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Articles of the author Shahid Ali Khan
Saudi youth express their solidarity with leadership
For the thousands of Saudis, particularly youth, the National Day was not just a festive occasion; they used the various events to express their solidarity with the country's leadership. The huge turnout for the National Day events at various (...)

26 - 09 - 2011
Embassy official denies report on minimum wages for Indian drivers
ranking official of the Indian Embassy here Saturday dismissed reports that the Indian government has increased the monthly minimum wage of Indian drivers recruited to work in Saudi Arabia. Manohar Ram, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Indian (...)

11 - 09 - 2011
Abdullah Zainal Alireza, Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Minister of Finance, (2nd left), jointly inaugurate the Indian Catalogue 2009 and Textile Buyer-Seller Meet at Riyadh Palace Hotel, Saturday. Indian Ambassador (...)

01 - 11 - 2009
RAMADAN TENTS READY
Ramadan tents are in place in Riyadh. The managements of mosques and some philanthropists have completed raising tents to host charity Iftar meals during Ramadan, as shown in the picture taken at Iskaan Building near Dabbaab Street. The tents cater (...)

20 - 08 - 2009
Feasting time
Scenes like this are frequent in the capital, particularly after the Riyadh Municipal authorities awarded street cleaning contracts to private companies. However, there is a need for awareness campaign among the residents highlighting the hazards of (...)

22 - 02 - 2009
SR600m contracts for airports signed
Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, on Tuesday signed here three commercial contracts worth SR600 million with representatives of German and Singapore companies. The commercial contract will be for a period of six years. Abdullah Bin Muhammad Nour (...)

19 - 11 - 2008
Ban on Egyptian doctors temporary, says embassy
The ban imposed by the Egyptian Labor Ministry on Egyptian doctors going to work in the Kingdom in the wake of two medics being sentenced to jail is a “temporary” one, said Hossam Qassem, Charge d'Affaires at the Egyptian Embassy here Saturday. The (...)

16 - 11 - 2008
Independent candidate get most votes in RCCI election
Shobily, an independent candidate, got the highest number of votes in the 15th Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) board elections, the results of which were announced Thursday. The incumbent president A.R. Al-Jeraisy's Development Group (...)

14 - 11 - 2008
Interfaith meet: Saudis, expats optimistic
Saudis and expatriates have warmly welcomed UN General Assembly's interfaith dialogue summit convened at the behest of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to promote understanding among all monotheistic religions and different cultures (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Voters queue up for RCCI board election
day election for Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) board that started here Tuesday is being fought on promises such as creating a favorable investment climate in Riyadh and its suburbs, removing bottlenecks for doing business with (...)

12 - 11 - 2008
Singapore relaxes visa rules for Saudis
Singapore government has introduced a new visa regime for Saudis by cutting the visa processing time from 14 days to five working days now, said Jason Ong, Area Director for Middle East and North Africa, Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Ong was (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
Labor court verdict in record time
Going against the norm, a Labor Court here passed a verdict, Saturday, in record time to the relief of nearly 300 Asian expatriate workers who were locked in a legal dispute with their employer over salary delay and “untold sufferings,” the workers (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
Sama's Dammam-Mumbai flights start from Nov. 12
Sama, the budget airline will operate three weekly flights between Dammam-Mumbai, on a fare which begins from as low as SR199. The flights start Nov. 12 Samer Atawi, Sama CCO said the three weekly flights will be on Saturdays, Mondays and (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
Austria Airlines relaunches full operations to KSA
Saudi Arabia is least affected in the current international financial crisis and that has prompted Austria to re-launch its flag carrier Austrian Airlines' full operations to the Kingdom, Ambassador Dr. Friedrich Stift said at a ceremony here (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Zardari to seek Saudi financial assistance
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in Riyadh on Nov. 4 to seek financial assistance from Saudi Arabia. Pakistani Ambassador Shahid Kareemullah said Zardari will first arrive in Riyadh and hold talks with King Abdullah, Custodian of (...)

28 - 10 - 2008
Indian worker's wife seeks help for husband injured in accident
SREEDEVI Arockiasamy, a desperate wife in the South-Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is seeking help from Indian social organizations to move her husband back to India, who was hospitalized after receiving severe head injuries in a hit-and-run accident (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
Global crisis: ‘US learning Islamic banking features'
The US Treasury Department is looking into the important features of Islamic banking that might help in tackling the current financial crisis, Robert M. Kimmitt, the visiting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Treasury, told a press conference at (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
Iyad, Ziad successfully separated
Iyad and Ziad, the Iraqi conjoined twins, were successfully separated at King Adulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saturday. The marathon surgical operation to separate the Iraqi twins started at 8 A.M. and continued for eight hours. The surgical (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
Saudi-Pakistan mutual investment fund aimed
day Saudi-Pak Investment Conference here Monday sought setting up of a Saudi-Pak mutual investment fund and launching of a cargo airline exclusively for two countries. The proposals came up during the question and answer session held after Naveed (...)

21 - 10 - 2008
SCTA to supervise tour and travel agencies
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced Wednesday that it was inviting applications for new or renewal of licenses from the country's existing tour and travel agencies. Engr. Ahmed Al-Essa, Director General of Licensing (...)

16 - 10 - 2008
S. Korea seeks to boost trade ties with Kingdom
- South Korea seeks to diverse its bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia by strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries, said Song Min-soon, former Foreign Minister and member of Korea's National Assembly during a visit to Saudi (...)

16 - 10 - 2008
‘Airlines need to cut fuel surcharge'
As fuel prices in the international market are declining, airlines should review their policy of levying fuel surcharge on passenger tickets, say sources in the tour and travel industry here. Muhammad Qaiser, General Manager of Naba Tour and (...)

14 - 10 - 2008
Indian ‘junior scientists' develop technology to treat waste-water
A group of ‘junior scientists' studying at the International Indian School, Riyadh (IISR) have developed a project for waste-water treatment that won them second prize at a regional All Indian Science Exhibition (AISE) held in New Delhi last (...)

11 - 10 - 2008
Missing son worries Pakistani family
The disappearance of Sibghatullah Zafar, a 17-year-old Pakistani boy, since the crescent night of Eid Al-Fitr has shocked the family. As the festive mood prevailed after the sighting of the new moon on Sept. 29 that ended the fasting month of (...)

09 - 10 - 2008
Saudis top spenders in UK
Visitors from GCC countries spent more than SR5.5 billion on shopping in Britain in 2007 with Saudi travelers topping the list. On average, each Saudi visitor to Britain spent around SR7,080 on shopping alone in a two-week stay there, said Alana (...)

08 - 10 - 2008
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