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Riyadh, KSA - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Techno Valley Project Takes Off In Riyadh

Zawya.com - Top Regional News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh has crossed a new milestone in its efforts to develop a knowledge society with the launch of its Riyadh Techno Valley (RTV) project.

Saudi author scandalizes the Muslim world-”The Girls of Riyadh” Banned in Saudi Arabia!

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Saudi author scandalizes the Muslim world PopWire: News, Reviews and Commentary by Tom Hundley Chicago Tribune (MCT) 23 July 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5bdc8p It’s not clear if Rajaa Alsanea’s first novel, “Girls of Riyadh,” was banned in Saudi Arabia because it became a Middle East best seller or if it became a best seller because it was banned. Either way, it was a surprise [...]

• Saudi Author Scandalizes the Muslim World - Red Orbit

Gas Coalification Plant to Open in 3Q2012

Lamentations on Chemistry (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

22 July, 2008. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Officials from Saudi Acidic Industries and Aniline de Rhone et Compagnie de Toasteur met in Riyadh for a signing ceremony marking the start of a new joint venture between the two companies. The new entity is to be called Groupe du Damné, or simply GD. The new JV will be the [...]

CHAN AKYA : A Turkish theater for World War III

Asia Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Turkey has been sold to the Saudis at a bargain price for Riyadh's assistance to the George W Bush administration in pushing down the price of oil ahead of the United States presidential elections this year. The path chosen is the same as that used to turn Pakistan into a breeding ground for terrorists, with an accelerated timetable in keeping with a preset script. Around the corner, a civilizational...

Sharia Alert: Saudis Publicly Behead Man Convicted of Drug Offenses…..

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Praise be to Allah….. http://tinyurl.com/62nc9m Riyadh - A convicted Nigerian drug trafficker was beheaded by the sword on Wednesday in the holy city of Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said. Shuaib Ali Mohammed, who had previous convictions for drug smuggling, was sentenced to death for trafficking cocaine, the ministry said in a statement quoted by [...]

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh considers written laws for use in Islamic tribunals

Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Modernising the embarrassing state of affairs - called the Arabian legal system. Currently the judges have tremendous latitude, which sometimes leads to bewildering verdicts. Now the council of ministers announces a special commission that will report to the king. Riyadh (AsiaNews) - It could be almost a revolution for the Saudi justice system: the council of ministers has announced that it will create...

Saudi Telecom seeks Oman stake in regional expansion

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

RIYADH, July 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Telecom (STC) said on Wednesday it wants to buy the 25 percent stake Oman is selling in Oman Telecommunications Co (Omantel), after it spent more than $6 billion in foreign expansion in 13 months.

Overwhelming participation of Quality Professionals at MEQMP Seminars on Six Sigma

ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Saudi Arabia: Two Six Sigma Awareness Seminars were organized by Middle East Quality Management Professionals (MEQMP), the largest Quality Group of the Middle East in Dammam & Riyadh, on 19th and 20th July 2008 respectively. Jeddah seminar will be on 29th July 2008. [AMEInfo.com]

[zamanku] RIYADH: An Asian housemaid has taken shelter at her embassy after being abducted and gang-raped by seven men in Riyadh last week.

bloglis zamanku (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=112009&d=22&m=7&y=2008 The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Tuesday 22 July 2008 (18 Rajab 1429 RIYADH: An Asian housemaid has taken shelter at her embassy after being abducted and gang-raped by seven men in Riyadh last week . "The 22-year old maid ... was forced into a car, taken to an undisclosed location and later dropped off at the same...

[zamanku] Is society ready for change?

bloglis zamanku (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=112014&d=22&m=7&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Local%20Press Tuesday 22 July 2008 (18 Rajab 1429) I s society ready for change? Haya Al-Manie | Al-Riyadh — LOCAL newspapers have recently published stories of women driving on the Kingdom's roads, something that led me to ask why they try to drive when they do not know how to. Since some of these women...

From the Swamp to Terra Firma: The regional role in the stabilization of Iraq

Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

In April 2008, 35 policy experts and practitioners gathered in Riyadh to examine the challenge of finding a regional consensus for stabilising Iraq. A number of key issues, opposing views and suggestions for future action emerged from a very rich dialogue. This report provides a detailed synopsis of the discussions, in particular a number of important insights into the view from Riyadh. It highlights...

Osama bin Laden: the Islamic bard of terror

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY — In Riyadh last March, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia decorated U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney with the Kingdom's Order of Merit. This gesture elicited hundreds of Internet postings from Arabs condemning the award as treachery and lamenting the pitiful state of leadership in the Arab world. At the same time, Osama bin Laden released two audio statements condemning Western and...

RIYADH: An Asian housemaid has taken shelter at her embassy after being abducted and gang-raped by seven men in Riyadh last week.

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News The Rape of infidel women continues. Because infidel women are ‘war-booty’ RIYADH: An Asian housemaid has taken shelter at her embassy after being abducted and gang-raped by seven men in Riyadh last week. * The Vicious Abuse Of Maids In Muslim Countries * Saudi maid verdict ‘outrageous’ A previous case:A judge in Riyadh awarded $670 damages to the [...]

• A Major Issue for Some Embassies - Mick Hartley

UBS-Will expand in middle east investment

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Middle East: Investment bank expands operations in region Riyadh, 8 July (AKI) - One of the world’s largest investment banks, UBS, will expand its operations in the Middle East by opening a new office in Saudi Arabia and applying for a licence to operate in Qatar. The bank was granted ‘conditional authorisation’ by the Saudi Capital Market [...]

Global Used Construction Equipment D11R Cat for sale

msloane99 | 02/08/2008

The potential for selling used construction equipment like the D11R in Saudi Arabia are huge. On my resent trip to Saudi I was amazed at the amount of building going on. For example, in Apr 08' a contract will be let to build a $5 billion rail line from Jeddah to Riyadh linking the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. This will dramatically transform the current rail system and help in the development of...