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GCC leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia

GCC leaders are scheduled to hold their 10th consultation meeting in Dhahran on May 20.

Yemen

Congress to talk on challenges

Arab nationalists will discuss the challenges facing the Arab Ummah in the 19th Arab National Congress in Sana'a from Saturday till May 13.

Yemen

Yemen to give burn victims at Saudi border cash assistance

The Yemeni government will give each of 18 men who were severely burnt in a fire on the border with Saudi Arabia more than Dh5,000 as assistance.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia calls for Arab meeting on Lebanon crisis

Saudi Arabia, a key backer of the Lebanese government, called on Friday for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia

Makkah tops in expat crime

The study, carried out by security experts under the directives of Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, says that the introduction of a fingerprint system for foreigners, who either leave or are deported from the kingdom, came too late.

Yemen

Number of people fleeing Somalia for Yemen doubles

The number of people fleeing Somalia for Yemen more than doubled as fighting in southern and central parts of the east African country led more people to seek safety across the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations said.

Saudi Arabia

Al Waleed gives $15.7m to Cambridge and Edinburgh varsities

Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal, the biggest shareholder in Citigroup Inc., gave 8 million pounds ($15.7 million) each to the UK universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh to start Islamic studies research centers.

 

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