Latest News January 2012

   
31st January 2012UK banker predicts massive foreign investment through Saudi stock exchange
30th January 2012Journey to the Heart of Islam
30th January 2012Assad's power seems to be waning
30th January 2012Saudi Arabia beheads fifth person in 2012
30th January 2012Possibility of war with Iran
30th January 2012Afghan Government/Taleban talks planned
30th January 2012Overstayers' amnesty ends on 8th March
28th January 2012Arab League decides to suspend Syrian monitoring mission
28th January 201220,000 jobs for women in medicine
28th January 2012Saudi women to be allowed to attend football matches
28th January 2012Hajj exhibition in London is truly 'remarkable'
27th January 2012'Hajj: Journey to the heart of Islam' exhibition opens
27th January 2012Bomber kills 32 in Baghdad
27th January 2012Major Haj expo open at British Museum in London
26th January 2012UN concerned at reports of detentions and torture in Libya
26th January 2012Prince Turki Al Faisal warns of Middle East nuclear arms race
26th January 2012Hajj Exhibition opens in London
26th January 2012Hajj Exhibition opens in London today
25th January 2012Israel court hold Hamas MP without trial
25th January 2012Saudi IT sector to be worth $5 billion by 2015
25th January 2012Haj Exhibition at British Museum
25th January 2012Saudi Ambassador to UK speaks on Hajj Exhibition and pilgrim services
24th January 2012Hajj Exhibition emphasises Islam as religion of peace and tolerance
24th January 2012Saudi Ambassador to the UK launches Hajj exhibtion website
24th January 2012GCC states withdraw from Arab League monitoring mission in Syria
24th January 2012Greece and Spain expect Saudi oil to make up any shortfall
24th January 2012Saudi cabinet approves expansion of Saudi/Sino energy cooperation
24th January 2012Development plan for Holy City of Madinah
23rd January 2012The health challenges facing mass gatherings of people
23rd January 2012Saudi Arabia withdraws from Arab League mission in Syria
23rd January 2012Need for adjustment of global economic balance of power
23rd January 2012Saudi share market moves towards more open model
23rd January 2012New highway for pilgrims
22nd January 2012Hajj Exhibition to counter prejudice
22nd January 2012Free Indonesian language program to imrpove communication
22nd January 2012Yemenis protest at President Saleh's immunity from prosecution
22nd January 2012Saudi doctor performs "sex change" operations
22nd January 2012Saudi women to serve in lingerie shops
22nd January 2012 Supreme Council for Consumer Protection in the GCC approved
22nd January 2012Travel website names Jeddah's Hajj Terminal as
22nd January 2012Makkah flyover transport study to be submitted for consideration
21st January 2012Islamists win Egyptian election
21st January 2012China's imports of Saudi oil top 1.1 million bpd
20th January 2012Major Hajj Exhibition in London
20th January 2012Opposition in Syria calls for release of detainees
20th January 2012China's global energy strategy
20th January 2012Saudi Arabia and the growing power of Asia
20th January 2012King Fahd gift of Sitara textile displayed at British Museum
19th January 2012Iran warns Saudi Arabia against oil production increase
19th January 2012Workshops prepare for the Umrah season
19th January 2012Holy Sites projects budgeted at SR 1.4 billion
18th January 2012Mubarak trial
18th January 2012EU opposition to illegal Israeli settlements
18th January 2012Iran warns Saudi Arabia not to increase oil production
18th January 2012Saudi Stock Exchange denies Israeli hacker attack
18th January 2012Prince Turki al-Faisal sends warning to Iran
18th January 2012Filipino overstayers urged to take advantage of amnesty
17th January 2012Sacrifical meat sent to Mauritania
17th January 2012Training for Arab League monitors sent to Syria
17th January 2012European Court blocks deportation of Abu Qatada to Jordan
17th January 2012Saudi tourism accounts for 17.8% of all tourism in Middle East
17th January 2012Saudi Aramco to build refineries in China and Indonesia
17th January 2012Afghanistan produces world's largest Holy Quran
17th January 2012Charity distributes 5,000 hot meals a day
16th January 2012King Faisal International Prize winners announced
16th January 2012Five storey building collapses in Beirut
16th January 2012Saudi Arabia to allow foreign investment in its stock market
16th January 2012Saudi British bank meets profit expectations
16th January 2012Saudi Arabia and China sign nuclear energy deal
15th January 2012More trees for the streets of the Holy City of Makkah
15th January 2012Syria's President offers another amnesty for "uprising crimes"
15th January 2012Inflation in Saudi Arabia at lowest level in four years
15th January 2012Chinese Premier seeks to expand Chinese investment in Saudi oil
15th January 2012Haramain railway contract, Phase 2, signed for SR 30.8 billion
15th January 2012New roads for Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah
14th January 2012Qatar advocates military intervention in Syria
14th January 2012Saudi Arabia will meet customers' oil needs
14th January 2012One of the oldest known copies of the Holy Quran on display
14th January 2012Contract for second phase of Haramain project signed
13th January 2012Credit Card hacking war
13th January 2012Shia protester reportedly killed
13th January 2012British PM visits Saudi Arabia
13th January 2012A journey to Islam
12th January 2012A first Hajj
12th January 2012Japan plans to reduce dependence on Iranian oil
12th January 2012US condemns killing of Iranian scientist
12th January 2012Deepening business relations between Saudi Arabia and India
11th January 2012Hajj sacrificial meat ships to West Africa
11th January 2012Arab League mission in Syria a "farce"
11th January 2012Iranian nuclear scientist murdered
11th January 2012Saudi Aramco Products Trading Co begins to trade
11th January 2012Saudi Arabia near to operational oil limits
11th January 2012Expansion of Quba Mosque in Madinah
10th January 2012Bashar al-Assad accuses outsiders of destabilising Syria
10th January 2012The Palestine/Israel issue
10th January 2012Israel will pursue Saudi hacker
10th January 2012Qatari pilgrims must submit biometric passports
10th January 2012Health plans include new Oncology center in Madinah
9th January 2012Governor of Makkah focuses on region's ambitious development program
9th January 2012American sentenced to death by Iran on charge of spying
9th January 2012Cyber Security strong in Saudi Banks
9th January 2012Saudi Arabia will not give extended credit to Pakistan for oil
8th January 2012Trial of 16 suspected terrorists begins in Saudi Arabia
7th January 2012Tough regulation of Umrah companies
6th January 2012UN Human Rights Commission critcises Saudi Arabia
6th January 2012Saudi Toursim Commission offers job opportunities for youngsters
6th January 2012Record numbers of Umrah pilgrims expected in 2012
6th January 2012Hajj Exhibition at British Museum, London
6th January 2012British Ambassador and the Hajj Exhibition at the British Museum
5th January 2012Former Israeli Prime Minister charged with corruption
5th January 2012At least 24 die in Baghdad bomb blasts
5th January 2012Could cinema be coming to the Kingdom?
5th January 2012Women to serve as passport officers in Saudi Arabia
4th January 2012Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues 9.5 million visas in 2011
4th January 2012Crown Prince expresses thanks to Minister of Islamic Affairs
3rd January 2012France calls for stricter sanctions on Iran
3rd January 2012"Saudi Haccker" releases Israeli credit card information
3rd January 2012Oil price creeps up to $106.58 a barrel
3rd January 2012Crown Prince Naif to announce flood protection plans
3rd January 2012Haj and Umrah Security Forum
2nd January 2012Traffic jams on Al-Haramain Road to be tackled
2nd January 2012Iran successfully tests surface-to-air missile with 200km range
2nd January 201228,000 Saudi women step forward to staff lingerie shops
2nd January 2012Saudi economic growth predicted to fall
2nd January 2012Saudi Arabia and Libya restore full diplomatic relations
2nd January 2012New Hajj Minister conducts first tour of Hajj establishments
1st January 2012Violence in Syrai continues despite Arab League Monitors
1st January 2012Saudi Arabia to spearhead GCC economic growth in 2012
1st January 2012Indonesia: Demand for Hajj places can mean long waits
1st January 2012Review of Makkah Region's Ten Year Plan
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