RIYADH, 25 September 2005 — A new oil database, prepared with the help of seven major energy organizations and nearly 95 oil producing and consuming countries, including Saudi Arabia, will be published periodically after being released to the public near the end of this year. The database is prepared as part of a Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI) by the International Energy Forum Secretariat (IEFS) and other energy organizations.
RIYADH, 16 September 2005 — Six Saudi students, who recently returned from a 15-day expedition to the Arctic island of Svalbard, were greeted at a reception in Riyadh on Wednesday. The trip was part of a project — supported by Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the new Saudi ambassador to the US and the Kingdom’s leading express and logistics provider SNAS/DHL — to promote cultural understanding between Riyadh and London.
RIYADH, 7 September 2005 — Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said here yesterday that the Kingdom was seeking UN endorsement of its proposal for an international center to combat terrorism. “Saudi Arabia has presented a proposal to the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and governments who participated in the international anti-terrorism conference held in Riyadh last February calling for the General Assembly to issue a resolution endorsing the Riyadh Declaration,” Prince Saud said.