Posts Tagged ‘ Arab ’

Change Comes To Saudi Arabia, In Slow Motion

After the Arab Spring, Saudi rulers still have a firm hand on the country and its oil wealth. But in a country known for its restrictions, many people here are speaking openly about the need for democratic change. (get the story…)

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KSA deports 'Bangalore blast suspect's aide'

(MENAFN – Arab News) Saudi Arabia last week deported an engineer at the urgent request of the Indian government. The deportation is the first under a treaty signed and ratified by the two nations in … (read the story …)

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Saudi- 200 militants freed after counseling

(MENAFN – Arab News) Saudi Arabia yesterday released 200 militants after they completed the mandatory counseling sessions funded and supervised by a center affiliated to the Interior Ministry, a … (read the story …)

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Saudi- New BlackBerry range to be on show at Gitex

(MENAFN – Arab News) Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry smartphone and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, will return to Gitex Saudi Arabia for the third year, which will be held at … (read the story …)

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Saudi Finance minister meets with Ukranian team

(MENAFN – Arab News) Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf met with Ukraine's Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Mykola Junbok Brescia, and the country's Central Bank Gov. Sergei Ginadjovi … (the story here…)

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What NATO summit means for Pakistan

(MENAFN – Arab News) Anxiety over whether Pakistan will be able to attend the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21 was put to rest when the trans-Atlantic alliance decided to invite Islamabad for the … (the story here…)

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Saudi- Internet applications are not a threat, but an opportunity

(MENAFN – Arab News) Karl-Michael Henneking, chief marketing and commercial strategy officer of Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) believes the telecom, the Internet and IT sectors in Saudi Arabia are rapidly … (read on…)

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Saudi- Euromoney to focus on SME sector

(MENAFN – Arab News) During last year's Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, former Minister of Economy and Planning Khaled Al-Gosaibi announced that the Kingdom aims to achieve an annual average … (read the story …)

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More Saudi universities boarding e-learning bandwagon

(MENAFN – Arab News) IS online education the next big thing or will it remain a distant entity awaiting its large-scale acceptance in the higher education landscape of Saudi Arabia? The image of … (read more…)

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Saudi- Siemens breaks new ground with SR650 million manufacturing facility in Dammam

(MENAFN – Arab News) Siemens took another giant step yesterday in its quest to expand its footprint in Saudi Arabia when it started laying the foundations for an SR650 million state-of-the-art … (read the story …)

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