Gates Sees Saudi Help, International Support for Iran Sanctions (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday the U.S. has enough backing from other nations to make tougher sanctions work against Iran and signaled that Saudi Arabia may try to persuade China, its biggest oil customer, to go along.
Saudi, UAE ready to press China on Iran sanctions: US (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled a willingness to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
Gates Sees Backing for Iran Sanctions, Saudi Help (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. has enough support to make tougher sanctions work against Iran and signaled that Saudi Arabia may try to persuade its biggest oil customer, China, to go along.
Saudi Arabia, UAE ready to lobby China on Iran sanctions: Gates (The Daily Star Lebanon)
ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled a "willingness" to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said here Thursday."I have the sense that there's a willingness" by the Saudis and UAE leaders to use their leverage as oil-rich states to persuade China to endorse fresh sanctions on
Saudi offers airport projects worth $4.5 billion (Manila Bulletin)
JEDDAH, March 12 (Reuters) – Top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia is planning to launch tenders worth more than 17 billion riyals ($4.5 billion) this year to modernize two airports in the Gulf Arab state, an official said. Traffic at Saudi airports has reached 30 million passengers annually and is expected to double to 60 million over the next 10 years, said Alaa Samman, director of business ...
Research and Markets: Saudi Arabia Banking Sector Analysis (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Saudi Arabia Banking Sector Analysis" report to their offering.
Gates seeks Saudi help on sanctions against Iran (USA Today)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Saudi Arabia's help to win wide backing for tough economic penalties against Tehran.
Saudi prince tops list of richest men in Middle East (Zawya)
Dubai Middle East businessmen are well represented in the world's billionaires list, as current Forbes data show. The richest by far is still Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud, head of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Kingdom Holding . His current net worth is estimated by Forbes at $19.4 billion (Dh71.2 billion), up $6.1 billion from last year.
Negotiations 'only option' for hijacked Saudi vessel (Zawya)
12 March 2010 JEDDAH - The owner of the hijacked Saudi ship for which Somali pirates are demanding a ransom of $20 million has said that it was the vessel's insurance company that received the ransom demand and that he himself had engaged in no direct contact with the pirates.
Saudi prince tops list of richest men in Middle East (Zawya)
Dubai Middle East businessmen are well represented in the world's billionaires list, as current Forbes data show. The richest by far is still Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Al Saud, head of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding.