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Book reading update (whew it's been a while, there are a lot)

vox.com     Aug 30, 2008          

The Host: A Novel This is one of the books I'm reading at the moment, I'll be done with it this evening, so I'm going to give you the heads up on it. The Girls of Riyadh is a much more interesting read, telling of the...                    

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Vice President and Investment Manager, PE Fund, Tunis and Riyadh

vc-jobs.com     Aug 29, 2008          

This $250 million private equity firm invests in sectors ranging across consumer goods, retail, communications, financial services and construction materials. The fund targets diversification both geographically across the...                    

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Saudi who died in Lanka buried in Jeddah

keralanext.com     Aug 28, 2008          

RIYADH: The 28-year-old Saudi man, who died of heart attack in Sri Lanka on Friday, was buried on Tuesday evening in Jeddah soon after his body arrived from Colombo. The body of Thameer Saeed Al-Zahrani arrived at King...                    

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Saudi activists want end to arrests of reformers

alertnet.org     Aug 27, 2008          

RIYADH, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Saudi intellectuals have called on the government to end arrests of and restrictions imposed on pro-reform and human rights activists in the conservative Islamic monarchy. The appeal, made this...                    

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Hanging on: A tribute to a pair much-loved

andfaraway.net     Aug 27, 2008          

I know they’re dying, any such pair would have been dying for years. Their color has long faded to a shade of sickly grayish-blue, and their natural curves have faded to flatness. But I am not yet ready to let go, they...                    

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Air Arabia introduces daily service to Riyadh and Jeddah

menafn.com     Aug 26, 2008   2 related          

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today that, effective September 16, it will fly daily to Riyadh and Jeddah from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah,...                    

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Firm gears up to take over water, sewage operations in Riyadh

zawya.com     Aug 26, 2008          

JEDDAH: The National Water Company has announced the beginning of procedures to take over water and sewage operation and management in Riyadh and Jeddah within the next three months. The jobs will be handed over to the...                    

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Saudi: Lebanese jailed for claiming prophethood

dailystaregypt.com     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

RIYADH, SaudiArabia : A Saudi religious court has convicted a Lebanese man of claiming to be a prophet and sentenced him to four years imprisonment.A judicial official in the city of Medina's court says Lebanese national...                    

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Air India to operate daily flights to Riyadh

hindu.com     Aug 25, 2008          

Kozhikode: Air India has announced daily direct flights from Kozhikode to Riyadh from September 7. Flight No AI-901 will depart from Kozhikode at 7.30 a.m. and reach Riyadh at 9.40 a.m. (local time). On the return leg,...                    

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Gulf states remain wedded to dollar

iht.com     Aug 25, 2008          

A money changer counting riyals in Riyadh. Before the recent rise in the dollar, experts had been contending that Saudi Arabia should abandon its currency peg. (Fahad Shadeed/Reuters ) Gulf states remain wedded to dollar...                    

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