GenevaLunch » Saudi Arabia http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince laid to rest, new heir to be named soonhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/26/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-laid-to-rest-new-heir-to-be-named-soon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/26/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-laid-to-rest-new-heir-to-be-named-soon/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:55:26 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=62877 GenevaLunch.com SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was buried in Riyadh on Tuesday 25 October, now the country and the world wait for the Saudi king to announce the new heir. An Allegiance Council of the ruling family, set up by the king in 2006, is expected to approve a new [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/26/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-laid-to-rest-new-heir-to-be-named-soon/feed/ 0 Saudi women get the vote, but not drivers’ licenseshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/26/saudi-women-get-the-vote-but-not-drivers-licenses/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/26/saudi-women-get-the-vote-but-not-drivers-licenses/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:27:58 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61869 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Saudi Arabia’s Kind Abdullah Sunday 25 September granted women the right to vote in municipal elections, starting in 2015, in one of the most dramatic legal changes in the country in recent years. Women will not be able to vote in upcoming elections and there is some concern that the king’s edict [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/26/saudi-women-get-the-vote-but-not-drivers-licenses/feed/ 0 Syrian attacks draw verbal fire from Saudi king, OAUhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/08/syrian-attacks-draw-verbal-fire-from-saudi-king-oau/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/08/syrian-attacks-draw-verbal-fire-from-saudi-king-oau/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:25:00 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=60473 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Syria significantly stepped up its fight against protesters over the weekend, drawing sharp rebukes from Saudi Arabia and more criticism from neighbouring countries. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia called the lastest round “unacceptable” to his country and recalled his ambassador to Syria, “breaking Arab silence”, as Reuters puts it. The king insisted [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/08/syrian-attacks-draw-verbal-fire-from-saudi-king-oau/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia, Indonesia tussle over maids, following ILO decisionhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/07/saudi-arabia-indonesia-tussle-over-maids-following-ilo-decision/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/07/saudi-arabia-indonesia-tussle-over-maids-following-ilo-decision/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:15:50 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59528 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The ILO’s (International Labour Organization) adoption of a set of international standards to improve the conditions of domestic workers has had an initial negative impact on Indonesian women. Jakarta announced last week that it would not allow its citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia unless human rights conditions there improved. An Indonesian [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/07/saudi-arabia-indonesia-tussle-over-maids-following-ilo-decision/feed/ 0 Yemen president reportedly in Saudi hospital after attackhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/05/yemen-president-reportedly-in-saudi-hospital-after-attack/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/05/yemen-president-reportedly-in-saudi-hospital-after-attack/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:05:24 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=58477 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The long-serving president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has been transferred to a hospital in Saudi Arabia after an attack on his headquarters left him with head injuries, but reports on his medical condition are contradictory. Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi took on the responsibilities of president Saturday night. The [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/05/yemen-president-reportedly-in-saudi-hospital-after-attack/feed/ 0 Swiss Piranha tanks were used in Bahrain, Seco confirmshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/28/swiss-piranha-tanks-were-used-in-bahrain-seco-confirms/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/28/swiss-piranha-tanks-were-used-in-bahrain-seco-confirms/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:13:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55824 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Swiss Piranha tanks were used by Saudi Arabia in putting down protests in neighbouring Bahrain in mid-March, the Swiss Office for the Economy (Seco) confirmed Sunday 27 March to news agency ATS. The tanks, on wheels, were made by Mowag in Kreuzlingen, canton Thurgau. Some 30 were sold to the Saudi [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/28/swiss-piranha-tanks-were-used-in-bahrain-seco-confirms/feed/ 3 Teheran summons Swiss ambassador over US Bahrain “backing”http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/teheran-summons-swiss-ambassador-over-us-bahrain-backing/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/teheran-summons-swiss-ambassador-over-us-bahrain-backing/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:20:49 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55415 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Tehran Times reports Wednesday evening that Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti was summoned Tuesday, along with the Saudi Arabian ambassador to hear complaints about US support for Saudi troops going to Bahrain, at the latter’s request. Switzerland represents US interests in Iran. The ambassador promised to share Iran’s concerns with [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/16/teheran-summons-swiss-ambassador-over-us-bahrain-backing/feed/ 1 US says unaware Saudi Arabia sending troops to Bahrainhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/us-says-unaware-saudi-arabia-sending-troops-to-bahrain/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/us-says-unaware-saudi-arabia-sending-troops-to-bahrain/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:18:02 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55310 GenevaLunch.com US officials at the Pentagon say that Robert Gates, the defense secretary, was not given any warning when he visited Bahrain last week that just two days later Saudi Arabia would send 1,000 troops to the small kingdom to help quell protests, Monday 14 March. Aljazeera reports that the UAE (United Arab Emirates) sent 500 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/15/us-says-unaware-saudi-arabia-sending-troops-to-bahrain/feed/ 0 Arms exports decline, as Switzerland pushes transparency (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/22/arms-exports-decline-as-switzerland-pushes-transparency-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/22/arms-exports-decline-as-switzerland-pushes-transparency-update/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:36:28 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=54401 GenevaLunch.com Update 18:05  Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland in 2010 exported CHF640.5 million in “war materials” to 69 countries, down 12 percent from the previous year (CHF727.7m), compared to overall Swiss export, which rose by 8 percent, Bern announced Tuesday 22 February. Arms exports accounted last year for less than half a percent of the country’s [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/22/arms-exports-decline-as-switzerland-pushes-transparency-update/feed/ 2 Saudi prince found guilty of murder in Londonhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/10/19/saudi-prince-found-guilty-of-murder-in-london/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/10/19/saudi-prince-found-guilty-of-murder-in-london/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:30:59 +0000 Sean Ecker http://genevalunch.com/?p=48792 GenevaLunch.com Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34, a grandson of the ruler of Saudi Arabia has been found guilty of murdering his valet in a luxury London hotel, after only 90 minutes of deliberation by the jury at London’s Old Baily court, 19 October. He faces a life sentence in prison. He bit and [...]

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