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Plaza Could Be Sold In $600 Million Deal

Posted 04.09.2012

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Owners of the Plaza Hotel are in talks to sell the iconic New York building, The Economic Times reports. The hotel's Israeli owners at El Had Properti...

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Saudi Prince Rape Probe Dropped

AP | DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 03.29.2012

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MADRID -- A Spanish court has dropped a rape probe against a Saudi prince who is one of the world's richest people, saying his accuser's allegations a...

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Twitter Is Definitely 'Trending', Confirms 300 Million Saudi Investment

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.18.2012

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Faisal J. Abbas

Earlier today, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) announced a $300m investment in social media site, Twitter, following months of negotiations.

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Paul Needham

Adrian Smith Talks Designing The World's Tallest Building

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 10.02.2011

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At six feet, Adrian Smith is fairly tall for an architect. But now, with the announcement that his Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will begi...

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Ban Glenn Beck from Ground Zero

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

If we're banning things from near Ground Zero because they may offend 9/11 families, then banning Glenn Beck makes more sense than anything else.

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Jason Linkins

News Corp. Executives Actually Recently Met With Saudi Billionaire In Mosque Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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By now, you may have heard about how on last night's edition of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart made fantastic comedic hay out of a Fox And Friends segmen...

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Why Fox News Rejected our Clean Energy Ad

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Allen Smith

There's nothing confusing about the link between oil and terrorist funding. The only confusing thing is why Fox News would reject an ad that calls to defund our enemies by finding new sources of energy.

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Two Failed Efforts at Muslim-Bashing

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Zogby

The news of the week is that two efforts at Muslim-bashing were tried, and both failed. Cause for concern, yes. But cause for some hope as well.

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Seeks Deeper Ties To News Corp

AP | TAREK EL-TABLAWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — The Saudi billionaire whose investment firm is one of the biggest stakeholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said he is looking to expa...

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Lebanon's LBC TV Rides Layoffs Wave Ahead of Murdoch Buy-in, Arab Media Market Expansion

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese media group LBC recently sliced 140 jobs, is trimming fat, and repositioning itself for a mega deal involving Rupert Murdoch's purchase of shares in Rotana Media.

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Saudi Princess Says She's Ready To Drive

Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

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The wife of one of Saudi Arabia's richest men says she is ready to get behind the wheel as soon as the ban on women drivers is lifted. Princess Amira...

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Reports $8.26 Billion Loss

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is reviewing his investment portfolio, Saudi newspapers quoted him as saying on Wednesd...

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Has Full Confidence In Citigroup (VIDEO)

CNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he has "full confidence" in Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and believes the bank's financial problems will resolve t...

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Murdoch Teams Up With Billionaire Saudi Prince

Variety | Ali Jaafar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rupert Murdoch has landed in the Middle East. The mogul's News Corp. is launching two English-language, free-to-air satcasters in the region before t...

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Citigroup Gets $12.5 Billion Infusion

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 05.25.2011

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Citigroup Inc. secured $12.5 billion in much-needed cash and slashed its dividend as a huge drop in the value of its mortgage holdings sent it to its ...

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Billionaire Saudi Prince Is First To Own Personal A380 Superjumbo Jet

Reuters Via USA Today | Tim Hepher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has become the first person to buy the ultimate status symbol -- his own A380 superjumbo jet. Planemaker ...

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