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