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Putin set to meet Saudi and Russian businessmen
Putin set to meet Saudi and Russian businessmen The China Post Monday, February 12, 2007 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) President Vladimir Putin on Monday met with Saudi and Russian businessmen seeking...
Real estate towering in KSA
Real estate towering in KSA Sunday, 10 February 2008 With both international and domestic investments flowing into Saudi Arabia’s real estate market, it is quickly changing the skyline of the Kin...
Saddam death raises tribal, religious ire
Saddam death raises tribal, religious ire Sunday, January 7, 2007 RIYADH – Reuters Saddam Hussein’s unruly execution on the feast of Eid al-Adha by masked Shiite hangmen taunting him on the gallows...
Saudis welcome king’s leadership reforms
Saudis welcome king’s leadership reforms Caryle Murphy, Foreign Correspondent February 16. 2009 9:30AM UAE Changes in the top ranks of Saudi Arabia’s influential religious and judicial leadershi...
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry By JOHN F. BURNS January 16, 2007 BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 — Iraq’s turbulent effort to reckon with the violence of its past took another macabre turn on Monday when the ...
Tenants reeling under rising rents
Tenants reeling under rising rents Sunday, 10 February 2008 With the real estate boom, housing and apartment owners in the Kingdom have increased rents from 10 per cent to 50 per cent. According ...
U.S. Iraq Role Is Called Illegal by Saudi King
U.S. Iraq Role Is Called Illegal by Saudi King By HASSAN M. FATTAH New York Times March 29, 2007 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 28 — King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia told Arab leaders on Wednesday t...
U.S. support hurt candidate in Lebanon
U.S. support hurt candidate in Lebanon By Hassan M. Fattah Thursday, August 9, 2007 DUBAI: Political spin masters in Lebanon have been trying in recent days to explain the results of a pivotal sp...
What ails Sudan’s agricultural sector
What ails Sudan’s agricultural sector Saturday, 22 Nov. 2008 Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed Arab News Saudi Arabia is in a better position to forge politico-economic partnerships with other countries wit...
Why Saudi Arabia should not step in into Iraq
Why Saudi Arabia should not step in into Iraq By: Turki Faisal Al Rasheed Riyadh – It is not the first time that I read something from Nawaf Obeid that steers debate and concern about the integrit...