Saudi Arabia
April 11, 2000
Saudi Arabia has enacted a new investment law to attract foreign capital on Tuesday, reducing taxation and allowing 100 percent foreign ownership o
The first Comdex exhibition focusing on B2B Internet solutions and networking was inaugurated yesterday in Jeddah, and will continue until April 13. Admission is reserved for professional visitors o
April 8, 2000
Syria's foreign minister warned on Saturday that a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon would fail to bring about peace if the problem of
April 3, 2000
Cairo's worsening air pollution is on the verge of causing the collapse of roughly 50 bridges scattered throughout the city, according to a new study.
March 30, 2000
The high smoking rates among locals have forced Arab Gulf governments to intensify their anti-smoking activities. Yesterday, a special vehicle carryi
March 29, 2000
The marriage between German Lufthansa and the Jeddah-based International Travel Services Co. has ended after 15 years. Currently, the airline represe
March 27, 2000
Riyadh will host later this month the first Arab e-book exhibition as part of celebrations to mark its selection as 2000 Arab cultural capital. This
March 23, 2000
Tarif public hospital offers now new services since its acquisition of a modern mobile ultrasound waves system. The new system, produced by Japanese
March 22, 2000
Golf is now beginning to generate serious interest among the local Arab population...
Experts have recently discussed in Lebanon ways to stop drug smugglers from using postal systems for distributing the illegal goods. Representatives
March 21, 2000
Ras Al-Khaimah Emirate police department has recently arrested 3 water distribution vehicles for violating standard health conditions. A senior poli
March 19, 2000
A European diver performing at the Discovery 2000 fairground nearly killed himself during his bridge-diving performance after he passing out in the wa
March 15, 2000
Saudi Arabia had succeeded to divert its trade deficit with the United States into a surplus last year. The main reason for this shift is the rising
March 12, 2000
Hajj pilgrims must deal with oven-like 95 degree and sunny temperatures today in Mecca. Riyadh is a much more moderate 75 degrees, while the nightti
On the occasion of the selection of Riyadh as the Arab cultural capital of UNESCO for 2000, a new Internet site was launched. The new Arabic site