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PUSIERON LA LISTA DE BODAS EN TOYS'R'US "Cuando la vi en la guarderia, sabia que no era la tipica niña, lo que mas me llamo la atencion de ella fue su madurez". Estas podrian ser las declaraciones del emocinado novio, antes de una ceremonia... cuando menos curiosa. Porque los recien casados solo tienen 11 y 12 años... y son primos.La ceremonia ha tenido lugar en Arabia Saudi, y la prensa local la

During the 1960s in America, conservatives their cvilizaion was headed for collapse because young men wore their hair long. Prince Fahd bin Badr, governor of an area in northern Saudi Arabia, has decided long hair on the part of men might be OK, but long hair on the part of men who hang around female [...]

Female Teachers Dying in Large Numbers on Dangerous Saudi Roads The religion of peace pretty much guarantees women their freedom and rights. And just the other day I turned water to whiskey… RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Roads in Saudi Arabia are among the most dangerous in the world, with a high rate of traffic accidents. But [...]

Yemen is a poor nation at the tip of the Arabian peninsula which suffers the indignity of not having oil in the quantities available to its neighbor. A group of Yemen men walked through the sands in order to seek emploment in Saudi cities on their border. It appears they were caught by Saudi police [...]

“Saudi Arabia has a problem. And it’s the same one that every oil-producing nation will face someday: Its oilwells are drying up.” — Jason Simpkins by Jason Simpkins Baltimore – (TFN): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the world’s leading petroleum exporter. Officially, it has reserves of about 260 billion barrels of [...]

01 - Lawrence Of Arabia-Overture02 - Lawrence Of Arabia-Main Title03 - Miracle04 - Nefud Mirage05 - Rescue Of Gasim06 - Bringing Gasim Into Camp07 - Arrival At Audas Camp08 - The Voice Of The Guns09 - In Whose Name Do You Ride10 - Continuation Of The Miracle11 - Suns Anvil12 - Lawrence And Body Guard13 - That Is The Desert14 - Lawrence Of Arabia-End Title83,69 MB

There’s an amazing post over at GOP Catholics about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold lethal injections and the death penalty in this country. I’m going to steal a little bit from the blog post, but you seriously have to click here to read the entire thing. Last year, the United States ranked alongside humanitarian [...]

I read about this really shocking story, about father murdered his own daughter recently in Saudi Arabia -Riyadh, when he discovered that she was having an online conversation with a man through facebook. I don’t know.. but if this is true then I only can say that facebook I completely agreed that facebook is dangerous. If [...]

L'Arabia Saudita è uno dei pochi Paesi che parteciperà alle prossime Olimpiadi di Pechino senza una delegazione femminile, nonostante le pressioni del Comitato Olimpico internazionale e la presenza nel Paese di atlete e squadre tutte al femminile. Come la Gedda United, squadra di basket formata soprattutto da studentesse e casalinghe, tra cui la nipote di Osama bin Laden, tutte impegnate in questi giorni nella preparazione per un torneo locale. Anche se il loro vero sogno sarebbe quello di competere a livello internazionale e rappresentatre il loro Paese all'estero. "Vogliamo raggiungere livelli olimpionici - dice al Washington Post Shatha Bakhsh, 21 anni, studentessa di legge - abbiamo grandi potenzialità, ma non la possibilità di dimostrarlo". In Arabia Saudita le ragazze non possono

The Mercedes-Benz M-Class has won one of the most prestigious readers’ votes in the off-road and SUV world.Readers of the motoring magazine Auto Bild Allrad have given the successful trendsetter among today's luxury SUVs the accolade of Car of the Year 2008 in the category covering off-roaders and SUVs costing between 40,000 ($63,084) and 60,000 euros.The same honour was accorded the seven-seater Mercedes-Benz GL, which continues to occupy the peak position in the market segment for luxurious full-size family Sports Utility Vehicles.This model emerged the winner in the category above 60,000 euros. The awards will presented at the "Auto Mobil International 2008" motor show in Leipzig.“These two vehicles are at the pinnacle of their luxury SUV segments and are proving popular with driver

Sabri Bogday, from a small town in Turkey, headed to Saudi Arabia eleven years ago in search of work. He opened a barber shop in order to make enough money so one day he could return home and buy a house for his family and enjoy the fruits of his labor. A few months ago, [...]

One of the most popular posts on this site was actually not about the Chevy Volt, but an interview I did with Dr. Yi Cui of Stanford University. He had developed a silicon nanowire anode for lithium-ion batteries. A result of his unique chemistry were experimental cells that could store 10 times the energy of [...]

Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc., in Riyadh Monday night./Arab News photo The Arab News reports that computer giant Dell Inc. hopes to build the IT infrastructure for Saudi Arabia's new economic cities. This would be a huge boon for Saudi Arabia, not to mention open the door for other US high-tech companies to develop systems in the Kingdom. It also demonstrates an eager willingness by Western companies to do business with Saudis.Dell Seeks to Develop IT Infrastructure in Kingdom's Economic CitiesBy Raid Qusti Arab News RIYADH — Dell Inc., the global IT giant that generated revenues worth $61 billion last year, has expressed a strong interest to develop IT infrastructure in the Kingdom’s six mega economic cities. “Certainly we are interested in the infrastructure, mega data centers an

Middle East property developer Damac properties are offering investors an unusual deal involving their Saudi Arabian project Al Jawharah residential Tower. Buyers will receive a free property from another development in Egypt when they purchase selected apartments.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to counter any ‘radioactive hazards’ which may result from a US strike on Iran’s nuclear plants. Popular government-guided Saudi newspaper Okaz recently reported that the Saudi Shura Council approved of nuclear fallout preparation plans only a day after US Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Kingdom’s high ranking officials, [...]

Fouad Al-FarhanFouad Al-Farhan's blog and the “Free Fouad” website were blocked yesterday by the Saudi government. You'll recall that Al-Farhan was arrested on Dec. 10 after criticizing Jeddah municipal officials on several issues. However, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement that he was arrested on a security matter.Al-Farhan was arrested after he reportedly visited one of nine Saudi reformists. The reformists were arrested in February 2007 after allegedly refusing to sign documents that they would stop their calls for political reform. He was previously questioned about his blog by security men in November 2006 and warned to stop criticizing government officials. His detention, now 116 days, without formal charges has sparked calls for his release from bloggers, journalists a

Il 26enne centro statunitense stroncato da un attacco cardiaco nell'intervallo di una partita. Markovski: "Lo volli ad Avellino, ma non passò i test medici". La testimonianza dell'ex rosetano Abudul-Rauf che era al suo fiancoMarvin Stone, centro 26enne con numerose esperienze internazionali ad alto livello, è morto, stroncato da un infarto nell'intervallo della partita tra la sua squadra, l'Al-Ittihad, e la squadra capolista del campionato Ohad. Il giocatore ha perso i sensi mentre era negli spogliatoi, è stato subito soccorso dai compagni, ma non si è ripreso e a nulla è servito l'immediato trasferimento con un Suv in ospedale. Secondo quanto dichiarato al quotidiano di lingua inglese Arab News dal 39enne Abdul Mahmoud-Rauf, ex stella Nba e visto in Italia a Roseto, nell'impianto non

Air Arabia, the first foreign low-cost carrier to fly to India and the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa now has the distinction of being the fastest growing international airline in India.Air Arabia started operations to India with the launch of services to Mumbai in March 2005. Since then, the company has achieved massive growth and currently serves 11 destinations in India, with the launch of services to New Delhi on the 31st of March 2008.

As a rule, I try not to get too bent out of shape about other religions, since this is as far as I know the only conservative Catholic blog largely dedicating to criticizing conservative Catholics. Nonetheless, when I learned from Lucky the Goldfish that Pokémon is banned in Saudi Arabia, I realized things have gone too far. Radical Islam has got to be stopped.(P.S., Pokémon has also been criticized as "demonic" by the Catholic Church in Mexico. Perhaps they've been reading too much Michael O'Brien?)Hat tip: Five Feet of Fury and The Amboy Times

According to recently released Department of Education reports, the University of Virginia received $29,450,000.00 from the government of Saudi Arabia and $200,000.00 from the Peoples Republic of China. Exactly what the Saudis got for their small fortune is unknown, and UVA didn't release the information publicly. Also unknown is what the Chinese government got for its sizeable contribution. Also

JGC Construction International Pte Ltd TANK & ERECTION SUPERVISOR (Qatar, Saudi Arabia) Requirements: Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in Engineering (Petroleum/Oil/Gas) or equivalent. At least 5 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position. Applicants must be willing to work in Qatar,Saudi

Saudi Arabia has started the fourth phase of its program to extract rain from clouds, part of a project started five months ago to secure more water resources in the kingdom.The head of the Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration, Saleh al-Shahri, said 11 planes are being used in the current phase, together with a high-tech network of mobile cloud physics radars, a communication and satellite network, and experts from various Saudi universities and research centers.The process, commonly known as "cloud seeding" is a form of weather modification, attempting to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds, by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei.The program is part of the kingdom's ongoing efforts to counter

Internet censorship in countries like Iran, UAE, China and Saudi Arabia is inevitable. Their government controls the Internet traffic themselves and most of the sites like YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Hi5 etc are banned there.However this does not keep people from inventing new tools and utilities to unblock and bypass the ban.Access Flickr will let you upload and share photos on Flickr even if you

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, said it will ensure international markets are adequately supplied with crude to support the continued growth of the global economy.The Supreme Council of Petroleum and Mineral Affairs, chaired by King Abdullah, agreed to work with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-OPEC countries to ensure oil market stability and ``prevent the effects of harmful speculation,'' the government body said in a statement posted late yesterday on the Web site of the state news agency.The meeting was held one day after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Saudi King. U.S. crude prices are likely to fall toward $90 this spring as the country's slowing economic growth encourages traders to exit commodity markets, Goldman Sachs Group Inc

Ed HusainEd Husain, writing for The Guardian, lost me when he started talking about the “rigorous debate inside Saudi Arabia” over religion. Don't think so. Especially untrue after 20 or so Saudi clerics joined Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Al-Barrak fatwa calling for the death of the two Saudi journalists. Reform in Riyadh By Ed Husain For The GuardianThe battle for the soul of Islam is underway in Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring countries. Last weekend saw the first Catholic church open in Qatar. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, rather than facilitating similar freedoms for the large religious minorities in the country, leading Saudi clerics were busy curtailing the freedoms of Saudi writers.In the brain-numbing intellectual environment of Saudi universities, muzzled press and censored booksho

Diplomacy has always been one of the Vatican's strong suits.The Vatican has confirmed something sure to make the Arab street seethe--it is negotiating for permission to build the first Catholic church in Saudi Arabia.The announcement comes on the heels of the opening of a church in Qatar. The first Christian church in the country which has no bells nor visible crosses.There are over 3/4 of a million Catholics in Saudi Arabia.Presiding over the cradle of Islam and home to its holiest sites, the Saudi monarchy has long banned the open worship of other faiths, even as the number of Catholics resident in Saudi Arabia has risen to 800,000 thanks to an influx of immigrant workers from places like the Philippines and India. Mosques are the only houses of prayer in a country where the strict Wahha

The Saudi Arabian government is determined to hold back the clock of time and maintain its outdated ideas about the role of women in modern life. The kingdom has opened it’s first hotel exclusively for women and it will be women owned and operated. The Luthan Hotel’s execuive director, Lorraine Coutinho, exclaimed: “Inside this physical [...]

راديو العربيةنعتذر عن توقف البث المباشر لاذاعة نجوم اف ام على الانترنت مؤقتاوعلى وعد بالعودة في اقرب وقتفي الوقت الحالي يمكنكم الاستمتاع باذاعة العربية - اكثر الاذاعات مشابهة لنجوم اف ام - حتى عودة البثكما يمكنكم ايضا الاستمتاع بكثير من الاذاعات العربية المشابهة من القائمةوشكرا

Today Fabien and I have a meeting with the government in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia. Ever since I was in high school, I have looked forward to the day that I would visit Saudi Arabia. I am no one to judge … so I will not give my opinion. A magical, very conservative world….

The Civil Engineering Department at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is inviting applications from outstanding college graduates for the Master degree (M.S.), and Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) programs in Civil Engineering, in any of the following specializations; Structural, Construction Management, Geo-Technical, Environmental, Water Resources, and Transportation.The applicant should hold a Bachelor degree (Masters degree for Ph.D) in Civil engineering with an outstanding grade (4.5/5 or 3.5/4 or higher). A TOEFL score of 500 or higher and an excellent score in GRE are also required.Accepted applicants are supported through the Graduate Assistantship Program of King Abdulaziz University. The program provides awarded students with the following:1. Tuition waiver.2. A monthly stipend of 2000 Saud

A Saudi Arabian female activist marked this year’s International Women’s Day by defying the ban on women from driving in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom and she posted a video of her revolutionary action on YouTube. Wajiha Huwaidar, a leading activist in the campaign to get women behind the wheel openly accepted resonsibility for the [...]

King AbdullahHamas on Friday claimed responsibility for a gun attack which killed eight Jewish students at a Jerusalem religious school the night before. British and US media gave the shooting extraordinary front page coverage, and deservedly so. This tragic example of violence creating more violence needs examination. But Hamas did the Palestinians no favors with this attack. Reprisals from Israel is certain and the consequences will be far more deadly than the shooting itself. Lost in the media coverage is Saudi King Abdullah's offer to rebuild every Gaza home destroyed by Israeli bombs.Abdullah Offers to Rebuild All Gaza HomesArab News JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the reconstruction of all demolished Palestinian homes in Gaza as a result of I

What a messed up story this is, how can anyone kill let alone behead a toddler? In a crowded supermarket no less! This has nothing to do with the peculiarities of Saudi or Arab culture, this guy is just plain nuts. And because of the heinous nature of this crime, I really don't mind that the price for beheading in the Kingdom, is beheading.In the sun bleached lands of Saudi Arabia these measures, reminiscent of the Code of Hammurabi can be as harsh as the land they live in. Hey it may be rough, unfair, unbending and sometimes oppressive, but when the guy deserves it - there is no justice like desert justice!

The Civil Engineering Department at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is inviting applications from outstanding college graduates for the Master degree (M.S.), and Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) programs in Civil Engineering, in any of the following specializations; Structural, Construction Management, Geo-Technical, Environmental, Water Resources, and Transportation. The applicant should hold a Bachelor

Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin's Al-Qaeda website. Bruce Riedel and Bilal Y. Saab write a compelling examination in a Brookings Institution report of Osama bin Laden's battle against Saudi Arabia. The authors characterize Saudi Arabia as Al-Qaeda's third front. The PDF file is here. Riedel and Saab outline much of what we already know about Al-Qaeda's intentions to overthrow the royal family and the group's encouragement of Saudis to fight US and allied forces in Iraq. But the report also gives us a look into Al-Qaeda's extensive operations inside the Kingdom. And although Al-Qaeda has suffered many failures it remains a threat today to Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden has long hated the royal family for allowing Western nations to carve up the Middle East following World War I and allowing the British to es

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The proposed MILE tower in Jeddah City Saudi Arabia will oneday claim the title of world's tallest building. Although issues like transport, safety, and evacuation are at stake, this doesn't seem to slow down the minds of many investors excited to complete this milestone project.

Hello all ! Sorry for the delay between posts but i had some problems in past 2 months and i didn’t have time to write I have decided now to write about Dubai. I saw this city is growing,... Pentru mai multe detalii despre articol, click pe titlul acestuia / This is a romanian summary of the article. For more in english please click on the article title!

E dire che la moto aveva poco più di 60 cavalli, una cilindrata enorme per l’epoca, e pesava oltre i due quntali. La casa madre indicava una velocità massima certificata di 100 miglia, ovvero 160 chilometri l’ora. Certo che fare 100 miglia con le strade di una volta doveva essere veramente un’impresa ardua. Ma c’era chi riusciva a spremere dal suo motore fino all’ultimo cavallo. Questo signore nato a Tremadoc (Galles) nel 1988, si chiamava Thomas Edward Lawrence. Non starò qui a raccontare le vicissitudini della sua vita, poiché oltre a non esserne in grado, finirei anche per esaurire tutta la memoria del mio portatile, ma dico solo che ebbe una parte di notevole rilievo nella lotta di liberazione degli arabi dalla dominazione turca, dove lui operò come militare, poli

As an Arab, I am blessed to be using the internet in America with almost no censorship over internet websites. When I visited Saudi Arabia two years ago, the only way I could access the internet in my apartment was through slow dial-up connections which can subscribed to for a monthly fee or you [...]

In editorials, the Saudi press has harshly censured Syrian Vice President Farouq Al-Shar' for stating at a National Progressive Front conference last week that the Saudi royal family was opposed to dividing Iraq out of fear of losing its control of the oil wells.In an editorial, the Saudi daily Al-Watan said, "Al-Shar' is the most prominent element making inter-Arab relations difficult," and that "unlike others, Saudi Arabia does not use terrorism, violence, or assassinations to protect its interests."

Michelle Malkin has the details on president Bush's latest press conference, in which he even flubbed a question about the blame-the-victim tactics used against a victim of gang rape in Saudi Arabia. Presumably, he just cannot offend his friends, the Saudis. It should also be noted that as of now, they're even going the Colin Powell route by claiming that Iran stopped its nuclear research

Our Client a Major Investment Company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabiacurrently opening their first Polyester Spinning (Synthetic) Yarn Plant.This plant is equipped with latest spinning yarn technology ofwell-known Barmag-Saurer, Germany, Twisting Machines fromAllma-saurer, Germany & Knitting Machines from LIBA, Germany forprocessing of polyester yarns to utilize them in production ofcoated/laminated fabrics & other value added products.General Requirements:- Experience in Polyester Spinning (Synthetic) Yarn Plant for 3 � 10years (depend on the positions).- Good communications skill in English- Able to work in Saudi Arabia for minimum 2 years (extendable).- Available for MALE applicants only.Current vacant positions:a. Process Engineer b. Production "Process" Supervisorc. Production "Burnout" Supervisord. Production Operator "Spinning"c. Production Operator "Take Up"d. Production Operator "SSP & CR"e. Production Operator "Burnout"f. Quality Control In-Chargeg. Textile

With the acquisition of 7-Eleven's advertising agency, FreshWorks, a unit of Omnicom Group Inc., Saudi Arabia has embarked on a new marketing campaign called "Don't Economize, Supersize!" The petroleum-rich nation and member of OPEC will sell 64 gallon drums of oil for only fifty cents more than the standard 42 gallon barrel ("Barrel" is a unit of measurement not the container.).

After being raped, a teenage girl was sentenced to 200 Lashes and prison time in Saudia Arabia for being seen in public with a man. After international pressure Saudia Arabia is reviewing the case. [Read More] addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ffreedomthirst.com%2F2007%2F11%2F27%2Fsaudia-arabia-to-review-court-case-of-rape-victim-sentenced-to-200-lashes%2F'; addthis_title = 'Saudia+Arabia+to+Review+Court+Case+of+Rape+Victim+Sentenced+to+200+Lashes'; addthis_pub = ''; All [...]

Almost since the beginning of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq in late 2003, there has been an ongoing public debate about the significance and origins of foreign-born jihadists who have traveled to Iraq intent upon joining Al-Qaida and killing Americans and Muslim "apostates". Despite a veritable avalanche of evidence suggesting that these foreign fighters have had a disproportionate role in destabilizing Iraq and that a large cross-section (if not outright majority) of these fighters are coming from...(read more)

Though I think it is a little too late to start making like they are worried about an Israeli/Palestinian peace accord now, it is encouraging that Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has agreed to attend the hastily thrown together peace summit in Annapolis;Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations decided Friday to attend next week's US-sponsored Middle East peace conference, but the Saudi foreign minister insisted he would not allow "theatrics" like handshakes with Israeli officials, saying the gathering must make serious progress.Participation by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal was a key goal of the United States to show strong Arab support for the conference in Annapolis, Maryland, which is to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks for the first time in seven years. Until Friday, the kingdom had balked at saying whether it would attend and at what level, seeking assurances Israel would negotiate the most difficult issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict in negotiations governed by

As if we are really in a desperate need for another Music Video Channel !! And it is not like any other channel it is the MTV Channel directed to the Arab world MTV Arabia is here and on the Nile Sat ,it is not scrambled anymore ,  it is free to all the viewers , already the MTV Europe on Showtime Network was stopped from airing and MTV Arabia took its place. Well for sure the MTV Corp. found the Arabia region is one hell of a golden mine especially regarding Music vide channels , yes they came late , but they came with one hell of a brand name and from a marketer's point of view their only competitors in the region are  Melody Hits in my opinion because already Melody Hits Channels were made to be the MTV of the middle east , in fact I think the effect of Melody Channels in Egypt and in the Arab world was the same effect MTV made when it started to air in 1970s , a shock to the society till became a very strong brand. Already believe it or not Gamal Marwan proposed to buy

As a freethinker I believe that religion is a blight on humankind; I long for the day when we no longer need to believe in myths and fables to make sense of the complexity of our universe. I’m a frequent critic of Christianity, particularly of the excesses of televangelists, because Christianity is the predominant religion [...]

An explosion set a gas pipeline ablaze and killed 28 workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi national oil company Aramco said on Sunday. "The fire broke out while contractor workers where linking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

An explosion set a gas pipeline ablaze and killed 28 workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi national oil company Aramco said on Sunday. "The fire broke out while contractor workers where linking a new pipe" to the pipeline during maintenance late on Saturday, Aramco said in a statement.It said 28 workers, including five Aramco employees, had died in the fire, which was put out early on Sunday some 30 kilometres from its Hawiyah gas plant.The company did not specify how many people had been injured in the blaze, or give the victims' nationalities."The company is taking all necessary measures to guarantee the continuation of the normal gas output," it said. Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Saudi Aramco is the world's largest oil producer, located on the country's east coast. The Hawiyah plant produces 310,000 barrels of ethane and NGL daily.Via: The PionnerTags: Aramco, Saudi Arabia, gas pipeline

If you’re looking for justice, Saudi Arabia is the wrong place to look especially if you’re a woman. Ever hear of a rape victim being punished as if she were the criminal rather than the victim?read more

If you're looking for justice, Saudi Arabia is the wrong place to look especially if you're a woman. Ever hear of a rape victim being punished as if she were the criminal rather than the victim?read more

Saudi Arabia's decision to exclude the falling dollar from discussions at this weekend's OPEC summit was supported by others within the producer group, Angola's Finance Minister Jose Pedro de Morais said. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter and an ally of the U.S., yesterday rejected a proposal by Iran and Venezuela to debate pricing oil in currencies other than the dollar, a day before the OPEC heads of state summit in Riyadh. ``This is not the case of Saudi Arabia against the rest at all,'' de Morais said in an interview today. ``Since the OPEC economy is profoundly linked to the dollar, any rash move could do more harm than good.'' Leaders of the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries landed today in Riyadh, where Saudi police blocked off streets and helicopters patrolled the skies. The group will commit to ensuring stable oil supply and seek ways of reducing carbon emissions fro

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, rejected a proposal by Iran and Venezuela to discuss the weak dollar at this weekend's OPEC summit in Riyadh, saying it didn't want the U.S. currency to ``collapse.'' Saudi Arabia won't discuss pricing oil in currencies other than the dollar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said, speaking at a meeting of oil and finance ministers today that was accidentally broadcast to journalists. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps more than 40 percent of the world's oil, has seen its revenue diminish because of the decline in the dollar over the past three years. OPEC holds a heads of state summit in Riyadh tomorrow. ``As for the monetary aspect and the dollar I would like to ask his Excellency, the minister of Iran, to leave this question to the appropriate party, the ministers of finance, without mentioning that we gave them this task

OPEC oil nations plan to ignore U.S. calls to increase production as crude prices remain stuck above $90 a barrel, according to a draft of the group's statement to be released this weekend. The group will instead reiterate a commitment to ensure energy supply and seek to reduce their carbon emissions released from pumping and refining oil and gas, according to the statement to be issued in Riyadh, which was seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by three officials from the group who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Their intention to keep production at current levels signals consumers are unlikely to see relief from high oil prices, which reached a record $98.62 a barrel on Nov. 7 in New York. A pledge to reduce carbon dioxide threatens to force investors in OPEC nations such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. to incur extra costs at their operations. ``I don't think we can expect any move from OPEC to reduce pri

The Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group, the developers of a landmark residential and commercial development City of Arabia, in Dubailand, have entered into a deal with Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) for financing options for their City of Arabia project. The Chairman of the Group, Ilyas Galadari, said that the MOU is an important step forward in realizing their desire to provide Islamic financing to

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to attend the third summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 17. "The Iranian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to attend the third summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 17. "The Iranian president will confer with heads of state and officials of the OPEC member states on regional and international developments," the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, quoted Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Hosseini as saying. Hosseini also said that during the meeting in Riyadh, OPEC members would discuss oil supplies, the protection of the environment and the promotion of mutual cooperation. The diplomat added that prior to the summit, foreign, finance and oil ministers from 12 OPEC member states would hold meetings to coordinate and finalize an OPEC summit statement. Hosseini stressed the significance of the upcoming meeting, making reference to unprecedented increase in oil prices over recent weeks, currently around 40% higher than at the start of the year. OPEC's me

OPEC, producer of more than 40 percent of the world's oil, will hold off discussing an output increase in Riyadh this week because current oil prices have ``no connection'' to supply and demand,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

OPEC, producer of more than 40 percent of the world's oil, will hold off discussing an output increase in Riyadh this week because current oil prices have ``no connection'' to supply and demand, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said. Global ``inventories, up to date, are comfortable,'' Ali al- Naimi said in Riyadh today ahead of an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries summit this weekend. ``There are a multitude of factors influencing the price, which we have the least influence on,'' the minister said. Oil prices fell for a second day after the International Energy Agency cut its 2008 world demand forecast, citing the effect of record prices on consumption in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Crude for December delivery fell 95 cents to $93.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 2:48 p.m. London time. Oil rose more than 50 percent this year, reaching a record $98.62 last week. OPEC has little influence on

Touring a drilling site on a dusty mountain plateau above Rifle, Colo., Harold Vinegar stops, grins and then announces out of the blue, "I love that smell!" No, the Royal Dutch Shell chief scientist is not referring to the crisp fragrance of the high desert air or the conifer scent wafting from the nearby stand of evergreens. Rather, it's the faint, asphalt-like aroma of oil shale -- a sedimentary rock rich in kerogen, a fossil fuel that is now the focus of Shell's single biggest R&D investment. Vinegar is the energy industry's leading expert on the complex petroscience of transforming solid oil shale into synthetic crude -- a liquid fuel that can be refined into diesel and gasoline. The breakthroughs this 58-year-old physicist has achieved could turn out to be the biggest game changer the American oil industry has seen since crude was discovered near Alaska's Prudhoe Bay in 1968. Sources: CNNMoney.com November 1, 2007

Yesterday's Saudi Arabia beheading update was so much fun that I decided to do another one. So here it is: Two more people, this time Pakistanis, had their unworthy heads lopped off on Thursday, one for drug smuggling and the other for murder: In two separate statements carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, the ministry said Jamil Muhammad Jamil robbed and strangled a Pakistani couple — while Bakhtiar Sirfiraz Khan was caught smuggling heroin into the kingdom. The statements said both Jamil and Khan were executed in the western seaport city of Jiddah. ... Thursday's executions brought to 113 the number of people beheaded in the kingdom this year, according to an Associated Press count. According to another count, they passed 120 in August... Can't someone just ask these goons how many people they have killed this year? Surely, some bureaucratic beard somewhere must keep records, or do they just send all these heads flying for the hell of it...? Source "Saudi authoritie

KAUST Discovery Scholarship in Science, Engineering, and Technology King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Saudi Arabia - The KAUST Discovery Scholarship is the general scholarship program of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This program is designed to ensure that any highly talented student who is qualified and eligible to enroll in KAUST will receive full financial support while at the University. Those who receive a Discovery Scholarship will receive full tuition support, a living stipend, and summer and career enrichment programs. KAUST will offer Discovery Scholarships to all KAUST students – an exceptional level of support intended to attract gifted and talented students from Saudi Arabia and from other countries around the world. KAUST will offer a pre-enrollment version of this general scholarship program to students attending first-university or bachelor’s degree programs. KAUST will provide financial support to pre-enro

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Saudi Aramco will shut down its 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) Rabigh refinery for at least a month for a planned turnaround from early next week, industry sources said on Wednesday. The shutdown... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Saudi Aramco will shut down its 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) Rabigh refinery for at least a month for a planned turnaround from early next week, industry sources said on Wednesday.The shutdown could last longer than a month because it also includes tying-up works that will link the plant to its new $10 billion joint-venture petrochemical complex with Japan's Sumitomo Chemical.Via: Trade ArabiaSumitomo Chemical,SaudiAramco,Saudi Arabia,energyblog

The KAUST Discovery Scholarship is the general scholarship program of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This program is designed to ensure that any highly talented student who is qualified and eligible to enroll in KAUST will receive full financial support while at the University. Those who receive a Discovery Scholarship will receive full tuition support, a living stipend, and summer and career enrichment programs. KAUST will offer Discovery Scholarships to all KAUST students – an exceptional level of support intended to attract gifted and talented students from Saudi Arabia and from other countries around the world. KAUST will offer a pre-enrollment version of this general scholarship program to students attending first-university or bachelor’s degree programs. KAUST will provide financial support to pre-enrollment Discovery Scholarship recipients at their home institutions prior to the University’s opening. Upon graduation, these students will

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani, announced here Saturday. The power plants will be built on the build-own-operate (BOO) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, the English-language daily Tehran Times quoted him as saying. Ali-Rabbani termed it a novel strategy in the country's energy sector. The first private BOT power station was 954MW South Isfahan, he recalled, calling similar projects economical. The official predicted a great presence of foreign and domestic private organizations in the projects in near future in line with enforcement of the Article 44 of the Constitution. Referring to the facilities and guarantees that the Ministry of Energy gives to the investors, the deputy head of IPDC announced Iran did not witness such supports in the past five years. Within the first four months of the last Iranian year (ended M

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani, announced here Saturday. The power plants will be built on the build-own-operate (BOO) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, the English-language daily Tehran Times quoted him as saying. Ali-Rabbani termed it a novel strategy in the country's energy sector. The first private BOT power station was 954MW South Isfahan, he recalled, calling similar projects economical. The official predicted a great presence of foreign and domestic private organizations in the projects in near future in line with enforcement of the Article 44 of the Constitution. Referring to the facilities and guarantees that the Ministry of Energy gives to the investors, the deputy head of IPDC announced Iran did not witness such supports in the past five years. Within the first four months of the last Iranian year (ended M

BusinessWeek is reporting that MTV is launching a new 24 hour satellite station called MTV-Arabia that will begin broadcasting throughout the middle east on November 16th. Middle eastern youth are excited about the possibilities, but no one has broken the news to them yet that in 2007 MTV only plays really bad teen reality shows. Be afraid, Arab world, be very afraid. The US government has jumped all over the possibilities this expansion holds when it comes to the Iraq War. “The moment those bastards catch an episode of My Sweet 16, it’s all over.” one government official was overheard saying to a cabinet aide. “Once it comes time to actually play some music, we’ll toss the latest Spears single at them. The shock to the awe. All those suicide bombers will blow themselves up before they actually leave their caves just to stop the madness.” Related PostsReporter Can’t Figure Out Why Spears Gets Caught Without Panties So OftenThis is quickly b

In countries like UAE, Iran or Soudi Arabia, where Internet filtering/ censorship is applied, it is so hard to get their favorite sites like Flickr .com. Access Flickr is a Firefox extension launched by Hamed Saber enables to circumvent the flickr.com filter. “Access Filter bypasses the flickr.com filter in Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, China and other banned countries. All you have to do is

Internet censorship in countries like Iran, UAE, China and Saudi Arabia is inevitable. Their government controls the Internet traffic themselves and most of the sites like YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Hi5 etc are banned there. However this does not keep people from inventing new tools and utilities to unblock and bypass the Flikcr ban. Hamed Saber is one such Flickr fan from Iran who has developed a Firefox extension called Access Flickr to help you bypass the Flickr ban in your country. This way you will be able to access Flickr normally without any restrictions or limitations and you won’t have to search anymore for proxies too. Access Flickr will let you upload and share photos on Flickr even if you live in a country like Iran, UAE, China, Saudi Arabia etc where normally Flickr is banned. Make sure you have the latest version of the Firefox Browser to get this addon working. Just install the extension and restart your browser. There is no configuration, no menu, no icon. All neede

Internet censorship in countries like Iran, UAE, China and Saudi Arabia is inevitable. Their government controls the Internet traffic themselves and most of the sites like YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Hi5 etc are banned there. However this does not keep people from inventing new tools and utilities to unblock and bypass the Flikcr ban. Hamed Saber is one such Flickr fan from Iran who has developed a Firefox extension called Access Flickr to help you bypass the Flickr ban in your country. This way you will be able to access Flickr normally without any restrictions or limitations and you won’t have to search anymore for proxies too. Access Flickr will let you upload and share photos on Flickr even if you live in a country like Iran, UAE, China, Saudi Arabia etc where normally Flickr is banned. Make sure you have the latest version of the Firefox Browser to get this addon working. Just install the extension and restart your browser. There is no configuration, no menu, no icon. All neede

LOWONGAN KERJA MIGAS - PERMINYAKAN OIL AND GAS 10 Oktober 2007 JGC Corporation Japan and Saudi Arabia JGC Corporation is a leading global engineering company and has the accumulated experience gained from over 20,000 projects performed in approximately 70 countries. In Saudi Arabia, we have already carried out various large scale projects and can expect a lot of future projects in the field of

Brussels Journal - The “Human Rights Commission” of Saudi Arabia, a country where slavery was formally abolished as late as the 1960s and is still practiced more or less openly (it is allowed according to sharia law), now lectures Europeans on Islamophobia. Notice that this is not an isolated incident; it is part of a sustained, ongoing effort with the explicit goal of surrendering half a billion Europeans to Islam.Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) will urge its counterparts in the European Union to ask their governments not to link terrorism to Islam and also to issue regulations to protect Muslims from prejudice and discrimination because of their faith. The government-funded rights body will also address various human rights issues in Europe: when Muslims are unjustly interrogated, treated with disrespect, physically or mentally abused, or not allowed to practice their faith freely such as Muslim girls being prevented from wearing the hijab (head cover) in some scho

Scholarship Opportunities for Australian Students to Study Arabic in Saudi Arabia The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Canberra advises that several universities in Saudi Arabia offer places for Australian students to undertake Arabic language studies. The Embassy is seeking nominations for these scholarships. The scholarship opportunities include: King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah has offered two places for Australian students to undertake studies in the Arabic Language Department, as well as offering to receive a number of other students to study the Arabic language for one semester, or to undertake other Arabic language courses of study; King Saud University, Riyadh has already assigned one scholarship for the study of the Arabic language; Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca has made available two scholarships for the study of the Arabic language (please note that by virtue of its location, students enrolled at this University must be Muslims); and Imam Mohammad bin Saud University, Ri

How profitable could the JV in "The Kingdom" be for Dow? The Saudi Aramco – Dow Chemical (DOW) joint venture at Ras Tanura will have a plastics processing zone, and area of petrochemical processing the Saudi's covet diversification to, hence the recent purchase of GE Plastics (GE). Saudi Arabia is one of the most sought after destinations for petrochemical investments because it offers the lowest priced ethane in the world. According to Dev Corp International, which is involved in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dubai Contracting, a construction company, is said to have been awarded with a construction contract to build the Phase One of the Mall of Arabia, the major retail component of the $2billion City of Arabia project in Dubailand.The project on completion will be the biggest shopping malls in the world, with 4.2million Square Feet of retail space in its Phase One with 1200 retail outlets.The project is likely to be built within the next 21 months, with 10,000 or more workers. The Vice Chairman and Managing Director of City of Arabia, developer Elyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, said that the company has worked hard on choosing the right people for the job and Dubai Contracting has the reputation of being a company capable of delivering the projects on schedule, apart from having the right skill mix and equipment resources.On completion, the mall will be readily accessible to the Restless Planet Dinosaur Theme Park and will be linked to the rest of the complex through a mix of hotels, resta

The surge in oil prices to record highs will shield OPEC nations, some of which peg their currencies to the US dollar, from current dollar weakness, a Saudi newspaper quoted OPEC sources as saying on Saturday.OPEC members have no immediate plans to hold consultations on a rise in oil prices to record peaks above $82 a barrel last week, al-Riyadh newspaper reported, quoting unnamed OPEC sources it said were well-informed.An OPEC source told Reuters on Tuesday ministers would hold consultations if oil prices stayed over $80 a barrel for 15 to 20 days."The decline in the dollar's exchange rate had an impact on OPEC member states' revenue ... But the rise in crude prices can help overcome this decline in revenues and ensure continuity of energy investments planned by these states over the next five years," an OPEC source said, according to al-Riyadh.The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points last week helped drive the euro to a record high

After landing in Pakistan, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spent only few hours in his home country before the authorities ordered him to leave. Sharif was deposed in a military coup in1999, and was living in UK since. The Pakistani Supreme Court recently affirmed his right to return, but that decision was obviously ignored. Read more in the BBC article.

A family in the Evil Kingdom attacked and killed some of their slaves earlier in the week, because the slaves were suspected of practicing "magic" on a child who had gotten ill. Seven members of the family - and one of the slaves, who had survived - were then arrested by police: Four maids were attacked this month by seven members of a Saudi household in Aflaj, a desert village south of Riyadh, and two of them died. Saudi papers have said seven Saudis were detained over the incident. One of the survivors, Tari Tarsim, 27, was taken into custody by police on Monday, an Indonesian diplomat told Reuters. "The family suspected them of practising magic -- "sihr" -- on one of their children who got ill. They suspected one of the four ladies was doing magic," the diplomat said. "We have information that on Monday one of the surviving maids was transferred to police custody. We don't know why she was transferred." The Saudi authorities did not inform the embassy of the deaths or that one of

They had to wait until he reached "legal age" before they chopped his head off. This was execution number 109 (maybe) in the Evil Kingdom: Saudi authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of fatally shooting his stepmother while he was still a minor, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The execution took place in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Abdullah Bin Mohammed al-Otaibi shot his stepmother, Wadha Bint Dhwehi Bint Shafi, following a dispute, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. They still have some catching up to do if they're going to beat Iran, where the mullahs have already murdered around 150 people this year. Source: "Man beheaded for murder," News24.com, August 20, 2007 Technorati tags: bad thinking • beheading • capital punishment • execution • Saudi Arabia

Faced with resistance from the conservative official ulema, Saudi King Abdullah has adopted a strategy of “circumvention” to coerce … reforms – officially toeing the Wahhabi line, but quietly giving more leeway to the private sector. Interesting times in Saudi Arabia where The Christian Science Monitor, in an article entitled A tipping point in Saudi Arabia, tells us that “almost 75 percent of Saudi citizens are under age 30 and youth unemployment is approaching 30 percent – a potential breeding ground for terrorists and regime dissidents. Current high oil prices are not enough to paper over the economic ravages of the past two decades. “The oil boom is over and will not return,” Abdullah told his subjects. “All of us must get used to a different lifestyle.” This short article is a useful read.