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Revolutionary Housing Plans in Saudi Arabia, Where Speaking About Poverty Can Get You Arrested
In 2011, Saudi blogger Feras Bugnah was arrested for making a video about Saudi slum housing. A new housing model is gaining traction to address the problem, despite the taboo on speaking about poverty in the country. JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia— Saudi Arabia is …
Saudi city of Jiddah pioneers plan to rebuild slums amid wider housing problems and grumbling
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia is quietly planning to raze slums in one of its largest cities to make way for newer, restored neighbourhoods as part of a wider plan to keep up with soaring demand for affordable housing. A gap between what is …
US Courts Close in on Saudi Side of 9/11 Plot
TEHRAN (FNA)- US courts revived a class action suit which accuses Saudi Arabia of helping to organize the 9/11 attacks. This view has been put publicly by ex-Senator Bob Graham who oversaw the original US Congressional 9/11 investigation, 911forum.org.uk …
Musharraf's trial Pakistan's 'internal matter': Saudi FM
08 January, 2014 ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia made it clear on Tuesday that it has nothing to do with former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf's high treason case and Riyadh does not want to interfere in internal matters of Pakistan. Addressing a press …
Global Terrorism and Saudi Arabia: Bandar's Terror Network
Saudi Arabia has all the vices and none of the virtues of an oil rich state like Venezuela. The country is governed by a family dictatorship which tolerates no opposition and severely punishes human rights advocates and political dissidents. …
Saudis shocked by child abuse film
A YouTube film published this week showing a man molesting a little girl inside a building in the Gulf kingdom has caused shock within the Saudi society, with newspapers reporting a deluge of public reactions calling for severe punishment of the abuser. A …
Saudi gets generous with new job insurance plan
The Saudi authorities have decided to set up a scheme providing unemployment insurance to nationals laid off from their jobs. The system, approved only last week, is a novelty for the kingdom. Not surprisingly, there is a six-month grace period for …
Saudi- Projects worth SR230bn to be completed by 2014
(MENAFN - Arab News) The increasingly accelerated government and private financing has been driving the fast pace of execution of Saudi Arabia's infrastructure projects. Even as this is in progress, there is intense pressure from the Kingdom's …
Saudi- Wheat imports reach 2.5m tons in 2013
(MENAFN - Arab News) Saudi Arabia imported 2.5 million tons of wheat worth SR2.9 billion in 2013, said Fahad bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim, minister of agriculture and chairman of Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization (GSFMO). The Kingdom's wheat …
Saudi- Bahri receives new cargo vessel
(MENAFN - Arab News) The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) said it had received in South Korea a new vessel specialized in general cargo with a size of 26,000 DWT. The ship was named (Bahri Jeddah) and it was built by Hyundai MIPO in South …
Saudi- Aramco to add 160bn barrels to oil reserves
(MENAFN - Arab News) Saudi Aramco plans to add 20 percent or 160 billion barrels to the Kingdom's oil reserves, said Khalid Al-Falih, president and chief executive officer of the company. "This figure is more than the combined current reserves of …
Prince Abdullah bin Saud: Promote domestic tourism in Saudi Arabia
Prince Abdullah bin Saud, chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ahlam Holding Group, signed a contract with Fahad S. Al-Ghamdi, general director of the Eijazati Saudi program. The agreement was signed in the presence of Mohammed Abdullah Al-Amri, …
Poor Saudi slums highlight wider...
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is quietly planning to raze slums in one of its largest cities to make way for newer, restored neighborhoods as part of a wider plan to keep up with soaring demand for affordable housing. A gap between what is …
Death of Thanjavur woman in Saudi Arabia: father demands re-autopsy
The body of a Thanjavur woman, whose death in Saudi Arabia in May raised suspicion among her parents, was brought to Tiruchi on Friday by a Sri Lankan airlines flight. The body was received by the woman's father, Anthony Yagappa, at the airport. It was …
Poor Saudi Slums Highlight Wider Housing Problems
Saudi Arabia is quietly planning to raze slums in one of its largest cities to make way for newer, restored neighborhoods as part of a wider plan to keep up with soaring demand for affordable housing. A gap between what is available on the market and what …
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