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Egypt calls for calm in diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia
World NowEgypt worked to calm a diplomatic squabble Sunday by urging activists to curb protests against Saudi Arabia a day after Riyadh recalled its ambassador over the case of an Egyptian lawyer arrested for allegedly smuggling banned prescription drugs into... -
Osama bin Laden, born to privilege, dies a pariah
Osama bin Laden, a scion of one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest families, became the grim apostle of a strain of Islamic radicalism that exalted violence against non-believers, and the leader of a terrorist network that launched repeated attacks in the West,...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Blackmail and Extortion, Yemen, Pervez Musharraf, Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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MIDDLE EAST: Activists, Arab leaders on edge as Tunisia hangs in the balance
Babylon & BeyondEmboldened Arab citizens are taking on their own leaderships as the region watches with anticipation to see whether Tunisia's recent uprising will successfully replace the oppressive regime of Zine Abidine Ben Ali that ruled for 23 years. Most regional... -
SAUDI ARABIA: Religious hard-liners charge young Saudis over MTV reality show
Babylon & BeyondA controversial reality television show aimed at chronicling the lives of young Saudis clamoring for change has predictably riled authorities in the conservative kingdom and led to lawsuits against those who participated. Media reports from Saudi Arabia... -
New Saudi Arabia university will have a Western feel
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUp the corniche, along a coast where boats carrying pilgrims bound for Mecca sailed for centuries, a thicket of cranes rises over whitewashed mosques along the Red Sea. Steel flashes and blowtorches glow as 20,000 workers build a $10-billion university...Tags: Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Unemployment Benefits, Colleges and Universities, University of Oxford
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Express Visa Program May Have Benefited 3 Hijackers
Times Staff WriterThe U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia made no secret that it prized convenience for travelers who sought visas to visit America. "Applicants will no longer have to take time off from work, no longer have to wait in long lines under the hot sun and in crowded...Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Judges, Justice System, Trinidad and Tobago, Illegal Immigrants
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