Saudi Arabia
August 24, 2003
Two US federal agencies have launched an investigation into the business activities of telecom developer Lucent Technologies in Saudi Arabia. The US-based company has been accused of bribing a Saudi o
August 23, 2003
Saudi Arabia's chief cleric deemed it a sin for Muslim to kill non-Muslims, in a religious ruling aimed at countering terrorism.
Three worshippers were killed and 50 wounded when an armed man hurled two hand grenades into a mosque in northern Yemen during Friday prayers, police
August 21, 2003
Syria has demanded the inclusion of the Israeli attempts of participating in the reconstruction process of Iraq in the agenda of the next meeting of A
Zamil Air Conditioners has been awarded a contract to supply its Cooline air conditioning solutions for YKA Almoayyed Tower, the tallest building in Bahrain. The components of the solution includes th
August 19, 2003
A bus and truck collision killed 21 people and wounded another 39 in Egypt on Tuesday, according to the official MENA news agency reported. The rep
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi will visit China on August 24 upon an invitation extended by his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing, according to X
Saudi Arabia has handed over four Yemenis to Sanaa, including two suspected of involvement in last October's deadly attack on a French supertanker off
Saudi officials have recently sent a message to Israel, in which they asked to receive evidence that links Saudi government officials or Saudi busines
The hotel industry in the Middle East and Africa recorded occupancy levels plummeting by eight percent in the first half of 2003 to just 54 percent. Demand faltered resulting in nearly 60 percent of t
Siemens Power Generation will build the first private gas turbine power plant in Saudi Arabia. The order for construction and commissioning of the Al-Jubail plant is valued at approximately $145 milli
The Central Bank of Turkey recently observed excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market. With the appreciation of the US dollar in international markets, the volatility in the value of Turkis
December 31, 2003 has been set as a deadline to receive compensation claims for the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, from those affected in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
August 18, 2003
A Saudi Arabian sailor shot and killed a colleague and wounded a sergeant at a naval college in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Defense and Aviation Ministr
Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait reported a 15 percent increase in net profits to KD11.645 million ($38.84 million) for the six-month period, which ended June 30, 2003. This compares to the KD10.132 million net