Archive for the ‘Saudi Arabia News’ Category

Saudi ban on woman drivers may be eroding

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - When Ruwaida al-Habis’ father and two brothers were badly burned in a fire, she had no choice but to break Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers to get them to a clinic.

Birthday parties against Islam, says..

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Riyadh, August 21: : Celebrating anniversaries, birthdays or mother’s day is against Muslim ‘righteousness’, Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has said, quashing suggestions by a colleague that Islam permits personal …

Musharraf may seek refuge in London:..

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

London, August 19:: Pervez Musharraf, who stepped down as Pakistan’s President to avoid impeachment, could seek refuge in the British capital, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Saudi’s economic cities under pressure to deliver

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

An hour’s drive north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast, 8,000 workers toil under the relentless summer sun building what Saudi Arabia hopes will be the key to its social and economic future.

Homers help Canada beat Saudi Arabia, 7-5

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Jake Hagen and Eric Watkins hit back-to-back homers to highlight a five-run fifth as White Rock, British Columbia rallied past Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 7-5 at the Little League World Series.

Saudis deny Musharraf asylum plan

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

SAUDI Arabia has denied it has a plane waiting to take former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf to the Muslim kingdom, a press report said today, amid speculation Riyadh could offer him asylum.

Musharraf to seek refuge in London

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

By Dipankar De Sarkar, London, Aug 19 : Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf could seek refuge in London, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.

New Saudi deal for United

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Manchester United have signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Middle East telecommunications giant Saudi Telecom.

Japan one-hits Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Ryosuke Moriuchi tossed a one hitter and Tokyo, Japan broke open a close game with a four-run sixth inning in a 5-0 victory Saturday night over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia at the Little League World Series.

Suffering is relative for inflation-hit Saudis

Monday, August 18th, 2008

With inflation rising across the Gulf Arab region, Saudi Arabia’s perennial problem of unequal distribution of wealth has never been so obvious.