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12/31/2005	Over 1 million pilgrims arrived in Kingdom


12/31/2005	King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan meet Palestinian President Abbas


12/30/2005	Preliminary Hajj figures released


12/29/2005	Civil Defense preparing for Hajj


12/29/2005	Presentation of new Kiswa for 1426 Hajj scheduled for January 1


12/29/2005	Philanthropist sets up kitchen to feed pilgrims


12/28/2005	Two most-wanted terror suspects confirmed dead in shoot-out


12/28/2005	Updated statistics of pilgrim arrivals


12/28/2005	Woman wins seat on Saudi Engineers Council


12/28/2005	Funeral prayer held for slain security officers


12/27/2005	King Abdullah receives US Ambassador to Iraq


12/27/2005	Crown Prince Sultan Receives Palestinian Ambassador and Mayor of Manchester


12/27/2005	King Faisal International Prize 2006 winners announced


12/27/2005	Five security men killed by terror suspects


12/27/2005	Supreme Judicial Council calls for sighting crescent


12/27/2005	Saudi Arabia participates in International Human Rights Conference


12/26/2005	Nayef Arab and French university sign MOU for scientific cooperation


12/26/2005	Saudi pension fund to invest SR9.6 billion abroad


12/26/2005	Saudi Arabia makes big strides in agricultural sector


12/26/2005	First Saudi female jockey finishes seventh at Dubai endurance race


12/26/2005	Railways to link Jeddah airport to Makkah and Medinah


12/26/2005	Kingdom and Yemen sign trade minutes


12/26/2005	Prince Khalid honors Air Force pilots


12/26/2005	Ministry of Health's preparations for Hajj completed


12/26/2005	Website targeting Saudi women investors launched


12/26/2005	Riyadh's first municipal meeting held since election


12/26/2005	Twenty-seven centers cater vocational and social services


12/26/2005	Saudi charity campaign finances projects in tsunami struck areas


12/26/2005	Prince Khalid bin Sultan comments on Eurofighter Typhoon


12/26/2005	King Abdullah receives telephone call from French President Chirac


12/26/2005	Preparation of Hajj continue in Makkah


12/25/2005	Dr. Bin Homaid's term of office extended


12/25/2005	Crown Prince Sultan holds press conference


12/25/2005	Prince Salman presides over King Abdulaziz Foundation function


12/25/2005	Crown Prince announces winners of King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam


12/25/2005	Expansion projects of Two Holy Mosques will benefit Islam and Muslims


12/25/2005	First group of Iranian pilgrims arrive in Kingdom


12/24/2005	Saudi Development Fund finances exports to UAE, Lebanon


12/24/2005	SR 256 billion invested in Kingdom's 3,657 productive factories


12/24/2005	Load of 45 containers distributed in Pakistan


12/24/2005	Saudi-Syrian sports agreement signed


12/24/2005	GCC Health Ministers review electronic linkage of medical data centers


12/24/2005	Official signs SR 91 million contract for power generation stations in Yanbu


12/24/2005	Updated statistics of pilgrim arrivals


12/23/2005	Minister endorses Hajj rituals program


12/23/2005	Ports handle 1.92 billion tons of goods in about three decades


12/23/2005	New NSHR volunteers to help defend Gitmo detainees


12/23/2005	Prince Turki accepts world’s top Middle East film archive


12/21/2005	Prince Turki congratulates noted Saudi dentist on award


12/21/2005	Saudi economist becomes first female CEO of a Gulf bank


12/20/2005	Kingdom signs agreement to build 300 residential units in Rafah


12/20/2005	King Abdullah launches massive King Abdullah Economic City


12/20/2005	Commerce Minister: Kingdom will honor its WTO commitments


12/20/2005	King Abdullah hosts former President Bush


12/19/2005	Saudi medical facilities gear up for this year’s hajj


12/19/2005	Riyadh Governor praises executive plan to develop tourism


12/19/2005	26th GCC summit concludes, issues final communiqué


12/19/2005	26th GCC summit issues Abu Dhabi Declaration focusing on education


12/18/2005	Minister of Commerce says Saudi Arabia will benefit from WTO entry


12/17/2005	National Dialogue forum ends with vision for bridging cultural gaps


12/17/2005	Saudi Aramco to increase number of wells in 2006


12/16/2005	King Abdullah receives telephone call from President Bush


12/16/2005	Prince Turki visits Saudi Cultural Mission


12/16/2005	Saudi ambassador holds weekly meeting at the Embassy


12/16/2005	Prince Turki discusses economy, Iraq, reform, Iran on CNBC


12/16/2005	Prince Turki visits Saudi Arabian Airlines offices in Washington


12/16/2005	Prince Turki hosts farewell luncheon for outgoing diplomats


12/15/2005	GCC Ministerial Council to meet Saturday in Abu Dhabi


12/15/2005	Kingdom announces formation of 178 municipal councils


12/14/2005	Saudi aid to Pakistan delivered by sea


12/14/2005	National Dialogue Forum is underway in Abha


12/14/2005	Prince Alwaleed donates $40 million to two US universities


12/14/2005	Kingdom’s exports reach a record SR 652 billion


12/14/2005	SAGIA and Swicorp announce consortium for $5 billion in energy projects


12/12/2005	King Abdullah announces state budget for FY2006


12/11/2005	Saudi Arabia officially becomes the WTO’s 149th member


12/11/2005	Prince Saud follows up on OIC summit with Secretary-General Ihsanoglu


12/11/2005	Shura Council praises outcome of the OIC summit


12/11/2005	Prince Salman opens Al-Bilad Bank in Riyadh


12/10/2005	Kingdom opens first of seven health centers in Niger


12/10/2005	First Tourist Information Center opened in Riyadh


12/09/2005	Prince Turki discusses Iraq, terrorism, Saudi reform with US reporters


12/08/2005	Oil Minister addresses Montreal climate change conference


12/08/2005	Third extraordinary OIC summit concludes


12/08/2005	Prince Turki meets with Secretary Rumsfeld, British ambassador


12/07/2005	OIC foreign ministers unanimously approve agenda for summit


12/07/2005	Prince Saud briefs press on the progress of the summit


12/07/2005	King Abdullah hosts dinner in honor of visiting Muslim leaders


12/07/2005	Ministry of Commerce appoints two women to the JCCI board


12/07/2005	King Abdullah unveils plaque for new OIC headquarters in Jeddah


12/07/2005	Kingdom transfers $15.4 million to Palestinian Authority


12/07/2005	King Abdullah opens OIC summit with call for unity, tolerance


12/07/2005	Iranian minister calls for closer industrial cooperation with the Kingdom


12/06/2005	Muslim leaders arrive for OIC summit


12/06/2005	Prince Turki meets with ambassadors of France and Oman


12/06/2005	Kingdom’s Grand Mufti comments on OIC summit


12/06/2005	Prince Saud addresses OIC preparatory meeting


12/05/2005	Cabinet: OIC summit, terrorism, Saudi Arabian Airlines


12/05/2005	Saudi athletes win medals at the 2005 West Asian Games


12/05/2005	MWL head stresses the importance of the OIC summit


12/05/2005	ILO team arrives in Saudi Arabia for five-day visit


12/04/2005	Prince Turki meets with Deputy Defense Secretary England


12/04/2005	Foreign Minister discusses upcoming OIC summit’s agenda


12/04/2005	Prince Salman inaugurates Riyadh Economic Forum


12/04/2005	Shura Council holds 49th ordinary session


12/03/2005	Saudi authorities arrest 17 suspected Al Qaeda terrorists


12/02/2005	Prince Turki presents his credentials to President Bush


12/02/2005	IIRA establishes 14 orphanages


12/02/2005	Construction begins on the Hawiyah natural gas mega-project


12/01/2005	SAGIA grants licenses for 126 investment projects worth $960 million


12/01/2005	Syrian official praises Saudi efforts to broker a deal with the UN


12/01/2005	Health Minister calls for quick implementation of health plan for expatriates


12/01/2005	Saudi poet to compile book about the lives of women in the Kingdom


12/01/2005	Prince Turki calls for enhanced Saudi-US cooperation


12/01/2005	Two Saudi women make history with JCCI election wins


12/01/2005	Contracts signed for six new desalination plants in the Kingdom


11/30/2005	King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan meet with Iraqi Prime Minister


11/30/2005	Foreign Ministry confirms Saudi aid to Pakistan


11/30/2005	King Abdullah meets with US delegations


11/29/2005	Cabinet: Syria, Iraq, Islamic summit, domestic issues


11/29/2005	Kingdom gifts computers to Sri Lanka


11/29/2005	Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry elections wind down


11/28/2005	Kingdom brokers deal between Syria and the UN


11/28/2005	King Abdullah telephones President Bush


11/28/2005	Saudi railway projects worth $1.1 billion to open to private investors


11/27/2005	SABIC subsidiary to launch IPO by next year


11/27/2005	Shura Council holds regular session


11/26/2005	GCC Interior Ministers discuss counterterrorism in Bahrain meeting


11/25/2005	Saudi Arabia elected to IMO Council


11/25/2005	Saudi academics conclude tour of the US


11/24/2005	Saudi Aramco allocates $4.8 billion for new oil refinery in Yanbu


11/24/2005	Eighth Development Plan to establish 7 new universities in the Kingdom


11/23/2005	Abha Investment Forum issues numerous recommendations


11/22/2005	Shura Council holds regular meeting


11/21/2005	SAGIA to open offices around the world


11/21/2005	International bird flu conference opens in Riyadh


11/21/2005	Saudi Arabia is top donor at international donors conference for Pakistan


11/21/2005	Saudi airlift delivers medical supplies to Pakistan


11/21/2005	Cabinet: IEFS opening, Iraq, development plans


11/20/2005	Shura Council holds regular session


11/19/2005	King Abdullah meets with US energy secretary


11/19/2005	Prince Muhammad bin Fahd University signs contract with US universities


11/19/2005	King Abdullah opens new IEFS headquarters


11/19/2005	Oil Minister addresses IEFS opening ceremony


11/18/2005	Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign memorandum on the environment


11/18/2005	Fourth Saudi relief plane arrives in Niger


11/18/2005	Foreign Minister attends Arab League ministerial meeting on Iraq


11/18/2005	Saudi field hospital in Pakistan has treated 10,200 patients so far


11/18/2005	Oil Minister meets with US Energy Secretary


11/17/2005	Council of Arab Ministers issues statement on environmental issues


11/17/2005	Deputy Chief of Mission meets with Saudi academics in Washington


11/17/2005	Saudi field hospital in Pakistan treats its 9,800th patient


11/17/2005	Ministry of Culture allocates US 34.7 million to literary clubs


11/17/2005	SAGIA and Intel Capital to set up $100 million venture capital firm


11/17/2005	Deputy Chief of Royal Protocol steps down


11/17/2005	Ground-breaking ceremony for new IEFS headquarters to be held in Riyadh


11/16/2005	Crown Prince Sultan meets with President Mubarak in Egypt


11/15/2005	Three Saudi POWs missing in Kuwait now confirmed dead


11/15/2005	WHO to send its regional employees to Kingdom for urgent medical care


11/14/2005	Saudi Arabia officially joins the WTO


11/14/2005	First Saudi-US Strategic Dialogue launched in Jeddah


11/14/2005	King Abdullah meets with Secretary of State Rice


11/13/2005	Interior Minister calls for Saudis captured in Iraq to be extradited


11/12/2005	Saudi aid to earthquake victims in Pakistan continues


11/12/2005	Foreign Minister attends the Forum for the Future in Bahrain


11/12/2005	Saudi relief assistance to Niger continues


11/10/2005	Foreign Minister holds joint press conference with UN Secretary-General


11/10/2005	GCC, OIC condemn Jordan bombings


11/10/2005	King Abdullah condoles Jordanian ruler on the bombings in Amman


11/10/2005	Saudi relief aid arrives in Niger


11/10/2005	Saudi relief planes continue to arrive in Pakistan


11/10/2005	Saudi Arabia hosts TNR event on free trade


11/10/2005	Saudi Arabia condemns bombings in Jordan


11/09/2005	King Abdullah meets with UN Secretary-General Annan


11/09/2005	Prince Turki meets with Yemeni President Saleh in Washington


11/08/2005	Prince Saud comments on Iraq, Syria to reporters


11/08/2005	Prince Turki discusses terrorism in speech to Middle East Institute


11/08/2005	Saudi on most-wanted list extradited to the Kingdom


11/08/2005	King Abdullah meets with Arab League Secretary-General


11/08/2005	Saudi relief plane leaves for Niger


11/08/2005	Saudi relief planes continue to deliver aid to Pakistan