latest news Social News - from saudi press agency http://www.spa.gov.sa ar latest news Economic News - from saudi press agency http://www.spa.gov.sa ar latest news Political News - from saudi press agency http://www.spa.gov.sa ar latest news General News - from saudi press agency http://www.spa.gov.sa ar Tunis, Rabi'I 12, 1433, Feb 4, 2012, SPA - Foreign Ministers of Tunisia and Peru, Rafiq Abdul-Salam and Fortunato Rafael Roncagliolo de Orbegos respectively held a meeting here yesterday, which focused on means of developing relationships and strengthening partnerships in various fields at... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966846 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Jazan, Rabi'I 12, 1433, Feb 4, 2012, SPA - Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jazan Region will open here on Sunday a building at a cost of SR 14 million for the Commission of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). The opening ceremony will be attended... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966844 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Najran, Rabi'I 12, 1433, Feb 4, 2012, SPA - Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Najran Region will patronize here on Sunday an inauguration ceremony of 1st Book, Computer and Electronic Fair to be organized by the University of Najran as well as the University Hospital.... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966842 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966840 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966805 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Cairo, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- The opposition has won 68 per cent in Kuwait’s fourth parliamentary election in six years, dpa cited regional broadcaster Al Arabiya as announcing Friday. The opposition won 34 seats in the 50-member assembly, in which female candidates... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966802 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Madrid, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Spanish Chief of Staff General Fernandez Garthia Sanchez met here today with his UAE counterpart General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al-Rumaithi, currently on a visit to Spain. During the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries and ways... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966797 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Munich, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- European countries are focusing too much on short-term tactics, and not enough on long-term strategy in their attempts to bolster the continent's economies, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Friday. Speaking at the Munich Security... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966795 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Cairo, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Two US tourists were Friday released hours after they were abducted by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, according to the Egyptian Tourism Minister Fakri Abdel Nour. He told dpa that the two women had arrived in the Red Sea resort of... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966791 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Cairo, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Four people died Friday in clashes with security forces in Egypt as protesters rallied in several areas of the country against the police and the military junta blaming them for the country’s deadliest football riot, the Health Ministry said according... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966789 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a telephone call today from King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan. During the conversation, they discussed the latest developments in region, including the derailed... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966786 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Riyadh, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- On behalf of football and sports officials, activists and organizations in the Arab world, Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the General President of Youth Welfare of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, condoled, in his capacity as President... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966784 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Riyadh, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, President of the Board of Directors of the Middle Eastern and African Council for Ophthalmology (MEACO) is scheduled to take part in the World Ophthalmological Conference 2012 (WOC2012) in Abu-Dhabi from, February... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966782 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt , Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros on Thursday at 1655 GMT. In brackets the index/price movement against previous quotation: DAX 6,766.67 (+ 111.04) MDAX ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966771 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT: February 3 February 2 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,851.14 12,705.41 (+ 145.73) ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966768 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 KABUL, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met here today Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral ties and the current situation in the region. For her part, Hina Rabbani informed President... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966283 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Al-Quds (JERUSALEM), Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - Confrontations erupted Tuesday night between Israeli police and Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) neighborhood of Issawiya leading to several injuries among Palestinians, including one seriously, according to a local... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966280 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 VIENNA, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - A U.N. nuclear team on Wednesday announced plans to revisit Tehran "in the very near future." The announcement from the leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Herman Nackaerts came shortly after his team landed at Vienna airport... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966249 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 DAKAR, Senegal, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon issued a warning to Senegal, saying in a statement from New York that he is concerned about the uptick of violence and urges its political parties to refrain from violence. The normally quiet... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966240 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 PARACHINAR, Pakistan, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - Pakistan's air strikes at the militants' hideouts along the Afghan border Wednesday, killed up to 31 insurgents, government and security officials said. There were air strikes in the bordering regions of Kurram and Orakzai,... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966228 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Kabul, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA - An individual dressed in an Afghan army uniform shot dead an international soldier in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Wednesday. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said one of its soldiers... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966212 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Brussels, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - The Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al-Zayani stressed that the GCC has become a strong regional and developed system with proactive visions and awareness towards the internal affairs of the GCC... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965991 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Islamabad, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - At least 25 militants and 10 soldiers were killed on Tuesday in fighting between the security forces and suspected Taliban militants in Pakistan's north-western region, a security official said. The clashes occurred in the Jogi... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965960 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Karachi, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - A firing incident on a passenger bus has been reported in Karachi's Nagan Chowrangi killing one and injuring four others, Geo News reported. Earlier, an armed attack on mobile phone franchise in Nazimabad area... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965946 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Islamabad, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - Pakistan on Tuesday said the drone attacks are unlawful, counterproductive and hence unacceptable, Geo News reported. The remarks from foreign ministry came as President Barack Obama confirmed for the first time that drone aircraft had targeted... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965941 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 SANAA, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - At least three militants were killed in a clash with Yemeni government soldiers on Tuesday, security sources said. Security sources said five Yemeni soldiers were also wounded in the clash outside Radda, a small town located 170 km (105... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965933 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Tel Aviv, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - Polls opened at 10 am (0800 GMT) Tuesday for members of Israel's ruling Likud Party to elect a new leader and a new party central committee. Likud's current leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was expected to win easily against... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965922 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Ramallah Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to consult with the Arab League on Saturday, before making a final decision about whether to break off the talks. He also said he would also consult the PLO. The forum of Palestinian faction leaders said it would meet... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965918 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Ramallah, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - Palestinian leaders blamed Israel overnight for what they called the failure of preliminary talks in Amman which international mediators had hoped would lead to peace negotiations. "In light of the results of the Amman meetings, the... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965917 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Washington, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA - Mitt Romney is racing ahead in the Florida polls in the run-up to Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, according to a DPA report. By a margin of 12.5 percentage points, the former Massachusetts governor appears to have picked... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965907 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Washington, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent in January, the Labour Department said Friday, reaching a near three-year low in an unexpected boost to the economy and to PresidentBarack Obama. The steady decline in unemployment since August... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966763 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 LONDON, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Forecasts that cheap gas from the United States will one day reshape the global natural gas market are increasingly commonplace, Reuters reported. Now the first hard evidence is beginning to emerge, . Forward prices on the UK gas market... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966688 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 HONG KONG, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Hong Kong shares reversed early losses to edge higher on Friday, posting a fifth straight weekly gain, but turnover slumped to the lowest in about three weeks ahead of fresh U.S. employment data due later in the day, Reuters reported. The... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966685 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 LONDON, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- European shares fell slightly on Friday, from six-month closing highs, as investors awaited U.S. jobs data for indications of the strength of the recovery in the world's biggest economy, Reuters reported. At 0807 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966683 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 SEOUL, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- South Korea's trade volume topped $1 trillion for the first time in 2011 and the commerce ministry said Friday it wants to double that by 2020, according to UPI. The ministry said efforts will be made to foster about 20,000 more small and... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966673 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 BANGKOK, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is a key gauge of how robust the world's No. 1 economy is, according to AP. Benchmark oil was nearly unchanged at $96 per barrel while the dollar rose against... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966667 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Washington, Rabi'I 10, 1433, Feb 2, 2012, SPA -- U.S. natural gas prices are climbing after the government said Thursday that the nation's supplies fell more than analysts expected last week. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that U.S. gas supplies dropped by 132 billion... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966603 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt, Rabi'I 10, 1433, Feb 2, 2012, SPA -- The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Thursday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa: February 2 February 1 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,706.36 12,716.46... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966598 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt, Rabi'I 10, 1433, Feb 2, 2012, SPA -- Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros on Thursday at 1655 GMT. In brackets the index/price movement against previous quotation, according to dpa: DAX 6,655.63 (+ 38.99) MDAX ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966593 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 New York, Rabi'I 10, 1433, Feb 2, 2012, SPA -- U.S. stocks are little changed at midday after mixed reports on retail sales and unemployment, AP reported. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 21 points at 12,696. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index is unchanged. The Nasdaq... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966586 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Washington, Rabi'I 10, 1433, Feb 2, 2012, SPA -- American workers were more efficient in the fourth quarter, but their gains in productivity slowed from the previous quarter, and initial jobless claims fell last week, the government reported Thursday. The Labor Department said worker productivity... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966580 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA -- The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets on Wednesday at 1655 GMT, according to dpa. February 1 January 31 Difference New York Dow Jones 12,771.11 12,632.91... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966433 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Frankfurt, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA -- Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros on Wednesday at 1655 GMT. In brackets the index/price movement against previous quotation, dpa reported. DAX 6,616.64 (+ 157.73)... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966424 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 ATHENS, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA -- Greece's prime minister is calling the country's political leaders in the next few days to seek backing for more austerity after the International Monetary Fund warned this was key to securing the new bailout Athens needs to avoid a messy... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966420 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 FRANKFURT, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA -- European shares hit fresh six-month highs on Wednesday after data showed the pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector picked up in January to its highest level since June, as new orders improved, according to Reuters. "New orders were... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966413 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Health officials in Kyrgyzstan said they have diagnosed 70 new cases of HIV among children during a widespread check following a scandal over transmission of the virus in hospitals, AP reported. The Health Ministry said in a statement... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966694 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 WASHINGTON, Rabi'I 9, 1433, Feb 1, 2012, SPA -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market, Reuters reportd. Obama... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966431 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 TOKYO, Rabi'I 8, 1433, Jan 31, 2012, SPA -- A survey released Tuesday indicates Japan will be a "super-gray" society by 2060 with citizens aged 65 or older accounting for 39.9 percent of the population, according to UPI. In tandem with a national census, the National Institute of Population... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966080 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Riyadh, Rabi'I 7, 1433, Jan 30, 2012, SPA - Unemployed youths in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been paid SR1.1 billion for the Hijri month of Safar (Dec. 26, 2011 to Jan. 23, 2012) as part of the government’s Hafiz unemployment assistance program. “The sum for each person has been... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=965508 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Ramallah, Safar 27, 1433, Jan 21, 2012, SPA -- Palestinian police were able to free a 20-year-old woman in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya on Saturday, after her father had locked her in the bathroom of their home for nine years, dpa cited police as saying.... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=963321 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Hanoi, Safar 11, 1433, Jan 5, 2012, SPA -- A US doctor started removing a 90-kilogram tumour from a man's leg Thursday, dpa quoted medical staff and his family as saying. Plastic surgeon McKay McKinnon and six Vietnamese doctors started the operation to remove Nguyen... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=958791 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Stockholm, Safar 11, 1433, Jan 5, 2012, SPA -- Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, Reuters cited a Swedish study as saying. The findings, published in the Journal... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=958777 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 MANILA, Philippines, Safar 7, 1433, Jan 1, 2012, SPA -- Despite a government scare campaign, firecrackers and gunfire injured nearly 500 people in the Philippines as celebrators welcomed the new year in one of the world's most dangerous celebrations, AP reported. About a dozen plane flights,... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=957799 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Safar 4, 1433, Dec 29, 2011, SPA -- A 3-year-old Vietnamese girl died trying to shield her baby brother from stings after a wasp's nest fell down near his hammock, UPI cited the girl's mother as saying. Dang Ngoc Thanh Tam died on the way to the hospital... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=956980 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Sydney, Safar 4, 1433, Dec 29, 2011, SPA -- An Australian trapped in her overturned car for three days after crashing in a remote spot was all for cutting off her partially severed leg but could not reach an implement sharp enough for the job, dpa quoted paramedics as saying... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=956975 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 Taipei, Safar 4, 1433, Dec 29, 2011, SPA -- The proportion of Taiwan's population aged 65 and older was projected to double by 2025, dpa quoted health authorities as saying Thursday. Those in the age group now account for 10.8 per cent of Taiwan's 23 million people,... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=956948 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 SURIGAO, Philippines, Safar 2, 1433, Dec 27, 2011, SPA -- The Philippine government Tuesday used trucks and watercraft to evacuate nearly 2,000 people to safety from rising floodwaters in the Caraga region, according to UPI. Amado Posadas, operations chief for the regional disaster risk reduction... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=956541 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 HOUSTON, Safar 2, 1433, Dec 27, 2011, SPA -- Parking ticket payment and procrastination just go together, but a man took 58 years to pay Houston the $1 citation he received the day he joined the U.S. Army, UPI reported. Dale Crawford, now 79, said he found the citation while going through... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=956503 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 New Delhi, Muharram 27, 1433, Dec 22, 2011, SPA -- India's government Thursday put a draft law before parliament to provide subsidized grain to more than 60 per cent of the country's 1.2 billion people, dpa reported. Food Minister KV Thomas introduced the... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=954911 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300 NEW DELHI, Muharram 23, 1433, Dec 18, 2011, SPA -- India's cabinet agreed on Sunday to tackle widespread malnutrition with food subsidies for two-thirds of the country's 1.2 billion population, a move that may shore up support for the government, Reuters reported. The bill will be... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=953728 Sat, 04 Feb 12 10:48:37 +0300