RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced plans to set up an autonomous international translation center with a mandate to translate references, textbooks, international literature and scientific materials to be used by individuals as well as local and international institutions. The proposed center will also help bridge the gap between Arab and Western cultures, boost the process of Arabization and also address the problems of shortage of translators and interpreters.
RIYADH, 5 February 2008 — A group of 10 diplomats and employees, including the ambassador, from the Saudi Embassy in the Chadian capital N’Djamena was expected to arrive here in the next 24 hours after they were airlifted by a French military aircraft from an airbase in the war-torn African country yesterday.
RIYADH, 1 February 2008 — A series of daytime robberies, attacks, car thefts and purse-snatchings committed by organized crime groups in certain areas of Riyadh have alarmed expatriates and citizens alike. “Even those working for media and government agencies are not safe,” said Mojib ibn Raza Siddiquee, whose car was stolen on Tuesday from the parking lot of his office. Siddiquee, who works for the Saudi Research & Publishing Company (SRPC), lodged a complaint with the local police.