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Articles of the author Habib Shaikh
‘Local ad agents know what is hot'
The advertising market in Saudi Arabia has come a long way, but a lot still needs to be done, according to Marwan M. Qutub, CEO, and co-founder of 3Points, a 100 percent local advertising agency “celebrating 10 years of creativity”. The industry in (...)

20 - 10 - 2009
‘Saudis, Americans make good friends'
Ignorance is the root of all problems. The more people know about each other, the less there will be chances of misunderstandings leading to tensions. Saudi Arabia has realized this very well, and the foremost example is the interfaith dialogues (...)

16 - 02 - 2009
From blank canvas to the i-thobe... personal style has come a long way
THOBE, the long white dress that men in Saudi Arabia have been wearing for ages, has been undergoing a metamorphosis. It has been white and simple all along, but no longer, giving way to new designs, colors, fabrics, and styles. One of those (...)

18 - 11 - 2008
Recording stark, delightful signs of the Divine
“MY entire work turns around one large subject which is the manifestation of the Divine in our world. I follow no rule except those of Islamic philosophy in art. I do hunt for a picture by walking for hours.” “I would be honored to do the interview (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
Jet-setters fly past airport delays and crowds
THE rise in extremist activities and the phenomenon of aircraft hijacking has had at least one positive fallout: it has pushed up the sales of business jets on an international scale. “After 9/11, the demand for business jets went up by 40 percent (...)

05 - 11 - 2008
Master plan on water, electricity on cards
The Ministry of Water and Electricity is working on a strategy to integrate w ater and power sectors with a master plan in all fields of water, including underground, service water, desalination, sanitation and electricity, according to Fehied Fahad (...)

04 - 11 - 2008
‘Private sector must invest in water and power projects'
The private sector should be involved with increasing share and numbers in the water and power projects, according to Muhammad K. Al-Khalifa, director of privatisation and outsourcing, Bahrain's ministry of finance. “What is to be done is to front (...)

03 - 11 - 2008
SR750b needed for power projects in next 15 years
Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, will inaugurate the Fourth Saudi Water and Power Forum (SWPF'08) here on Sunday. The forum has become a necessary and welcome annual event as the development of water and electricity sectors is essential in the light (...)

01 - 11 - 2008
Dar Al-Arkan in $1.2m deal to support JEF '09
A $1.2 million exclusive partnership agreement for the 10th Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF ‘09) was signed on Thursday between Abdullatif Abdullah Alfalch, managing director of Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company, and Saleh Ali Al-Turki, (...)

31 - 10 - 2008
Best services assured for a record 168,000 pilgrims from India
Haj arrangements for Indian pilgrims this year are marked by a number of new services and facilities and an increase in the number of pilgrims, according to Consul General Sayeed Ahmed Baba. “With the help of the moassassas (tawafah establishments) (...)

27 - 10 - 2008
Saudi terror trials a way to negate radical views – US envoy
The United States is “very supportive” of Saudi Arabia's first terrorist trials for which legal procedures started Monday. The trials are being conducted after more than five years of deadly violence across the country. “We are very supportive ... (...)

22 - 10 - 2008
Indian consulate introduces visa outsourcing
The Consulate General of India (CGI) in Jeddah has introduced the long-awaited outsourcing of visa support services for foreign nationals entering India and passport support services for Indian expatriates from Oct. 20, according to Consul General (...)

18 - 10 - 2008
Bindra sparks desire for more Olympic gold
The rifle fired by Indian athlete Abhinav Bindra, during the 10 meter air-rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, has triggered a wave of enthusiasm and pride across the Jeddah Indian community sparking hopes that India “has it” to win more (...)

12 - 08 - 2008
New mag encourages designers to think out of the box
A new magazine called ‘Design' – the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia – has been launched in Jeddah with the first July-August issue on the stands. “The magazine caters to the needs and interests of design enthusiasts, and aims to bridge the gap (...)

04 - 08 - 2008
Ashes to ashes: How CIA failures turned dreams to dust
Looking at the title of the book under review, one may be excused if the reader takes it to be an account of the Ashes – the popular cricket Test series played between England and Australia. But it soon becomes clear that the doings (or rather (...)

28 - 07 - 2008
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