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These directions, he said, will be undertaken by the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE), the national agency established last year tasked with formulating nuclear development and application strategies. KA-CARE will be...
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Saudis perform the "Istisqa" prayer for rain in Riyadh February 20, 2012. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah called for rain-seeking (istisqa) prayers to be held all over Saudi Arabia on Monday, a statement issued by the Royal court said. The statement urged... View Photo »
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El Geneina (21 Feb.) - An group of gunmen killed a man on Sunday near El Geneina, West Darfur. A witness told Radio Dabanga armed men opened fire on a internally displaced man named Osman Adam, from Riyadh IDP camp, as he was riding a motorcycle on his...
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The two-day International Food Safety Conference started here on Tuesday with serious debates by representatives from different countries. Dr. Hamad Al-Kanhal of Saudi Food and Drug Authority in Riyadh elaborated on the Gulf's rapid alert system on food.
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Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al-Saud, chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and YanbuRoyal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJYRCJY), received at his office in Riyadh on Monday Andre Quervain, the Hungarian minister of state in the...
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Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamadi Jbeli (C) smiles during a meet with Saudi businessmen at Riyadh's Chamber of Commerce February 19, 2012. View Photo »
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The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has taken the first step to transform into a stronger union with the launch of the first meeting of a high-powered panel studying the new initiative, said the council's secretary-general in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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The agents charged 9,500 Riyals for each forged passport. The five _ Tanseer (23) and Shameer (24) from Kerala, Abdul Jawed (32) and Afzal Ahmed (36) of Uttar Pradesh, and Himanshu Singh (25) of New Delhi _ arrived here on Monday morning by flight SV...
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Riyadh (Arabic: الرياض ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital and largest city of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. It is situated in the centre of the Arabian peninsula on a large plateau and is home to over 4,260,000 people (around 20% of the nation's population). Full Article
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Saudi security personnel stand in front of a huge poster of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz during the annual Janadriyah Festival of Heritage and Culture on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh on February 8, 2012.
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