King Salman and Crown Prince offer condolences to Azerbaijan president over plane crash    Shihana to continue serve as chief of reconstituted board of Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property    Ministry of Interior: Over 28 million digital identities issued via Absher    176 teams carry out 1.4 million volunteer hours at Prophet's Mosque in 2024    RCU launches women's football development project    RDIA launches 2025 Research Grants on National Priorities    Damac appoints Portuguese coach Nuno Almeida    GASTAT: Protected land areas grow 7.1% in 2023, making up 18.1% of Kingdom's total land area    Kuwait and Oman secure dramatic wins in Khaleeji Zain 26 Group A action    South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society, new data shows    Trump criticizes Biden for commuting death sentences    Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Four given jail terms for Amsterdam violence against football fans    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    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 Omar Elmershedi
Ahmad Shafiq … GCC-backed bet for Egyptian presidency
Saudi Gazette AHMAD Mohamed Shafiq, born November 1941, is a former senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force and politician who served as prime minister of Egypt from January 2011 to March 2011. He succeeded Ahmad Nazif, was replaced by Essam (...)

31 - 03 - 2012
‘Inflammatory, utterly ignorant' ... experts denounce Lavrov's statement
Saudi and Arab foreign policy experts and politicians responded in disbelief to the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei V. Lavrov that the end of Basher Al-Assad's regime in Syria would result in the dominance of Sunni Muslims. They all (...)

23 - 03 - 2012
Pakistan nuclear program – India and China soft duel
Saudi Gazette Pakistan's uneasy relationship with India explains its acquisition of nuclear weapons. Initially Pakistan seemed to have been seeking only civilian nuclear capabilities. Its civilian nuclear program began with participation in the (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
Mexico working to broaden G20 impact
Mexico, which will host its first-ever G20 Summit in June this year, is working to expand the impact of G20 decisions on other countries and social sectors through outreach activities, Mexican Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Arturo Trejo told the Saudi (...)

07 - 03 - 2012
Legal bases for UN military action against the Syrian regime
Saudi Gazette This is the second and last part in a report explaining the legal bases for potential military action by the security council members to end the Syrian government aggression against the Syrian report. It is worthwhile to note that (...)

05 - 03 - 2012
Legal grounds to end the Syrian govt Holocaust
Saudi Gazette Responding to questions from our readers about the legal bases of international military intervention to end the current holocaust exercised by Bashar Al-Assad against the Syrian peoples' pursuit of liberty and freedom we publish (...)

04 - 03 - 2012
Non-Saudi HR managers hampering Saudization
Saudi private sector human resources (HR) managers are hampering Saudization, according to most respondents in the second Saudi Gazette survey conducted in collaboration with Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism (PSCJ). A total of 483 (...)

03 - 03 - 2012
Don't stif le fair trade, Nissan and Inf inity dealer warned
Alhamrani United Company, the authorized dealer of Nissan cars in the Kingdom, has been slammed by a member of the Saudi delegation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for trying to stifle competition in the domestic automobile market. The (...)

01 - 03 - 2012
Israel may attack Iranian ships if they return to Mediterranean
Two Iranian warships that docked in a Syrian port were reported on Tuesday to have left the Mediterranean, sailing south through the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea. It was not clear whether the vessels, which had docked at the Syrian port of Tartus, (...)

22 - 02 - 2012
‘Mars'... one more jewel in KAEC crown
Lovers of candies, chocolates and confectionaries have a reason to be delighted as Mars is bringing its “sweet tooth” right into the Saudi market. Mars associates take their business seriously, they offer their clients an expanded list of such (...)

15 - 02 - 2012
Ending traffic congestion in the city:
62% Jeddawis say forget it! Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In an eye-opener for Jeddah officials, 62 percent of Jeddawis contacted for a survey are not optimistic that the city's ever-worsening traffic congestion issue will be resolved soon. The (...)

15 - 02 - 2012
‘Boycott'
Various groups in the Kingdom have intensified their campaign to boycott Russian and Chinese products after the two countries vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria. Launched soon (...)

14 - 02 - 2012
Ending traffic congestion in the city:
62% Jeddawis say forget it! Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In an eye-opener for Jeddah officials, 62 percent of Jeddawis contacted for a survey are not optimistic that the city's ever-worsening traffic congestion issue will be resolved soon. The (...)

12 - 02 - 2012
Media houses to dock journalists' pay for press law violations
A number of the Kingdom's media houses are preparing to dock the pay of their journalists for any fines incurred for misreporting and defamation under the country's newly-revised Press and Publications Law. Reporters and opinion writers face fines (...)

11 - 02 - 2012
Shariah press courts awaits Cabinet reading
Special draft legislation to deal with media activities has been approved by the Lajnah Al-Khubra (Experts Committee), a source at the committee told Saudi Gazette recently. The legislation, which refers all disputes and claims to a specialized (...)

09 - 02 - 2012
Infrastructure to serve 10m pilgrims soon, says Khaled
Media role in transforming society appreciatedSaudi Gazette JEDDAH — Infrastructure in the holy city of Makkah will be developed soon to serve an estimated ten million pilgrims, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, has said. Speaking (...)

08 - 02 - 2012
GCC to recognize Free Syrian Army
nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will soon recognize the Free Syrian Army as the sole and legitimate representative of the Syrian people, a high-ranking official in Bahrain told the Saudi Gazette. The source said a decision to this effect will (...)

07 - 02 - 2012
The leader who closely resembles King Abdul Aziz
Saudi Gazette IN this third and last part of Dr. Sobhani's interview-excerpted series, we highlight his impressions of King Abdullah's internal change and reform. We thank Dr. Sobhani for permission to share it with you. In fact, it should also (...)

06 - 02 - 2012
King Abdullah extends his hand to lift others upwards
Saudi Gazette In this second of a three-part series based on an interview and excerpts, we are highlighting Dr. S. Rob Sobhani's views on King Abdullah's policies on the world economy and stability. A column in the Saudi newspaper, Al-Watan, (...)

05 - 02 - 2012
King Abdullah: His times, challenges andachievements — I
Saudi Gazette “King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: Leader of Consequence,” by Dr. S. Rob Sobhani, was launched at a special book event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Feb. 24, 2010. Dr. Sobhani, spoke about his book, and (...)

04 - 02 - 2012
Boeing 777-300ER at $ 300m each for Saudia
The Saudi Gazette The family Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the “Triple Seven”. The aircraft has seating (...)

01 - 02 - 2012
Slow down trade with Russia, GCC firms urged
Businesses in certain Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have been asked by their governments and members of the governing families to reduce trade with Russia because of its “arrogant” position toward Arab League (AL) efforts to resolve the (...)

31 - 01 - 2012
Open heart surgery...not as scary as it sounds
The Saudi Gazette Heart surgery is done to correct problems with the heart. More than half a million heart surgeries are done each year in the United States for many heart problems. Heart surgery is used for both children and adults. This report (...)

31 - 01 - 2012
Safest seat during an airplane CRASH ?... Conflicting results!
Saudi Gazette Controversy surrounds the question of whether one seat is substantially safer than another; various research teams have compared past plane accidents to determine a few tips for the choosing the “safest” seats. A comprehensive study (...)

25 - 01 - 2012
Emirates, Gulf Air eye GACA license
Emirates and Gulf Air will bid to operate domestic and international flights in the Kingdom, a member of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the Kingdom's aviation authority, revealed here, Sunday. This comes in the wake of reports that (...)

23 - 01 - 2012
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