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Sunday 28 January 2007 (09 Muharram 1428)

No Alliance Against Iran — Abdullah
Arab News

 
JEDDAH, 28 January 2007 — Saudi Arabia yesterday denied suggestions that it was forging an alliance against Iran. “This is completely untrue and against our policy,” Custodian of the Two Holy...  Full Story 
 
 
Kingdom to Fetch SR15bn From 3rd Mobile License
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 28 January 2007 — Eight Asian, European and African companies are competing to win the Kingdom’s third mobile license, which is expected to fetch SR15 billion ($4 billion) to state coffers,...  Full Story 
 
 
‘I Am Proud of Being a Waiter’
Ali Al-Zahrani, Arab News

 
RIYADH — In many countries, the idea of a citizen working as a waiter is not a big deal. In Saudi Arabia, however, the concept of a Saudi doing a job most commonly associated with imported guest workers...  Full Story 
 
 
5,000 More Scholarships for Higher Studies Abroad
Javid Hassan, Arab News
RIYADH, 28 January 2007 — As many as 5,000 young Saudis will be sent abroad for postgraduate and undergraduate studies this year under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program, according to Deputy Minister...  Full Story 
Last Opportunity for Peace, Says Jordanian King
Siraj Wahab, Arab News
DAVOS, Switzerland, 28 January 2007 — “There is new international attention and willpower to end the long and destructive Arab-Israeli conflict,” said Jordan’s King Abdallah yesterday. Delivering...  Full Story 
 
 
Palestinian Violence Unabated
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News

 
GAZA CITY, 28 January 2007 — The Arab League condemned “irrational” Palestinian infighting as supporters of Hamas and Fatah clashed with guns and grenades for the third straight day yesterday. Two...  Full Story 
 
 
CEOs Face New Challenges in 21st Century
Siraj Wahab, Arab News

 
DAVOS, 28 January 2007 — CEOs of the world’s largest corporations are facing new variables in the factors that drive their businesses, according to panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the...  Full Story 
 
 
Davos Diary: How Eskimos Survive in the Arctic Extremes
Siraj Wahab
By the time you read this, I will be on my way to Zurich. Yesterday, the sun disappeared again. The morning dawned at minus 17 degrees C. Davos was blanketed with snow and the shuttle service between...  Full Story 

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