to Pakistan [more]

  • Fundamentals in Excellent Shape: Saudi Oil Minister [more]

  • Saudi King Arrives on Four-day Landmark Visit [more]

  • GCC Market Cap Breaches $1 Trillion Mark [more]

  • Zamil Steel Plans $20 Million Factory in India [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Denounces Prophet's Cartoons [more]

  • Kingdom, China Sign Landmark Energy Pact [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Leap to New High [more]

  • UU Signs Saudi Nursing Partnership Agreement [more]

  • SR500m Saudi-U.S. Joint Venture in Jubail [more]

  • Saudi King: Terrorism is our Enemy [more]

  • China, Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Energy Agreement [more]

  • Oil Holds near $68, Saudi Aims to Reassure [more]

  • Insurance Sector Set to Spur Saudi Arabia's Growth [more]

  • Abdullah Gets Warm Welcome in China [more]

  • Wide-ranging Reform Plan for Education [more]

  • No Magic Wand to End Women Unemployment [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Tops 18,000 Mark [more]

  • Kingdom�s Farm Tariffs Under WTO [more]

  • 6 Women Candidates in EPCCI Elections [more]

  • Prince Sultan Inaugurates SR135 Million Mall [more]

Jan 15 -Jan 21, 2006

  • Oil Soars Above $67 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Invites Indian Companies in Gas Exploration Sector [more]

  • Abdullah Visit to Boost Sino-Saudi Relations [more]

  • World Demand for Oil to Rise 1.9%: OPEC [more]

  • New Sino-Saudi Petrochemical Firm Planned [more]

  • ESCWA Puts Kingdom�s GDP Growth at 5 Percent [more]

  • Saudi Business Directory Latest Edition Issued [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Seeks Big Business from Asia Tour [more]

  • Abdullah�s Visit to Boost Cooperation: Malaysian Envoy [more]

  • Kingdom Plans to Recruit 50,000 Vietnamese Workers [more]

  • No Bird Flu Virus in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • GM Makes Record Sales in ME [more]

  • Saudi's Eye Iraqi Investment [more]

  • Prince Saud and Prince Turki Pay Their Respects in Kuwait [more]

  • SR633m Goes Up in Smoke Yearly [more]

  • Map Wars: The UAE Reclaims Lost Territory from Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Looming Iran Showdown Gives Oil Trade New Worry [more]

  • India to Sign MoU on Combating Crime with Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Tries to Create a Safer Hajj [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Needs Over One Million Housing Units to Shelter Its Poor [more]

  • SABIC Rally Ups Saudi Stocks [more]

  • Simpler Procedures for Italian Visa [more]

  • Saudi Arabia on Business Trip Index [more]

  • City's Saudi Mission [more]

  • Saudi Insurance Market to Touch SR15b in 2009 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Privatizes Investments [more]

  • Saudis Allow Women to Watch Match [more

  • Saudi-US Talks Focus on ME, Iran [more]

  • Terrorism Not Just a Saudi Battle: Nawaf [more]

  • Abdullah Begins Four-Nation Asia Tour Sunday [more]

  • Five Al-Qaeda Militants Arrested in Riyadh Raid [more]

  • Jeddah Economic Forum Kicks Off on Feb. 11 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia, Egypt Tell Cheney to Give Iran More Time [more]

  • Scouting Event in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Reeducation of Extremists in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Program brings Saudi students to EMU [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Presents Plan for Syria and Lebanon [more]

  • Kingdom Urges Iran to Forgo Nuke Weapons [more]

  • Saudi-Chinese Meeting Planned [more]

  • Saudi Investors Set Up �Noor Asia� [more]

  • Saudi Militant Suspects Arrested Over Bomb Factory [more]

  • BEA Systems Sets its Sights on Saudi Arabia's Growing Web Portal Market [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Sets Liberalization Schedule [more]

  • Saudi Woman Poet Honored [more]

  • UNICEF, Kingdom Join Forces to Help Curb Child Begging [more]

  • British Companies Eye Major Projects in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • U.S. Faults Saudi Efforts on Terrorism [more]

  • Saudi Privatisers to Woo Scottish Investors [more]

  • Haj: Some Lessons for the World [more]

  • Culture an Obstacle to Women�s Career Development: Study [more]

Jan 08 -Jan 14, 2006

  • Taxation Treaty with S. Arabia Next Month [more]

  • Death Toll in Stampede Crosses 360 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Launches New Phase in International Trade Relations [more]

  • Saudi king Opens Up $1 Trillion of Business to the West [more]

  • Cheney to Visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi King Abdullah To Visit Malaysia [more]

  • Telecoms and Technology: Saudi Arabia [more]

  • 345 Dead in Jamrat Tragedy [more]

  • Nod for Draft Investment Pact with Saudi Arabia [more]

  • India to Sign Investment Protection Pact with Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Global Relations in a New Era [more]

  • Orderly Stoning at Jamrat [more]

  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Due in Pakistan on February-1 [more]

  • The Real Estate Boom - KSA [more]

  • Saudi Cleric says Terrorism Used to Discredit Islam [more]

  • Scouts Set Up Website to Help Missing Children [more]

  • Working Shoulder-to-Shoulder for Better Saudi-US Relations [more]

  • Two Million in Arafat for Haj [more]

  • Hilton�s �Super Palace� to Open Ahead of Plan [more]

  • Datawatch Investment in the Middle East is Paying-off [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Seeks Indian Tieups [more]

  • PAL to Suspend Flights to Riyadh [more]

  • Training for Saudi Women Planned [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's Economy Set for Growth, but Challenges Remain [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's Cellular Market Is Booming [more]

  • Bashar Meets Abdullah [more]

  • World Media Converge on Mina [more]

  • Gulf Stock Markets Are Expected to Witness a Flight to Quality in 2006 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Plans to Double Gas Production [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Gives Shs 764 Million to Orphans [more]

  • $2.4bn Capital for Venture [more]

  • Number of Hajj pilgrims From Abroad Exceeds 1.5 Million [more]

  • Haj Pilgrims Begin Journey to Mina [more]

  • King Donates SR2bn for Housing Poor [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Breaks 17,500 Barrier [more]

Jan 1-6, 2006

  • Building Collapse Toll 76 [more]

  • King Invokes Past as Guide for Future [more]

  • Iraqi Allegations Refuted [more]

  • Value of Saudi Shares Traded Reaches SR148.53 Billion Last Week [more]

  • S&P Ups Kingdom�s Currency Ratings [more]

  • CMA Prepares for Parallel Stock Market [more]

  • Japan to Meet Saudi Arabia on March 1 in Asian Cup [more]

  • Saudi Authorities Probe Hostel Collapse [more]

  • Riyadh, Jubail Shortlisted as Top Leadership Cities [more]

  • UK Scouts Begin Hajj Pilgrimage [more]

  • Hotel Collapses in Makkah [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Will Not Permit Citizens to Fight in Iraq [more]

  • Terrorism Masterminds Being Pursued [more]

  • Saudis More Optimistic - Survey [more]

  • Saudi Term Prices In Line With Expectations [more]

  • US Speeds Up Student Visas, Some Still Wait Long [more]

  • Haj Security Top Priority [more]

  • CNN to Broadcast Haj Live [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Near 17,500 Mark [more]

  • Kingdom Accounts for 40%of Gulf Fast Food Market [more]

  • Diary of the Hajj [more]

  • Quadrem Launches Joint Venture With Al Faisaliah Group to Expand Operations in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Sultan Hints at Role of Private Sector in Developing Airports [more]

  • End of a Long Quest: Saudi Women Get Their Own Identity at Last [more]

  • Saudia Launches Embraer Service [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Continue to Surge [more]

  • CITC Pledges to Liberalize ITC Sector [more]

  • Syria Dominates Egypt-Saudi Talks [more]

  • More Saudi Eurobonds on Way [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Commits to Typhoon [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's WTO Commitments to Help Liberalize Its Economy [more]

  • Policy Watch: Perspective on Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Private Sector and NPOs: A Saudi Blueprint for Development Cooperation [more]

  • Saudi stocks rise in New Year [more]

  • Health Insurance for Saudis Next Year [more]

  • US Lawyers to Meet Guantanamo Detainees' Families [more]

  • Eid Al Adha to be Marked on January 10 [more]

  • English-Language Textbooks to Be Made Easier [more]

  • Saudis Focus of SCT�s Tourism Strategy [more]

  • SAMA Invests SR328bn in Foreign Securities [more]

  • Abdullah Meets Abbas [more]

  • New Panel Disappoints Women [more]

  • 40 Companies Ready to Go Public [more]

  • More than a million on haj in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Foreign Assets Rise [more]

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