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Tuesday 5 September 2006 (11 Sha`ban 1427)

‘Kingdom Key to Conflict Resolution’


 
JEDDAH, 5 September 2006 — UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday met Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and sought Saudi support for the implementation of UN Resolution 1701 that led... Full Story


Sentence of Saudi Student Unfair, Says Prince Ahmad


 
JEDDAH, 5 September 2006 — Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmad stated yesterday that the 27-year prison sentence given by a Colorado court to Saudi student Homaidan Al-Turki was too much and hoped... Full Story


Human Rights Body Calls for Review of Sponsorship System

MAKKAH, 5 September 2006 — In a surprise visit to detention cells at the Expatriate Monitoring Department in Makkah, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) freed a Saudi man who had been arrested... Full Story




Saudi Aid to Lebanon Channeled Through WFP

RIYADH , 5 September 2006 — The Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese People and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Riyadh yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide... Full Story


Riyal Bills With Added Security Features Next Year

JEDDAH, 5 September 2006 — Saudi Arabia will issue new currency notes and coins by the middle of next year incorporating additional security features as the Council of Ministers yesterday gave the... Full Story


Saudi Summer Traffic to Malaysia Up 40 Percent

JEDDAH, 5 September 2006 — The number of Saudi summer tourists to Malaysia has seen a dramatic increase this year, according to Zalizam Zakaria, the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board’s director for... Full Story


Teachers Huddle in Office Until Men Leave Building

TABUK, 5 September 2006 — Quick! Everyone into the principal’s office! This was the scene at a girl’s school here when a maintenance crew was scheduled to do some repairs on the school’s interior,... Full Story


ContactPakistan to Hold Health Seminar for Women in Riyadh

RIYADH, 5 September 2006 — ContactPakistan (www.contactpakistan.com), a web-based Pakistani virtual welfare organization, will hold its first women-only health awareness seminar in Riyadh on Sept.... Full Story


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