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Don't bother yelling 'Taxi!' in Saudi Arabia anymore
World NowSaudi Arabia's Transport Ministry has come up with a novel way to cut traffic in the kingdom's congested cities: Taxis will now be banned from cruising the streets and picking up passengers without an advance booking.... -
Saudi dynasty names 76-year-old defense minister as crown prince
World NowA council of the multitudinous Saudi royal family named the kingdom's 76-year-old defense minister and former mayor of bustling Riyadh as next in line to succeed King Abdullah, official Saudi media reported Monday.... -
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... -
Saudi single men to be allowed in Riyadh malls during peak hours
World NowSingle men in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia will be allowed to enter shopping centers and go mall hopping in the Saudi capital in the evenings and on weekends if they do not "misbehave with women shoppers and follow security regulations" following a... -
U.S. intends to deliver full aid to Egypt despite objections
World NowThe Obama administration announced Friday that it intends to deliver all $1.3 billion in promised aid to Egypt’s military, despite calls from lawmakers and rights advocates to hold back money because of limits on political rights in the North... -
McManus: Change in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia won a small but promising victory this year. No, they aren't being allowed to drive; that's still forbidden. Most of the time, they still can't work, travel or even open bank accounts without the approval of a male guardian. But they...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Feminism, Abdullah II of Jordan, Egypt
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SAUDI ARABIA: Cleric who urged grown men to drink breast milk of unrelated women taken off air
Babylon & BeyondNo more fatwas for Sheikh Abdel Mohsen Obeikan, the Saudi cleric and royal court adviser who earlier this year earned notoriety for rolling out an eyebrow-raising religious decree that called on women to give men breast milk to avoid illicit...... -
Oil falls for the day and the week, ending at $101
Money & CompanyOil prices fell Friday, posting their first weekly decline in a month, after a call for protests in Saudi Arabia was largely ignored and Japan's massive earthquake dimmed short-term demand expectations. April crude futures dropped as low as $99.01 a...... -
Bin Laden DNA is a 99.9% match of family's DNA
Top of the TicketBin Laden DNA showed a virtual 100 percent match to Bin Laden's family's DNA... -
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh upgrades air capabilities amid rising tensions with Iran
Babylon & BeyondSaudi Arabia could bear the brunt of the fallout of a conflict between Israel and Iran if tensions over Tehran's nuclear program come to a head. This could explain why the oil-rich kingdom, with an eye to Iran, appears to...... -
SAUDI ARABIA: Women threaten to breastfeed drivers if they aren't allowed to drive
Babylon & BeyondMany were stunned when Saudi cleric Sheik Abdel Mohsen Obeikan recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic ruling, calling on women to give breast milk to their male colleagues or men they come into regular contact with so as to avoid...... -
From the archives: In Saudi Arabia, a view from behind the veil
Times Staff WriterRiyadh, Saudi Arabia — THE hem of my heavy Islamic cloak trailed over floors that glistened like ice. I walked faster, my eyes fixed on a familiar, green icon. I hadn't seen a Starbucks in months, but there it was, tucked into a corner of a fancy...Tags: Minority Groups, Gaming, Fingers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Family
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