RIYADH, 8 June 2004 — Security forces yesterday hunted for gunmen who shot dead BBC cameraman Simon Cumbers and seriously wounded its security correspondent Frank Gardner in a Riyadh area known for... Full Story
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom Bahnarim Guinomla confirmed yesterday in a telephone interview from Riyadh, that the Philippine Embassy had received anonymous threats against... Full Story
RIYADH, 8 June 2004 — Although the mood in Riyadh was somber yesterday following Sunday’s shooting of two BBC journalists, a number of Westerners appear prepared to give the security forces the benefit
RIYADH, 8 June 2004 — Two question marks hang over Suwaidi, the southern district of Riyadh where the BBC’s cameraman Simon Cumbers was shot dead and its security correspondent Frank Gardner critically
RIYADH, 8 June 2004 — “Frank G here in Riyadh. Will you be here tmoro, Monday morning? We are leaving at 1 p.m. but we would like to meet you before we go.” Thus read a text message from Frank
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Saudi Arabia yesterday approved the merger of leading money exchangers in the country to form a new bank with a capital of SR3 billion. The Council of Ministers said half of the
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Visiting Pakistani Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq met Haj Minister Iyad Madani here yesterday and discussed steps to improve services for Pakistani pilgrims. They discussed
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Forty-eight students celebrated their graduation from Dar Al-Hekma College for girls Sunday evening. The ceremony took place under the patronage of Princess Al-Jowhara bint Ibrahim
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Jeddah Mayor Abdullah Al-Muallami wants the private sector to develop four satellite towns around the city. He was addressing the first Real Estate Forum at the Jeddah Chamber
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Saudi border guards have seized 42 Kalashnikov assault rifles and more than 221,000 bullets destined for terrorists in the Kingdom, Okaz newspaper reported yesterday. The
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Police have arrested an Egyptian man for the kidnapping for ransom of his employer’s eight-year-old son in the eastern city of Dammam. Alkhobar police mounted a search for the
RIYADH, 8 June 2004 — The body of an Indian perfume seller believed to have committed suicide was found washed ashore in Bahrain near the King Fahd Causeway, where it had drifted from Saudi waters. The
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — An exhibition highlighting the struggle for freedom in South Africa was opened here Saturday night by Jeddah Mayor Abdullah Al-Muallami. The exhibition at Beit Al-Balad opposite
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — The Commercial Fraud Committee has seized a consignment of about 1.7 million fake watches meant for 32 local establishments. The watches were being transported by land from Dubai.
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — The authorities have apprehended a gang that was manufacturing fake gold jewelry, Okaz newspaper reported. Three Pakistani nationals and a woman rented an apartment and converted
JEDDAH, 8 June 2004 — Singapore expects nearly 10,000 Saudi visitors this year, according to Melvern Ong, Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) area director, Middle East and Africa based in Dubai. “The
