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The most recent attack was on the offices of Houston-based ABB Lummus Global in the western city of Yanbu on May 1, killing six Westerners and a Saudi. And in April attackers bombed a security building in Riyadh, killing five people and injuring 148 more. (CNN)
Foreigners killed in Saudi Arabia May 29, 2004
Earlier this month five foreigners were killed in an attack on a petrochemical site in the city of Yanbu, and a German was killed last week in Riyadh. LINKS TO MORE MIDDLE EAST STORIES. (BBC News -- Africa)
Gunmen in Saudi Arabia Kill 5 Foreigners, Take Hostages May 29, 2004
Militants killed at least five Westerners at an energy complex in the Red Sea city of Yanbu earlier this month. A German chef was killed in a separate attack last week in Riyadh, the capital. (Google News India -- Top Stories)
Has My World Turned Topsy-Turvy? May 28, 2004
Hundreds of Westerners have lived in Saudi Arabia for over 20 years, some converting to Islam much like one of those killed in the Yanbu shootings. We have learned from our culture and our way of life. (Arab News, Saudi Arabia)
News Analysis: If oil supplies were disrupted, then what? May 28, 2004
" As a result, the United States now imports about 10 percent of its refined gasoline, mainly from Europe and South America. But many foreign refineries have struggled to adapt as many locales have switched to requiring cleaner-burning blends of gasoline this year..Political tensions in Venezuela, historically a leading supplier of both crude oil and gasoline to the United States, have made matters worse. Opposition to President Hugo Chvez within the state oil company, Petrleos de Venezuela,... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Il rapporto 2004 di Amnesty International , selezione di eventi da ... May 26, 2004
During April three separate suicide bombings incidents took place in Riyadh, Jeddah and Yanbu', killing several civilians and security officers. Hundreds of arrests of suspected members of al-Qa'ida were reported in different parts of Saudi Arabia throughout the first quarter of the year. (PeaceLink, Italy)
German national shot dead in Saudi Arabia, bomb-making material seized May 23, 2004
The most recent attack in the kingdom, on May 1, targeted the offices of an American energy company in the western city of Yanbu, killing six Westerners and a Saudi. SEARCH NEWS. (Google News UK -- World)
Channel News Asia May 23, 2004
Police at the scene of an attack in the Saudi Red Sea port town of Yanbu ... No further details were immediately available about the assailant and his motives, but the killing came close on the heels of a carnage in the Red Sea industrial port of Yanbu that claimed the lives of six Westerners ... Four gunmen went on a shooting spree at a Yanbu petrochemical plant on May 1, killing two Americans, two Britons and an Australian working for ABB Lummus, a US-based affiliate of European engineering... (Google News Australia -- World)
Saudi Arabia Tries to Prevent Schoolchildren from Discussing ... May 22, 2004
One week later another attack took place in the Red Sea industrial town of Yanbu, killing several foreigners, including two Americans, and one Saudi police officer. Related Stories. (New California Media, CA)
Defeat in Iraq will lead to economic disaster May 17, 2004
The recent killings in the kingdom s Yanbu oil hub show that the royal family s tight control is slipping. With millions of young Saudi men unemployed, disenfranchised and trained in their mosques to hate America, there is mounting danger that the royals will be overthrown, regardless of whether they introduce modest reforms or crack down on dissent. (The Times, UK)
* Oil price out of OPEC's reach May 17, 2004
Concerns over supply were heightened after gunmen attacked a Saudi oil facility on May 1 at Yanbu port, killing five employees of the Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB and a Saudi national guard soldier. This story has been viewed 226 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Melbourne Herald Sun May 16, 2004
Concerns increased early this month when gunmen attacked a processing plant at Saudi Arabia's massive Yanbu oil port - one of the world's largest - killing five employees, including Australian engineer Anthony Mason. "Once upon a time, people would have said that's impossible, but it happened," Mr Bowden said. (Google News Australia -- National)
Gunmen seized in Riyadh May 16, 2004
Tensions have been high within the foreign community since an attack in the port of Yanbu on 1 May which left two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Canadian dead. Suicide bomb attacks on foreign residential compounds in May and November of last year also claimed dozens of lives. (BBC News -- Africa)
Canadian Dies After Saudi Attack May 15, 2004
Thomas Washburn was an oil worker when he was seriously wounded May 1 when a group of gunmen attacked the company's office in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, killing six people. He appeared to be steadily recovering but fell into a coma just hours after his arrival Sunday. (Google News Canada -- National)
Canadian wounded in Saudi Arabia dies May 15, 2004
HOUSTON - Tom Washburn died in a Texas hospital Friday, two weeks after being shot in the neck during a terrorist attack in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. INDEPTH. (CBC News, Canada -- News)
Amid terror threat, ambassador tells Americans to get out May 15, 2004
On May 1, Al Ansari sent a squad to kill American nationals working at the huge Saudi petrochemical and refinery complex at Yanbu ... He used his three brothers, who worked in the Saudi refinery and petrochemical facility at Yanbu, to provide intelligence on important American targets ... Al Ansari's brutality astounded the Saudis and alarmed the Western community in Yanbu. (WorldNetDaily)
Fighting in Gaza + rising oil prices May 15, 2004
World Stories: for 05/14/2004. Most-viewed stories: (for 05/14/04) 05/14/04 05/14/04 05/14/04 05/14/04 05/14/04. (Christian Science Monitor)
Terror victim unlikely to return home May 14, 2004
He was shot by terrorists after just 10 days on the job for American oil company ABB Lummus Global in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Trudy Gallagher, Washburn's sister-in-law, says Thomas worked around the world but still considered Fredericton his home. (CBC New Brunswick, Canada)
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES IN A MESSAGE TO KING ... May 14, 2004
The Crown Prince cautioned against silence about the criminal acts that occurred in Riyadh and Yanbu, indicating that anyone who is silent is a deviant belonging to the perpetrators ... "We are after them and there will be no change in our stand... and those who keep silent about what happened in Riyadh and Yanbu will be considered to belong to" the terrorists, he warned ... Prince Naif denied a conflict between his account of who was behind the Yanbu killing spree and that of Crown Prince... (Ain-Al-Yaqeen, Saudi Arabia)
Canadian injured in Saudi attack in coma May 14, 2004 Attack fears cause record oil price May 14, 2004 Is Saudi safe?Concern is growing over stability in the kingdom May 14, 2004 Attacks Drive Price of Oil to $40 a Barrel May 13, 2004 Gas prices climb even higher May 11, 2004 Security concerns increase May 11, 2004 Oil prices cool after Saudi Arabia demands OPEC raise output May 10, 2004 Iraq's oil industry recoveringProduction returns to prewar levels despite continuing sabotage and attacks May 9, 2004 Oil prices too high but not for supply shortage reasons: Qatar May 8, 2004 TEXAS ROUNDUP: Software failure forces airport traffic shutdown May 5, 2004 Oil price rise could hit growth - IMF May 5, 2004 Oil rises to 13-year high May 5, 2004 Oil prices hold strong near 13-year high May 5, 2004 Excerpts:Zionist plot terrorism in Saudi Arabia. Death sentence ... May 5, 2004 European Expats Stay Put May 5, 2004 Riyadh, Warsaw to Sign Security Agreement May 5, 2004 OIL PRICE SURGE May 5, 2004 Saudis say attacker had ties to London dissident group May 5, 2004 Saudi attack pushes oil to 14-year high May 4, 2004 Saudi Attack Prompts Plea To Leave May 4, 2004 Saudis ID Yanbu terrorist May 4, 2004 Family awaits worker's return from Saudi Arabia May 4, 2004 US citizens urged to leave May 4, 2004 Rack inversion driving gas prices sky-high May 4, 2004 Americans urged to Saudi Arabia after gunmen kill six in Saturday attack May 4, 2004 Six westerners killed in Saudi oil office May 4, 2004 Straw condemns attack killing five westerners in Saudi Arabia May 3, 2004 Family mourn Saudi murder May 3, 2004 Australia blame Al-Qaeda for attack at Saudi refinery May 3, 2004 Headlines for May 3, 2004 May 3, 2004 * Saudi attack prompts evacuation May 3, 2004 Gunmen open fire on foreigners in Saudi Arabia office May 3, 2004 Four Houston-based workers killed in Saudi attack May 3, 2004 Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Pledges to Eliminate Terrorism May 3, 2004 NYMEX crude to rise amid Saudi security concerns May 3, 2004 Saudi prince vows to crush Islamist extremists May 2, 2004 Intel funds boost as terrorists kill Australian May 2, 2004 Fellow workers kill Australian in Saudi attack May 2, 2004 Oil giant evacuates staff from Saudi port after gun attack May 2, 2004 Witness describes horrifying scene in Saudi Arabia May 2, 2004 Attack rocks Yanbu May 2, 2004 Gunmen in Saudi Arabia Kill Two Americans, Three Other Westerners May 2, 2004 Several people, including Westerners, killed in rampage in Saudi ... May 1, 2004 UPI NewsTrack TopNews May 1, 2004 Westerners killed in Saudi attack May 1, 2004 SABIC Metals number one in Middle East Apr 27, 2004 580 CFRA Radio Apr 14, 2004 Fresh arrest in UK terrorism probe Apr 2, 2004 F U L L S T O R Y Apr 1, 2004 My Stock Alerts Dec 18, 2003 SABIC participates in IranPlast 2003 Dec 11, 2003 GCC insights: Saudi Arabia's economic reforms progress at a ... Dec 7, 2003 Pipeline link between Saudi and Iraq converted to gas use Dec 4, 2003 Aramco Hosts Eid Program for 400 Orphans Nov 28, 2003 Terrorist Assault on Saudi Arabian Stability Nov 14, 2003
The 40-year-old oil worker for ABB Lummus Global was seriously wounded May 1 when gunmen opened fire on the company's office in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Six people died in the attack. (CBC News, Canada -- News)
'Qaeda' Statement Says Helping Militants in Iraq May 14, 2004
The statement claimed the May 1 attack on a petrochemical site in the Saudi city of Yanbu in which four militants gunned down two Americans, two Britons and an Australian ... "The Yanbu cell that carried out the successful, heroic operation this month is the best example of what is required (of militants)," it said, adding that the leader of the four had fought alongside al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Somalia. (Excite.com -- Reuters News)
Those concerns rose when gunmen attacked a Saudi oil facility at Yanbu port on May 1, killing five employees of the Swiss engineering group ABB and a Saudi national guard soldier. Meanwhile, exports of Iraqi crude are still lagging at 1 million barrels per day (bpd), several days after saboteurs torched a vital feeder pipeline in the south of the country. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Offbeat)
The attack in Yanbu was designed to terrify the country ... It took place over several hours in the Red Sea oil town of Yanbu ... This "propaganda by deed" did not seem to win Saudi hearts and minds in Yanbu. (BBC News -- Africa)
A week later, terrorists killed foreign and Saudi workers inside Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil hub. The concern among traders is that such attacks on oil facilities in the Middle East will continue, and eventually disrupt supplies at a time when the world badly needs a lot of oil. (Herald Tribune-IHT)
Chris Mennis, an Aptos-based independent oil broker, said the market last week was "frantic" for crude oil, in part because of a deadly attack on Westerners in the petrochemical hub of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. This sparked fears of other attacks on oil production, he said. (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA)
Prices have hovered near $40 a barrel following a terrorist assault that killed five foreign engineers in the Saudi oil city of Yanbu, as well as a Saudi ... The Yanbu attack took place at a refinery co-owned by a state-run Saudi company and ExxonMobil ... Various Saudi authorities have blamed al Qaeda, a Saudi fugitive who was believed to be in London, "Zionists" and other "external elements." The attack was an inside job: Three of the four militants worked in Yanbu's oil sector and used... (USA Today -- Money)
World oil prices have soared on concern about terrorist strikes in the Middle East after gunmen attacked a Saudi oil facility at Yanbu port on May 1, killing five staff of the Swiss engineering group ABB and a Saudi national guard. Crude prices were also being infected by a feverish gasoline market, with fuel stocks low ahead of the so-called "summer driving season" in the United States when motorists flock to the roads, analysts said. (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
That attack was followed by a fatal shooting last weekend in an oil company office in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Fears of further attacks helped inflate oil prices, since any interruption in the flow of oil hurts when demand is high. (SFGate.com -- Business Breaking News)
7 Day News Search Search Keywords. Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
A Houston man died Saturday during a terrorist attack in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, family members said. Philip Coplen, 54, was a vice president for Houston-based ABB Lummus Global Inc. Coplen, a Gurdon native, was killed when attackers entered the company's office and began shooting randomly, his sister Barbara Coplen told the Texarkana Gazette newspaper Monday night. (San Antonio Express, TX)
Islamist militants launched an attack on foreign workers at a petrochemical plant in the Saudi city of Yanbu on Saturday, and US forces fought off a suicide bombing mission 10 days ago at Iraq's Basra oil export terminal. The situation in Iraq has not helped. (Guardian, UK)
The International Energy Agency (IEA), energy adviser to 26 industrialised nations, has warned that high oil prices could "inflict substantial damage on the economies of oil-importing countries and on the global economy. Attacks in Saudi Arabia and other major producers have intensified concerns over the security of the supply chain from the Middle East, which accounts for roughly a third of global oil production. The attack on Saturday in the industrial city of Yanbu has heightened fears... (swissinfo, Switzerland)
An attack by Islamic militants on foreign workers at a petrochemical plant in the Saudi city of Yanbu on Saturday came after U.S. forces fought off a suicide bombing mission 10 days ago on Iraq's Basra oil export terminal. "Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure has three major export arteries and looks as defensive as it could be to attack, however the risks have clearly risen," said oil analysts at Deutsche Bank in a report. (swissinfo, Switzerland)
His remarks echoed those of Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, hours after four gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the industrial city of Yanbu on Saturday, killing five expatriates and a National Guard officer ... The Interior Ministry statement said that the chief of the four assailants who carried out Saturday's shooting spree in Yanbu was Mustafa Abdul Qader Al-Ansari, who was wanted by authorities. (Independent Media Review Analysis, Israel)
JEDDAH, 5 May 2004 Last Saturday s bloody events in Yanbu have sent a shockwave through the Western community in Saudi Arabia ... Commenting on the effect that the attacks might have on the economy of Yanbu and the Kingdom, he wondered if there would be a knock-on effect just as the industrial area is really coming on-stream and building ... The Yanbu incident has reportedly been linked to Al-Qaeda. (Arab News, Saudi Arabia)
A one minute silence was observed as a mark of respect to the members of the Saudi security forces and expatriates who died in the terrorist attacks in Riyadh and Yanbu. The Kingdom will be the first country in the Middle East to enter into an agreement with Poland on security matters. (Arab News, Saudi Arabia)
Gunmen attacked a Saudi oil facility at the industrial port of Yanbu on the Red Sea on Saturday, killing five staff at European engineering group ABB and a member of the Saudi National Guard. The four attackers also died. (Special Broadcasting Service, Australia)
YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia blamed a wanted man with links to a London-based opposition group for an attack on an oil contractor's office, saying yesterday he had slipped back into the kingdom to lead his brother and two cousins on a bloody rampage ... The attack Saturday at the offices of Houston-based ABB Lummus Global Inc. in Yanbu killed five Westerners and a Saudi and prompted scores of foreigners to flee the kingdom. (Boston Globe -- World)
Gunmen attacked a Saudi oil facility at the industrial port of Yanbu on the Red Sea on Saturday, killing five staffers at European engineering group ABB and a member of the Saudi National Guard, company and government officials said. The four attackers were also reportedly killed. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Business )
YANBU, Saudi Arabia, May 3, 2004. A Saudi policeman guards U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Oberwetter as he prepares to enter a press conference in Yanbu ... Ambassador James C. Oberwetter met for an hour with Yanbu's American community at the Holiday Inn, its facade pocked with bullet holes from gunfire exchanges as police chased the assailants in Saturday's violence. (CBS News -- World)
USATODAY.com - Saudis identify mastermind of Yanbu attack ... Saudis identify mastermind of Yanbu attackYANBU, Saudi Arabia (AP) The mastermind of an attack that killed five Western oil industry workers, including two Americans, is a member of a Saudi opposition group in London, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday ... Under the watch of guards armed with automatic weapons, about 20 American ABB Lummus employees gathered at Yanbu's Holiday Inn on Tuesday to be shuttled to the airport. (USA Today -- World)
He is Sam Mason, father, husband and ABB Lummus employee in Yanbu. When Ruth Mason got the call Saturday explaining there had been an attack, it didn t seem real. (KHOU.com, TX)
YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- The US ambassador traveled to this Saudi oil-industry city yesterday with a simple message for the gathered Americans: Go home ... The first ABB employees -- all Europeans -- boarded a van for the Yanbu airport last night ... "Money is money, but it's not worth your life," said Armando Rosiglioni, 63, of Venice, who arrived in Yanbu 10 days ago on a three-month contract. (Boston Globe -- World)
The surging oil prices come after terrorist attacks two weekends in a row on oil-production facilities in Basra, Iraq, and in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The price of regular-grade gasoline continued its relentless climb all across the country, and the nationwide average topped 1. (North County Times)
AP Photo European engineers working for the ABB engineering firm, which was attacked by suspected militants in the industrial city of Yanbu, check out of their hotel prior to their early departure home from Yanbu, Saudi Arabia yesterday ... YANBU, Saudi Arabia -The U.S. ambassador traveled to this Saudi oil-industry city yesterday with a simple message for the gathered Americans: Go home ... The first ABB employees -all Europeans -boarded a van for the Yanbu airport yesterday night. (The Ohio University Post Online, OH)
A burned out vehicle in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, Saturday May 1, 2004, is seen in this image from Saudi television ... Three of the gunmen worked at the contractor's office in the industrial city of Yanbu, 220 miles north of the Red Sea city of Jiddah; they used their key cards to enter the building and sneak another attacker through an emergency gate, according to an Interior Ministry source quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency ... After the attacks, police moved in to secure Yanbu's... (Xinhuanet, China -- World)
One Saudi security officer and three suspected militants were also killed in the attack at the Red Sea port of Yanbu, 350 kilometers northwest of the Saudi capital Riyadh. am shocked and sickened by this act of terrorism,traw said. (EastDay.com, China)
Michael McGillen, from Stoke-on-Trent, was one of six people killed at Yanbu, on the Red Sea, on Saturday when gunmen burst into oil refinery offices and opened fire. The 52-year-old was working for engineering company ABB.. (ic Birmingham.co.uk, UK)
Anthony Mason, 57, was among five westerners killed when four gunmen opened fire at a petrochemical refinery in the city of Yanbu in north-western Saudi Arabia. Two Americans, two Britons and two Saudis also died. (Navhind Times, India)
" 11 U.S. Soldiers Die In Iraq On Sunday, 11 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq including six in a mortar attack near Ramadi. U.S. forces also came under mortar attack in Najaf today. Ex-Hostage Escapes To FreedomMeanwhile Thomas Hamill, the Halliburton employee who was being held hostage, managed to escape from his captors who took him captive three weeks ago. Myers: Ex-Hussein General Not in Charge of Fallujah General Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is denying reports that... (Democracy Now)
SHOOTING SPREE: Police killed the four gunmen who attacked a petrochemical firm's office on Saturday, slaying six people and wounding several dozen more REUTERS AND AP , RIYADH AND YANBU, SAUDI ARABIA Monday, May 03, 2004,Page 1 ... Militants sprayed gunfire inside an oil contractor's office, killing at least six people -- two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi, then tied one of their victims to the bumper of a car and dragged it past horrified students at a high school in this... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
An Interior Ministry statement did not say how many civilians were killed or wounded in the attack in Yanbu, 550 miles west of Riyadh, or provide details on the nationalities of the foreign casualties ... Yanbu is about 220 miles northeast of Jiddah, also along the Red Sea ... The assailants fled into residential neighborhoods of Yanbu and commandeered cars, "but security forces were able to kill three of them and injure and capture the fourth.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- After spraying the office of Houston-based oil contractor ABB-Lummus with gunfire, the four bearded men tied the body of one victim to the bumper of a car and headed for the Ibn Hayyan Secondary Boys School. AP Saudi Crown Price Abdulla vowed the kingdom "will eliminate terrorism no matter how long it takes" following a shooting rampage Saturday in the northern city of Yanbu killing at least six people, including five foreigners ... The streets of Yanbu were eerily quiet... (KHOU.com, TX)
While the U.S. consul's office in Saudi Arabia is urging Americans to leave the kingdom, all Swedish employees of the oil services company ABB in the Saudi Arabian port of Yanbu are leaving ... They worked for the energy company at the port of Yanbu in northwestern Saudi Arabia. (Voice of America)
The world's number one oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Saturday to guard its oil assets after gunmen killed five oil workers at a petrochemical complex in Yanbu. "Once again the attack in Saudi Arabia occurred on a non-trading day, but it's like waiting for the other shoe to drop now, waiting to see what's going to be attacked next," said John Kilduff, senior vice president at Fimat USA. "It's reinforcing the security premium already in prices.". (Forbes)
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has vowed that his kingdom will crush Islamist extremists who are suspected of being behind a gun attack on a Saudi oil facility in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu ... The senior reporter for the Arab News newspaper, Roger Harrison, is in Yanbu. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Just In )
Engineer Anthony Richard Mason, 57, of Western Australia, two Americans and two British nationals have been shot dead in an attack on foreign workers at the Exxon Mobil facility in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. Mr Downer says Mr Mason man is the 101st Australian killed by terrorists since the September 11 attacks on the United States. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local )
Muslim militants shouting "God is Greatest" have killed at least seven people, including an Australian, in an attack on an oil refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu on Saturday, Western and Saudi sources said ... " The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) says 57-year-old Anthony Richard Mason from Western Australian was killed when gunmen opened fire at the oil company in the Red Sea town of Yanbu. Two Americans and two Britons were also killed. A were all employed by... (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local )
Swiss-Swedish engineering and oil services giant ABB says it is pulling out all expatriate staff from the Saudi port of Yanbu where five of its engineers were killed in a shooting spree ... ABB employs more than 50 people, mainly Americans but also British and Australian nationals in Yanbu in an oil facility run by US energy giant Exxon Mobil and the Saudi company SABIC.. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World )
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia-AP -- A witness to a bloody rampage in Saudi Arabia says it was shocking and terrifying. Militants shot up an oil contractor's office yesterday, killing at least six people including two Americans and three other Westerners. (WCAX.com, VT)
USATODAY.com - Americans urged to leave Yanbu following attack ... Americans urged to leave Yanbu following attackYANBU, Saudi Arabia (AP) Militants sprayed gunfire inside an oil contractor's office, killing at least six people including two Americans and three other Westerners before tying a body to the bumper of a car and dragging it past horrified students at a high school ... Security was tight throughout Yanbu, with police checkpoints and staggered cement roadblocks slowing traffic. (USA Today -- World)
All five worked for the energy company ABB-Lummus in the northwestern Saudi city of Yanbu. Three other company employees were wounded in the shooting. (Voice of America)
RIYADH : Several people, including three Americans and other Westerners, one Saudi security man and three suspected terrorists, were killed in a series of attacks apparently targeting Westerners in the Saudi Red Sea port town of Yanbu Saturday, Western and Saudi sources said ... At least three American engineers working for an oil refining company in Yanbu were among the fatalities, company officials said ... "At least three Americans working for the company were killed," spokesman Bjorn... (Channel News Asia, Singapore)
An interior ministry source told United Press International four gunmen stormed a contractor's office in the city of Yanbu', firing randomly at employees, both Saudis and foreigners, with automatic rifles. They managed to flee and sought shelter in a nearby residential area. (Washington Times, DC)
Reports from the Saudi city of Yanbu say there have been a number of shooting incidents there ... There are two main compounds housing Westerners in Yanbu, which is located by the Red Sea on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Top Stories )
SABIC has two large industrial sites in Saudi Arabia Al-Jubail and Yanbu with 16 world-scale production complexes. Some of these production complexes are operated with multi-national partners such as Exxon Mobil, Shell, Fortum, Ecofuel/ENI and Mitsubishi Chemicals. (AME Info, United Arab Emirates)
The 62-year-old Khawaja, who was a teacher and administrator at a college in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, was arrested at the same time one of his sons, 24-year-old Momin, was arrested and charged with terrorist offenses here in Ottawa and in London, England. Another son, Qasim, says his father is happy he's free. (Google News Canada -- National)
Mahboob Khawaja, a social scientist and writer, has been teaching at Yanbu Industrial College in Madinat Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi intelligence sources said the arrest was made at the request of the Canadian government. (CNN -- World)
Qasim says he's just as concerned about his father, Mahboob Khawaja, who works as an administrator at a technical college in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Qasim says a family friend there called Wednesday morning to say the Saudi secret police have arrested Mahboob. (CBC News, Canada -- News)
Work is also in progress to increase the handling capacity at the regional and domestic airports at Tabouk, Jizan, Najran, Yanbu and Beesha, where development programs are being implemented at a cost of more than SR 600 million. One of the most important development program is for the expansion of King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, aimed at increasing the airports handling capacity to 21 million passengers annually, in the coming years (MENAFN, Middle East)
SABIC has two large industrial sites in Saudi Arabia Al-Jubailand Yanbu with sixteen world-scale production complexes. ... (AME Info, United Arab Emirates)
He is a dynamic professional having previously served as governor of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. The Saudi government set up Sagia in April, 2000, to regulate and promote foreign investment (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates)
The pipeline runs from Iraq's southern oilfields through Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea export terminal of Yanbu. It was in use for Iraqi oil exports before the 1990 invasion (MENAFN, Middle East)
In addition to the Ras Tanura program, special events for orphans were hosted by Saudi Aramco in Riyadh, Jeddah, Yanbu and Rabigh. The social responsibility of Saudi Aramco is manifested in caring about our environment and our society, said Al-Nafisee (Arab News, Saudi Arabia)
Diversity to the oil income was sought through two purpose-built industrial cities, Jubail on eastern coast, and Yanbu on western coast, providing a best possible scenario for job opportunities. Now Saudi Arabia has over 3,300 factories, with an investment of SR. 90 Billion (PakTribune.com, Pakistan)
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