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News - October 2006

Oct 29-Nov 4, 2006

  • Six Arab Countries Look to Nuclear Power [more]

  • Regional Forums to �Broaden Base for National Dialogue� [more]

  • No Place for Weak in Comity of Nations [more]

  • No New Saudi Initiative on Lebanon [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Assists the Displaced People in Muttur [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Shifting Regional HQ to Malaysia [more]

  • Oil Prices Going to the Century Mark [more]

  • Saudi Woman Among World�s top 25 Managers [more]

  • Don�t Miss the Boat, Dabbagh Tells Chinese Investors [more]

  • U.S. Plans Hubs for Middle East Businesswomen [more]

  • Saudi Market Extends Steepest Fall Since Crash [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Implement Fingerprint System [more]

  • China to Announce a $4 Billion Project in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • GCC to Discuss �Peninsula Shield� Expansion [more]

  • King Orders Release of Ismailis Held for Rioting [more]

  • Saudi Unemployment 'To End in Five Years' [more]

  • Partnership With Global Investors Expected to Result at the Energy Forum [more]

  • Saudi Initiative Called Possible Basis for Mideast Peace [more]

  • TASI Drops Below 10,000 Points - Saudi Arabia [more]

  • STC Posts SR10 Billion Profit for Nine Months [more]

  • Poor OPEC Discipline May Undermine Saudi Cut [more]

  • US Energy Independence a 'Dream': Saudi Oil Executive [more]

  • Saudi Aramco Still Targeting 12 mbpd [more]

  • Prince Khalid Arrives in US [more]

  • Child Abuse Is a Major Problem, Says Expert [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Donates $1 Million To Ghana [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Take a Dive [more]

  • Saudi Investment Strategy Focuses on Agriculture [more]

  • Islam at Heart of Saudi Arabia's Tourism Drive [more]

  • Tax Incentives for Investing in Poor Saudi Areas [more]

  • Saudi Post to Ink Deal with Gates [more]

  • Record Spending by Pilgrims [more]

  • New Prize to Promote Cultural Relations [more]

  • 'Credible Qaeda Threat' Against Saudi Oil Sites [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador Chides U.S. Policy [more]

  • Cherokee Signs License in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • $107m Express by Holiday Inn Hotels for Saudi [more]

  • Saudi Denies Foreign Security Aid [more]

  • Saudi Not Planning Currency Revaluation [more]

  • Oil Rises on Saudi Concerns [more]

  • Shoura Backs Allegiance Law [more]

  • Saudi Educators Leave to Learn From Japanese Experience [more]

  • Conference to Highlight Mineral Resources [more]

  • Foster Wheeler Gets Saudi Moneefa Oilfield Contract [more]

  • CIA Chief Meets Saudi King After Gulf Terror Alert [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Loans $50m to Maldives [more]

  • KSA's New $10.7 Water Company to Float Shares [more]

  • Telecoms Drive Saudi, Kuwait Stocks Up [more]

  • Gates to Speak on ICT Role for Kingdom at Riyadh Forum [more]

Oct 22-Oct 28, 2006

  • Saudi Allegiance System a Step Toward Lasting Reform [more]

  • Tadawul Single Session Trading Begins Today - Saudi Arabia [more]

  • SCT Seeks to Promote Riyadh as Tourism Hub [more]

  • Assault on Gulf Oil Facilities Feared [more]

  • Coalition Naval Forces Move to Guard Gulf Oil Facilities [more]

  • US Ready to Help Saudi Arabia Defend Oil Facilities [more]

  • New Saudi Law Eases Sponsorship Transfer [more]

  • Saudi Local Councils Struggle to Produce Results [more]

  • Kingdom Hotels to Invest $235m in Asia Projects [more]

  • Saudi Drag Strip Opens [more]

  • EU�s Solana in New Push for Mideast Peace [more]

  • 8,500 Released From Jail Under Ramadan Amnesty [more]

  • Oil Scene [more]

  • Oil Shock Absorber Costs Saudi Arabia $1 Billion a Year [more]

  • Fears Resurface After Bomb Blast Near Residences of Saudi, UAE Envoys [more]

  • Book Authors Says �Sorry� to Saudi Businessmen [more]

  • Freed Detainees Not a Threat, says Riyadh [more]

  • KSA: Kingdom Seeks to Boost Trade Ties With Kazakhstan [more]

  • Saudi Succession Move Sets Stage for Younger Rulers [more]

  • Saudi Authority Quashes Riyal Revaluation Talk [more]

  • Saudi Youth Bored in Model Islamic State, Says Blogger [more]

  • Force Can't Solve Mideast Conflict, says ElBaradei [more]

  • Opec Says Too Early to Predict December Cut [more]

  • Four Saudi Banks Top Arab List [more]

  • Nawaz Sharif, Family Evicted from Saudi Palace [more]

  • Saudi Prisoner Release Gives U.S. Pause [more]

  • Saudi Riyal at 5-1/2-Month High on Revaluation Talk [more]

  • New Saudi Succession Law Will Help Nation Achieve Overall Development [more]

  • China to Export 90,000 Live Sheep to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Hundreds of Saudi Students Eye New Zealand [more]

  • Saudi Cuts Asia Oil Sales up to 8% After OPEC Deal [more]

  • Saudi Cleric Says West Fearful of Spread of Islam [more]

  • Saudi Students Try to Fight Stereotypes [more]

  • Revaluation of Saudi Riyal During Eid Speculated [more]

  • First Saudi Film Opening [more]

  • Saudis to Invest Over SR2 Billion in Iraq [more]

  • Deal Aims to Halt Sectarian Killings [more]

  • 2.5M Muslims Attend �Khatm� Prayer [more]

  • Gulf Region Makes Strategic Shift in New Global System [more]

Oct 15-Oct 21, 2006

  • Australia Warns Citizens of Terror Danger in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Separate FTAs 'May Hurt GCC' [more]

  • Deeper Opec Cut Fails to Hold Price [more]

  • Astronomer Says Eid Will Be Monday [more]

  • We Don�t Want Outsiders to Interfere in Iraq: Abdullah [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Plummets 4.05 Percent [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Sets Up Panel to Formalize Succession [more]

  • Iraqi Clerics to Meet in Mecca to Try to End Sectarian Violence [more]

  • Saudi King Meeting Syrian Dissidents? [more]

  • OPEC Credibility Salvaged by Output Cut [more]

  • Arabs Expected to Invest Billions in Overseas Property [more]

  • Kingdom�s South to Get Its Own Economic City [more]

  • Saudi Oil Minister Supports OPEC Production Cutbacks [more]

  • Israel Urged to Make Saudi-Inspired Peace [more]

  • Millions Throng Saudi Mosques to Observe Laylat Al Qadr [more]

  • Bangladesh, KSA Agree to Enhance Cooperation [more]

  • Saudi, Jordan Monarchs Meet [more]

  • International Conference on Child Health [more]

  • Motorola to Boost Its Presence in Mobile Market [more]

  • King Abdullah Approves Yanbu Plant Expansion [more]

  • DHL Plans to Invest $35 Million in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Moussa Pledges Joint Arab Drive on Lebanon [more]

  • Kingdom Rejects Division of Iraq on Ethnic Lines [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Day Will Be Marked at University of Central Missouri [more]

  • PM Seeks Concession on Saudi Oil [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Says it Opposes Shiite Plan to Divide Iraq [more]

  • Aramco Officials to Attend KOGC [more]

  • Opec Forecasts Lower Oil Demand in Fourth Quarter [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's Bold Young Bloggers [more]

  • Oxford Group to Produce Saudi Annual Review [more]

  • Crown Prince in Saudi [more]

  • Saudi Ministry Closure Delays Quota Request [more]

  • Number of Infiltrators Penetrating Saudi-Iraqi Border Drops by 40 Percent [more]

  • Saudi King Abdallah and Malaysian PM Discuss Iraq [more]

  • Alhokair IPO Fully Subscribed [more]

  • OPEC to Discuss Oil Prices, Output Cut in Qatar [more]

  • Saudi King Meets Influential Iraqi Clerics [more]

  • Kingdom Should Ramp Up Tourism Development [more]

Oct 8-Oct 14, 2006

  • Saudi King Urges Iraqi Sunni and Shiite clerics to Practice Patience and Serenity [more]

  • New JEF Chairman to Reshape Annual Event [more]

  • Saudi Stocks Stay Volatile as Firms Release Results [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Supports Oil Exchange in Dubai [more]

  • When Saudis Speak, Market Listens [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Provide 4,000 [more]

  • Over 11,000 Freed Under Amnesty in Three Months [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Establish National Water Company [more]

  • Saudis to Assess Business Loses During Beirut War [more]

  • Reports of Israel Talks Ridiculous: Sultan [more]

  • Saudi Visa Over the Internet [more]

  • International Islamic Award for Abdullah [more]

  • Saudi Ambassador Calls for More US Involvement in the Peace Process [more]

  • University of Pennsylvania Professor Re-Writes History of U.S. Saudi Relations [more]

  • EEC Expands KAEC Project Size [more]

  • Crude Oil Prices Drop as Saudi Arabia Undercuts OPEC [more]

  • Syria, Saudi and the U.S. Embassy [more]

  • Conference on Saudi Vocational Education to be Supported by BAE Systems [more]

  • Citizenship for Foreign Wives of Nationals [more]

  • Embassy Seeks Royal Clemency for 250 Filipinos in Saudi Prisons [more]

  • Businesswomen Frustrated Over Obstacles in Regulations [more]

  • Saudi Keeps Asia Oil Sales Steady, Cuts Majors [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Goes Into Overdrive for Ramadan [more]

  • Berri Says Saudi Clout is Key to Facing Lebanon's Challenges [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Agrees 13 New Insurance Firms [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Sign $48 Million Deal for NSRP [more]

  • Hi-Tech Daawa Programme 'A Great Success' [more]

  • Religious Curricula Reformed � Report [more]

  • International Airport to Be Built in Rabigh [more]

  • Oil Rises After Saudi, OPEC Members Agree to Cut Production [more]

  • Berri Holds Talks With Saudi King [more]

  • Saudi Initiative is Encouraging [more]

  • GCC Security Prize Jointly Awarded to Kuwaiti, Saudi Researchers [more]

  • Court Rejects Case Against Rajaa Al-Sanea [more]

  • Iran Warned Against Interference [more]

  • ABCC: First Meeting of Arab Export Club [more]

  • OPEC Ministers Back First Supply Cut in Two Years [more]

  • Saudi Clerics Warn Media Over Horoscopes [more]

  • Largest Saudi Fashion Retailer Opens $352mn Initial Offering [more]

  • Saudi Tops List as Arab Stocks Cross $1 Trillion Mark [more]

  • OIC to Convene Meeting Over Inter-sect Fighting in Iraq [more]

  • Danish Video Sparks Fresh Outrage [more]

  • Agency Proposed to Monitor Charity Work Abroad [more]

  • Saudi Monarch Holds Talks with Turkish Prime Minister [more]

  • Nothing To Hide [more]

  • Iran to Appoint New Envoy to Saudi Arabia [more]

Oct 1-Oct 7, 2006

  • Hezbollah Ally Seeks Saudi Help in Calming Lebanon Tensions [more]

  • Saudi Stock Index Falls Below 11,000-Point Level [more]

  • Saudi Chambers of Commerce to Set Up in Beirut [more]

  • Population to Reach 30m in 2024 � Study [more]

  • Oil Rebounds After Report Saudi Arabia Won't Oppose OPEC Meet [more]

  • Syria Says Attack on US Embassy Planned in Saudi Arabia [more]

  • UAE Ban on Importing Raw Saudi Dates 'Violates GCC Agreement' [more]

  • KSA Embarks on Strategy to Maintain Spare Oil Capacity [more]

  • Israel Should Accept Saudi Peace Initiative [more]

  • Saudi Arabia Starts Militant Trials [more]

  • Saudi Blasts US 'Rhetoric' [more]

  • 10,000 Saudi Students Enrolled in Universities in the United States [more]

  • Kingdom Expands Manpower Sources [more]

  • Border Fence With Iraq 'Not a Segregation Wall' [more]

  • Saudi Plan is Basis for Talks -Israeli Minister [more]

  • Hong Kong Plans to Boost Exports to Saudi Arabia [more]

  • Saudi Mission in Pakistan Relents on Visas for Chinese Muslims [more]

  • OPEC Chief Calls for More Oil Supply Cuts [more]

  • Saudi Arabia's National Showcase [more]

  • Infosys Bags Saudi Bank Contract [more]

  • Saudi Telecom Among Top 50 Firms [more]

  • Saudi Media Pushing Line Against Extremism [more]

  • Chinese Muslims Press for Saudi Visas in Pakistan [more]

  • New University Will Change Face of Tabuk Region [more]

  • Germany, Kingdom Set Out New Broad Vision of Bilateral Relationship [more]

  • Rice Seeks Saudi Help to Stabilize Iraq [more]

  • Saudi Arabia to Enter World of Motorsport [more]

  • Japan, Saudi to Launch Investment Promotion Talks [more]

  • Oil Eases Below $63, OPEC in Focus [more]

  • Students to be Taught Culture of Dialogue [more]

  • SRO Invites Tenders for MMRL Project [more]

  • Bank Trading Halls Change Working Hours [more]

  • Saudi Stock Market Builds for Possible Recovery [more]

  • Exports to Saudi Arabia Up by 10% [more]

  • Saudi to Start Moneefa Oilfield Development in '07 [more]

  • US Proposes $84m Defense Sale to Saudi [more]

  • More Leadership Positions for Women in Ministry of Education [more]

  • Muslim Body Rules Out Intellectual Security for Religious Institutions [more]

  • Mideast Targets Investments in Asia and Africa [more]

  • Saudi Customs Revenues Expected to Rise to 11b Riyals Next Year [more]

  • Saudi Texaco Objects to New Kuwait Refinery [more]

  • Saudi Arabia: Launch of the Emaar (construction) Economic City [more]

 

 

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