Spectacular opening of the 2024 Thailand International Mega Fair in Riyadh    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee holds second meeting to advance AlUla development    Abo Noghta Castles in Tabab joins UNESCO's Best Tourism Villages list    RSAF and Saudi Falcons captivate audiences at Bahrain airshow    Saudi ministers meet UK's defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Oil inches to near $102 ahead of EU debt summit
Oil prices inched higher to near $102 a barrel Thursday in Asia ahead of an interest rate decision in Europe and a crucial summit on the continent's debt crisis, AP reported. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 38 cents to $100.87 a barrel (...)

08 - 12 - 2011
Tiny Singapore to spend $23 bln on defence by 2015-Jane's
Tiny Singapore, with a population of 5.2 million and a land area half the size of Greater London, is likely to spend $23 billion on purchases of patrol aircraft, helicopters and other military equipment by 2015, according to a new report by IHS (...)

08 - 12 - 2011
Oil rises to near $101 amid global stocks rally
Oil prices edged higher to near $101 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid a surge in global stock markets after major central banks pledged to lower borrowing costs, AP reported. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 32 cents to $100.68 a barrel at (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Oil above $103 after 37 percent rally in 6 weeks
AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices rose above $103 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending a 37 percent rally during the last six weeks, according to AP. Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 67 cents at $103.26 a barrel at late (...)

17 - 11 - 2011
Daughter: Singapore's ex-PM Lee has nerve disease
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has a rare nerve disease that makes walking difficult, his daughter said Sunday, according to AP. Lee, who led Singapore from 1959 to 1990, has been diagnosed with (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Oil above $94 amid signs of US economy improving
AlHijjah 8, 1432, Nov 4, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices hovered above $94 a barrel Friday in Asia amid signs the U.S. economy may be improving, AP reported. Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 22 cents at $94.29 a barrel at late afternoon (...)

04 - 11 - 2011
Singapore says economic growth to stall over the coming quarters
AlQa'dah 29, 1432, Oct 27, 2011, SPA -- Singapore's growth was likely to stall over the next few quarters as global economic conditions deteriorate before it picks up in the second half of next year, dpa quoted the city-state's central bank as (...)

27 - 10 - 2011
Oil jumps to above $92 after Europe debt plan
AlQa'dah 29, 1432, Oct 27, 2011, SPA -- Oil prices jumped to above $92 a barrel Thursday in Asia after European leaders agreed on a plan to reduce Greece's debt burden, according to AP. Benchmark crude for December delivery was up $1.95 at $92.15 a (...)

27 - 10 - 2011
Singapore urges citizens to hasten return from Bangkok
AlQa'dah 28, 1432, Oct 26, 2011, SPA -- Singapore on Wednesday urged citizens visiting Bangkok to hasten their return from the Thai capital as the swelling river in the heart of Bangkok threatened to flood the city centre, dpa reported. "We (...)

26 - 10 - 2011
Fire flares up at Shell's Singapore refinery
AlQa'dah 1, 1432, Sep 29, 2011, SPA -- A fire at a refinery in Singapore intensified Thursday but was still contained within the offshore site, dpa quoted authorities as saying Thursday. The fire at Royal Dutch Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery, (...)

29 - 09 - 2011
Oil below $81 amid growing global economy fear
Oil prices hovered below $81 a barrel Friday in Asia, gaining back a little of the previous day's big loss amid the prospect of weaker demand for crude as the global economy slows, AP reported. Benchmark oil for November delivery was up 16 cents to (...)

23 - 09 - 2011
Oil near $88 after Obama announces jobs bill
Oil prices fell to near $88 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors mulled whether a new U.S. jobs package will help boost crude demand, according to AP. Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 62 cents to $88.43 at late afternoon Singapore time (...)

09 - 09 - 2011
Euro slips, stock rebound fades ahead of ECB
The euro slipped on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to call a halt to its rate tightening cycle to support economies battered by a two-year-old sovereign debt crisis, while a stock rally ran out of steam, according (...)

08 - 09 - 2011
Tony Tan takes oath as Singapore's seventh president
Singapore's former deputy prime minister Tony Tan was sworn in Thursday as the city-state's seventh president, days after winning a hotly contested election by a razor-thin margin, dpa reported. Tan, 71, considered the candidate closest to the (...)

01 - 09 - 2011
Singapore votes in first contested presidential election since 1993
Singaporeans began voting Saturday in a presidential election seen as a test of support for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's People's Action Party (PAP), dpa reported. Polling stations close at 8 pm (1200 GMT) and results are expected to be (...)

27 - 08 - 2011
Government's favourite becomes new Singapore president
Singapore's former deputy prime minister Tony Tan, 71, was declared the city-state's newly elected president this evening after the government's preferred candidate had to overcome a stunning challenge by a political maverick, dpa reported. Widely (...)

27 - 08 - 2011
Singapore shipper NOL posts red figures, warns of full-year loss
Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), one of the world's biggest container shippers, on Friday posted red figures for the second quarter and warned of a full-year loss should the global economy further worsen, according to dpa. For the three (...)

12 - 08 - 2011
Oil falls below $85 as traders eye EU debt crisis
Oil prices fell below $85 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors tried to make sense of a week of sharp zigzags in the equity and commodities markets, AP reported. Benchmark oil for September delivery was down $1.08 to $84.64 a barrel at late (...)

12 - 08 - 2011
S.Korea holds rates, others in Asia could pause too
South Korea's central bank left interest rates on hold on Thursday, setting in all likelihood a precedent for Asian policymakers forced to respond to the global economic slump and briefly halt their battle against inflation, according to (...)

11 - 08 - 2011
Climate scientists shine new light on methane mystery
Atmospheric levels of methane, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat, stayed steady for two decades to 2006 on wider fertiliser use to grow rice or a surge in natural gas demand, according to two separate studies in the (...)

11 - 08 - 2011
Singapore trims growth forecast to up to 6 per cent for 2011
Singapore on Monday trimmed its growth forecast to between 5 and 6 per cent for 2011, cutting an earlier projection by one percentage point, as debt woes in the United States and Europe were fueling fears of a global economic crisis, according to (...)

08 - 08 - 2011
Oil below $97 as US debt limit deadline nears
Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Friday in Asia as U.S. leaders failed to agree to lift the government debt limit just days from a deadline, leaving investors to mull worst-case scenarios if a default occurs, according to AP. Benchmark oil for (...)

29 - 07 - 2011
Singapore Temasek investments edge up to record
Singaporean state investment company Temasek Holdings said its investments inched higher to a fresh record high in its last financial year as Asian companies reaped solid profits, according to AP. Temasek said in an annual report Thursday that the (...)

07 - 07 - 2011
EU Says Close to Free Trade Pact with Singapore
The European Union and Singapore should complete talks on a free trade agreement in a few months and implement the pact by the end of 2011, aiming to double trade within five years, a top EU negotiator said Wednesday. The trade pact would eliminate (...)

08 - 06 - 2011
Singapore Voters Head to the Ballot Box in General Election
More than 2.2 million Singapore voters started to head to the ballot box on Saturday for the general election. Polling stations close at 8 pm (1200 GMT) and results are expected to be announced late Saturday. The People's Action Party (PAP) along (...)

07 - 05 - 2011
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