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Thursday, 17, July, 2003 (18, Jumada al-Ula, 1424)

Royal Dutch/Shell, Total Sign Gas Exploration Deal
Mohammed Alkhereiji • Arab News Staff
JEDDAH, 17 July 2003 — The Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies and Total yesterday signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth $2 billion to form a joint venture with Saudi Aramco...  Full Story 
 
 
Confusion Over New Garbage Disposal System
Ghada Addas • Special to Arab News
JEDDAH, 17 July 2003 — A new garbage disposal system in the city is being considered by the Directorate for Environment Safety and Health. Under the new system, each house will place its...  Full Story 
 
 
Thousands Embrace Mass Weddings
Saeed Haider • Gulf Bureau
DAMMAM, 17 July 2003 — Last week, more than 500 bridegrooms gathered in a massive tent in Al-Ahsa to celebrate their wedding. The idea of group weddings is catching the imaginations of many who...  Full Story 
 
 
Saudi Culture and Heritage Exhibition
K.S. Ramkumar • Arab News Staff
 
JEDDAH, 17 July 2003 — City Mayor Abdullah Al-Muallami on Tuesday night opened a show of rare historical photographs at the Al-Sholla commercial center here. The exhibition on the first floor...  Full Story 
Biggest Mideast Recycling Plant Opens in Jeddah
Roger Harrison • Arab News Staff
JEDDAH, 17 July 2003 — In a bold step to make an environmentally positive project pay, Jeddah’s new recycling plant started operations recently. It was built in partnership between...  Full Story 
 
 
Academics Debate Merits of Private Education
Muniza Ali • Special to Arab News
RIYADH, 17 July 2003 — According to a recent study by King Faisal University, 31 percent of high school graduates will not find a college or university place by the end of the decade. While private...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: Divisive Legislation
17 July 2003
When Mwai Kibaki’s National Rainbow Coalition ended the 40-year postcolonial dominance of KANU and swept to power in elections in December 2002, the people of Kenya expected better of him than...  Full Story 
 
 
An End and a Beginning
Essam Al-Ghalib • essamal-ghalib@arabnews.com
 
As the shooting was winding down, my friend Muhammad and I crawled on our bellies to an abandoned garage to collect our thoughts and think about what our options were. As it stood at that moment, we...  Full Story 

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