King Abdullah II

Rice struggling to spur Israeli-Palestinian peace process

JERUSALEM, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East later this week, in a new bid to push forward the staggering Israeli-Palestinian peace process. U.S. State Department announced...

Jordan, France's Areva discuss plans to build nuclear plant

AMMAN, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Energy-thirsty Jordan on Sunday discussed with French nuclear giant Areva plans to join hands to build a nuclear plant in the kingdom. Talks between Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi and visiting...

In crisis, a few Brownie points

Brown at the King Saud University in Riyadh on Sunday. (AP) London, Nov. 2: The current economic crisis has allowed one politician to come back from the dead — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Only last April, Labour peer...

Afghanistan negotiations 'very difficult': British PM (AFP)

AFP – Prime Minister Gordon Brown poses for a picture as he arrives at the Qatar Foundation in Doha. Brown … DOHA (AFP) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday it would be "very difficult" for Afghanistan to negotiate...

WFP Executive Director To Visit The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

CAIRO -- The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Josette Sheeran will travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 3 to 6 November to meet King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of...

Saudi Arabia Aramco has new CEO

RIYADH, Nov 2 (KUNA) -- Saudi Arabia Supreme Council for Petroleum and Mineral Affairs headed by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz appointed on Sunday Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh as President and CEO of Aramco effective from...

Jordan to Temporarily Freeze Oil Shale Activities

Jordan would halt oil shale activities in the central region for a year and half to make way for uranium exploitation, the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) said on Monday. The government decided to "freeze all the oil shale...

WSF Headline Roundup - 11/2/08 - Saudis to lend a hand to the IMF?; TCI loses around $130M on...

Brown hopeful of Saudi cash for IMF TCI Loses About $130 Million on Investment in Japan's J-Power MF Global Rebuffs Interactive Brokers' Partnership Three million homeowners face negative equity trap U.S. Rejects G.M.’s Call...

Brown claims victory over Gulf financial rescue plan

By James Tapsfield, PA Political Correspondent in Riyadh Gordon Brown claimed victory today in his bid to get Gulf states to pump more money into struggling economies. After talks in Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister said he...

Nuclear agreement with South Korea to pave way for future collaboration - ambassador

A nuclear cooperation agreement Jordan is expected to sign with South Korea in December will pave the way for future collaboration in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, according to Korean Ambassador to Jordan...