Knowledge Vital for Progress: Khaled
Roger Harrison, Samir Al-Saadi & K.S. Ramkumar, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 13 January 2008 — Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inaugurated the first Arab knowledge economy conference here yesterday and hoped that its deliberations would boost ongoing efforts...
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Shih Appointed KAUST President
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 13 January 2008 — Professor Shih Choon Fong, president of the National University of Singapore, has been appointed the president of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)...
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NCB Seeks Review of Riyal Peg to Dollar
Arab News |
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RIYADH, 13 January 2008 — Saudi Arabia needs to gradually change the riyal currency’s peg to the weak US dollar to protect the value of its reserves, most of which are invested in the United States,...
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Road Digging Wreaks Havoc on Drivers
Hasan Hatrash, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 13 January 2008 — Anyone who has spent any time in Jeddah will know that road projects are a way of life. From an ongoing sewage infrastructure project started two years ago to the more recent...
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Saudi-Franco Ties a Strategic Choice
Zeina El Tibi, Arab News |
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PARIS, 13 January 2008 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s two-day state visit to Saudi Arabia beginning today will mark a new stage in the development of relations between the Kingdom and France....
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Kingdom Finds Itself in Icebox
Raid Qusti, Arab News |
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RIYADH, 13 January 2008 — Go outside this week and you are likely to hear the sound of knees knocking and teeth chattering because it is c-c-c-cold out there. Riyadh, typically one of the world’s...
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Musharraf Rejects UN Probe
Azhar Masood, Arab News |
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ISLAMABAD, 13 January 2008 — President Pervez Musharraf yesterday ruled out a UN inquiry into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying Pakistan is...
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Bush Offsets Plus of His Palestinian Visit
Nicola Nasser, Arab News |
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On the “plus” side from a Palestinian perspective, US President George W. Bush concluded his visit to the Palestinian Authority (PA) stating that the Israeli occupation “must end,” reiterating commitment...
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