New GCC security research award launchedThe Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Secretariat General has launched a competition for the Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz award for security research 2015 for GCC countries. The key topic of the award is &ldq More… |
Security major issue after Nayef deathSaudi Arabia is under pressure to quickly choose a replacement for the late Crown Prince Nayef, who was heir to the kingdom's throne and its security chief, as it confronts rivalries and turmoil across the Middle East. While defence mi More… |
Market steady after Prince Nayef deathSaudi Arabia's stock market is expected to see little impact from the death of the kingdom's crown prince on Saturday, despite an intraday drop, as investors bank on a smooth succession, analysts said. The Saudi index declined 2.5 per cent More… |
Saudi index closes 1.4pc higherSaudi shares closed 1.4 per cent higher on Saturday, lifted by gains in most sectors, on the first day of trading after the King Abdullah appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef as the new crown prince. The all-share closed at 6,236 point More… |
Saudi King prepares key appointmentsSaudi Arabia mourned on Sunday the death of Crown Prince Sultan, as King Abdullah prepared to nominate his new heir and choose a new occupant of the key defence minister's job. With much of the rest of the Middle East in turmoil, More… |
Prince Nayef likely to become Saudi heirSaudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef was expected to become the new heir to the throne in the world's biggest oil exporter after the death of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Saturday. Prince Sultan, aged 80 according to go More… |
Saudi 'at forefront in battling terror'Saudi Arabia has been in the lead in exposing the dangers of terrorism and intellectual extremism and in confronting them with the force and approach of deterrence, said the Kingdom's interior minister. Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, More… |