Latest News August 2010

   
31st August 2010Umrah visas at record level
31st August 2010SR 1.29 billion allocated for airport improvements
30th August 2010Call for more opportunities for young Saudis
30th August 2010King Abdullah of Jordan calls for speedy progesss in peace talks
30th August 2010Saudi shares fall
28th August 2010Saudi Arabia Civil Defence ready for Umrah pilgrim rush
28th August 2010Nails removed from `tortured` Sri Lankan maid
28th August 2010Saudi shares rally on US Federal Reserve Chairman`s commitment to recovery
27th August 2010The deceit behind the latest Palestinian/Israeli negotiations
27th August 2010Report criticises pilgrim treatment at Jeddah Airport
27th August 2010Saudi cleric reprimanded over unauthorised edict
26th August 2010Perceived conflicts of interest at Fox news
25th August 2010Maintenace program predicted to shut down Yanbu oil refinery in 2013
24th August 2010Steep increase in hotel room rates in Makkah for Hajj
23rd August 2010Palestinians will abort talks if Israel ends freeze on illegal settlements
23rd August 2010Netanyahu says securing peace difficult but possible
23rd August 2010Propsects for Middle East peace talks
23rd August 2010Middle East peace talks
22nd August 2010Government guarantee to local lenders lifts Bank of Kuwait to 22 month high
22nd August 2010Iran reveals its first unmanned bomber
22nd August 2010Sama airlines temporarily suspend operations
21st August 2010Iran begins loading fuel into Bushehr nuclear reactor
21st August 2010Five Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen
19th August 2010US Middle East peace initiative; plan for direct negotiations
19th August 2010Saudi hospitals asked whether they can damage a man`s spinal cord
19th August 2010Last US combat troops leave Iraq
19th August 2010A spine for a spine?
18th August 2010Saudi Arabia pledges 105 million dollars for flood relief in Pakistan
18th August 2010U.N. secures pledges for half the target fund for Pakistan flood relief
18th August 2010Shares and the price of oil fall
18th August 2010Saudi Arabia raises 20 million dollars in one day for Pakistani flood victims
18th August 2010Umrah pilgrims greatly increased in number
17th August 2010Call for tough action against drugs
17th August 2010Business conference in Jeddah
17th August 2010Saudi campaign for Pakistan relief
16th August 2010Saudi politician and poet Ghazi Algosaibi dies
16th August 2010Dr Ghazi Al Gosaibi and his literary legacy
16th August 2010Dr Ghazi Al Gosaibi dies
14th August 2010Obama supports building of mosque near Ground Zero
14th August 2010King`s decree against unauthorised fatwas protects Shariah
13th August 2010Iran`s first nuclear plant close to commissioning
13th August 2010Only senior scholars can issue fatwas
12th August 2010King decrees only senior scholars can issue fatwas
12th August 2010World's biggest clock starts trials on first day of Ramadan
11th August 2010Holy month of Ramadan begins
11th August 2010Ramadan starts
11th August 2010Makkah Mean Time?
10th August 2010New Madinah Airport terminal ready by October
10th August 2010In the eyes of Saudi women
10th August 2010Blackberry messaging service to continue
9th August 2010U.S. plans 30 billion dollar F-15 sale to Saudi Arabia:
9th August 2010Need for plan for beautification of Makkah
7th August 2010Son of a Saudi Arabian imam is new Al Qaeda planning chief
7th August 2010Saudi Blackberry ban halted
7th August 2010When adultery means death
7th August 2010Kingdom resolves security concerns with Blackberry
3rd August 2010Message facility on Blackberry to be blocked from this Friday
2nd August 2010US disputes Iraq death toll figures
2nd August 2010UAE and Saudi Arabia act against Blackberry
1st August 2010Israeli academics boycott West Bank settlements
1st August 2010Gulf states to ban Blackberry emailing and text messaging
1st August 2010Saudi Arabia may restrict use of Blackberries
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