Dubai ideal destination for such events: Haya
January 22, 2009
Bernard Lapasset, Chairman of Rugby World Cup, left, announces the women's team of Thailand to participate in the women's rugby competition, as Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Prime Minister and the ruler of Dubai, looks on, during the official draw in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, for the Rugby Sevens World Cup tournament which will be held from March 5-7. (AP Photo by Kamran Jebreili)
Gulf News – January 19, 2009.
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, lauded Emirates Airline’s efforts for “turning Dubai into an ideal location to showcase events” like the upcoming IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Paris court confirms drug jail sentence for Saudi prince
December 17, 2008
AFP – December 16, 2008.
A Paris appeals court on Tuesday confirmed a Saudi prince’s conviction for involvement in a cocaine smuggling gang and added a seven-million-euro (9.7-million-dollar) fine to his 10-year jail sentence.
Prince Nayef al-Shaalan was tried in absentia in the original trial last year and also failed to show up at the appeal court, which revalidated a warrant for his arrest.
Saudi women’s group wins EU rights prize
December 11, 2008
AFP – December 11, 2008.
Charity will be awarded 6,000 euros
RIYADH - A Saudi charity that helps divorced and underprivileged women has won a European Union prize for human rights groups in the Gulf, the Riyadh office of the European Commission said yesterday
The Al Nahda Philanthropic Society forWomen won the first Chaillot Prize over several other rights groups for its range of activities, including preparing underprivileged and under-educated women for jobs, setting up a school for Down Syndrome children, and assisting needy families, according to the Commission.
The award was announced to mark the 60th anniversary onWednesday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, originally presented to the UN General Assembly at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.
The National News – December 3rd, 2008.
RIYADH – Crown Prince Sultan, who is in New York for medical tests, has appeared on Saudi television meeting Saudi students in the United States, apparently to dispel rumours about his health.
Saudi women critical to development
November 4, 2008
The Financial Times – November 3, 2008 - By Abeer Allam.
Just over a decade ago, Sabria Jawhar enrolled in a masters programme at Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca with a dozen other women. Five years later, she graduated with a degree in linguistic phonology. She was the only woman to finish the programme.
Outdated libraries, poor resources and constant bureaucratic battles, such as obtaining approval from male guardians each step of the way, posed persistent challenges to all the women – and left most with no option but to give up their dream of higher education. As a relatively affluent woman, Ms Jawhar was able to travel to western universities for research or to obtain advanced degrees. But most Saudi women have lacked access to higher education and face daily prejudices to do even the most basic of chores in the ultraconservative nation.
Saudi to build its first women’s university
October 31, 2008
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (C) launched the construction of the first women-only university in the conservative Islamic state of Riyadh October 29, 2008. The Princess Noura Bint Abdelrahman University for Girls will offer courses in subjects like medicine, pharmacy, management, computer sciences and languages that women find difficulty in studying in normal universities where strict gender segregation is enforced.
Reuters – October 30, 2008.
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has launched the construction of the first women-only university in the kingdom.
Dallah Al Baraka to support the upcoming social medical home health care conference
October 20, 2008
Press Release – October 19, 2008
The National Home Health Care Foundation, Western Region Branch, will be organizing the 2nd Annual Social Medical Home Health Care Conference titled: ‘Health and Humanitarian Partnership … the New Strategy’.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia unveils ‘world’s tallest tower’
October 15, 2008
Building – October 14, 2008
By Dan Stewart
Another contender for mantle of the tallest building in the world launched in Jeddah.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for Kingdom City, which will feature as its centrepiece a 1km tower promised to be the tallest in the world.
Sights on a sheik
October 15, 2008
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) – Confidential – October 15, 2008
It worked for Princess Mary, so anyone waiting for their chance to be whisked away by a visiting royal should get to Suncorp Stadium, in Brisbane, pronto.
A prince for all titles
October 15, 2008
Arab News – October 15, 2008
Known for his global philanthropic activities, business acumen, farsightedness and bold investments, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has added another feather in his cap.
Vanity Fair magazine has listed Alwaleed, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, among the annual “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” 2008 list that was featured in the October issue of the magazine.
