Saudi Arabia
August 7, 2003
The Saudi British Bank was honored with awards for the 'Best Bank' and the 'Best Equities House' in Saudi Arabia at the Euromoney magazine's annual awards ceremony held July 10, 2003, in London. Com
The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced that it had recently completed its combined first and second surveillance audit for the ISO 9001:2000 certification. The DED, which first receive
Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Steel Industries (ZSI) has been awarded a SR22 million ($5.86 million) contract to design, fabricate, test and supply 7,500 metric tons of power transmission steel towers to the U
Fitch Ratings has changed the outlook on Turkey's sovereign rating of ‘B-‘ to positive from negative, reflecting recent positive developments that auger well for an improvement in sovereign creditwort
August 6, 2003
One of the six Saudi militants killed in a July 28 shootout was a member of the 19-strong "terrorist" cell wanted in connection with the May 12 Riyadh
Middle East food sector company, Food & Fine Pastries Manufacturing Company (FFP Group), has recently announced plans to implement SAP Arabia's mySAP Business Suite, a fully integrated collaborati
Middle East mobile phone distributor Aptec Mobile is gearing up for an increased demand for MMS-enabled (Multi Media Messaging Service) mobile phones in the region. The company expects a significant c
The acting governor of the Central Bank of Iraq has asked the United Nations for help in getting countries to transfer assets of the Saddam Hussein regime to the Development Fund for Iraq.
August 5, 2003
Representatives from 12 Arab countries held discussions Tuesday on forging a unified stance on how to deal with Iraq, mainly its U.S.-appointed Govern
Saudi Arabia's Baa2 foreign currency ceilings and stable outlook are based on the kingdom's position as the world's largest oil exporter and holder of the world's largest proven oil reserves, Moody's
US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick formally notified Congress Monday, August 4, 2003, that the United States and Bahrain are scheduled to open negotiations in January 2004 for a Free Trade
The US Senate has pressed the Bush administration for information about possible Saudi financial links to terrorism following the release of a controversial report about the causes of the September 11
Computer Associates Middle East (CA-ME), regional Information Technology (IT) management solutions provider, has recently appointed Hayssam El Masri as the company’s director of operations to be based
New customers wishing to subscribe to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Internet dial-up service will be offered free registration for one month between August 4 and September 3, 2003, Emirates Interne
Network Associates, a developer of network security has appointed Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications as its official public relations agency for the Middle East region. Founded in 1989, N