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Turki al-Faisal – Land First, Then Peace

By Prince Turki al-Faisal*
The United States and other Western powers have for some time been pushing Saudi Arabia to make more gestures toward Israel. More recently, the crown prince of Bahrain urged greater communication with Israel and joint steps from Arab states to revive the peace process.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam, the custodian [...]

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CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON

Came across this 'Infograph' titled "THE GLOBAL ARMS TRADE" and prepared by Princeton University's.
I'm not surprised to see Israhell and USA on top of the list, however, I'm surprised to find Saudi Arabia among the top 10. The question is; where all this arms goes and what they need it for?
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The first Saudi female soccer team, Congratulation!

On behalf of the Palestinian soccer fans and the Palestinian National Women Football team, I would like to congratulate the first Saudi female soccer team.
The first soccer match between female teams has taken place in Alkhobbar (Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province). The match was held between two teams of university students. The Prince Mohammad bin Fahd [...]

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Silence Day for Fouad Alfarhan

Today is a 'Blog Silence Day' to protest the imprisonment of Fouad Alfarhan.
Fouad Alfarhan is a Saudi blogger who uses his blog, alfarhan.org, to promote political reform and greater freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia. He was forced to stop blogging at the beginning of 2007 after being harassed by government officials, but then resumed [...]

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Miss Bahrain, Miss Arab World 2007 and Stereotypes

I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never.
Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won the [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Sex-segregated sidewalks and women's car driving

One more brain fart by Saudi Mutaween:
Saudi Arabian religious police call for sex-segregated sidewalks – Saudi Arabia's religious police are insisting that authorities of Medina, one of Islam's holiest cities, should build separate sidewalks for women, the Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper said Friday.
The country's Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), [...]

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Is Israel Falling Apart? In Reversal, Israel Praises Saudi Peace Proposal

Foreign observers of Israel tend to focus so intently on the dangers the country faces from its Arab neighbors that they have largely missed an astonishing story that has been accelerating over the past few months: that of the Jewish state’s possible move toward internal collapse. If you consider this an exaggeration, just take note [...]

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Idiot Drivers in Saudi

Some of this is on the road to Kuwait (El Khafgi) where a whole family of 5 of one of our colleague's relatives passed away in an accident last week.

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