RIYADH, 27 November 2003 — Security forces have launched a manhunt for militants who escaped the police dragnet following a shootout on Tuesday at a terrorist hideout in the capital during which two suspects died. The authorities have intensified efforts to arrest the fugitives, who some say could have carried out terrorist attacks far greater in impact and intensity than the one on a compound in Riyadh on Nov. 8, which killed 18 people.
RIYADH, 17 November 2003 — Expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia drained a staggering SR285.3 billion ($76 billion) off the Kingdom’s economy during its last five-year development plan, senior economists and bankers said here yesterday, but the remittances from Saudis do not lag far behind.
RIYADH, 4 November 2003 — A panel of dentists at the King Saud University has revealed the medicinal properties of miswak or teeth cleaning sticks, suggesting that its beneficial effects for oral hygiene and dental health are equal to those of toothbrush and paste