Saudi-backed firm plans to pump $230m into Morocco
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Asma Invest will take up projects worth $230m, to be executed in Morocco by 2015. (Photo courtesy: Asma …
Saudi Arabia detains 10 more in Iran-linked spy case
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry, Mansour al-Turki, said in April that initial investigation has revealed direct involvement …
Clear or nuclear: Will Saudi Arabia get the bomb?
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 There has been much speculation about the possibility of Riyadh acquiring, or developing, nuclear weapon should Tehran obtain …
Fear grips Saudi Arabia as coronavirus death toll creeps up
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 The new virus shares some of the symptoms of SARS, which emerged in China in 2002 and killed …
One-fifth of KSA firms don’t meet quotas for employing Saudis
Monday, 20 May 2013 One-fifth of companies in Saudi have not met quotas for employing nationals. (Reuters file photo) Al Arabiya – …
Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus – WHO
Reuters – LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of …
Saudi Arabia reports 73% decline in bounced checks
Sunday, 19 May 2013 The number of bounced checks in Saudi Arabia dropped by 73% in the past four years. (Al Arabiya) …
Saudi FM tells China violence by Assad must be stopped
Saturday, 18 May 2013 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) to discuss regional affairs …
First Saudi woman makes it to Mount Everest
Saturday, 18 May 2013 Raha Moharrak, 25, is also considered to be the first Saudi woman and the youngest Arab to climb …
Gunmen kill leading woman member of Pakistani cricket star’s party
Sunday, 19 May 2013 The body of Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior female politician from cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party, is carried …
Talk to the Gulf About Leadership
Richard LeBaron May 17, 2013 It is likely that every American president since George Washington has joked with his advisers that he …
Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites
Saturday, 18 May 2013 The interior ministry website crashed on Wednesday after it received a “huge amount” of service requests. (Screenshot of …
U.N. to vote on Syria resolution to back political transition
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 The 193 U.N. member states are set to vote on the draft resolution on Syria. (Reuters) Al Arabiya …
Panic grips Saudis as new cases of SARS-like virus confirmed
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 People leave a local hospital in the center of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on May 13, 2013. (AFP) …
Bridging the Gulf: where Kuwait stands on the GCC Union
Sunday, 12 May 2013 The government in Kuwait may be looking more favorably at the prospects of a Gulf union. (Reuters) Wafa …
Why energy is the key to a better Gulf Union
Saturday, 11 May 2013 An official of the Saudi oil company Aramco watches progress at a rig at al-Howta oil field near …
Saudi telecoms company SITC to be dissolved after losing license
Tuesday, 7 May 2013 The Saudi Integrated Telecoms Company (SITC) is to be dissolved under a royal decree. (Image courtesy SITC) Al …
Blackout: Syria cut off from global Internet as civil war rages
Wednesday, 8 May 2013 The internet outage in the war-torn country was reported by Google Transparency Report, which tracks internet traffic. (Reuters) …