Arabic News Weekly Edition for Saudi Arabia, 7/7/1997
Weekly Edition, Saudi Arabia - Week of July 7, 1997
- Saudis slap high tax on cigarettes
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's biggest cigarette importers, has raised its tax on tobacco to 100 percent in an effort to curb smoking. Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/8/1997 - Saudi oil refineries upgraded to meet demand
Saudi Arabia is devoting more than 3 billion US dollars to upgrade its major oil refineries to keep pace with rising local product demand and boost middle distillate exports, oil industry sources based in the Gulf said. Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/8/1997 - Saudi Advisory Consultative Council gets 90 new members
Saudi Arabia expanded the council, or Majlis al-Shura, to 90 members from 60, and half of the council's previous members were replaced. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/8/1997 - Saudi military official visits Egypt
Saudi Arabia’s chief-staff general Saleh Bin Ali al-Mahya arrived in Cairo last Saturday heading an official military team. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/7/1997 - Saudi Arabia bans seven professions
Saudi Arabia has banned foreigners from work in seven more categories of government contracts as part of its policy to create jobs for its own citizens, Al Shark Al Awsatt newspaper said. Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/7/1997 - Saudis to form investment bank in Bahrain
The Bahrain Monetary Agency has recently granted a license to a group of Saudi businessmen who plan to establish a capital investment company. Bahrain-Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/7/1997