Monthly Archives: May 2010

IISD tops in CBSE Grade 12 exam in Kingdom

International Indian School-Dammam (IISD), in which girls have performed well in both science and commerce streams, has reported a total pass percentage of 99.1. International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) has a pass percentage of about 95 percent and International Indian School-Riyadh (IISR) 94.2 percent.

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Rescued German sisters fly home

The CL-60 aircraft carrying Anna and Lydia Hentschel flew from the special terminal of King Khaled International Airport (KKIA), while the escorts who were seeing them off shed tears of happiness. “The girls on arrival at Dresdan airport were received by German officials, relatives, friends and a number of well-wishers on Wednesday,” said a top airline executive, who preferred to remain anonymous.

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Top EU official touring Gulf states to push peace process

Top EU official touring Gulf states to push peace process

Following his meeting with Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Otte said on Wednesday, the Kingdom was playing a very “positive role” for achieving the goal of a negotiated settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli problem. “The rarest commodity at the moment on both sides is trust,” the EU special envoy said in a wide-ranging interview where he provided an overview of the recent developments in the Middle East.

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Riyadh cuts reliance on foreigners

RIYADH: In a renewed move to cut dependence on foreign workers, Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states are planning to reduce the number of work visas issued every year, train their own nationals more intensively for jobs in different sectors and reward private companies hiring local workers.

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