Saudia Channel
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Saudi Arabia no 1 weapons buyer The United States sells more arms than any other country, and Saudi Arabia leads the world for buying arms among developing countries
17 girls suspended from Saudi school for uncovering facesAccording to a report on Wednesday in daily Okaz, Headmistress of Eighth High School in Dammam Malika Al-Duseiri stated in her remarks that she found 17 girls without their head covers when she made a surprise call on the school bus and suspended them for a week.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Protest in Saudi Arabia: "Saudi Arabia downplayed a rare protest by young Saudis demanding release of political prisoners and drastic reforms and implied that it had been orchestrated by dissidents."
Monday, October 13, 2003
Saudi Arabia to hold its first democratic electionsIN A move that will send shockwaves through the Middle East, Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it will hold democratic elections for municipal councils - the first time its citizens have been given the right to vote.
Mega Mall for JeddahOne of the latest major projects is Jeddah's Serafi Mall - set to combine shopping, restaurants and entertainment venues.
Sunday, October 12, 2003
FRANCE OFFERS SAUDIS LECLERC AT BELOW COST
: "France has offered its Leclerc tank to Saudi Arabia at below cost as part of a last-ditch effort to save the main battle tank project."
Israeli subs carry N-warheads: "Israel has modified American-supplied cruise missiles to carry nuclear warheads on submarines, giving the Middle East's only nuclear power the ability to launch atomic weapons from land, air and beneath the sea, according to senior Bush administration and Israeli officials."
Dh3b venture for township at TecomSaudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holdings is partnering Omnix to develop the Movenpick property. Officials at Omnix declined comment on whether Prince Alwaleed will be a partner in the Dubai Pearl venture.
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Aramco Shell Gas dealA new company will be set up for the gas exploration and production from an area of 209,000sq km in the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) in the south of the kingdom, Al Nuaimi added.
Aramco Shell Gas dealA new company will be set up for the gas exploration and production from an area of 209,000sq km in the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) in the south of the kingdom, Al Nuaimi added
Saudi Arabia on verge of U.S. blacklist The United States is trying to keep Saudi Arabia from falling into a status that would prompt an arms embargo against the kingdom, a report said Friday
Friday, October 10, 2003
Kingdom Plans Sale of Stake in SECGosaibi recently announced that the government would pay the SR3.378 billion it collected in electricity surcharge to SEC shareholders in the form of additional shares.
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2003 Bangladesh Ranked Most Corrupt Nation, Finland is the best and Saudi Arabia ranks 46
Saudi ranked 45th in eReadiness Saudi Arabia has been ranked 45th in eReadiness among the world's 60 largest economies in an EIU and IBM survey.
Saturday, October 04, 2003
Advertising in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah and Riyadh are competing for the title of the Kingdom's advertising capital. A tale of two cities.
Friday, October 03, 2003
Saudi Arabia bans issue of National Geographic with article on country
" I'll bet newsstand sales in Qatar will be off the charts" Don Belt, the magazine's editor for geography and world affairs said. Adding that that adjacent country never misses a chance to tweak the Saudis.
Saudis Appoint First Woman Univ. Dean Maha Abdullah Arkoubi will become dean of the Jiddah branch of the university, a Kuwaiti-based institution with branches in several Arab countries.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
After 2 years a new alleged links to 9/11 attack A senior Saudi Arabian official, now minister for the holy places, stayed at the same hotel as three September 11 hijackers the night before the suicide attacks.
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
Saudi prince faces drug charges
A Saudi prince is being sought by US drug enforcement agents on charges of smuggling cocaine from Venezuela to France, US authorities have revealed.
Saudi defense chief: Riyadh will not send troops to Iraq, even under U.N. mandate As a professional military man, and an expert in heading joint troops, I say there is no benefit in having troops from neighboring countries (deployed) in Iraq said Prince Khaled
Bremer wants Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to stop asking Iraqis for money US Administrator of Iraq asked Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and others to forgive or delay request for payments from financially strapped Iraqis.
