United States And Saudi Arabia Pledge to Pursue a ‘strong And Unified’ International Response to the Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot

The United States and Saudi Arabia have pledged to pursue a “strong and unified” international response to the alleged plot by elements of the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

United Nations World Food Programme Receives Donation of 59 Metric Tons of Dates From Saudi Arabia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a donation of 59 metric tons of dates from Saudi Arabia worth more than $233,000 to support vulnerable people in Guinea-Bissau.

85,000 Nigerian Muslim Pilgrims Approved for Haj

Nigeria has approved the 85,000 intending Muslim pilgrims shared among the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the 2011 hajj in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Monday in Abuja.

India’s Union Cabinet Approves Details for the 2011 Haj Operations

India’s Union Cabinet has approved the following for the Haj 2011 Operations: i) Number of Haj Pilgrims to be covered under the Government subsidy scheme for Haj 2011 to be facilitated by the Haj Committee of India is 1,25,000. ii) Fare to be charged...

Saudi Arabia Donates 202 Metric Tons of Dates to the United Nations World Food Programme for Mauritania

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a Saudi donation of 202 metric tons of dates worth more than $285,000 to feed hungry families in Mauritania.

Prince Alwaleed Unveils the Name of His International News Channel: ‘Alarab’

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud today announced Alarab will be the name of his new international news channel scheduled to be launched in 2012. How People Arrived Here: waleed bin talal puerto rico

Iran’s Energy Sector Beset By Problems

Iran Petrochemical Industries Company executive director Abdel Hoseyn Bayat has criticized shortcomings in the country’s energy sector, telling journalists, “Currently the installed capacity at the petrochemical units has come close to 54.5 million...

World Food Programme Welcomes $50m Contribution From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a generous contribution of $50 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abduallah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud that will be used to feed...

Is Oil Pricing Itself Out of the Market?

University of Alberta researcher Andrew Leach likes the way Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal thinks. A new paper by Leach, an associate professor in the Alberta School of Business, and fellow University of Alberta economics researcher Ujjayant Chakravorty,...