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News - March 2006

Mar 26 -Apr 1, 2006

  • Kingdom Denies Nuke Report [more]

  • Saudi King: Gradual Reform Needed [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Students to Participate in Workshops Aimed at Developing a "Culture of Dialogue" [more]

  • Educational Research Project Set to Kick Off [more]

  • Deiss Seeks Arab Investment Opportunities [more]

  • Turki of Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's WTO Membership Positive for Economy [more]

  • 29 Countries Surpass One Billion Worth of IPOs [more

  • Signs of Warming Sino-Saudi Ties [more]

  • Privatization Jab for Ailing Health Sector [more]

  • Would CMA Abandon Thursday's Trades [more]

  • Saudi Woman to Defend Saddam [more]

  • King to Address Shoura [more]

  • NSHR Outlines Organization�s Challenges [more]

  • Saudi Industrialists Sign JV Agreement [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Looks Eastwards for Higher Education Part 1 [more]

  • Saudi Education Strengthens its Domestic Base Part 2 [more]

  • Pakistan Rejects Report on Secret Nuclear Help to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Exhibition to Showcase Construction Boom - KSA [more]

  • Dubai Edition of Arab News to Launch on April 1 [more]

  • The Issue of Women in Government in Islamic Countries [more]

  • All Incoming Foreigners to Get Medical Examination [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Jump in Thin Trading [more]

  • Guidance Councils Urged in GCC Prisons [more]

  • Saudi Security Forces Foil Terror Attack [more]

  • Singapore-Saudi Arabia Business Council Set to be Announced in April [more]

  • 40 'Militants' Held in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Refuses to Host Next Arab Summit [more]

  • Swicorp Awarded Investment Banking License by Saudi Capital Market Authority [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Working on Secret Nuclear Program with Pakistan Help [more]

  • Top Gulf Businesswomen Say Equal Access to Labor Markets Will Boost Economic Growth [more]

  • Intel to Work With Regional Universities [more]

  • Sultan Calls for Military Service Reforms [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Leaps 767 Points [more]

  • Arab Nations Urged to Enter Nuclear Club [more]

  • MM Lee Kuan Yew Meets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince [more]

  • Saudi Backs Splitting of Shares [more]

  • Saudi Bank Foreign Assets Rise [more]

  • Senior Saudi Official Arrives in Beijing [more]

  • Islamic Financing Spreads in the Middle East [more]

  • SR100,000 Dampener for Foreigners [more]

  • Sultan�s Japan Visit to Open a New Chapter [more]

  • More and More Saudi Students Looking East for Studies [more]

  • Cabinet OKs Launch of Mega Bank [more]

  • Saudi Seen Reaping Record Oil Revenues in 2006 [more]

  • Voyence Partners with Saudi Arabian-Based iNet [more]

  • As Saudi Women Diversify, So Do Ads Targeting Them [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Offers Mega-Infrastructure Projects to Singapore Companies [more]

  • Saudi-Turkey Businessmen Explore Investment Avenues [more]

  • Pace Calls Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Trip 'Productive' [more]

  • Difficult Outlook for Arab Stock Markets [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Three Takeoffs in 2006 [more]

  • CMA Grants More Brokerage Licenses [more]

  • Prince Abdul Rahman Al-Sudairy Dies at 89 [more]

  • British Royal Couple Tours Saudi Capital [more]

  • Top Businesswomen from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain to Debate Economic Role of Women [more]

  • Saudi Arabian Ambassador Visits Long Beach [more]

  • Saudi Prince Dies [more]

  • Foreign Remittances by Saudis Jump to Record SR56.28 Billion in 2005 [more]

  • Neste Oil Sells its 10% Stake in Saudi Arabian-Based Petrochemicals Producer for USD 120 Million [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Drop After Market Opens to Expats [more]

  • Oil Field Research Center to Benefit Kingdom: Al-Naimi [more]

  • Bid to End Saudi Probe Over Arms Deal Threat [more]

  • Kingdom Plans to Draw Water From Desert [more]

Mar 19 -Mar 25, 2006

  • British Crown Prince Charles Starts Visit to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia is Planning� to Repatriate Windfall Oil Funds [more]

  • MM Lee and 5 ministers to Visit Saudi Arabia to Boost Ties [more]

  • Saudi Banks Set for Strong Gains [more]

  • Lawyers of Saudi Guantanamo Detainees Join the National Human Rights Association [more]

  • Abdullah, Shara Discuss Key Issues [more]

  • Expats Begin Stock Trading [more]

  • Educational Reforms: A Lot Can Be Learned From the Japanese [more]

  • Expats' Entry Won't Boost Market - Expert [more]

  • Taif Focus of Tourism Expansion Study [more

  • Yamani Sees �End of the Oil Era� and Hydrogen Future [more]

  • Forbes Arabia Set to Unveil First-Ever Listing of 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Arab World [more]

  • Prisoners Not to Stay in Jails for Over Six Months Without Trial [more]

  • Danish Cartoons Inspire Grassroots Saudis [more]

  • Joint Ventures, Deals in Focus at Trade Fair in Jeddah [more]

  • New CMA Rules Restrict Expats From IPOs [more]

  • German Training Center to Open in Jeddah [more]

  • Kingdom Plays Active Role in WHO Tuberculosis Program [more]

  • Employment Contracts in Saudi Arabia to End at Age 60 [more]

  • Interview with Saudi Council of Senior Ulama Member Sheikh Abdullah Al Manee [more]

  • Haradh-3 Oil Plant Opened [more]

  • Saudi Shares Down 3.18% [more]

  • Lufthansa and SWISS Launch Joint Operations in Saudi [more]

  • Saudi May Expand 2 Refineries [more]

  • Tabloid Returns to Stands After Six-Week Ban [more]

  • Crude Falls Near $62 a Barrel on Speculation Over U.S. Supplies [more]

  • SEC Approves Privatization of Saudia [more]

  • Funds Set Aside for Military�s Modernization [more]

  • Alwaleed Plans to Float 30 Percent of Flagship Company [more]

  • King Abdullah Meets With Joint Chiefs Chairman [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's First Film Blazes Taboo-Breaking Trail [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Economists Forecast Over $ 2.6 billion Expatriate Investment in Stock Market [more]

  • Saudi Publishing Firm $295m IPO [more]

  • Saudi Frees Activist Held Over Web Article [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Studies 400 New Investment Opportunities [more]

  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Honoured for Humanitarian Contribution to Islam [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Two More Economic Cities May Be Built [more]

  • Saudi Allows Share Split [more]

  • US Keen on Partnership for Women Empowerment: Walsh [more]

  • Fischer Ends Visit With Shoura Meeting [more]

  • 7,000 Saudi Students Interviewed for US Visa [more]

  • Mitsui Wins $856m Saudi Order [more]

  • Car Driving by Women Can�t be Rushed Through in Saudi [more]

  • Just What are the True Levels of Oil Reserves? [more]

  • GCC Investment Strategy and Sectors Outlook for 2006 [more]

  • King Abdullah: Protector [more]

  • Yamani, Goff Set to Discuss Cooperation - KSA [more]

  • JCCI Meets to Expedite Hiring of Women in Lingerie Shops [more]

  • Five Terror Suspects Arrested [more]

  • Austrian Firm to Provide HRD Consultancy [more]

  • Sumitomo Chemical, Saudi Aramco Sign Final Finance Deal for PETRORabigh Project [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Says its War With al Qaeda Not Over [more]

  • Saudi's Naimi Not Worried by US Crude Stock Build [more]

  • Saudi Arabia and Austria Sign Accord [more]

  • Saudi Confirms More Phone Licences [more]

  • Al-Assaf Promises Steps Against �Hot Money� [more]

  • Abdullah, Fischer Discuss Mideast [more]

  • US Eyes Saudi Market for Security Devices [more]

  • Citizen Forum on Higher Education [more]

  • Media Watchdog Urges Saudi King to Free Government Critic [more]

Mar 12  - Mar 18, 2006

  • Saudi Says Macroeconomy Sound Despite Bourse Fall [more]

  • Slain al-Qaida Leader Vowed to Overthrow Saudi Royal Family [more]

  • Saudi Women in Rome Talks [more]

  • Saudi Prince's Gift to US Centers Draws Mixed Reaction [more]

  • Move to Open Stock Market to Expats Gets Positive Response [more]

  • Rights Group Condemns Saudi Activist's Arrest [more]

  • State Department Report on Saudi Arabia Criticized by Bipartisan Religious Liberty Panel [more]

  • Tense Debates in Saudi as Islamists Fear Reforms [more]

  • Following King Instructions Saudi Stock Market Recovers [more]

  • Billionaire Boosts Saudi Stocks [more]

  • Honeywell Signs USD12 Million Agreement with Saudi Petrochemical Company [more]

  • Saudi Finance Ministry Called on to Avoid Market Crash [more]

  • Saudi Delegation Heads for Brazil to Attend Biodiversity Conference [more]

  • Saudi King Voices Confidence in Firms [more]

  • BMG to Launch Saudi Index [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's WTO Accession Is Due to Its Economic Policy [more]

  • SAMA Chief: Robust Growth Justifies Global Tightening [more]

  • War on Dengue Fever Declared [more]

  • Aspiring Special-Ed Teachers Offered US Scholarships [more]

  • Saudi Students: In Their Own Words [more]

  • Saudi Detains Islamist After Internet Article [more]

  • What We Know and Don't Know About the Saudi Stock Market [more]

  • Ports Row Disappoints Investors, says Saudi Official [more]

  • Rise in Demand for Gold in Saudi Arabia More than Double Worldwide Levels [more]

  • Saudi Arabia, Ukraine to Set Up $1bn Investment Firm [more]

  • Maaden to Go Public Next Year: Naimi [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Stock Market Crash on Consultative Council's Agenda [more]

  • SR50m Sought to Fight Dengue [more]

  • Tough Laws Against Domestic Abuse Sought [more]

  • Saudi Shares Plunge Close to 5% Limit Amid Continuing Correction [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Drop 4.7% [more]

  • Saudi FM Meets Senior CPC Official Wang Jiarui [more]

  • Saudi Opens Export Gates to SA [more]

  • Egyptian-Saudi Talks on Providing Safe Ferries [more]

  • Many Foreign Varsities Seek to Open Branches in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • US Body Claims Software Piracy Rampant in Saudi [more]

  • Empty Quarter Expedition a Solid Success [more]

  • Bmi to Start Jeddah Service From May 9 [more]

  • Brazil Delegation to Attract Saudi Investors [more]

  • OPEC Exports to Fall 2% [more]

Mar 5  - Mar 11, 2006

  • Hamas Says Gets Saudi Promise on Continued Aid [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Award New Telecom Licences [more]

  • Amir, King Abdullah to Focus on Regional Crisis [more]

  • Market Dive Hits Saudi Small Investors Hard [more]

  • Human Rights Society Will Inspect More Jails [more]

  • Expert Seeks Tighter Regulations for Tadawul [more]

  • Saudi Newspaper Criticizes US Politicians Over Halted Port Deal [more]

  • 6 Saudi-Built Satellites to Be Launched [more]

  • Brazil Wants to Attract Saudi Investors to Capital Markets [more]

  • Saudi Shares Fell by 3.03% on the Week [more]

  • Arab Firms Reassessing U.S. Holdings [more]

  • US Report Hammers Iran, Syria, Spares Israel, Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Sees 30-fold Increase in Foreign Investment [more]

  • Hamas Will Ask Saudi to Continue Support [more]

  • Middle East Leisure Boat Industry Looking to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Women Leaders Interact With Hong Kong Counterparts [more]

  • Jeddah Meet to Encourage Boycott of Israel [more

  • OPEC Agrees to Keep Taps Open [more]

  • Saudi Role in Middle East Security [more]

  • British Delegation Presents Plan to Assist Students [more]

  • Switzerland and Saudi Arabia to Sign Investment Protection Agreement [more]

  • Saudi Oil Minister Says Haradh Field to Add 300,000 Barrels a Day [more]

  • Intel Helps Students Engineer Saudi Arabia's Digital Future [more]

  • Saudi Boosting Oil Security After Attack [more]

  • Dolphin Offshore in Pact with Saudi Firm [more]

  • Small Investors Soak Up the Pressures as Saudi Stocks Rebound  [more]

  • Saudi SEC Nets SR1,483m in Profits [more]

  • Ancient Coins Returned to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Nomura Seeks Saudi License [more]

  • Saudi Cuts Prices [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Provide Relief Goods for NWFP [more]

  • Al-Resalah Launched [more]

  • Kingdom, Kuwait Call for OPEC Output Rollover to Cool Prices [more]

  • Pentagon Identifies Saudi Detainees [more]

  • France Targets Saudi Defense Deals [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Sees No Need for OPEC Output Cut [more]

  • JGC Wins $860m Saudi Plant Order [more]

  • Investors in Despair as Saudi Stocks Craze Flops [more]

  • Chirac in Terrorism Plea to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Charles, Camilla to Visit Kingdom [more]

  • Women Educators Seek Greater Autonomy [more]

  • Saudi Plans on Trimming Waistlines of Overweight Population [more]

  • Government Opens Up Trade Opportunities for SA Business [more]

  • Women Find It Safe to Invest in Real Estate Market [more]

  • Record SR245 Billion Withdrawn From Saudi ATMs in 2005 [more]

  • King, Chirac Hold Key Talks [more]

  • Qantara: A Better Solution to Unemployment [more]

  • SAGIA Reassures France Over Investment [more]

  • Strong Financial Results for Saudi Companies in 2005 [more]

  • Financial Sector Attracts Saudi Job Seekers [more]

  • Saudi Shares Drop 10.4% [more]

  • Chirac Arrives in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • New Saudi TV Channel to Broadcast Legislative Sessions [more]

  • Lessons of Riyadh Book Fair [more]

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