Public Security appoints spokesmen for each province (05/07/2006)

 The Department of Public Security today announced the appointment of official spokesmen for police departments across the Kingdom. Col. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Maro'ol, director of public affairs at the Department of Public Security, said today that the Director of the Public Security General Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani has approved the names of official police spokesmen in each of the Kingdom’s thirteen provinces.
 The spokesmen are as follows:
Makkah Province -- Col. Salih bin Fayez Al-Ghamdi
Madinah Province -- Col. Mohsin bin Salih Al-Raddadi
Tabuk Province -- Col. Salih bin Hamid Al-Harbi
Eastern Province -- Col. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Qahtani
Asir Province -- Col. Abdullah bin Ayedh Al-Garni
Al-Jouf Province -- Col. Daman bin Wanees Al-Daraan
Northern Borders -- Lieutenant Col. Bandar bin Atallah Al-Eida
Hail Province -- Major Saad bin Abdullah Al-Muhareb
Riyahd Province -- Major Sami bin Mohammed Al-Shiwarekh
Qassim -- Major Fahd bin Ali Al-Habadan
Jizan Province -- Captain Ahmed bin Jaber Al-Wadani
Al-Baha Province -- Captain Saeed bin Salih Al-Ghamdi
Najran Province -- First Lieutenant Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Zahrani


　

 

 Saudi Aramco to introduced new grade of gasoline (04/07/2006)

 Beginning January 1, 2007, gasoline stations across Saudi Arabia will begin selling a new grade of gasoline, Saudi Aramco announced last week. Currently, only 95-octane gasoline is sold in Saudi Arabia. The new grade will be 91-octane gasoline, which is suitable for a majority of the vehicles in the Kingdom.
 Based on the Royal Order issued on April 30, the price of Premium 91 will be 60 halalas per liter [$ 0.60 per gallon] and the price for Premium 95 will be 75 halalas per liter [$ 0.75 per gallon]. To protect consumers, Saudi Aramco announced that it will add a distinguishing colors to each type of gasoline.
　

 New gas field discovered (04/07/2006)

  Saudi Aramco has discovered a new gas field in the Eastern Province, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi announced today. Zamlah-1 is expected to yield 1,400 barrels a day of condensates, Al-Naimi said. Zamlah-1, located about 30 miles south of Al-Ghawar oil field and 150 miles southeast of Riyadh, is expected to produce 20 million cubic feet of gas per day.

 Iraqi Prime Minister meets with Saudi businessmen (02/07/2006)

 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamel Al-Maliki and his accompanying delegation met today with Saudi businessmen and investors at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Al-Maliki stressed that Saudi Arabia and Iraq are partners in planning the present and the future and commended Saudi Arabia for its role in assisting Iraq in regaining its security and stability. Al-Maliki invited the Saudi business community to invest in Iraq and seek contracts in infrastructure projects, such as the energy and agriculture sectors.
 Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki was on an official visit to the Kingdom where he met with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz.