DUBAI — Arabian Ranches Golf Club’s club captain, Nick Hopwood, will hand over his captaincy to Graham Alban today at 1.30pm.

DOHA • Crew members from the USS Denver rendered medical assistance to an ailing fisherman aboard a Qatari-flagged dhow Thursday while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the central Arabian Gulf.

Arabian Radio Network (ARN), the region’s largest group of popular stations, today announced the launch of Pulse 95.3, a new station for the South Asian community, starting at midnight on September 2.

Khaled Al Mulhim, the DG of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has said the carrier is likely to buy a fleet of new aircraft as part of a ten year modernisation plan, reported Arab News. Al Mulhim also said the airline will look to lease more planes to meet growing demand and increased domestic and international competition.

Two foreign engineers and their local driver have been kidnapped by a Yemeni tribe because of a dispute over a work contract, the official Saba news agency reported on Saturday.

Two foreign engineers and their local driver taken hostage by Yemeni tribesmen were released on Saturday following tribal mediation, the official Saba news agency reported.

Saudi Arabian domestic carrier Sama has launched six new routes, reported Arab News. The airline will now offer services from Hail to Dammam, Arar, Tabuk, Rafha, Al Gurayyat and Al Jouf, while two new aircraft, Sama’s fifth and sixth, will be arriving within weeks to help support the additional destinations.

Born in Kuwait, and the youngest of six children to well-connected Saudi parents, Rajaa Alsanea began studying dentistry when she was only 18 years of age.That same year, inspired by her new sur…

Gowealthy.com, Dubai-based real estate portal, has been officially informed that the company is to receive an award in the prestigious CNBC Arabian Property Awards 2007 in association with Al Qudra Holding.

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