Gaza, January 02 , SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today
lauded the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King

Riyadh, January 02, SPA -- The fourth batch of Saudi aid ordered by
the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to provide medical supplies and

Berlin, January 02, SPA -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter
Steinmeier made a telephone call today to Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the

Kiev, January 02, SPA -- Ukraine's government today upped the ante in
its natural gas conflict with Russia, informing the Kremlin's ongoing

Lisbon, January 02, SPA -- A Portuguese woman who was the
world's oldest person died today at the age of 115, Reuters quoted a
family member as saying.

Mogadishu, January 02, SPA --Dozens of trucks full of Ethiopian
soldiers and their belongings left the Somali capital Mogadishu

Riyadh, January 02, SPA--The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud paid here today a visit to King Faisal

Riyadh, January 02, SPA--Two Sri Lankans Sod Karn Tabi Fali and Miqra
Safira Motio were executed today in Houtah Bani Tamim Governorate in

Riyadh, January 02, SPA--Saudi Food and Drug Authority warned of
using eight types of shampoo contaminated with carcinogenic Dioxane
substance.

Madinah, January 02, SPA--The Secretariat of Hajj Committee in
Madinah has disclosed that the number of pilgrims, who arrived in
Madinah until yesterday amounted to 693,458.