International Business News - Saudi http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Saudi Arabia deployed some 100,000 security personnel to keep order as Muslim pilgrims flooded into the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the annual hajj, beginning on Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/188861-mideast-saudi-hajj.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/100-000-saudi-security-for-hajj-pilgrimage.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/100-000-saudi-security-for-hajj-pilgrimage.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:33:18 EST The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/saudi-arabia-finds-chemical-in-milk-from-china.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:17:30 EST The Saudi stock market has soared 9.51 percent after the king described the economy as stable in the face of the global market meltdown. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) closed Saturday at 4,845.1 points. The rise was led by the banking and petrochemical sectors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081129/saudi-index-soars-after-kings-comments-on-economy.htm Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:29:57 EST Saudis and foreigners crowded into a gallery at the French Embassy, checking out the paintings and sculptures of seven Saudi women artists, the latest opening in a growing art scene in the conservative kingdom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/still-with-taboos-saudi-art-scene-grows.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:44:57 EST British Airways PLC said Wednesday that it will resume flights to Saudi Arabia from London in March after a four year break, citing the increasing importance of the oil market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/ba-to-resume-saudi-arabia-flights.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:08:21 EST Two Egyptian doctors sentenced to prison and lashes in Saudi Arabia illegally sold pharmaceuticals and one had affairs with female patients, the official news agency reported Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/saudis-doctors-illegal-drug-sales-led-to-lashes.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:03:52 EST Crown Prince Sultan left for the United States Sunday to undergo medical tests, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Quoting a royal court statement, SPA said the 84-year-old prince flew from Jiddah to the U.S. with his brother, Riyadh Governor Prince Salman, and other members of the royal family and senior officials. It did not provide further details on the tests. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/saudi-crown-prince-off-to-us-for-medical-tests.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:03:24 EST Rochester officials say members of Saudi Arabia's royal family spent enough during a visit to the Mayo Clinic to give the area's economy a shot in the arm. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/saudi-royals-shot-in-arm-for-home-of-mayo-clinic.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:17:33 EST Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Friday said the only way to deal with pirates like those holding his country's supertanker MV Sirius Star is "by eradicating" them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/saudi-arabias-foreign-minister-condemns-piracy.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:39:42 EST Saudi King Abdullah says he expects a government investment program in oil and other sectors to total more than $400 billion over the next five years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/saudi-king-400-billion-investment-in-oil-sector.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:21:31 EST In an ornate living room, a group of women gathered around coffee and date cakes to celebrate the afternoon 18 years ago when they got into cars and drove the streets of Riyadh, a stunning defiance of Saudi Arabia's ban on female driving. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/174808-mideast-saudi-arabia-driving-anniversary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/stunning-saudi-car-ride-celebrated-18-years-later.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/stunning-saudi-car-ride-celebrated-18-years-later.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:51 EST The Saudi government has banned a crusading defense attorney from traveling abroad to receive an award for his work, an international rights group said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/saudi-arabia-bans-lawyer-from-receiving-award.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:54:25 EST Demonstrators in Cairo demanded Tuesday that Saudi Arabia release an Egyptian doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison and 1,500 lashes after he was convicted of malpractice--reportedly after treating a Saudi princess. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172898-mideast-egypt-saudi.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/egyptians-decry-doctors-sentence-of-1-500-lashes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/egyptians-decry-doctors-sentence-of-1-500-lashes.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:33:19 EST The Saudi health minister says his government has filed a $34 billion lawsuit against importers of cigarettes from international tobacco companies, including U.S. firms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/saudi-government-sues-tobacco-importers.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:56:31 EST A group of Saudi activists began a rare public hunger strike Thursday to demand judiciary reform and draw attention to the detention without trial of 11 political reformists. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/saudis-on-hunger-strike-to-demand-judiciary-reform.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:15:20 EST Israeli President Shimon Peres plans to join the Saudi monarch at a U.N. interfaith conference this month, Peres' office said Wednesday, raising the possibility of an unprecedented public meeting between the heads of state of the longtime adversaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/israels-peres-to-attend-meeting-with-saudi-king.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:27 EST Saudi Arabia foiled a 2003 terror plot by militants who planned to hijack a plane and blow it up over a densely populated American city, a Saudi official said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/saudi-official-2003-terror-plot-against-us-foiled.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:17:32 EST The contestants scampered down the runway, bleating at their admirers. Poets sang their praises in verse as the male-only audience appraised the competitors' physical beauty, right down to the length of their necks. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/164503-mideast-saudi-sheep-beauty-pageant.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/breeders-hold-first-pageant-for-saudi-bred-sheep.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/breeders-hold-first-pageant-for-saudi-bred-sheep.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:07:27 EDT The ruler of conservative Saudi Arabia said he plans to attend a meeting at the United Nations next month to discuss his initiative to promote interfaith dialogue, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/saudi-king-to-attend-un-interfaith-dialogue.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:11:06 EDT Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it would delay sending an ambassador to Baghdad, saying there was no point sending a diplomat who would end up forced to remain inside a "fortress" to stay safe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/saudi-arabia-citing-security-delays-iraq-embassy.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:15:14 EDT