Saudi Arabia
July 14, 2003
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan has undergone a hernia operation in Geneva, his office announced on Sunday. Th
Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) announced a 16 percent increase in net income for the first half period of 2003 reaching 587.4 million Saudi riyals ($156.6 million), as compared to the results of the same p
Jeddah-based National Air Services (NAS) and Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) have signed an agreement for the financing of a Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft. NAS will introduce this new $30 million aircraft
Emirates has signed a $90 million Islamic Lease for one Airbus A330 airliner over a 12-year term. This is the second Emirates A330 aircraft financed using Islamic funds. The financing was arranged by
July 13, 2003
Outgoing Saudi security head General Asaad al-Fraih said Saturday his transfer was not related to the May 12 triple suicide bombings in the Saudi capi
UN special representative in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello met with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in the western city of Taif on Saturday,
The Central Bank of Lebanon has charged the owners of bank Al-Madina of stealing millions of dollars from its Saudi clients. According to local press reports, the bank’s owners transferred the money i
“The Middle East can use technology to drive growth and create ‘a more prosperous future in the global economy,” stated Joseph Hanania, regional general manager of HP Middle East, peaking at the Extra
Agricultural development efforts are moving forward in Iraq despite security concerns, said the US senior advisor to Iraq for agriculture. Iraq's wheat and rice needs have been met "for the next sever
July 10, 2003
Contacts are now underway between Yemeni and Saudi authorities to exchange suspects wanted by authorities of the two countries for different cases, <i
A Mali national convicted of murdering a compatriot in Saudi Arabia was beheaded by sword in Riyadh on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, accordin
A key Australian secretive intelligence agency disclosed Thursday that it knew of US doubts over reports Iraq tried to buy uranium in Africa to make n
The Board of Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment approved July 5, 2003, a total financing of 1.012 billion Pakistani rupees ($17.51 million) for 23 companies in manufacturing, services, f
The Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) has hired Deutsche Bank to sell all or as much as possible of its controlling 67.2 percent stake in Spain’s Banco Atlantico. This move is believed to f
Research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. has listed Computer Associates’ Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk, the first enterprise service desk solution to support on-demand computing, as a “leader” in