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Expressway gets SR90m facelift
Makkah Expressway with five lanes in each direction. The 100-km highway has been divided by a Jersey barrier, which replaced an old iron fence. The Ministry of Transport completed the work in the holy month of Ramadan, spending a total of SR90 (...)

20 - 07 - 2016
New ministers take oath of office
appointed ministers took oath of office before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Monday. Minister of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Investment Majed Al-Qasabi, Minister of Energy, (...)

10 - 05 - 2016
Jeddah Cricket Association holds elections
elected executive committee members and office-bearers of Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) pose for a photo with team representatives in Jeddah. The 11-member committee was elected unanimously. It comprises: Arif Hashmy, Syed Meer, Riaz Afridi and (...)

19 - 12 - 2015
Saudi press daily review 2 Riyadh
published Al-Sharq said the move to stop blaspheming our religion and prophet requires a concerted Islamic effort. Governments should upgrade the level of coordination among themselves through the Cairo-based Arab League and the Jeddah-based (...)

20 - 09 - 2012
King thanks outgoing ministers
appointed Cabinet ministers took their oaths of office before King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, at his palace here Friday. The new ministers pledged to be faithful to Islam, the King and the country, to never reveal any of the (...)

17 - 12 - 2011
The new ministers
appointed ministers have a duty to fulfill and a responsibility to shoulder in meeting the expectations of citizens. The government has granted them powers and provided them with full support to implement programs and projects which are expected to (...)

16 - 12 - 2011
Labor ministry slams critics of new jobs plan
announced Saudization, or nationalization program, will create jobs for Saudis in this country, according to Hattab Al-Enezi, the Ministry of Labor's Director of Public Relations, in a report carried by Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic daily newspaper. He was (...)

16 - 06 - 2011
Unfriendly welcome for Fletcher
appointed coach Duncan Fletcher Thursday got a taste of the challenges he faces when two senior former players said a fellow countryman should have got the job instead. Fletcher, a former Zimbabwean all-rounder who rose to prominence during his (...)

30 - 04 - 2011
Lorenzo wins again
crowned world champion Jorge Lorenzo of Spain won his third consecutive Portuguese MotoGP here Sunday. The 23-year-old got the better of a close battle with the man he dethroned as champion, his teammate Valentino Rossi, with Honda rider Andrea (...)

01 - 11 - 2010
50 new Muslims to perform Haj
converted Muslims will perform Haj this year after being invited by the International Association for New Muslims. They are expected to arrive in the country within the next two weeks. According to Sheikh Khalid Al-Rumaih, the secretary general of (...)

25 - 10 - 2010
Loeb in control at Rally of Catalunya
crowned world champion Sebastien Loeb will go into the final day of the Rally of Catalunya, the penultimate event of the world rally championship, Sunday in pole position. Loeb led the standings after Saturday's six special stages, clocking 2hr (...)

24 - 10 - 2010
Lorenzo fastest in Aussie practice
crowned world MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo posted the fastest time in opening practice Friday ahead of the weekend's Australian Grand Prix. The 23-year-old Spaniard put in the fastest lap at the windswept Phillip Island circuit in one minute (...)

16 - 10 - 2010
39 Arab authors spread their literary wings
published anthology “Beirut39: New Writing from the Arab World” the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan Al-Shaykh, whose first novel was published 40 years ago, praises the new generation of Arab writers. “They have flung open the doors on Arab (...)

19 - 04 - 2010
SR100m start-up capital for new technology firm
formed technology company Wadi Al-Riyadh will have SR100 million as start-up capital, it was announced Tuesday by Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Othman, President of King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh. The company is one of three that is being (...)

31 - 03 - 2010
Families throng Janadriya Village
expanded Janadriya Complex, attracted over 150,000 families to the Janadriya Festival for Culture and Heritage on the first day dedicated to families, festival organizers said. The French Pavilion at the Janadriya village has attracted the most (...)

26 - 03 - 2010
A TIME FOR PLANTING
wed couple plants a mangrove tree right after a mass wedding in San Jose town, Palawan province, Sunday. At least 300 couples attended the mass wedding on Valentine's Day. They were requested by the local government to plant mangrove trees in a (...)

15 - 02 - 2010
Rajapakse tests popularity with poll
re-elected President Mahinda Rajpakse has dissolved parliament and called elections on April 8, hoping to cash in on his popularity following the end of the 25-year war against Tamil separatists. Parliament's term was ending this year, but by (...)

12 - 02 - 2010
Development Commission to produce 50-yr plan
formed Madina Development Commission is to produce a 50-year development plan for the city, the Secretary General of the Commission, Mohammed Al-Ali, has said. “A comprehensive plan based on planned studies for the period of fifty years will guide (...)

08 - 01 - 2010
Indonesian leader to tackle reform
elected president must quickly tackle a host of challenges if Southeast Asia's biggest economy is to join an emerging market big league headed by China and India. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's current administration serves until October and (...)

15 - 07 - 2009
ITFC completes first year
formed International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) successfully completed its first year of operations with total approvals exceeding $2.5 billion from its own resources, resources made available to the ITFC by the IDB, and resources (...)

29 - 06 - 2009
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competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award, was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009. The award is for an individual who has made a “substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more (...)

08 - 06 - 2009
Marriage starts with a spark
wed couple spent only one day in their apartment in the center of Afif town before a short circuit sent their new home up in smoke. The couple was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, along with one member of the rescue services. An (...)

27 - 04 - 2009
Be best representatives, King tells ambassadors-designate
appointed Saudi ambassadors to foreign countries were sworn in before King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Riyadh on Tuesday. They were Fahd Abdulmohsen Al-Zaid, ambassador-designate to Bahrain, Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Abdul Sattar (...)

04 - 03 - 2009
New NZ coach to make early start
appointed New Zealand cricket coach Andy Moles will take charge of the team immediately following its tour of Australia, which ends after the second Test starting Friday in Adelaide. English-born Moles, 47, will lead New Zealand for the first time (...)

26 - 11 - 2008
Maradona picks Mascherano to lead Argentina
appointed Argentina coach Diego Maradona said Monday he had lined up Liverpool's midfield destroyer Javier Mascherano for the captaincy. “I convinced him. While I am in charge I need him as captain,” Maradona told La Red radio. “He can transmit (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
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