In a daring robbery committed Friday night, burglars entered the restaurant, and made away with cash, crockery, gas cylinders and other items. The police have intensified their hunt for the criminals. This is the second restaurant theft in less than a week. It is widely believed that the same gang may be involved in other robberies of restaurants and businesses in recent weeks,” a spokesman said. In another instance, a popular restaurant in Haiul Wazarat, “Coco Palm Restaurant,” was robbed of thousands of riyals in cash, gas cylinders, and other items, said Amjad Raja, the restaurant’s owner.
The ceremony will include a series of events over two days. “The academy, which will rely on state-of-the-art aircraft, training facilities and equipment, aims to produce a cadre of highly skilled pilots who are disciplined and who practice superior aeronautical decision-making skills,” said William Roe, SAFA managing director. A joint venture between the SAC and the private sector, SAFA has placed a purchase order for the new generation of DA42 and DA40 aircraft to equip the flight school.
The Saudi food sector, which is largely dependent on imports, has, however, taken a giant leap in terms of food processing and vegetable, dairy and poultry production. In fact, many of the Kingdom’s food and drink giants have set up huge food processing units. Of late, they have started expanding their facilities, modernizing existing units and more importantly looking to expand their presence overseas.
Triet said that Hanoi, together with other ASEAN and GCC member nations, would also work to give a strong push to “establish a free trade area,” which will boost trade and investment to a very high level. Triet, who addressed the Shoura Council on Sunday, said that ASEAN was currently preparing for the second ASEAN-GCC foreign ministers meeting to be held in Singapore later this year after its first successful meeting last year. The first meeting, in fact, has already put a road map to promote GCC-ASEAN ties.
“King Abdullah and Triet will also witness the signing of two major agreements, which will go a long way in boosting links between Riyadh and Hanoi,” said Dao Thanh Chung, Vietnamese ambassador, here yesterday. “These two proposed agreements will be signed by the two governments during the presidential visit.”
Riyadh: The Kingdon’s census will enter a key phase next week with the nationwide listing of buildings and commercial entities, including abandoned homes, tents and mud houses built in far-flung desert areas.
“The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is looking for a growth of four percent in terms of tourist arrivals,” said Abdullah S. Al-Jehani, SCTA vice president for marketing & media affairs, while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.
The spokesman, Osama Nugali, confirmed, however, that the 17-year-old has arrived in Syria with her mother and is in “good health and spirits.” “The repatriation of Iman is not a political issue,” said Nugali, referring to media reports that have surfaced since her escape from a family compound near Tehran to the Saudi Embassy in the hopes of leaving Iran.
The festival, which will stage about 150 cultural programs over the next two weeks, has been designed this year to showcase the achievements of the Kingdom, he added. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah formally inaugurated the event on Wednesday. “The festival has also become a strong forum where a large number of politicians, writers, scholars and thinkers gather together every year regardless of their ideological backgrounds to express their views on matters of common concern,” said Prince Salman, referring to the interfaith dialogue promoted by King Abdullah.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah inaugurated this two-week cultural extravaganza at Janadriya village, 45 km north-east of the capital, on Tuesday. “The focus will also be the presence of about 400 scholars, writers and men of letters including litterateurs and artists, who will start performing from Wednesday and carry on until March 30,” said Abdul Mohsin Al-Tuwaijri, assistant deputy commander of the National Guard.