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UK, Korean firms picked for Rabigh project - Arab News
The letters were issued last week as the validity of bids was due to expire on April 30, sources said. In 2010, Aramco's Chief Executive Khalid Al-Falih said the estimated total budget cost of the expansion was $6 billion to $8 billion, but one source ...
Yemen's Saleh to get out of Hadi's way - Arab News
By REUTERS SANAA: Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave Yemen temporarily after Gulf states leaned on him to get out of the way of his successor to ease tension complicating efforts to stabilize the country, a source said yesterday.
Saleh relative resigns as Yemen air force head - Arab News
Benomar, who helped push through the plan under which Saleh eventually left office after more than a year of popular unrest, persuaded the former president to secure his half-brother's compliance with Hadi's directive, a government official said.
Fighters want to try Qaddafi son - Libyan lawyer - Arab News
“The Libyan government is very well aware that they only have the opportunity to try Mr.Qaddafi if they are willing to show that they are able to do so,” said an official close to the Libyan legal team, who declined to be named.
Bemco frontrunner to build Saudi power plant: Sources - Arab News
The winning company will also build a 380 kilovolt (KV) high voltage substation, one of the sources said. He said the deal is expected to be awarded in two to three weeks. Bemco submitted the lowest bid of 2371.83 Saudi riyals per kilowatt for the ...
No clues yet on Saudi diplomat's murder in Dhaka - Arab News
“The Bangladeshi police have failed so far to track the killers,” said another official, who refused to give his name. “The police in that country has nothing to offer…who were the killers? What was the motive behind the killing?
Ministry completes study on replacing sponsorship system - Arab News
“The new system is designed to protect the rights of both foreign workers and employers,” the source said. The study proposed introduction of a mandatory insurance scheme to protect financial rights of foreign workers and employers.
Jordan arrests 10 Syrians for spying on refugees - Arab News
He says the men were all low-ranking army and police deserters who escaped to Jordan during the Syrian uprising. They claimed they fled because they opposed the Syrian regime's alleged torture of civilians. The official insisted on anonymity, ...
Arabs, Turkey push Syrian opposition to unite - Arab News
A senior dissident, who declined to be named, said he had accepted the Qatari-Turkish invitation despite his reservations about the SNC leadership and the Muslim Brotherhood. “I am biting the bullet because we all want the 'Friends of Syria' meeting to ...
Russian shot in UK was due to give evidence — lawyer - Arab News
A member of the building's staff, who declined to give his name, said he heard no shots, but ran outside when he heard frantic shouting. “He is a customer here. He was still alive. He spoke to us in Russian. I understood what he was saying,” the member ...
South Sudan to complete new airport terminal, eyes port - Arab News
By REUTERS JUBA: South Sudan plans to mark its emergence onto the world stage as an independent oil producer by completing a new airport terminal in June as a showcase for business visitors to the capital Juba, a government official said.
Yemeni Nobel Laureate tells Syrians: Assad's time is up - Arab News
Our people continue to die,” said one 46-year old woman outside the tent who declined to give her name. A mother of nine, the woman said she had left some of her children in Syria. Two of her daughters were in Lebanon and two of her sons had managed to ...
Kashghari repents in court - Arab News
However, a legal consultant who did not want to be identified said his repentance would not absolve him from legal responsibility for his alleged comments. Kashghari, 23, fled the country after the tweets were discovered by Saudi authorities but he was ...
116 Qassim prisoners set free after royal amnesty - Arab News
Ali Al-Maliki, an official close to Prince Turki's department, said King Abdullah was able to win the pardon from the kith and kin of murder victims within a year. “This is a record,” he pointed out. He said efforts are underway to convince four more ...
Suspect planned to bomb Capitol - Arab News
Two people briefed on the matter told The Associated Press the FBI has had him under surveillance around the clock for several weeks. He came to the US when he was 16 years old and overstayed his visitor visa, which expired in 1999, making him in the ...
Boost to defense ties with India - Arab News
"One could expect more developments in the defense and security field, as this is a vital component of any strategic partnership," said a reliable source, on the condition of anonymity. He said that the Delhi Declaration is a pointer in this direction.
Worshippers want Kashgari punished - Arab News
He did not want to be identified. A number of worshipers said they were determined to file lawsuits against Kashgari in Shariah courts calling for his execution on charges of apostasy. The 23-year-old Kashgari has become notorious overnight because of ...
Women spectators not allowed in stadiums: Official - Arab News
The woman, who did not want to be identified, said she was happy that for the first time the TV announcer welcomed women. She recalled he began his live transmission of the match by saying “Ladies and gentlemen.” The first match was between Saudi ...
Saudi Arabia, Asia set to dominate sukuk market in 2012 - Arab News
An anonymous source confirmed that the government guaranteed component is confirmed while the non-government guarantee component has attracted impressive orders from investors in the book building exercise which means that the issuance will be well ...
Olympus to issue $1.3bn in new capital: report - Arab News
"I guess some people may be buying the shares back now that they have a rough idea on the size of the possible capital increase," said a fund manager at a Japanese asset management firm, who asked not to be named. "But this is the worst kind of ...
Smuggling operations on the rise in southern provinces - Arab News
He did not want to be identified. Security reports said the drug traffickers were targeting Saudi Arabia for a number of reasons, including its closeness to where hashish and opium were grown, the high standard of living and the large number of ...
Batelco eyes tower sales in Bahrain, Jordan - Arab News
A formal bidding process is on and Batelco has received expressions of interest from a few bidders, the source said. A Batelco executive said the firm was looking at options to monetize the tower operations in the two countries. ...
Swiss offer US tax deal for all Swiss banks: Sources - Arab News
“It's a fraction of the total still out there,” said one US government official briefed on the matter, adding that perhaps one quarter of the $2 trillion, or $500 billion, could be undeclared money held by American taxpayers.
Seif Al-Islam's surrender to be ICC's tough test - Arab News
He hasn't got confirmation yet, he's still waiting,” said the official, who declined to be named. With no police force of its own, the ICC has relied in the past on state cooperation to have its suspects arrested and many of them have remained ...
Prices of IDB sacrificial vouchers up by SR20 - Arab News
“The price increases this year are in line with global market price rises of livestock that are imported to the Kingdom from abroad,” an official source who did not want to be identified told Arab News. “The prices of vouchers for cows and cattle have ...