Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Dr. Al-Rabeeah: 170 countries benefited from $133 billion aid from Saudi Arabia "Humanitarian efforts strained by increasing crises, funding shortages, and access challenges"    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Public Security chief launches digital vehicle plate wallet service    Pop hit APT too distracting for South Korea's exam-stressed students    'Action is in our nature': 4th Saudi Green Initiative Forum to be held at COP16    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' to dazzle audience in Tokyo on Nov. 22    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    Al Nassr edges past Al Riyadh with Mane's goal to move up to third    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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Interior Minister Opens Supply and Support Center Affiliated to Border Guard at Empty Quarter
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, opened here today the Supply and Support Center affiliated to the Border Guard. Prince Abdulaziz toured the facilities of the Center and was briefed on the tasks of the Center's (...)

28 - 12 - 2017
SABIC Nets SR 5.30 Billion In Profit In 2nd Quarter of 2012 Riyadh 3
quarter results were affected by several factors. The most important was the continuous slowdown in global economic growth, especially in Europe, China and North America, which negatively impacted the prices of petrochemical products. Also, this (...)

18 - 07 - 2012
French economy flat in Q4: Central bank
The French economy was flat in the last three months of 2011, the Bank of France said Tuesday, confirming an earlier estimate amid concerns the eurozone debt crisis could spark a recession. The French central bank said there was no growth between (...)

11 - 01 - 2012
Almarai writedown on Zain Saudi stake seen at $36m
Almarai dairy company, a founding shareholder in Zain Saudi, will likely take a $36 million impairment on its stake in the telecoms carrier at the end of 2011 if the shares remain stuck near current levels, the company's chief financial officer said (...)

20 - 10 - 2011
Web address novelty to have steep price
century after the creation of “.com,” the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything else. Under guidelines approved Monday, Apple could (...)

22 - 06 - 2011
Prince Faisal Morning Cup set for quarterfinals
JEDDAH: Attieh Steel, ATS, Fuchs Hamrani and Usman Gems Blue from Group A as Al-Mazroi, My Care White, Usman Gems Tigers and Johnson Control have entered the pre-semis of the Prince Faisal Morning Tournament. The tournament, sponsored by Saudi (...)

28 - 05 - 2011
China Posts First-Quarter Trade Deficit
China recorded a trade deficit of $1.02 billion in the first three months of this year, its first quarterly deficit for six years, the government said on Sunday. January to March export value rose by 26.5 per cent year on year to $399.64 billion, (...)

10 - 04 - 2011
Mobily gets $320m loan for expansion
JEDDAH: Mobily, the Saudi Arabian telecom operator run by Etihad Etisalat, has received a $320 million Islamic loan. Samba Financial Group, National Commercial Bank, Riyad Bank, Saudi British Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi are the five banks arranging (...)

23 - 12 - 2010
Zain Saudi Arabia Q3 revenue increases by over 100% to SR1.7 billion 2 Riyadh
net calls, reflected in the reduction of the net loss by more than 34% to SR544M compared to SR820M for the same period in 2009. The reduction in cost was also reflected in the increase of gross profit by 43% compared to the 29% increase in the (...)

08 - 11 - 2010
Qualifier Diyas stuns Jankovic
MOSCOW: Kazakh qualifier Zarina Diyas beat top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. The 268th-ranked Diyas, who celebrated her 17th birthday Monday, led 5-0 in the first set when Jankovic, 2008 champion (...)

22 - 10 - 2010
Saudi shares fall, weighed on by bank loan provisions
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian shares fell for a fourth day after banks in the kingdom reported lower third- quarter profit on provisions for bad loans. The Tadawul All Share Index lost 1.2 percent at 6,226.78, the lowest since Sept. 1, in Riyadh. Saudi (...)

17 - 10 - 2010
Winfrey biopic based on Kelley book
century run on daytime TV may be accompanied by a TV film dramatizing her life. Veteran producer Larry A. Thompson said Monday the planned two- or four-hour Winfrey film will be based on Kitty Kelley's tell-all biography. Thompson says he has (...)

14 - 07 - 2010
Saudi shares rise to month-high
Saudi shares gained the most in a month on the first day of the week after second-quarter earnings came in above analysts' expectations. Benchmark Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) rose 2.38 percent to close at 6,200.26 points, the highest level since (...)

11 - 07 - 2010
Saudi, Dubai, Bahrain fall; other Gulf stocks increase
Saudi share prices fell the most in more than a week as concern on economic growth pushed global stocks lower and as short-term investors dominate activity, with large portfolio holders barred from trading during earnings season. Saudi stock (...)

08 - 07 - 2010
Nadal on a treacherous path
Favorite Rafael Nadal must negotiate a tricky path in his bid for a fifth French Open title following Friday's draw for the claycourt Grand Slam starting Sunday. World No. 2 Nadal, however, did not seem too worried by his fate as he was spotted (...)

22 - 05 - 2010
Three family wins indicate Marcos revival
century after Imelda Marcos and her dictator husband fled the Philippines in disgrace - leaving a debt-ridden country but a lavish collection of shoes - the 80-year-old former first lady and two of their children are poised to revive the family's (...)

14 - 05 - 2010
Saudi banks book more provisions for bad loans
Saudi banks booked more provisions for bad loans during the third quarter but a veil of secrecy over the level of their exposure to troubled private firms is keeping investors guessing over their adequacy. Stock exchange data showed that five Saudi (...)

25 - 10 - 2009
World stocks, oil slide on US consumer worries
World stock markets and oil prices fell sharply Monday as worries about US consumer spending reined in hopes for a quick global economic recovery – causing investors to look past the news that Japan has climbed out of recession. In Europe, the FTSE (...)

18 - 08 - 2009
Taiwan extends support to traditional businesses
Taiwan's traditional manufacturing industries look set for a boost following the unveiling of a Ministry of Economic Affairs value-added and business transformation program. Chou Neng-chuan, deputy director-general of the MOEA's Industrial (...)

26 - 06 - 2009
US trade gap widens
The US trade deficit rose in March for the first time since last July as the global recession cut sharply into sales of American exports. The politically sensitive deficit with China increased. The Commerce Department said Tuesday the deficit (...)

13 - 05 - 2009
Samba's profit up, investment plunges in Q1
Saudi lender Samba Financial Group posted a $3.73 billion fall in the value of its investments in the first quarter, although its net profit rose a better than expected 6 percent. Investments fell to SR53 billion at the end of the first quarter of (...)

15 - 04 - 2009
Saudi Petroleum Minister delivers speech at Energy Pact Conference 2 Geneva
largest natural gas reserves. At our current, average crude-oil production rate, proven reserves alone are conservatively estimated to continue for approximately 80 years. I emphasize the moderate nature of these estimates, especially in light of (...)

16 - 03 - 2009
CRIME & ACCIDENT WATCH
of-date card By Thamer Qumqum ARAR/JEDDAH – A Saudi resident of Arar has had SR277,500 stolen from his bank account in repeated thefts carried out in Jeddah. Bandar Bin Munawir, the victim of the theft, said that he still had his ATM card in (...)

28 - 11 - 2008
Apple posts $1.14b net profit in Q4
Apple this week announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended Sept. 27. The company posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
US stocks fall as quarterly earnings reports are filed 2 Washington
one of the the highest for any bank since the financial crisis began more than a year ago. Aerospace giant Boeing reported third-quarter earnings had dropped 38 per cent as the company was hit by the costs of a protracted machinists' (...)

22 - 10 - 2008
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