Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, 12 November 2002 — The National Company for Cooperative Insurance (NCCI) has signed an agreement with National Commercial Bank (NCB) to market car insurance policies through the bank’s bra

RIYADH, 12 November 2002 — The Ministry of Commerce has decided to wait until an anti-dumping bill is passed by the Shoura Council before taking action on the demand of local poultry farmers to rai

JEDDAH, 12 November 2002 — Higher Education Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Anqari said yesterday that his ministry has approved 33 private colleges and 13 community colleges.

RIYADH, 12 November 2002 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd yesterday received here Prince Fahd ibn Badr who took oath of office as the governor of Al-Jouf region.

JEDDAH, 12 November 2002 — Makkah Governor Prince Abdul Majeed has approved the recommendations of a committee assigned to inspect the housing units being readied for pilgrims.

RIYADH, 12 November 2002 — Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi yesterday discussed separately with the ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Singapore aspects of cooperatio

AMMAN, 12 November 2002 — Jordan’s King Abdallah II is to visit Saudi Arabia today for talks on the Iraq crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the royal palace said.

Many in Third World countries complain of poor performance in the public sector and the length of time it takes to complete even the simplest job.

RIYADH, 11 November 2002 — The Shoura Council has sought more powers from the government in an attempt to activate itself.

RIYADH, 11 November 2002 — There are over 490 dependents for every 100 Saudi workers at present, which is 2.4 times higher than the world average, a new study shows.