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DUBAI // The UAE's withdrawal from the Gulf Arab monetary union was based on fundamental reservations including currency plans and the role of the monetary council, the UAE central bank chief said.

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's interior minister said yesterday the kingdom hopes not to have to 'resort to force' to maintain security for the Haj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate.

The Al-Hayat newspaper quoted the Health Ministry as saying the deaths were among pilgrims who came from outside Saudi Arabia.

Walkout: Saudi Arabian ambassador Faisal-al-Trad walking out of the International Conference of Jurists-2009 in New Delhi on Saturday objecting to a remark on Wahabis by noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia a " Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.The Health Ministry said none of the victims had been vaccinated and all became sick within two to three days of arriving.

Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani Saturday kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render 'god a brothel keeper', prompting a Saudi Arabian envoy to walk out of the conference.

Cal Poly's proposed deal to develop an engineering program at a Saudi Arabian university has fallen through in part because of a disagreement over language in the contract.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 -- Malaysia wants an immediate halt to all hostile actions against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and condemns any intervention which supports the Houthis rebels, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Kuwaiti ministers say the planned united currency of several Gulf states will not necessarily be pegged to the US dollar, local media reported Wednesday.

Yemen says it has recaptured ground from the Houthi rebels in the northern Saada province, while Saudi Arabia says its paratroopers are conducting mop-up operations along the border.

Thanks to Spero Daltas, an octagonal "Emerald City" rose in the deserts of Saudi Arabia, a Persian princess got her palace and university buildings, libraries, banks and embassies were built around the world.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the Middle East peace process.

A little traveling, like a little learning, can be a dangerous thing. Barack Obama on the loose in a foreign land is enough to frighten protocol officers and embarrass the rest of us.

Under terms of the agreement, KACST will purchase an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to enable KACST scientists to perform complex simulations and computational modeling.

Saudi Arabia is currently in talks with Russia regarding the purchase of arms and military hardware.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST During the 2009 Hajj beginning around November 25, some 2.5 million pilgrims are expected at holy sites in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, governor of Tabuk region, offers his condolences to the family of Saudi General Said bin Mohamed al-Amri who was killed at the border with Yemen, in the northern city of Tabuk yesterday Yemeni and Saudi forces pounded Shia rebel positions along the border between the two countries yesterday, witnesses and ...

Via the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj: Jeddah Health Affairs Directorate intensifies steps for pilgrims .

Iran and Saudi Arabia drawn to Yemen By Olivier Guitta A new front on the war against radical Islam is on fire.