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Thursday 25 October 2007 (13 Shawwal 1428)

Bush Joins Fight to Break Breast Cancer Silence
Hassna’a Mokhtar, Arab News

 
JEDDAH, 25 October 2007 — In a very amiable setting, US first lady Laura Bush had coffee yesterday with a group of Saudi breast cancer survivors and medical volunteers at the residence of the...  Full Story 
 
 
IMF Says Saudi Riyal Undervalued
Khalil Hanware, Arab News
JEDDAH, 25 October 2007 — The executive board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the Saudi riyal appears to be moderately undervalued at present. Many...  Full Story 
 
 
SRMG Profits Jump 63% in 9 Months
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 25 October 2007 — The Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG) has announced a 63 percent increase in its net profits for the past nine months. Profits were SR314.6 million ($83.89 million)...  Full Story 
 
 
JCCI Acts to Expedite Issuance of Work Visas for Private Companies
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 25 October 2007 — The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will soon set up a special department to expedite the issuance of foreign recruitment visas required by private companies. Adnan...  Full Story 
‘Ties With Kuwait Deep-Rooted’
Arab News

 
KUWAIT CITY, 25 October 2007 — Crown Prince Sultan, who arrived here yesterday, held the first round of talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on major regional and international...  Full Story 
 
 
Turkish Foray Into Iraq Kills 34 PKK Rebels
Thomas Grove, Reuters
CIZRE, Turkey, 25 October 2007 — Turkish warplanes and troops attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq this week, security sources said yesterday, but Ankara wants to hold back from any major incursion...  Full Story 
 
 
The Importance of Preserving Tolerance in Jeddah
Mahmoud Abdul Ghani Sabbagh, Sabbagh@alwatan.com.sa
At the elegant conference hall where the Jeddah Economic Forum was held earlier this year, I saw him busy receiving guests with a smiling face. He had kept his mishlah (cloak) in his left hand in order...  Full Story 
 
 
The Need for Responsibility in Religious Programs on Television
Abeer Mishkhas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com
Ramadan is the month when TV becomes the major entertainment in every home: The programs, series and films shown then attract a very large audience, more than in any other month. This of course is...  Full Story 

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