RIYADH, 26 June 2005 — Saudi Arabia will participate in a high-profile international conference on desalination and water reuse to be hosted by Singapore on Sept. 11. Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen, will lead the Saudi delegation to this six-day world congress in which more than 40 countries will participate and a huge panel of world-renowned desalination and water experts will present 100 scientific and technical papers. Singaporean Minister of Water and Environment Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, who is also incharge of Muslim affairs in Singapore, announced the details of the conference yesterday.
RIYADH, 7 June 2005 — Egypt has announced relaxed tourist visa requirements for Saudi nationals. The new conditions are part of its efforts to woo more tourists from the region after a sharp drop in tourist traffic was reported between the Kingdom and Western destinations since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States
