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• Abu Dhabi: the arty antidote to Dubai?

   By Catherine Philp  The Times October 31, 2009 Dubai’s big brother has joined the battle for tourism with an arts quarter, a giant mosque and a nature reserve – not all of it tasteful....

• Saudi foreign aid: untied and praiseworthy

   By Dr Mohamed RamadyThe NationalOctober 31. 2009  The saying that one’s left hand should not know what the right hand is giving aptly describes the aid efforts of the Gulf countries in general and Saudi Arabia in particular....

• Saudi-India talks to focus on cooperation

   By Mohammed Rasooldeen Arab News Saturday 31 October 2009   RIYADH: Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Friday to attend the 8th Session of the Indo-Saudi Joint Commission that is to be held at the Conference Palace in Riy...

• Swine flu now in 2nd phase

   By Faleh Al-DhibyaniSaudi GazetteSaturday, 31 October 2009 RIYADH – The Ministry of Health has said that the second wave of swine flu began earlier this month as expected due to a drop in temperatures....

• Some vital issues Shoura Council needs to address

   By Tariq A. Al-Maeena Arab NewsSaturday 31 October 2009   Prompted by the low international ranking of most Saudi universities, the Education Affairs and Scholarly Research Committee at the Shoura Council is working on a comprehensive study of hig...

• Domestic tourism boosts employment of Saudis

   Saudi Gazette Saturday 31 October 2009 JEDDAH - Favorable market conditions in the Middle East and North Africa region provide tenants and occupiers with opportunities to take advantage of the new, competitive nature of the market, the October ...

• Saudi-Dutch experts talk water

   By Ghazanfar Ali Khan Arab NewsSaturday 31 October 2009           RIYADH: Saudi Arabian and Dutch water experts met on Friday in the Dutch city of Delft to discuss water issues as well as possible partnerships and opportunities for collaborat...

• Gulf monetary union on track,says Al-Jasser

   Saudi GazetteSaturday, 31 October 2009 FRANKFURT - The Middle East’s first regional currency union is still “on track” despite the decision of the United Arab Emirates to opt out of the program, Muhammad Al-Jasser, governor of the Saudi A...

• ‘Elections not well understood’: Expert

   By Diana Marwan Al-JassemSaudi GazetteSaturday, 31 October 2009 JEDDAH — “Elections are a national duty” was the slogan that many candidates in the recently concluded Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry board elections repeated in the...

• Abu Dhabi showcases life in the fast lane

   By Kevin Eason - Sports News Correspondent  The Times October 30, 2009 It is a bit difficult to see anything from the back seat of a Formula One car at 185mph, never mind the hotel that towers over the circuit and the blazing floodlights that ...

• Life and Health Insurance Products Demand Rising in Saudi Arabia

   By M2 PressWIRE Insurance News NetFriday, 30 October 2009  As per our recently released research report 'Saudi Arabia Insurance Market to 2012', the Saudi Arabian insurance market has emerged as one of the fastest growing insurance industr...

• Why be Optimistic?

   By Lahem al-NasserAsharq Al-Awsat30/10/2009  As Muslims, we are ordered to be optimistic.In the authentic Hadith [Prophetic traditions] on the authority of Anas, may God be pleased with him, the Prophet, may peace be upon him, said “There is...

• Oil dips as commodities consolidate

   By Chris Flood The Financial TimesOctober 30 2009   Oil prices dipped on Friday while base metals were mixed as commodity markets paused following a strong rally in the previous session prompted by news that the US economy had escaped rece...

• Fiberglass cooking gas cylinders next month

   By Shahid Ali KhanSaudi GazetteFriday, 30 October 2009    RIYADH – Lighter and safer cooking gas cylinders made of fiberglass will hit the Saudi market next month, according to industry sources. Manufactured in Norway the fiberglass coo...

• Ban on export of sand and gravel

   Arab News Friday 30 October 2009  RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has banned exports of sand and gravel from the country for ecological reasons, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday....

• SR3 million earns pardon in tribal murder dispute

   By Khaled Al-AboudSaudi GazetteFriday, 30 October 2009 KHAMIS MUSHAyT – With tribal poetry, folkdance, and blood money of SR3 million, a tribal dispute over a murder case between two sections of the giant Saudi Qahtan and Otaiba tribes came t...

• H1N1 vaccines to be tested before administration

   By M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan Arab News Friday 30 October 2009   RIYADH: The Kingdom has set up a panel to test swine flu vaccines before they are made available to men, women and children. Ministry of Health (MoH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalan...

• Shoura planfor education overhaul

   By Nawaf AfetSaudi GazetteFriday, 30 October 2009   Riyadh – The relatively low international ranking of Saudi universities has moved the Education Affairs and Scholarly Research Committee at the Shoura Council to submit a comprehensive refo...

• Saudis drop WTI oil contract

   By Javier Blas in LondonThe Financial Times October 29 2009  Saudi Arabia yesterday decided to drop the widely used West Texas Intermediate oil contract as the benchmark for pricing its oil, dealing a serious blow to the New York Mercantile Exc...

• Conglomerate feud tarnishes Saudi image

   By TAREK EL-TABLAWY - Associated PressForbes.com 10.29.09    CAIRO -- It goes well beyond the average family squabble.For months, two billionaire families in Saudi Arabia, linked by marriage, have been locked in a bitter legal battle cent...