Saudi Twitter Users Have More to Worry About Than Going to Hell for Tweeting May 16th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) Twitter was amused earlier today by reports of a Saudi Arabian sheikh dooming Twitter users to a loss of "this world and his afterlife." What to an American observer seems like inexplicable hyperbole may actually be an escalation of attempt... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi, twitter, users, have, worry, going, hell, tweeting, Top Keywords

Saudis allow some girls' schools to offer sports May 4th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's official press agency says private girls' schools are now allowed to hold sports activities in the kingdom, "according to the rules of Shariah." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudis, allow, some, girls', schools, offer, sports, tweeting, Top Keywords

Saudi's Kingdom Holding signs 200 million pound refinancing deal for Savoy May 4th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) RIYADH (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Co last week agreed to refinance the debt it used to buy London's Savoy Hotel with a new 200 million-pound loan, it said on Saturday. Breezeroad is 50 percent owned by Kingdo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi's, kingdom, holding, signs, million, pound, refinancing, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

Saudi prince backs letting women drive Apr 14th, 2013 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has indicated support of allowing women there to drive. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi, prince, backs, letting, women, drive, refinancing, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

Kerry talks Syria, Iran in Saudi Arabia Mar 4th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.S. Secretary John Kerry is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi and Gulf Arab officials expected to focus on the crisis in Syria and fears about Iran's nuclear program. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kerry, talks, syria, iran, saudi, arabia, refinancing, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

Jordan: No news of activist held in Saudi Arabia Feb 25th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan says it has no official word from Saudi Arabia about one of its citizens apprehended by authorities there 50 days ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, news, activist, held, saudi, arabia, refinancing, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

Saudi king grants women seats on advisory council Jan 11th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's king granted women seats on the country's top advisory council for the first time on Friday, giving them a long-awaited toehold in the ultraconservative kingdom's male-dominated political syst... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi, king, grants, women, seats, advisory, council, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

Saudi's top cleric warns against mixing of genders Jan 4th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom prepares for the first time to grant women seats on the country... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi's, cleric, warns, against, mixing, genders, council, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

BAE warns Saudi deal delay could hit earnings Dec 19th, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BAE Systems warned that its 2012 earnings could take a hit should it not reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on the pricing of a key contract in the next two months, potentially hampering growth. The arms maker, Eur... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : warns, saudi, deal, delay, could, earnings, council, deal, savoy, Top Keywords

BAE says earnings could be hit by Saudi Arabia deal Dec 19th, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BAE Systems warned that its 2012 earnings could be impacted should it not reach an agreement over the pricing of a contract with Saudi Arabia before the publication of its annual results. The company said on Wednesda... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : says, earnings, could, saudi, arabia, deal, council, deal, savoy, Top Keywords