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Bahrainis demonstrate to demand Saudi release of 3 terrorism suspects

Bahrainis demonstrate to demand Saudi release of 3 terrorism suspectsManama, Bahrain - Relatives and supporters of three Bahraini detainees being held in Saudi Arabia on terrorism charges gathered in front of the UN House in Manama on Saturday to demand their immediate release.

The three include Abdulraheem al-Murbati, 47, who has spent more than six years in Saudi jails and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdulla Majid al-Nuaimi, 27, who was arrested recently as he attempted to enter Saudi Arabia.

Punj Lloyd arm enters into a Joint Venture with Saudi Arab-based Dayim

Punj Lloyd arm enters into a Joint Venture with Saudi Arab-based DayimPunj Lloyd Group, a leading engineering procurement & construction (EPC) and project management services company has informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Engineers & Constructors Pte Ltd (Sembawang) has entered into a JV with Dayim Al-Haditha (Dayim).

Under the arrangement, Sembawang will hold 49 per cent stake while Dayim will hold 51 per cent stake in the joint venture company christened “Dayim-Sembawang Engineering LLC”.

Pak Army chief meets Saudi military leadership

General Ashfaq Parvez KayaniRiyadh, Nov. 9 : Pakistan''s Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on an official visit to Saudia Arabia, called on Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, deputy prime minister and minister of defence, and Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, assistant defence minister for military affairs.

According to the dawn, matters of mutual interest were discussed and it was agreed to enhance defence ties between the two countries.

Saudi Arabia agrees to bail out cash-trapped Pak

Lahore, Nov 7: Saudi Arabia has reportedly agreed to bail out cash-strapped Pakistan with ‘substantial oil supply’ on deferred payment and cash assistance.

Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide ‘tangible assistance’ to “ease” Pakistan’s balance of payment pressure’ and assured the visiting Pakistani delegation of investing more than one billion dollars in the livestock and agricultural sectors.

“Foreign Minister Shah Mehmoud Qureshi is expected to announce the Saudi package in Islamabad on Friday,” the Dawn News reported.

The Saudi leadership also said that they would increase hiring of Pakistani labour and would provide more financial assistance through the Friends of Pakistan initiative.

Al-Arabiya: Syria freezes ties with Iraq

Dubai - Syria has frozen its ties with Iraq following a cross-border attack by US forces on a Syrian village, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya news network reported Friday.

German foreign minister wants clarification of Syria attack

Abu Dhabi  - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday expressed his concern about the US commando raid inside Syria and said the incident should be clarified.

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