Saudi deputy FM meets Sudan's Sovereign Council chief in Port Sudan    Kuwait, India to elevate bilateral relations to strategic partnership Sheikh Mishal awards Mubarak Al-Kabir Medal to Modi    MoH to penalize 5 health practitioners for professional violations    Al-Samaani: Saudi Arabia to work soon on a comprehensive review of the legal system    Environment minister inaugurates Yanbu Grain Handling Terminal    Germany's attack suspect reportedly offered reward to target Saudi ambassador    U.S. Navy jet shot down in 'friendly fire' incident over Red Sea    Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 20 people, including five children    Trudeau's leadership under threat as NDP withdraws support, no-confidence vote looms    Arabian Gulf Cup begins with dramatic draws and a breathtaking ceremony in Kuwait    GACA report: 928 complaints filed by passengers against airlines in November    Riyadh Season 5 draws record number of over 12 million visitors    Fury vs. Usyk: Anticipation builds ahead of Riyadh's boxing showdown    Saudi Arabia to compete in 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    PDC collaboration with MEDLOG Saudi to introduce new cold storage facilities in King Abdullah Port Investment of SR300 million to enhance logistics capabilities in Saudi Arabia    Al Shabab announces departure of coach Vítor Pereira    My kids saw my pain on set, says Angelina Jolie    Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73    Eminem sets Riyadh ablaze with unforgettable debut at MDLBEAST Soundstorm    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    

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Heads of Shell, Unilever call for political action
The chief executives of five major Dutch companies, including Shell and consumer products giant Unilever, have called on European leaders to take action to resolve Europe's financial crisis, accroding to AP. In an open letter, the executives urged (...)

02 - 12 - 2011
Tornado Touched Down in New York
A tornado has caused some property damage near Albany, New York, one week after Irene caused destructive flooding in the region. The National Weather Service says the tornado touched down about three miles (five kilometers) from Amsterdam, New (...)

05 - 09 - 2011
USG People cuts Dutch jobs as recovery lags
Dutch staffing group USG People NV will cut almost 10 percent of its Dutch workforce following a slower-than-expected recovery in its local market, especially in the public and financial sector, Reuters reported. USG People, which is Europe's (...)

07 - 07 - 2011
One killed in Dutch football stadium roof collapse
One person was killed and 15 injured Thursday when part of the stadium roof of one of the Netherland's top football clubs collapsed, the mayor of the town of Enschede, Peter den Oudsten said according to dpa. The roof over a stand at the FC Twente (...)

07 - 07 - 2011
Dutch find different E. coli, pull beet sprouts
Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that was apparently less dangerous than the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis, AP (...)

09 - 06 - 2011
Mladic will face heavy evidence from earlier cases
One of Ratko Mladic's most senior commanders was in no doubt who was ultimately responsible for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in July of 1995, AP reported. «This chain of command originated with Mladic,» argued (...)

30 - 05 - 2011
KLM cancels British flights due to volcano ash
Dutch airline operator KLM, part of Air France-KLM, has cancelled 16 flights scheduled to fly to and from four British cities due to ash from an Icelandic volcano, KLM said on Monday, according to Reuters. The flights to and from Aberdeen, Glasgow, (...)

23 - 05 - 2011
6 Killed, 11 Wounded in Dutch Mall Shooting
Awwal 5, 1432, April 9, 2011, SPA -- A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon at a shopping mall outside Amsterdam on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead and wounding 11 others, Dutch officials said. According to AP, a Dutch mayor says (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
Six Dead in Dutch Shooting Spree
Awwal 05, 1432 / April 09, 2011, SPA -- A man armed with a machine gun opened fire at random in a shopping centre in the Netherlands on Saturday, killing five people before turning the weapon on himself. More than 10 people were wounded in the (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
Lone gunman shoots six dead in Dutch shopping mall
Awwal 05, 1432 / April 09, 2011, SPA -- A lone gunman shot dead six people with an automatic weapon as he walked calmly through a Dutch shopping mall on Saturday, and threatened to blow up three other shopping malls before eventually killing (...)

09 - 04 - 2011
World court drops Georgia vs Russia case
Akhir 27, 1432 / April 1, 2011, SPA -- The U.N.'s highest court on Friday ruled it had no jurisdiction to hear Georgia's complaints of alleged human rights abuses by Russia on Georgian territory because the two sides had not held negotiations, (...)

01 - 04 - 2011
Dutch ex-minister to head International Energy Agency
Akhir 05 , 1432 H. / March 10, 2011 -- Maria van der Hoeven, a Dutch former economic affairs minister, has been appointed the next head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and said it would not be hasty in using strategic oil stocks to tackle (...)

11 - 03 - 2011
Lazard sees M&A gains for infrastructure stocks
Awwal 22, 1432 H/Feb 25, 2011, SPA -- Lazard Asset Management expects a big boost for infrastructure shares as the dam bursts on a reservoir of cash private equity funds are holding to spend on water utilities and other infrastructure operators, (...)

25 - 02 - 2011
Dutch say time has passed for Icesave talks
Awwal 17, 1432 H/Feb 20, 2011, SPA -- The Dutch government said on Sunday the time had passed for talks over Iceland's debts and the island state needs to resolve internally the president's refusal to accept an agreement on Icesave banking (...)

20 - 02 - 2011
Dutch regulator named head of EU securities body
Dutch regulator Steven Maijoor has been chosen to head the European Union's new securities authority, a powerful watchdog with the ability to impose binding financial rules on member states, according to Reuters. The European Securities and Markets (...)

13 - 01 - 2011
Dutch Free 5 of 12 Somalis Suspected of Terrorism
Dutch prosecutors said on Sunday that five out of a group of 12 Somalis who were detained on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack had been released for lack of evidence. The men were arrested in Rotterdam on Friday, suspected of planning an (...)

26 - 12 - 2010
Dutch Detain 12 Somalis on Terror Suspicions
The Dutch public prosecutor says 12 Somalis have been detained in the port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of terrorist-related activities, as AP reported. The men were seized Friday on a tip from the intelligence services that they were planning a (...)

25 - 12 - 2010
Dutch warship heads to Ivory Coast to help French
A Dutch warship is sailing to the Ivory Coast to provide logistical support to French naval ships and possibly assist in the evacuation of European citizens if violence worsens in the troubled West African nation, according to Reuters. The Dutch (...)

24 - 12 - 2010
Qatar Petroleum , Shell Study Ethylene Project
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has agreed with state-owned Qatar Petroleum to study developing a new project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. Shell said Tuesday the memorandum of understanding signed by the country's Minister of Energy & (...)

21 - 12 - 2010
3,000 People Spend Night at Amsterdam Airport After Snowfall
Some 3,000 people spent Friday night at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as heavy snow brought air traffic to a standstill in the Netherlands, Dutch news reports said Saturday. "The airport had put up 1,700 camp beds and other people slept on chairs (...)

18 - 12 - 2010
Hands off my house: Dutch outlaw squatting
The scene has unfolded countless times in the Netherlands: Young people break into an unused building, move in a table, chair and bed, and then tell the police they are now the official residents _ with no permission from the owner and no plans to (...)

01 - 10 - 2010
Dutch government pact bans burqa
Two centre-right parties agreed on Thursday to ban the burqa in the Netherlands as the price for parliamentary support from the anti-Islam Freedom party for their minority government, Reuters reported. The Netherlands would become the second (...)

30 - 09 - 2010
Shell Sells Norwegian Field For $225 Million
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has agreed to sell its stake in the Statfjord oil field in the Norwegian North Sea and several related assets to Centrica Resources AS for $225 million. Shell said Friday its share in the mature field, 9.4 percent, (...)

17 - 09 - 2010
Dutch Police Discover 7,000 KG Marijuana Stash
Amsterdam police have found 7,000 kg of marijuana and hashish in a warehouse near Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, with an estimated street value of 40 million euros ($50.6 million). Police said on Tuesday it found the cache on Aug. 17 after (...)

24 - 08 - 2010
Four killed as helicopter crashes into Rotterdam harbour
At least four people died Saturday when a helicopter carrying photographers crashed near the port in the city of Rotterdam, police said. Witnesses reported that the machine, a Eurocopter EC130, "fell straight down" into dunes adjacent to the (...)

27 - 06 - 2010
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