 Saudi Arabia won the team show jumping bronze medal in the equestrian competition in the London Olympics on Monday. The kingdom’s riders finished with 14 penalty points. Great Britain won the gold medal after a jump-off against the Netherlands after the sides tied on eight penalty points….
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to attend an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders in the holy city of Mecca next week at the invitation of the Saudi king, an aide said on Monday. Ahmadinejad will attend the summit ‘to discuss the development in Muslim countries,’ Mohammad Reza …
 Jadwa Investment’s recently released Chartbook for the month of August 2012 found that the Saudi Arabian economy overall remained ‘robust.’ Included in that report is a look at the oil sector in Saudi Arabia. Oil prices ‘climbed in July because of renewed political tensions with Iran and …
 Wojdan Shahrkhani is a young teenager who overcame a lot of abuses and attacks on social media platforms: Attacks that were full of vulgar, racist remarks, asking her to “go back home, back to your roots”. In all honesty, it seemed that Wojdan’s battle would not be against her opponent on the …
Saudi Arabia’s laws on defamation are considerably different than those of the US. They are very much looser when it comes to defining ‘defamation’ and include insults that would not be actionable in the US. At most, some of the insults that can be brought to court in the Kingdom, might be …
One of the best-trained fighting groups in the Middle East, Hezbollah was created to oppose Israel’s long occupation of Lebanon, and says its militant wing is necessary as long as Lebanon and Israel are officially at war. It has historically received arms shipments and political support from …
The defection of Prime Minister Riad Hijab to Jordan was the highest-profile departure from Assad’s government so far, but analysts said it was unlikely to indicate a fatal fissure in his inner circle. Hijab, who’d been appointed just two months ago, is a Sunni Muslim, while Assad’s most …
With the relationship between Egypt’s new Islamist leader and Israel still in its fragile infancy, the terrorist attack on the border that the two countries share with Gaza over the weekend presented a critical opportunity — and a crucial test. Several high-ranking officials inside Israel’s …
Kuwaiti lawmakers boycotted a parliament session on Tuesday to foil another attempt to swear in a new cabinet – a move that makes the assembly’s dissolution likely and throws the U.S. ally into more turmoil. It was the second such boycott in a week, and the decision rattled the Kuwaiti stock …
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak resigned on Tuesday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, leaving President Hamid Karzai scrambling to find a replacement for one of his top security tsars as insurgent attacks mount. Wardak, in charge of the army and one of the country’s …
Saudi Arabia’s Public Pension Agency is seeking bidders for a housing project in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Riyadh newspaper reported, citing a statement by the fund. The project involves the construction of 1,180 villas, 6,160 flats, a hospital and hotel on an area of 2.6 million square …
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday plans to set up its first industrial city dedicated to female entrepreneurs. The Authority of Industrial Cities and Technological Zones, also known as Modon, said it has started planning the development of the industrial city in Hofouf city, Ahsa …
International human rights groups have asked Saudi Arabia for permission to observe the court cases of four rights activists in a country they have accused of conducting unfair trials. Saudi lawyer Walid Abu al-Khair, writer Mikhlif al-Shammari, and professors and rights advocates Abdullah …
 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday ordered the payment of SR 1.36 billion in financial assistance to all poor individuals and families registered for social insurance to meet their Ramadan needs. Social Affairs Minister Yousuf Al-Othaimeen said the amount would be …
The Saudi Industrial Development Fund approved 14 loans valued at 2.9 billion riyals ($773 million) to establish nine new projects and expand five existing ones, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Ayed, the fund’s director….
The Saudi Port Authority signed contracts valued at 615 million riyals ($164 million) to expand its facilities, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing Abdulaziz al-Tuwaijri, president of the authority. A 192 million-riyal power plant will be built at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to raise …
The Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the UK has stepped in to help a boy from Somerset who is too terrified to get on a plane to fly home from the UAE. Joe Thompson, 11, was due to fly from Abu Dhabi with his parents on 1 July, but said his body ‘locks down’ every time he goes near the …
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) and IBM ave announced a 5-year agreement worth approximately $280 million to provide comprehensive IT solutions for the Saudi Arabian company. As the fastest growing telecommunications company in Saudi Arabia, Mobily has experienced an explosion in demand from the …
GE yesterday announced the appointment of Hisham Albahkali, a Saudi Arabian national, as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. He was previously Saudi Arabia’s executive for GE Energy. Albahkali will lead the operations of GE, which has a heritage of over 80 …
A fire at a petrochemical complex in Iran’s southern port of Bandar Imam has been “fully contained” after killing one person and injuring 15 others, the Oil Ministry said. The blaze broke out on Aug. 3 because of a leak in a pipeline supplying natural gas to the facility, the ministry’s news …
During the early morning hours of April 15, with a steady breeze blowing down Colorado’s Front Range, the state’s biggest utility set a U.S. record — nearly 57% of the electricity being generated was coming from wind power. As dawn came and the 1.4 million customers in Xcel Energy’s service …
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