Saudi Reforms Five Years On: Looser Rein, Slight Gain Human Rights | August marks Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud's fifth year as king of Saudi Arabia, a good moment to assess reforms in the area of human rights. Saudis are somewhat freer today, and many credit the king. Saudi writers have won regional awards this year, and the diversity of Saudi society is on dis...
Saudi king in Syria amid regional tensions Herald Tribune | DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria on Thursday warned the United States to stop trying to interfere as Arab leaders try to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East. | Saudi King Abdullah, who arrived in Syria on Thursday, was expected to travel with the ...
Saudi, Syrian leaders seek to avert Lebanon crisis Khaleej Times Saudi and Syrian leaders plan a dramatic joint effort to calm a storm in Lebanon over putative charges by a U.N.-backed tribunal. | The tribunal said that Hezbollah members helped assassinate Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri in 2005. | An unprecede...
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Pigliucci Deceit Drags Publisher Into Big Muddy Scoop Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 12:45 pm | Opinion: Suzan Mazur | Pigliucci Deceit Drags Publisher Into Big Muddy | By | After a two-week review of the following letter, the University of Chicago Press has advised "Via Electronic Mail" and their legal couns...
Saudi to codify Sharia 'for clarity' Middle East Online Saudi Arabia’s top religious body has given the green light to codify the largely unwritten Sharia regulations governing the kingdom’s criminal, civil and family courts in order to bring more clarity and uniformity to judicial rulings. | The codifica...
Philippines monitors death of worker in Saudi Arabia Gulf News | Manila: The government says it is monitoring a case involving an interpreter who was arrested in Saudi Arabia on June 12. | The interpreter was arrested in connection with the death of a woman staying at a shelter for runaway Filipino migrant worke...
Manila monitors death of worker in Riyadh Gulf News | Manila: The government says it is monitoring a case involving an interpreter who was arrested in Saudi Arabia on June 12. | The interpreter was arrested in connection with the death of a woman staying at a shelter for runaway Filipino migrant worke...
Syrian and Saudi Leaders in Lebanon for Talks The New York Times | BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived in Beirut on Friday for talks on possible indictments of Syria’s allies in Lebanon in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister. | Mr. Assad’s visit, his first in five years, underlined the re-emergence of Syria in Lebanon&...
France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime, immigrants The Star | GRENOBLE/PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed tough measures on Friday to fight crime, delinquency and illegal immigration as he looks to shore up his support amid scandals and low ratings ahead of 2012 elections. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is also Andorra co-Prince, delivers a speech at the Poble square in Andorre-la...
