Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    OPEC+ tripartite meeting keen on maintaining global oil market stability    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Georgia's new parliament opens first session amid mass protests and boycott    Gangsters block aid distribution in south Gaza    Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Saud Abdulhamid makes history as first Saudi player in Serie A    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    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    

Articles of the author Al Nairobi Abuja
Up to 20 People Killed in Explosion in Nigeria
Awwal 05, 1432, April 09, 2011, SPA -- Up to 20 people were feared dead after an explosion rocked a central Nigerian election office late Friday just hours before voting in parliamentary elections was set to begin. The explosion in Suleja, 20 (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
Study: Human virus threatens mountain gorillas
Akhir 25, 1432 H/March 30, 2011, SPA -- A group of researchers said Wednesday they have found that a virus causing deadly respiratory diseases in humans can be passed on to mountain gorillas in Central Africa, according to AP. Researchers who spent (...)

30 - 03 - 2011
Nigerian Militants Claim Attack on Agip Oil Facility
Akhir 12, 1432 / March 17, 2011, SPA -- A Nigerian militant group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Agip facility in the oil-producing Niger Delta, calling it the start of a new concerted campaign of sabotage targeting the oil industry, (...)

17 - 03 - 2011
US opposes Kenya's bid to defer int'l trials
Akhir 05 , 1432 H. / March 10, 2011 -- The U.S. government said Thursday it does not support Kenya's bid to get the U.N. Security Council to defer the cases of six suspects facing charges of crimes against humanity at an international court, AP (...)

10 - 03 - 2011
Bomb kills up to 13 at Nigerian election rally
Awwal 29, 1432 H/March 4, 2011, SPA -- A bomb has killed up to 13 people at an election rally in central Nigeria, news reports said Friday. According to dpa, the bomb was thrown into a crowd of supporters of the ruling People's Democratic Party in (...)

04 - 03 - 2011
Kenya says Congo gold probe widens to UAE, S.Africa
Awwal 29, 1432 H/March 4, 2011, SPA -- Detectives investigating a network smuggling tonnes of gold from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will question people in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, Reuters quoted a Kenyan minister as (...)

04 - 03 - 2011
Kenya businesses say new law will cut uncertainty
Awwal 21, 1432 H/Feb 24, 2011, SPA -- Kenya's new constitution will reduce investor uncertainty, but it needs to be implemented in good time to be effective and excessive tribalism driven by politicians needs to end, business executives said on (...)

24 - 02 - 2011
Mali Stadium Crush Kills At Least 36
Awwal 19, 1432, Feb 22, 2011, SPA -- At least 36 people have died in a crush while listening to an Islamic preacher in Mali, the West African nation's daily Le Republicain reported Tuesday. Tens of thousands had come to the Modibo Keita stadium in (...)

22 - 02 - 2011
Pirates Seize Yacht, Four US Citizens, Says Watchdog
Awwal 16, 1432 H/Feb 19, 2011, SPA -- Pirates have seized a yacht and its four American occupants in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Oman, piracy watchdog ECOTERRA International said Saturday. The yacht, the S/V Quest, belongs to American couple (...)

19 - 02 - 2011
Interpol to help African nations fight piracy
Awwal 15, 1432 H/Feb 18, 2011, SPA -- Interpol said Friday it will help seven African nations better fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, AP reported. The program is expected to cost $2.17 million (¤1.6 million), said Pierre Saint Hilaire, the (...)

18 - 02 - 2011
Only 1 Wounded so far in Tanzania Military Blasts
Awwal 14, 1432 H/Feb 17, 2011, SPA -- A military spokesman in Tanzania says there is only one known casualty from the explosions that rocked the country's capital after an accident at a military base ammunition depot, as AP reported. Military (...)

17 - 02 - 2011
Somali pirates hijack ship with 23 crew members
Awwal 10, 1432, Feb 13, 2011, SPA-- Somali pirates hijacked a ship with 23 crew, and a Danish warship freed a hijacked Yemeni fishing vessel that had been held for nearly a year, maritime authorities said Sunday, according to AP. The (...)

13 - 02 - 2011
EU observer: Chad's elections seem "fair, democratic"
Awwal 10, 1432, Feb 13, 2011, SPA-- Parliamentary elections in the Central African country Chad ran peacefully on Sunday and appeared to be democratic, an EU observer said, according to dpa. "The mood is good and peaceful, there is no (...)

13 - 02 - 2011
Seychelles to send captured Somali pirates home
Awwal 07, 1432, Feb 10, 2011, SPA - The island nation of Seychelles has reached a deal to begin repatriating captured Somali pirates, officials said Thursday, an agreement that could serve as a model for other countries, AP reported. Most suspected (...)

10 - 02 - 2011
Seven Killed in Kenya Soccer Stampede
Qa'dah 15, 1431 H/Oct 23, 2010, SPA -- Seven soccer fans were killed and dozens more were injured in a stampede at a match between two of Kenya's top teams, Reuters quoted an ambulance operator as saying on Saturday. The stampede took place inside (...)

23 - 10 - 2010
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