When Jesus Returns We Will Have Peace

As a muslim I am taught that the world will almost certainly not know peace untill the saviour jesus of nazereth is reborn. That doesn't mean we shouldn't work for peace...

Gas Prices Jumps up to 13 Cents per Litre in Some Markets

News like this makes me glad I don't drive and live in a city with decent public transportation. Gas is up again, this time as much as 13 cents per litre in Canada and the US. That means a mid-sized car could cost...

OPEC may pressure Saudis to cut output

" Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:13:13 GMT OPEC members may exert pressure on Saudi Arabia at the upcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna to cutback its production amid falling energy prices. Despite the OPEC decision to maintain crude...

Filipinos in Riyadh eye prominent doctor for top OWWA post

Rudy C. Estimo Jr. | Arab News     RIYADH: Some members of the Filipino community in Saudi Arabia are campaigning for a Saudi-based Dr. Carlito L. Astillero, a pathologist and laboratory director at Al-Missari hospital for the past 21...

Giant Saudi field is key to boosting oil output

Amidst the talk of Crude prices hitting a record level of $150, one of world's biggest oil supplier Saudi Arabia had commissioned a giant field to boost oil supply. " This massive oil field surrounded by the desolate sands of Saudi Arabia's vast eastern desert feels like...

Saudis pour billions into `City of Knowledge` on holy site

"Saudi Arabia is pouring billions of dollars into Medina, burial place of the Prophet Mohammed and the cradle of Islam, to turn the religion's second holiest site into a high-tech bastion.The so-called Knowledge...

Saudi investors ready to invest $2 B in RI`s Agroindustry

"Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Eight Saudi large companies have set aside US$2 billion to develop Indonesia`s agroindustry, a Saudi executive said."Saudi Arabia has allocated huge funds for investment in the agroindustry. Eight Saudi companies are ready to cooperate with...

OPEC talks: Saudi Arabia to boost oil output

Gordon Brown seems to have made the breakthrough that some thought his dour faced approaches to OPEC couldn't achieve. " Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring...

Saudi King: 'We will pump more oil'

" Saudi Arabia will raise oil production to record levels within weeks in an attempt to avert an escalation of social and political unrest around the world. King Abdullah signalled the commitment to the UN...

Is Saudi Arabia about to repeat its oil policy error of 1998? « Peter J. Coo...

" So I wonder if Saudi Arabia really decided to screw down oil prices next week, how long will this last? The emerging economies will soon swallow up any surplus production and we will be back to square one, and prices will go up again. Only at that point Saudi Arabia may...

New Hunt brothers of the silver market most likely to live in Arabia « Peter...

Beginning in 1973 the then richest family in America decided to beat inflation by buying silver, then $1.95 an ounce. It worked brilliantly and by 1979 the Hunt brothers had amassed half the world’s silver in a pool with wealthy Arab investors and the price peaked at $54....

Saudi Arabia gives 500 million dollars to world food appeal

""The World Food Programme has met its extraordinary call for 755 million dollars to compensate for the increased costs of food and fuel with a 500 million dollar donation from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said a statement.The WFP, which operates in 78 countries and helps...

Not a single cinema hall but Saudis hold their first film festival

Saudis, known for banning popular Bollywood and Hollywood films, are now organising the country's first ever film festival. Till date, there are no cinema halls in Saudi Arabia. In fact, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali's...

Kuwait elects it's Parliament in a calm democratic move

KUWAIT May 17, 2008 6:40 GMT – Today, Kuwait will elect its new parliament, succeeding the previously dissolved one. One million four hundred thousand registered voters will elect fifty new members out of 275...

Never Fear, New bin Laden Tape on the Way

Isn't it interesting that bin Laden has made such effective use of new media as a communications and distribution channel for the militant Islamist cause?International authorities must be receiving Facebook...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from