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Dark nights in Tunisia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state news agency says Tunisia's ousted president has arrived in the kingdom. The Saudi Press Agency cites a statement from the office of King Abdullah that says: "we have welcomed in the Saudi kingdom...Tags: Barack Obama, Protest, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Government
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Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret
ReutersBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters, United Kingdom
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MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Saudi regulations target stock market speculators
Reuters* Biggest Arab market dominated by retail traders * Makes prices volatile, distorts money flows * CMA mounts biggest drive in years to cut speculation * Appears to have backing of top officials * Some small-cap shares tumble By Nadia Saleem DUBAI,...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Stock Market, World Bank Group, Economy, Business and Finance, Arab Spring
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Alwaleed's Kingdom, on prowl for acquisitions, plans hotel sale
Reuters* Says asked banks for potential acquisition ideas * Plans to sell stakes in 20-30 hotels globally * Backs Citi CEO's "conservative strategy" * Says no rush for Twitter to go public By Mirna Sleiman and Angus McDowall RIYADH, May 6 (Reuters) -...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Initial Public Offerings, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters
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CIA buys trouble in Afghanistan
In a time when the whetted and arbitrary deficit-reduction knife is cutting bone out of critical U.S. government programs, the image of shopping bags stuffed with CIA cash handed off on a monthly basis to Afghan President Hamid Karzai — who reigns...
Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, Government, Hamid Karzai
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Syria is still not our fight
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is right to resist the mounting pressure for military intervention in Syria. Action by U.S. forces may or may not make the situation better -- but certainly could make things worse. This assessment could change, of course....
Tags: Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia, Bashar Assad, United Nations
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Syria's neighbours cautious about U.S.-led intervention
Reuters* Turkish support key in any military intervention * Iraq memories fuel scepticism on chemical weapons claims * Jordan concerned by Islamist fighters among rebel ranks * U.S. allies ultimately seen toeing Washington's line By Nick Tattersall...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters, Ayman al-Zawahri, Politics
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ANALYSIS-No good military options for U.S. in Syria
ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Peter Apps WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Despite President Barack Obama's pledge that Syria's use of chemical weapons is a "game changer" for the United States, he is unlikely to turn to military options quickly and would want...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Politics, Government, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
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Saudi royal decree may ease $67 bln housing logjam
Reuters* Decree brings grants of land, loans under one umbrella * Removes hurdle to $67 bln construction programme * Addresses major social, political issue * But administering process may be slow * Solution to housing shortage may take a decade By Martin...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters, Politics, Government, Apartments
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Saudi royal decree may ease $67 billion housing logjam
ReutersDUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - A royal decree in Saudi Arabia has shaken up the way in which the government allocates vast tracts of land, removing an obstacle to a $67 billion program to ease the country's housing shortage. King Abdullah originally...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters, Politics, Government, Apartments
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ANALYSIS-Nuclear Saudi Arabia a lifeline for the atomic energy industry
Reuters* Kingdom likely to choose more than one reactor design * Varied designs mean a greater range of reactor vendors involved * High capital costs, environmental resistance not issues * Signed nuclear cooperation deals with France, Korea, China, and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, United Arab Emirates, Plant Openings, France, Saudi Arabia
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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Islam, Imperial and Royal Matters, Xi Jinping, Philippines, Bashar Assad
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