Saudi Arabia
September 3, 2003
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit rating on the Tunisian bank, Banque Tuniso-Koweitienne de Developpement (BTKD) to 'BB' from 'BB+'. The outlook is sta
Some 220,000 IT professionals comprise around four percent of the total Saudi workforce, according to Madar Research Group. IT professionals in Saudi Arabia constitute the second largest IT community
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)’s Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People is appealing to the international community for $18 million in emergency aid for communities affected by
September 2, 2003
The Saudi border authorities said Tuesday that during the past six months, it had seized more than 900,000 weapons. Director General of the Border Gua
An activist of the Islamic Jihad was shot to death by Israeli troops Tuesday south of the West Bank city of Jenin. The man was identified as Abd al-Qa
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud on Tuesday started his official visit in Russia.
Poland's Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski left the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on Tuesday following a visit to the Saudi Kingdom, according to SPA
After 13 years of wearing the Hijab (Islamic headdress) and announcing her resignation, Egyptian actress Suhair Ramzi returns to the acting world to take part in a new TV drama series “Sayed Al Bulbul
TNT/SAB Express' operation in Saudi Arabia is centralizing its customer call center to its Jeddah headquarters, a senior executive has announced. "We're really bolstering customer service in every wa
The Taj Palace Hotel Dubai hit 100 percent occupancy on a daily basis since the end July and for the whole month of August 2003. This record success exceeded our very own forecast made from last year
European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry Hashim A. Yamani have signed an agreement concluding the bilateral market negotiations for the accession o
A total of 250 luxury A8 Audi limousines will begin to arrive in Dubai later this week in readiness for their use as the official car for Dubai 2003. They will be used to chauffeur VIP delegates atten
September 1, 2003
Two Saudi Arabians arrested shortly after the recent devastating car bombing in Najaf, that killed prominent Shiite cleric Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, we
Israel's Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon told the cabinet Monday that the army was prepared to launch a ground strike in the Gaza Strip if the firing of
August 31, 2003
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has highlighted the need to combat "extremist ideologies" which led some Saudi youth into joining "terrorist" g