<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Saudi-Arabia News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=65&amp;catid=251</link><description>News Feed for - Saudi-Arabia</description><item><title>Hospitalized Nigeria leader not quitting</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96649532&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T10:51:00</pubDate><description>Yar'Adua has acute pericarditis -- an inflammation of tissue around the heart illness was diagnosed last week after the president complained of chest pain Yar'Adua was taken to the hospital in Jeddah, </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Saudi Arabian floods kill 48</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96478273&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:23:00</pubDate><description>November 2009 Issue Changer: Arabian floods kill 48 By Staff Reporter 27/11/2009 Officials said yesterday that at least 48 people had died in Saudi Arabia and 900 were rescued after the heaviest rainfall </description><source>Irish News</source></item><item><title>Saudi troops 'captured' in Yemen</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96655177&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:53:00</pubDate><description>Nine Saudi soldiers have been seized by Houthi rebels in northern Yemen during fighting, the insurgents have said. A rebel spokesman based in Germany told BBC News that the incident took place inside </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>SAUDI ARABIA: Jeddah flood toll rises as haj pilgrimage peaks</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96596827&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:12:00</pubDate><description>Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pelted pillars symbolising the devil on the third day of the world's largest annual pilgrimage, as the death toll from flash floods in the western Saudi city of </description><source>France24</source></item><item><title>Civil Defense geared for Jamrat stoning</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96607690&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T00:10:00</pubDate><description>MINA: The Civil Defense has all geared up to receive the guests of God on Friday at the Jamrat Bridge. Crowd control and emergency response forces have been deployed at all entries and exits and on all </description><source>Arab News</source></item><item><title>Saudi authorities deal with Hajj, floods and swine flu</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96583530&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T09:45:00</pubDate><description>th November, 2009 Rain and flooding in Saudi Arabia has killed at least 48 people. Flash floods have occured throughout the country and downpours have flooded streets in the cities. People have been prompted </description><source>Kazakhstan News</source></item><item><title>Yar'Adua Has Acute Heart Disease</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96600851&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:12:00</pubDate><description>Abuja The Presidency came clear yesterday to announce that President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is suffering from acute pericarditis, an inflammatory condition of the covering of the heart. But it allayed fears </description><source>AllAfrica.com</source></item><item><title>King orders aid for victims, Death toll in Jeddah flooding hits 83</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96665458&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:31:00</pubDate><description>JEDDAH  King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has ordered provision of aid to the victims of the heavy rain that fell on Jeddah Governorate. This was announced by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, </description><source>The Saudi Gazette</source></item><item><title>First Doubletree in Saudi signs management pact</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96646053&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T09:16:00</pubDate><description>Dubai: Al Mousa and Herzog Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in in Al Khobar. The 0-room new build Doubletree by Hilton, </description><source>Trade Arabia</source></item><item><title>S. America floods kill 12, thousands evacuate</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494851&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T09:05:00</pubDate><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes.</description><source>China Post</source></item><item><title>First Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Management Agreement Signed in Saudi Arabia</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96475433&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T09:52:00</pubDate><description>Hilton Worldwide announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar. The 304-room </description><source>Focus on Travel News</source></item><item><title>Excerpts: Saudi pays $250,000 to family of each martyr of Yemeni rebel attack. Afghan </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96635130&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T06:48:00</pubDate><description>Excerpts: Saudi pays $250,000 to family of each martyr of Yemeni rebel attack. Afghan militants use child to plant bomb. UN human rights weak criticism of Iran. Al Qaeda on rise in Iraq November 22, 2009 </description><source>Independent Media Review Analysis</source></item><item><title>Unbeaten Afghans hand Saudis eight-wicket defeat</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96632323&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T06:18:00</pubDate><description>: A boy feeds sacrificial animals two days ahead of Eidul Azha at the Kabul\'s Cattle Market. Selling and buying of the cattle has reached the climax. PAJHWOK/Lataria Farshad</description><source>Pajhwok Afghan News</source></item><item><title>Competitive Profiles and Analysis of Leading IT Services Players in Saudi Arabia, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96631379&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T06:04:00</pubDate><description>This IDC study presents the top 54 IT services providers in Saudi Arabia, including their market shares based on their respective performances in 2008. Furthermore, it examines in great detail the performance </description><source>IDC</source></item><item><title>Grand Mufti urges Muslims to fight terrorism</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96598275&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T04:50:00</pubDate><description>The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, has urged Muslims to fight terrorism and oppose suicide attacks. In the sermon delivered at Masjid Nimrah to mark the most important </description><source>NDTV</source></item><item><title>Ottawa imam dies on Mecca pilgrimage</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96622856&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:48:00</pubDate><description>Sheikh Mohamed Rashad will be buried in Saudi Arabia, where he died. (Courtsey of Assalam Mosque) The head of an Ottawa mosque died suddenly while on a spiritual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Mohamed </description><source>CBC</source></item><item><title>The head of an Ottawa mosque died suddenly while on a spiritual pilgrimage in Saudi </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96622850&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:48:00</pubDate><description>Sheikh Mohamed Rashad will be buried in Saudi Arabia, where he died. (Courtsey of Assalam Mosque) Sheikh Mohamed Rashad, believed to be in his late 50s, collapsed Thursday morning while visiting Mecca, </description><source>CBC</source></item><item><title>Hajj In Perspective - Exclusive Interview - Long</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96622203&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:34:00</pubDate><description>This exclusive interview originally appeared in SUSRIS on January 23, 2005 and is reprinted today to mark the eve of this year's Hajj. You can find these reports and more articles, links and resources </description><source>Saudi-US Relations</source></item><item><title>Kia hopes Cadenza more tuned to U.S. than Amanti</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96619187&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:35:00</pubDate><description>Kia hopes the Cadenza -- a sleek luxury sedan with nearly 300 hp -- will do what the Amanti didn't: Elevate Kia's appeal to U.S. buyers wanting a large sedan. The Cadenza, Kia's new flagship, will make </description><source>IndiaCar</source></item><item><title>Decapitation ordered in Saudi Arabia for crime of witchcraft</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96653438&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T11:32:00</pubDate><description>Internationally recognised Human Rights Watch has complained to Saudi authorities about a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft. Ali Sibat, a Lebanese psychic </description><source>Malaysia Sun</source></item><item><title>Saudi Mufti's anti-terror message timely: Indian Muslim leaders</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96659263&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:27:00</pubDate><description>Muslim leaders in India Friday welcomed the 'timely message' by Saudi grand mufti asking Muslims not to support terrorism and urging them to unite against suicide attacks. In his message to Muslims delivered </description><source>India eNews</source></item><item><title>Muslim community warned against swine flu during Hajj(Wed, Nov 25, 2009 11:51:34 </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96667074&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:50:00</pubDate><description>Forget stampedes, fires and terrorist attacks. The big fear this year concerning the Hajj, the annual millions-strong pilgrimage to Mecca, is swine flu. Swine flu has already killed four pilgrims this </description><source>EMG Online</source></item><item><title>AIR CHINA TRANSPORTS 10,000 PILGRIMS TO MECCA</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96525307&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:21:00</pubDate><description>BEIJING, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ -- Over 30 Charter Flights Have Taken Passengers To The Holy Meeting Site Between 30th October to 18th November, Air China transported nearly 10,000 pilgrims </description><source>Media Relations and Event Management</source></item><item><title>Wyndham Hotel Group to Debut Wyndham and Ramada Encore in Middle East</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96246856&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:23:00</pubDate><description>DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- (Marketwire) -- 11/24/09 -- Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest hotel company with more than 7,000 hotels under 11 brands, continues its expansion in the Middle East </description><source>AEC News Room</source></item><item><title>Nigeria: The First Ailment - Pericarditis - Jonathan Now in Charge</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96661347&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=251</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:55:00</pubDate><description>The State House in Abuja declared yesterday that President Umaru Yar'adua, who departed the country in a hurry last Monday to seek medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, is suffering from acute pericarditis, </description><source>AllAfrica.com</source></item></channel></rss>