News Releases 19 Oct 2004 to 4 Jan 2005

04Jan2005Saudi telethon for victims of the South Asia's earthquake and tsunami
02Jan2005SAA Transports Iranian Pilgrims
02Jan2005Dr. Al-Farsi holds dinner for Iranian delegation
02Jan2005Prince Sultan bin Fahd awards "Sports and Information" prize
31Dec2004High Turnout of Registrants in Eastern Province, Al-Hassa
31Dec2004Prince Saud to Open Electronic Gate
31Dec2004Grand Mosque's Imam condemns deviant group
31Dec2004Saudi Electricity Company approves projects
30Dec2004Minister of Culture and Information holds meeting on Hajj coverage
30Dec2004Interior Ministry issues detailed statement on recent incidents
30Dec2004Hajj Minister tours holy places
29Dec2004A member of deviant group and an unidentified worker killed in Riyadh
29Dec2004Saudi Arabia grants $10 million relief aid to victims of Tsunami
29Dec2004Supplementary statement issued by the Ministry of Interior
28Dec2004Riyadh to Host Iranian Cultural Week
28Dec2004Crown Prince remarks at King Fahd University
28Dec2004Inauguration ceremony of King Fahd Specialist HospitalDammam,
28Dec2004OIC New Chief arrives In Jeddah, starting his tenure from Saturday
27Dec2004Saudi Hajj Minister opens training workshop for Hajj Guides
27Dec2004King Fahd chairs Cabinet's session
26Dec2004Products on Show at Jeddah's International Industrial Fair
26Dec2004Kingdom Holding Company Buys 5% Stake in Kuwaiti Company
26Dec2004Crown Prince Abdullah Opens Oil Production Factories
26Dec2004Shoura Council holds ordinary session
25Dec2004Saudi Arabia to participate in 13th Gulf Exhibition
25Dec2004Prince Sultan inaugurates air defense forces command building in Riyadh
25Dec2004Crown Prince Abdullah Opens Gigantic Projects in Jubail
24Dec2004Hajj Guidelines Through SMS Planned
23Dec2004Crown Prince Abdullah to Open Mega Projects in Jubail
22Dec2004Heroin smuggler beheaded in Arar
22Dec2004Saudi Gross National Product rises to about SR 932 billion
22Dec2004Prince Saud Al-Faisal weekly press briefing
20Dec2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
19Dec2004ALESCO conference approves Saudi proposal on education
19Dec2004Heroin smugglers executed
17Dec2004Three Pakistani drug smugglers executed
16Dec20042,000 new homes for the poor in Eastern Province
15Dec2004Riyadh Bank to increase capital to SR5 billion
15Dec2004Saudi Shoura Council recommends SR2 billion fund for scientific research
15Dec2004Congressional leader invites Shoura Council members to sessions in U.S.
14Dec2004ALESCO endorses Saudi proposal for improving Arabic education
14Dec2004Saudi International Methanol Company begins operations
13Dec2004Saudi Proposals on improving Arabic Education
13Dec2004Prince Turki Al-Faisal Says People of All Faiths Condemn Terrorism
13Dec2004King Fahd receives Mahmood Abbas
13Dec2004Abu Mazen arrives in Riyadh
12Dec2004Saudi Arabia and Yemen to sign eleven cooperation agreements
12Dec2004Al-Naimi speaks on OAPEC Conference
12Dec2004Minister of Culture and Information meets editors-in-chief
11Dec2004Al-Naimi speaks on OPEC conference
11Dec2004Prince Saud addresses "Forum for the Future"
10Dec2004Saudis to train Taiwanese officers to fight terrorism
09Dec2004Saudi oil production 9.5 million bpd
08Dec2004Kingdom’s General Mufti condemns attack on U.S. consulate
07Dec2004Further statement on U.S. consulate attack
07Dec2004Four militants involved in U.S. consulate attack identified
06Dec2004Three militants killed in incident at U.S. Consulate
06Dec2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
05Dec2004GCC Ministerial Council to discuss Iraq, Middle East peace process
04Dec2004Elections Committee Chairman to answer questions online
04Dec2004Crown Prince orders separation surgery for Polish Siamese twins
03Dec2004New regulations for Saudi capital market system
02Dec2004SAA privatisation program completed
01Dec2004Registration for municipal elections completed
01Dec2004Establishment of Ittihad Ittisalat Company
30Nov2004Interior Ministers of Iraq’s neighbouring countries meet in Tehran
30Nov200425,000 voters registered for Riyadh municipal elections
29Nov2004Saudi Arabia and Italy to boost agricultural cooperation
29Nov2004Jubail-II to attract investments worth SR130 billion
29Nov2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
28Nov2004International AIDS Day underway
28Nov2004Suspect killed in Jeddah identified as wanted militant
27Nov2004Security forces kill suspected militant in Jeddah
25Nov2004Arab Thought Foundation to Hold Meeting
25Nov2004UN election expert praises Saudi municipal elections progress
25Nov2004Anti-AIDS campaign launched in Jeddah
24Nov2004Prince Saud Al-Faisal addresses Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference on Iraq
24Nov2004Forty-three countries to attend Riyadh Anti-Terrorism Conference
24Nov2004Saudi Transport Minister delivers statement on Arab cooperation
24Nov2004Finance Minister comments on Fitch’s economic rating of the Kingdom
24Nov2004Kingdom’s population figures
23Nov2004Saudi Arabia’s stock index exceeds 8,000
23Nov2004Prince Sultan to open water conference in Riyadh
23Nov2004Prince Turki Al-Faisal opens Islamic Enlightenment Week
23Nov2004SABIC plans SR1billion bond in 2005
22Nov2004International medical conference to be held in Dhahran
22Nov2004Prince Saud arrives in Sharam Al-Sheikh for Iraq conference
21Nov2004Saudis to begin registration for municipal elections tomorrow
21Nov2004Minister to open International Exhibition on Water and Environment
20Nov2004Prince Sultan bin Salman speaks on national tourism strategy
19Nov2004Municipal election centres to open 21 November
18Nov2004Aramco sponsors events for Saudi orphans at Eid
17Nov2004King Fahd receives cables of congratulations on Eid Alfitr
17Nov2004Oil retreat deepens as U.S. crude stocks build
16Nov2004International exhibition for electricity, energy and water
16Nov2004Prince Abdulrahman visits Najran Region Armed Forces
15Nov2004Prince Naif highlights security force efforts to combat militants
14Nov2004King Fahd receives cables of congratulations on Eid Al-Fitr
13Nov2004King Fahd receives Hariri, senior officials, citizens
12Nov2004Saudi Relief Committee for the Palestinian People to distribute food aid
12Nov2004Eid Al-Fitr to take place 13 November in Saudi Arabia
11Nov2004Crown Prince Abdullah inspects Jamrat Bridge expansion plan
11Nov2004King Fahd pardons suspects who surrendered under amnesty
10Nov2004Saudi Arabia contributes food baskets to needy Palestinian families
10Nov2004Al-Qateef Municipal Council formed
10Nov2004Tabouk Saudization Committee efforts lauded
09Nov2004SABIC Sets Up Prize for Environment
09Nov2004Security Forces arrest three members of deviant group
09Nov2004Contract for upgrading Saudi radio broadcasting system signed
08Nov2004Crown Prince Abdullah Launches Makkah Projects Worth SR35bn
07Nov2004Saudi Arabia’s spending to increase SR8 billion annually
07Nov2004International Energy Forum to take place in Riyadh
07Nov2004Prince Sultan donates SR5 million to charitable health fund
06Nov2004Al-Jouf Region attacks referred to Sharia Court
05Nov2004World’s highest mosque in Riyadh’s Kingdom Tower
05Nov2004Quran in Braille provided at the Grand Mosque
05Nov2004Royal Commission allocates SR10bn for Jubail development
05Nov2004Prince Turki Al-Faisal speaks on Saudi support for Palestine
05Nov2004Saudi shares reach record high
04Nov2004Security forces arrest wanted suspect in Buraidah
04Nov2004Al-Bilad Bank initial public offering to commence 27 November
04Nov2004Prince Abdul-Majeed approves fifty-year Jeddah urban strategy
04Nov2004Syrian Presidential envoy briefs Saudi businessmen
03Nov2004King Fahd, Crown Prince congratulate President Bush on re-election
02Nov2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
02Nov2004Crown Prince Abdullah to launch Makkah development projects
01Nov2004GOSI profits rise 46.4%
01Nov2004Establishment of Prince Ahmad Institute for Media Training
01Nov2004SAPTCO signs agreement with Juffali Company to import 450 Mercedes buses
01Nov2004Prince Khaled chairs International Water Prize Council meeting
01Nov2004Savola sells its SAGCO shares
31Oct2004Three terrorist suspects arrested in Riyadh
30Oct2004British official praises Prince Turki Al-Faisal
30Oct2004Saudi Embassy in Kuwait refutes media reports
30Oct2004Plans for SR600m recreational complex for women, children
29Oct2004Two new Saudi battleships set sail for Jeddah
28Oct2004Prince Mansour inaugurates Municipal Election Information Centre
27Oct2004King Fahd receives SAMA annual report
26Oct2004SR25.5m contract awarded for phosphate project
26Oct2004Holy Haram expansion project to accommodate millions of pilgrims
26Oct2004Al-Naimi announces discovery of new oil field
26Oct2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
26Oct2004Prince Salman receives Chairman of National Dialogue Forum
25Oct2004U.S. Congressman stresses importance of U.S.-Saudi ties
24Oct2004KFSH wins Al-Maktoum Prize for medical services
24Oct2004Al-Naimi holds meeting with IMF President
23Oct2004Minister announces formation of committees for municipal elections
23Oct2004GCC states discuss imposition of sales tax
22Oct2004Saudi-British sponsored Islamic exhibition in London
22Oct2004Etisalat shares eighteen times oversubscribed
21Oct2004Al-Assaf says government is to sell stake in hotels
21Oct20041,947,578 copies of Quran distributed within the Kingdom and abroad
20Oct2004Local Councils in Major Cities to Have 14 Members
20Oct2004Stringent Measures in Place to Prevent Epidemics During Hajj
20Oct2004SABIC’s net profits rise to SR9.56 Billion
20Oct2004Prince Turki Al-Faisal opens exhibition at House of Commons
20Oct2004Prince Salman patronizes ceremony for charity endowment
19Oct2004ALJ Gets GCC Award of Distinction
19Oct2004Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
19Oct2004Crown Prince's statement on environment
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