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Effat University on the Forefront of Change in Saudi Arabia
The foundations of education in Saudi Arabia were set within the last half-century with much credit going to Queen Effat, namesake of a women’s university in Jeddah. Last year at commencement U.S. Ambassador James Smith noted, “As of 1965 only five-percent of Saudi women were literate. It is ...
Ras Tanura Tankers Had 8.18 Million Tons of Capacity Last Week
Oil tankers calling at Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude-export complex, had a total capacity of 8.18 million deadweight tons in the week to May 12, satellite signals from the ships show. The vessels would be able to carry about 8.57 million barrels a day based on loading ...
Saudi Arabia, The Land of Plenty For Solar
Two years ago, King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.Care) was set up to develop and oversee Saudi Arabia’s renewable and nuclear energy strategy. At that time the Kingdom’s oil minister, Ali Al Naimi, surprised the global solar stage with his grand announcement, “Saudi Arabia ...
- First Solar Plans Middle East Office To Help Tap Regional Market
- $109 Billion Plan Will Make Saudi Arabia 'World's Solar Giant'
Saudi Aramco invites bids for new refinery
Saudi Aramco has invited bids for the construction of a new refinery in Jizan, an underdeveloped province bordering Yemen, industry sources said. Aramco has also asked for revised offers for one of nine construction packages to expand the Rabigh petrochemical complex with Sumitomo Chemical, ...
Saudi listed firms’ profits to ‘hit $30 billion’
The Saudi economy maintains a positive outlook and the net income of listed companies is expected to grow by 18 per cent to SR112 billion ($29.86 billion) this year, a report said. NCB Capital, in its updated annual Saudi Factbook, said domestically focused sectors such as cement, telecoms, ...
Grand Mosque Expansion
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has been on the throne for seven years now. Saudi media is pretty busy writing up encomiums for the changes and developments he has pushed. One, particularly noteworthy, has been the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Arab News reports that the most recent ...
Iran Oil Production Drop Seen
Iranian oil production, the backbone of the Islamic republic’s economy, fell by 12 percent in the first three months of the year and is likely to fall even more, industry experts say, as sanctions make it increasingly hard for the country to find markets for its crude....
Is Natural Gas Really the Next Big Thing?
Is natural gas the new next big thing? It is called a revolution in energy and a game-changer. Daniel Yergin claims that “the rapidity and sheer scale of the shale breakthrough—and its effects on markets—qualified it as the most significant innovation in energy so far since the start of the ...
Al Qaeda’s al-Zawahiri calls on Saudis to rise up
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged people in Saudi Arabia to follow the example set by popular revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and rise up. 'Why don't you rise up, for you are the sons of the strong and proud tribes that look down upon death in order to lift up humiliation and ...
Support for Islamists Declines as Egypt’s Election Nears
Islamists appear to be losing steam in the lead-up to Egypt's presidential election next week, according to recent Gallup surveys. Less than half of Egyptians (42%) polled in April say they support the Muslim Brotherhood, a noticeable decline from 63% who said the same in February. Support for ...
Ex-Israeli spy chief Meir Dagan headlines motley group pressing for tougher sanctions against Iran
Since stepping down as Mossad director early last year, former Israeli spy chief Meir Dagan has led the Israeli charge against an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He has argued that Iran’s nuclear program has already been set back–(including by covert activities undertaken during ...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Speaks of Military Option for Iran
The American ambassador to Israel said this week that not only was America willing to use military force to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but that preparations had already been made for a possible attack....
- US Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote, 'say they need more time to study revisions to proposed sanctions on Iran's oil sector'...
- Iran threatens to sue Google for not labeling Persian Gulf
BBC Poll: Israel’s global image plummets
Israel is ranked third among nations perceived as having a negative influence on the world, the BBC's annual poll shows, indicating further decline in the Jewish state's global image. The poll, undertaken between December 2011 and February 2012, encompassed 24,090 respondents worldwide. Iran ...
SABIC CEO calls for greater collaboration between US and Saudi Arabia business leaders at US-Saudi Business Council meeting in Seattle
Mohamed Al-Mady, SABIC Vice-Chairman and CEO, has called for more productive engagement between US companies and the Saudi private sector to further strengthen business relations in hopes of helping accelerate their respective global growth agendas. Addressing a meeting of the US-Saudi ...
India looking at Saudi, Iraq to diversify its oil sourcing
India is looking at Saudi Arabia and Iraq to diversify its global oil purchase, as New Delhi is making progress in reducing its dependence on Iranian oil, a top Obama administration official has told US lawmakers. 'In the Indian case, they've actually had a long-term policy to source more ...
Yemen Army Enters al-Qaeda Stronghold
Yemeni troops battling al-Qaida fighters in the country's south have forced them to retreat but military officials said Thursday the push in a major southern city is going slowly because of concerns the militants could stage a surprise counterattack. The military, backed by heavy artillery ...
Pakistani air force planes crash, 4 pilots killed
Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing all four pilots on board and injuring five people on the ground, police said. Residents of Nowshera city, where the planes went down, reported that the aircraft collided before they ...
Syria complains to UN about tourism downturn amid conflict
Syria has complained to the United Nations that its tourism industry has been severely damaged by a 14-month conflict between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad, which has raised fears of civil war. In a letter to the 193-member UN General Assembly made ...
Saudis call for creation of new ministry
Civil engineers attending a conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday called on the government to streamline the bureaucracy involved in public works. The Management of Delayed Engineering Projects forum urged the government to create a Ministry of Public Works that would oversee all ...
Three Palestinians ‘restart’ hunger strike
Three Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are refusing food, despite the signing this week of a deal to end a mass prisoner hunger strike, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Thursday. An official from the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, which tracks the well-being of the 4,700 ...
Drifting Like Mad Men in Saudi Arabia Video
Video of drifting, 'sandal surfing' and other uses of vehicles that are popular among some Saudi youth....
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