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  • Saudi Crown Prince Nayef dies
     

    Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, a hard-line conservative who is credited with pushing back al Qaeda, has died, Saudi state TV said on Saturday. Nayef, who had been named crown prince in October by his brother the king, was heir to the Saudi throne. State TV is broadcasting Quran readings as an expression of […]

     
  • Five Facts About Saudi Arabian Horses
     

    The 2012 London Olympics have had many controversial headlines in the news about horse sports and Saudi Arabia. With that in mind, many people know about the Arabian horse’s influence in modern Thoroughbreds and equestrian athletics, what about a country these horses originate from? Interestingly, the country of Saudi Arabia is full of horse-related facts […]

     
  • Jadwa Investments May 2012 Inflation Report for Saudi Arabia
     

    Jadwa Investment’s recently released May inflation report for Saudi Arabia found a year-on-year decrease in inflation to 5.1 percent, the lowest since August 2011. Jadwa noted that the decline “was due to a fall in inflation for ‘other expenses and services,’ which stems from lower gold prices.”

     
  • Saudi Arabia remains largest takaful market
     

    The global takaful industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the last decade, rapidly becoming an integral part of the mainstream financial system, with Saudi Arabia at the forefront, Ernst & Young executive said Wednesday at the opening of “The World takaful Conference: Asia Leaders Summit (WTC: ALS 2012)” at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur. South East […]

     
  • Jadwa Chartbook June 2012: Sectoral Performance
     

    Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments recently released its June, 2012 Saudi ‘Chartbook’ which includes updates on the Saudi economy, trade, oil metrics as well as assessments of various sectors including banking, trade, and sectoral performance. Below is a snapshot of Jadwa’s analysis of the performance of Saudi Arabia’s main economic sectors. For the full Jadwa report, click […]

     
  • In Major Shift, Saudi Aramco Dabbles in Oil Trading
     

    Saudi Arabia has long been a dominant force in global oil markets, “but has never been an oil trader.” That changed on January 1st, 2012, when Saudi Aramco began operations at Aramco Trading, a wholly owned company subsidiary. The new Aramco Trading marks an expansion in Aramco’s downstream investment portfolio in the Kingdom and overseas, […]

     
  • Riyadh among lowest risk cities in Mideast
     

    Riyadh is among the lowest risk cities in the region, with a rating that puts it ahead of international business hubs such as Milan, Lisbon, Istanbul and Moscow, according to the findings from the 2012 People Risk Index, created by Aon Hewitt, the global human resources business of Aon plc. The Aon Hewitt 2012 People […]

     
  • Jadwa Chartbook June 2012: Trade
     

    Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments recently released its June, 2012 Saudi ‘Chartbook’ which includes updates on the Saudi economy, trade, oil metrics as well as assessments of various sectors including banking. Below is a snapshot of Jadwa’s analysis of Saudi imports and exports and letters of credit. 

     
  • The Middle East fights the Flame, but virus spreads anyway
     

    Two years ago there was Stuxnet, a virus that targeted Iranian uranium-enrichment infrastructure. Now Flame, a mutating piece of malware, is continuing to spread, infecting more than 1,000 Windows-powered computers across the Middle East. It’s centered on Iran, but has also spread to Israel and Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and even Sudan. Flame is a huge virus — 20 megabytes […]

     
  • Wider world opened to Saudis studying abroad
     

    Wearing the black face-covering veil favoured by Saudi women, Maha Mazyad looked through leaflets for prospective jobs with some of the Islamic kingdom’s largest companies at a recent career fair in Riyadh. A few years ago she would have worried about the disapproving reaction of friends and parents to the notion of a young woman […]

     

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    U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said the ministry's figures - cited regularly by the U.N. its reporting on the seven-month-long conflict - now reflected a breakdown of the 24,686 deaths of "people who have been fully identified."

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  • Purple paradise: Witness Saudi Arabia’s stunning jacaranda blooms in spring showers

    Tourists flock to see the purple-flowered Jacarandas, particularly those lining Abha's Art Street, which resemble natural paintings when raindrops grace their vibrant blooms.

  • Nicholas Blanford: Hezbollah’s Struggle Against Israel

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  • Power Broker Behind Saudi Golf Deal Resigns From PGA Tour Board

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  • Sullivan plans talks in Saudi Arabia, Israel amid tensions over Rafah

    National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend amid the rising tensions over the Israeli military operation in Rafah, three U.S. and Israeli officials with knowledge of the plans tell Axios.

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