In front of the Saudi Embassy in Colombo hundreds accuse their governments of failing to defend migrant rights. Protests triggered by the brutal story of a domestic worker tortured by her employers...

The Maâ??aden-Alcoa joint venture has selected Wagstaff to supply its vertical direct chill casting complex with t-ingot, rolling ingot and extrusion billet casting equipment. The contract includes...

JEDDAH: The British Council in Saudi Arabia is conducting a free English language course for four teachers from the Hope for Exceptional Needs Center during Ramadan. Maryam Khan, the human resources...

MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept 3 (KUNA) -- Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met here late Thursday Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

US President Barack Obama has called French President Nicolas Sarkozy and to discuss with them the crucial direct talks between Israeli and Palestine leaders that resumed after a gap of two years....

"Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war" - Maria Montessori Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia (or some parts thereof), is one of the...

Sonae, the biggest retailer in the Portuguese market, has opened four stores in Saudi Arabia, starting its expansion in the Middle East, according to a report by newswire...

Excerpts: Hamas murders purpose is undermine Palestinian Authority. Islamists in Jordan oppose peace talks, Mubarak seeks US support. British, German support ME peace talks. Egypts spy chief as...

(MENAFN) State oil giant Saudi Aramco has extended the closing date for bids to build the kingdom's largest gas plant, Reuters reported.The due date to submit bids for the onshore packages has been...

(MENAFN - Arab News) Saudi officials have refuted claims that a sponsor in Riyadh hammered nails into the body of his Sri Lankan housemaid as punishment, saying the allegations are baseless.RIYADH:...

(MENAFN - Arab News) The British Council in Saudi Arabia is conducting a free English language course for four teachers from the Hope for Exceptional Needs Center during Ramadan.Maryam Khan, the...

Rowan Cos Inc signed contracts with Saudi Aramco for two of its Gulf of Mexico-based rigs for higher dayrates, on track with its plans to move those rigs overseas, sending its shares up 9 percent. In...

RIYADH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), has expressed optimism regarding the implementation recently of eight projects to develop...

The family of late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi has cried out that the scion of the family, Dr. Ahmad, has been left to languish in detention in Saudi Arabia with no effort by the Nigerian government to come...

Dubai, Sep 3 : Saudi officials have refuted claims that a sponsor in Riyadh hammered nails into the body of his Sri Lankan housemaid as punishment, saying the allegations are baseless....

State oil giant Saudi Aramco has extended the closing date for bids to build the kingdom's largest gas plant, industry sources said on Thursday. The due date to submit bids for the onshore packages...

One wishes that courage was spent on causes and actions worthy of the virtue. Last August, in "The 'Sensitivity' Syndrome," I commented on Random House's cancellation of the publication of Sherry...

(New York) - The apparent brutality by Saudi employers against a Sri Lankan domestic worker highlights the severe shortcomings in labor laws and practices that foster abuse and exploitation, Human...

Holocaust survivors and the families in the US have objected strongly to a French Railway bid for high-Speed tracks in Florida, which will eventually connect Tampa and Orlando. The French national...

JEDDAH - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Thursday appealed to Muslims everywhere to direct their zakat tithes to relief for flood-wracked Pakistan. The Jeddah-based pan-Islamic...

EVENT: Iranian Minister of Intelligence and Security Haidar Moslehi on August 25 claimed that more than 1 billion dollars of US aid has been funnelled to Iranian protestors through Saudi...

A total of 15 distressed overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia arrived home Thursday night, with little else other than bitter memories of their stay there. Radio dzBB on Friday reported the 15...

Frida Ghitis, THE MIAMI HERALD Great schools, drunken driving and a toll road turnoff Wednesday, Sep. 1 Books, religion, race and literacy Monday, Aug. 30 Mason: Tension comes down to the wire 8:45...

RIYADH: At least three people were reported injured when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque in Riyadh on Wednesday night. However, senior police officials told Arab News that only one person was...

SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Jeddah this evening heading for Makkah to spend the remaining days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the...

SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Jeddah this evening heading for Makkah to spend the remaining days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the...

SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Jeddah this evening heading for Makkah to spend the remaining days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the...

SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Jeddah this evening heading for Makkah to spend the remaining days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the...

SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Jeddah this evening heading for Makkah to spend the remaining days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the...

AGUILAS, Spain, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Spanish disco called La Meca angered some Muslims in the country, who said the name was disrespectful to their faith. Mohamed Ali, head of the Spanish Federation of...

Market Eye: (click for details)Friday, September 3, 2010 Summary Asian refiners expect Saudi Arabia, the region's largest and most influential crude oil supplier, to hike official selling prices for...

Iranian Minister of Intelligence and Security Haidar Moslehi on Aug. 25 claimed that more than $1 billion of U.S. aid has been funneled to Iranian protesters through Saudi intermediaries. As Iran...

JEDDAH: The National Committee for Lawyers plans to organize a national meeting in Jeddah in October. The major topic of discussion would be the King Abdullah Project to develop legal facilities and...

Source claims Saudi dissidents training with rebels in southern Yemen. Itâ??s an allegation almost too surreal to be real. In a claim reminiscent of the most elaborate Middle East conspiracy...

JEDDAH - Crown Prince of Dubai H.H Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah, or minor pilgrimage, in Holy Makkah....

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation 2010 - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SABIC is a Saudi Arabia...

WAM Riyadh, 2nd Sept. 2010 (WAM) -- UAE exports to Saudi Arabia in June 2010 surpassed SR 1 billion while Saudi exports of national origin to the UAE valued at SR 961 million , according to official...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabiaâ??s plan to raise wages for most of its military staff could further boost inflation in the Gulf Arab kingdom, after it hit a 17-month high in July, analysts said yesterday. The...

KUWAIT, Sept 2 (KUNA) -- Chief Executive of Zain Group Nabeel Bin Salamah said Thursday that Zain Saudi Arabia made about SR 1.4 billion profits in the second quarter and that its income is expected...

Keep it short and to the point. And above all, don't embarrass the boss. That's the message of a series of official Saudi directives restricting the activities of clerics who issue...

A Lufthansa cargo plane caught fire and split in half as it landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The pilot and co-pilot had to leave the plane by emergency...