latest news from saudi press agency http://www.spa.gov.sa ar 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 ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966840 ... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966805 Jeddah, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Qatar qualified for the Asia Handball finals to be held in Jeddah Sunday after having beat Japan 33/27 at the same venue this evening. The result upgraded Qatar also to the world handball finals in Spain 2013. Qatar will play the finals before... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966804 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 LONDON, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease. Past studies had overlooked... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966801 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Riyadh, Rabi'I 11, 1433, Feb 3, 2012, SPA -- On behalf of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, tonight patronized the annual grand horse race on the two cups of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for... http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=966774 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