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News - May 2006

May 28 -Jun 3, 2006

  • Indo-Saudi Medical Forum launched by Arjun Singh [more]

  • Saudi Ready to Offer �624bn in Contracts to Foreign Firms [more]

  • Saudi Non-Profit Organization to Tackle Child Trafficking in the Middle East [more]

  • OPEC Keeps Oil Production at 25-Year High [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Gain 11.80 Percent in a Week [more]

  • World Cup Profile: Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Prince receives Order of Star of Volta [more

  • Saudi Bourse Extends Rally [more]

  • Saudi to Cut Stock Trading Commission by 20 Percent [more]

  • Saudis Hope Stones Mystery Will Appeal to Tourists [more]

  • OPEC to Keep Oil Output at Full Capacity [more]

  • Yemen Border Pact to Cement Ties [more]

  • Summit on GCC Stock Markets Set [more]

  • Iran to Top Agenda of GCC Ministers' Meeting [more]

  • Kingdom Submits Nonproliferation Document to the UN [more]

  • Mubarak-Saudi King talks Focus on Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process [more]

  • Three Saudi Researchers Have Been Awarded Ford Grants [more]

  • Saudi�s Tasi Gains for the Fourth Day [more]

  • Abdullah Donates $30m to Jamia Millia Islamia [more]

  • US Embassy Launches Online Visa Service [more]

  • IDB Sets Up Poverty Fund, Doubles Capital [more]

  • OPEC to Maintain Current Output [more]

  • Saudi Fighters Are Leading the Surge in Attacks on British Troops [more]

  • Paqueta's Saudi Arabia Receive World Cup Cash Boost [more]

  • Sultan Launches Alfaisal University [more]

  • Sultan Begins Yemen Visit Tomorrow [more]

  • Gold Demand Falls in Kingdom [more]

  • Saudi Arabia And UAE Pledge US$9 Million To Earthquake Victims [more]

  • India to Help Saudi Set Up Centres of Excellence [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Exports Reached 2.623 Million Barrels in 2005 [more]

  • Three Guantanamo Detainees Released on Bail [more]

  • Deutsche Bank Launches Saudi Arabian Brokerage Business [more]

  • OPEC Struggles to Boost Production as Prices Rise, Demand Gains [more]

  • Blue Chips Push Saudi Shares 2.87 Percent Up [more]

  • Only Gradual Reforms Would Prove Successful, Says Prince Saud [more]

  • GCC States Agree on Qatari Model for Curriculum Reform [more]

  • WTO Accession: Stakes Are High [more]

  • Saudi Companies Shun Smokers Says Report [more]

  • Saudi Insurance Row Settled [more]

  • Saudi Prince Denies Iran Deal Claim [more]

  • The Central Role of Saudi Arabia in the Gulf [more]

  • Saudi Firm Invests $1.07bn in Reem Island [more]

  • Kingdom Allows Launch of Dana Cement [more]

May 21 -May 27, 2006

  • Saudi Oil Output Dips to Lowest in Year [more]

  • Eurostar launches Arab Box in Saudi [more]

  • Saudi Crown Prince Visits Yemen [more]

  • Shoura Panel Rejects Fee on Expat Teachers [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Dive 5.98% in a Week [more]

  • First Saudi Feature Film Aims High [more]

  • Vietnam and Saudi Arabia Sign Framework Co-operation Agreement [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Airport to Undergo Major Expansion [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Struggles to Determine Iraq Policy [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Trims Powers of Morality Police [more]

  • Prince Alwaleed Leads $2 Bln Saudi Bid for Bank of China Stake [more]

  • Saudi Official to Discuss Yemen's GCC Entry [more]

  • CMA Signs Agreement to Upgrade Bourse [more]

  • Judiciary Set for Major Revamp [more]

  • New Educational Centers Ordered in Riyadh, Jouf [more]

  • Al-Naimi, Steinmeier Discuss Oil, Gas Projects [more]

  • Berlin, Riyadh Agree on Iran Nuke Issue [more]

  • GCC Ministers Vow Unified Security Bid [more]

  • CMA Chief Moves to Bolster Bourse [more]

  • Woman Assigned Temporarily to Saudi Radio Programming [more]

  • SR400 Million Brokerage Firm Launched [more]

  • Saudi Arabia, ConocoPhillips Reach Deal [more]

  • Race is on to Save Folk Culture in Modernizing Saudi [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Create Special Courts for Domestic Violence [more]

  • Saudi Stance on Iran Nuke Program Blasted [more]

  • US Claims Saudi Assurances on Trade [more]

  • Saudi-Austria Trade Reaches 640 Million Euros [more]

  • Challenging the Misconceptions About the U.S./Saudi Relationship [more]

  • Gitmo Returnees Face Trial: Naif [more]

  • Kingdom, Russia to Set Up Anti-Terror Panel [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador Responds to Freedom House Editorial [more]

  • Russia, Saudi Arabia to Fight Terrorism Together [more]

  • Total Signs Saudi Refinery Deal [more]

  • Saudi To Buy 72 Eurofighters for $58 Billion [more]

  • Naif Urges Iran to Review Nuke Stand [more]

  • The Dollar, US Economic Prospects and the Saudi Riyal [more]

  • Key London Conference to Explore Investment Opportunities in Kingdom [more]

  • Total, Saudi Aramco to Build New Refinery [more]

  • Lavrov Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Urgent Mid-East Issues [more]

  • Citigroup May Return to Saudi Arabia After 2004 Exit [more]

  • Rupert Murdoch to Buy Stake in Saudi Media Group [more]

  • US May Repatriate More Guantanamo Detainees [more]

May 14 -May 20, 2006

  • Saudi Stock Debacle Sparks Rare Public Debate [more]

  • Saudi Insurance Industry Needs Capital to Grow [more]

  • US, Saudi Arabia Agree on Ills of High Oil Prices [more]

  • Appointment of New CMA Chief Boosts Stocks [more]

  • Oil Ministers Call for Dialogue [more]

  • Al-Sayari Joins IMF Committee [more]

  • Saudi Foreign Minister Backs Bush Approach [more]

  • Rice Calls for More People-to-People Exchanges with Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Iran N-Standoff Will Be Resolved Through Talks, Hopes Saud [more]

  • GCC Interior Ministers to Discuss Anti-Terror Centre [more]

  • Saudi Dissidents To Return Home [more]

  • Exercise a Challenge for Saudi Women [more]

  • US, Saudi Arabia Agree High Oil Prices Are Bad: Rice [more]

  • $4.5M Middle East Deal Next for Graham [more]

  • Saudi Detainees Released From Guantanamo [more]

  • Saudi Warns Against Isolating Hamas [more]

  • Abdullah Did Not Ban Women�s Pictures [more]

  • Saudi King's Widow Takes Case to Europe [more]

  • Four Consortia Qualify for Landbridge Project [more]

  • Australia Unveils New Scholarship Program [more]

  • Ex-Dissident Apologises for Opposition in Exile [more]

  • Prince Saud Meets With Arab Ambassadors to the United States [more]

  • Thousands Held by Saudi Border Guards [more]

  • Saudi Program Cut, Boston Loses $15M/Year [more]

  • Saudi Says 16 to Be Freed From Guantanamo [more]

  • Largest Saudi Donation to WFP to Assist Drought-Hit Horn of Africa [more]

  • Saudi Plans for Huge Bank Spark Fears in Industry [more]

  • Saudi Group Interested in Refining Edible Oil and Sugar [more]

  • Saudis Welcome Fund for Low-Income Families [more]

  • Renowned Saudi Journalist Dead at 77 [more]

  • Stocks Plunge 1,095 Points [more]

  • EFG-Hermes is Granted Saudi License [more]

  • King Warns Saudi Media Over Women [more]

  • Saudi to Set Up 'Risk Free' Stock Fund [more]

  • Saudi Media Group Shares Debut [more]

  • Oil Prices Slip to Just Above $69 a Barrel [more]

  • Study Arab Situation Seriously, US Policymakers Told [more]

  • Dutch Delegation Visits Riyadh [more]

  • Saudi Woman Wins US Award for Anti-Drug Poster [more]

  • US Consulate Assailant Was Psychiatric Patient [more]

  • Oil Supply Is Ahead of Demand: Al-Naimi [more]

  • Arab Energy Industry Not Competitive Enough - Saudi [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Beat Fellow World Cup Hopefuls Togo [more]

  • Kingdom Delays Plans to Replace Salesmen in Lingerie Shops [more]

  • Women Hold the Key to Prosperity or Failure [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Leap 7.26% [more]

  • Alwaleed Donates $1 Million to Kenya [more]

  • Naimi Sees Rise in World Oil Demand [more]

  • RCYJ Offering Investment Projects [more]

  • SAMA Data Show Huge Increase in Liquidity [more]

  • Oil Minister: Don't Bank on High Growth [more]

  • Saudi Bourse Takes Private Sector Route [more]

  • GCC Markets Soar After Saudi Replaces Regulator [more]

  • Saudis Want Riyadh To Be A Financial Hub [more]

  • Bourse Greets New CMA Chief With 9.85% Surge [more]

  • NGOs Accepted as Observer Members in OIC [more]

  • Anti-Terror Fight Focus of Washington Meeting [more]

  • Date to Apply for Scholarships Rescheduled Again [more]

  • Trading in SRMG Shares Begins Tomorrow [more]

  • King Abdullah Meets With CENTCOM chief Gen. Abizaid [more]

  • Chinese Muslims to Get Mecca Service [more]

May 7 -May 13, 2006

  • Saudi Arabia Opens Its Doors to Tourists [more]

  • Man Arrested in Saudi City after Shooting at U.S. Consulate Guards [more]

  • Head of Saudi Financial Market Fired After Sharp Drop [more]

  • Kingdom to Be a Global Food Player [more]

  • No Women on Rights Body, Says Al-Sudairi [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Dive 21.21% in a Week [more]

  • Saudi U.S. Committee For Strategic Dialogue Holds Meeting Mid-May [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador Hosts Reception for People to People International [more]

  • SAMA Scotches Rumor of Riyal Revaluation [more]

  • Oil Price Rises Above $73 on Gasoline Supply Worries [more]

  • Council Seat A Recognition of Saudi Efforts [more]

  • Jeddah Struggles to Contain Dengue Outbreak [more]

  • Aramco Eyes Oil Refinery in South [more]

  • Interview with Saudi AIDS specialist Dr Abdallah Al-Haqil [more]

  • Saudi FM Embarks on Tour of Europe, US to Boost Relations [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador Discusses Middle East Peace at Woodrow Wilson Center [more]

  • RIL May Pick Stake in Saudi Petro Project [more]

  • Saudi King Frees 300 OFWs at Arroyo Request [more]

  • GCC-EU Talks to Tackle a Host of Issues [more]

  • Saudi Arabia seeking sweet success at World Cup [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Plans IPO for Its Stock Exchange [more]

  • First Saudi Envoy to India Dies at 105 [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Elected to UN Rights Body [more]

  • Demand for More Oil Can Be Met by Us, Says Naimi [more]

  • Al-Gosaibi Promises More Jobs for Women [more]

  • CMA Initiatives Fail to Halt Saudi Stock Slide [more]

  • RP to Have Trade Attach� to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Pak-Saudi Arabia to Upgrade Border Security [more]

  • Saudi Oil Minister Sees 'Firm' Prices Until Decade's End [more]

  • Real Estate Market to Benefit From Saudi Stock Crash [more]

  • Saudi to Build Financial District [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Oil Exports Rise 6.1pc [more]

  • King Allocates SR3bn for e-Government Program [more]

  • SEC Sets End-of-Year Deadline for Naming Private Air Carriers [more]

  • Kingdom Vies for Seat on New UN Human Rights Council [more]

  • Mideast Energy Investments Seen at $220 Billion [more]

  • President Meets With Saudi King [more]

  • Saudi Students Adjust to Idaho [more]

  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Host the First Corporate Social Responsibility Forum [more]

  • Saudi King Promises Prosperity [more]

  • OFWs in Saudi to get Anti-Terrorism Handbook [more]

  • India to Take Up Labour Issues With Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Syria-Saudi Arabia Sign MoU to Establish Joint Real �Estate Company [more]

  • Workshop to Draw Up Action Plan for Relief Work Abroad [more]

  • Saudi Shares Drag Gulf Markets Down [more]

  • Saudi Suitors Swarm Yemeni Cities in Search of Brides [more]

  • Saudi Bourse in 7% Slump [more]

  • Omani, Saudi Nationals Can Cross Borders Using ID Cards [more]

  • Saudis Alarmed at Rising Rates of Divorce [more]

  • Saud to Attend Meeting of ME Quartet [more]

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