Showing posts with label Saudi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saudi. Show all posts

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Bits: What Saudi Arabia’s $3.5 Billion in Uber Buys

Bits: What Saudi Arabia’s .5 Billion in Uber Buys


Uber is now worth four United Airlines, 2 billion rides across Midtown Manhattan and a good day at Google.


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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Law to enable 9/11 suits vs. Saudi Arabia is right and proper (Opinion)

Law to enable 9/11 suits vs. Saudi Arabia is right and proper (Opinion)





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Monday, May 9, 2016

News: The Morning Agenda: The Challenge of Easing Saudi Arabia’s Dependence on Oil

News: The Morning Agenda: The Challenge of Easing Saudi Arabia’s Dependence on Oil


Lawyers in Sumner Redstone Trial Tussle Over Possible Dismissal


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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Saudi King Shakes Up Government as Economic Plan Moves Forward

Saudi King Shakes Up Government as Economic Plan Moves Forward


King Salman issued a new wave of royal decrees, replacing a number of top ministers and restructuring government bodies


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Saudi Arabia Ousts Longtime Oil Minister

Saudi Arabia Ousts Longtime Oil Minister


Saudi Arabia has replaced its long-serving oil minister as part of a larger ongoing government shakeup.


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Thursday, April 28, 2016

A Promising New Path for Saudi Arabia

A Promising New Path for Saudi Arabia


A plan that might reduce the country’s oil dependency.


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Friday, April 22, 2016

Don’t Let Americans Sue Saudi Arabia

Don’t Let Americans Sue Saudi Arabia


Doing so would imperil our foreign aid and the war on terrorism.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Obama Arrives in Saudi Arabia Amid a New Round of Contention

Obama Arrives in Saudi Arabia Amid a New Round of Contention


President Obama arrived in Riyadh barely a day after expressing support for the release of documents implicating Saudi officials in the U.S. in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


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Friday, April 15, 2016

Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill

Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill


The kingdom has bristled over a bill that would allow its government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11 attacks.


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Monday, March 28, 2016

Saudi Arabia Says 109 Yemenis Traded for 9 Saudis Amid War

Saudi Arabia Says 109 Yemenis Traded for 9 Saudis Amid War


A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that is fighting a war with Yemen’s Shiite rebels said Monday that it has traded 109 Yemeni prisoners taken during the fighting in the neighboring country for nine Saudis who were held captive.










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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Initial Results Show 19 Saudi Women Elected for First Time

Initial Results Show 19 Saudi Women Elected for First Time


At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country’s history, according to initial results released to The Associated Press on Sunday.










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First women elected to office in Saudi Arabia

First women elected to office in Saudi Arabia













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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Saudi Elections Are First to Include Women as Voters and Candidates

Saudi Elections Are First to Include Women as Voters and Candidates


The elections for members of local councils across the kingdom marked the first time that women were able to participate — as both voters and candidates.


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Friday, December 11, 2015

Saudi Arabia: Women to vote for first time

Saudi Arabia: Women to vote for first time













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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Outrage over Saudi death sentence for poet

Outrage over Saudi death sentence for poet













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Friday, November 20, 2015

Saudi Arabia, an ISIS That Has Made It

Saudi Arabia, an ISIS That Has Made It


The Islamic State has a mother: the invasion of Iraq. But it also has a father: Saudi Arabia’s religious-industrial complex.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Briton, 74, Jailed for Alcohol Possession in Saudi Arabia, Returns Home

Briton, 74, Jailed for Alcohol Possession in Saudi Arabia, Returns Home


Karl Andree, a former oil executive who had been living in the kingdom for decades, was arrested by the religious police in Jidda in 2014.










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