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So What If Obama Bowed? HALAS!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Saudi King Abduallah, President Obama, Obama Bow, President Barack Obama, King Abdullah, Obama Adullah, Obama, World, Jewish, Barack Obama, Seder, Muslim, G-20 Summit, Arab, Saudi Arabia, President Bush, Nato Summit, President George W. Bush, Patrick J. Buchanan, World News, Nato, Passover Seder, Passover, Islam, Pat Buchanan, Ozzy Osbourne, Muslim World, Christianity, Glenn Beck, Judaism, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

The President is speaking a language of acceptance and outreach to the Muslim world that is quite sincere.

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Ann Coulter Needs to Shut the F**K Up (...and Other Random Thoughts)

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Karl Rove, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Capt. Richard Phillips, Joe Biden 2008, King Abdullah, Fox News, Somali Pirates, Gen. Ray Odierno, Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Mosul, Baqubah, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

It's time. Once and for all, Ann Coulter needs to shut her trap and simply disappear. For when she opens her mouth, nothing but outlandish, irresponsible, incendiary projectile vomit spews forth.

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Israel's New Settlement Plans Decried By Saudi Arabia

Arabnews.com | By P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Jerusalem, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Territories, Human Rights Israel, King Abdullah, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Israel, Al-Bustan, World News

Saudi Arabia yesterday condemned the Israeli plan to evict 1,500 Palestinians from the Al-Bustan neighborhood of Jerusalem and urged the international...

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Saudi King Abdullah Appoints First Ever Woman Deputy Minister, Shakes Up Government

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 03.17.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV...

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Saudi King Meets George Mitchell, Calls For Intensive International Peace Efforts

Arabnews.com | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, George MItchell, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Mitchell King Abdullah, Mitchell Saudi Arabia, Israel, World News

RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday held talks with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and called for intensive intern...

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Al-Arabiya's Game Changing Interview with Barack Obama: A New Punctuation Point in US Foreign Policy

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Al Arabiya, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, US Foreign Policy, Olmert, King Abdullah, Palestine, Israel, Hamas, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Public Diplomacy, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama's interview has provided a new punctuation point in American foreign policy, and it is not "continuous" foreign policy at all. This is a new game and a very impressive new leader.

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Obama Phone Trail Highlights New Mideast Road Map

Diane Francis | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank. President Mubarak, Gaza, Ehud Olmert, Middle East, President Abbas, King Abdullah, Israel, Obama, Palestinians, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Palestinian Territories, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, 100 Days, World News
Diane Francis

Here is the obvious strategy to Gaza crisis that is being whispered about and probably has the best chance of succeeding and stopping the craziness and bloodshed.

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Arab Leaders Strive For Unity At Gaza Summit, Saudi King Pledges $1 Bil In Aid

Al Jazeera English | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia Billion, Gaza, Arab Summit, Kuwait Summit, King Abdullah, Hamas, Israel, Arab League, Ban Ki Moon, Saudi Arabia Gaza Aid, World News

The crisis in Gaza is topping the agenda of Arab leaders who have gathered in Kuwait for a summit aimed at boosting regional economic growth. King ...

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With Bush Leaving Town, Pity Poor Hugo and King Abdullah

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Hugo Chavez, Chevron, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Shell, Mexico, King Abdullah, China, Opec, Ali Al Naimi, VLCC Tankers, Total, Nopec, Saudi Arabia, Ft, Russia, India, President Bush, The Administration, Venzuela, Oil Prices, Oil, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

With Bush leaving town, the air is going out of the price of oil.

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Saudi Arabia Announces $126.7 Billion Stimulus Package

Arabnews.com | Posted 01.23.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabic Stimulus Budget, Saudi Arabia Education, Saudi Arabia Economy, Saudi Arabi Stimulus Package, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Economy, World News

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced an SR475 billion ($126.7 billion) economic stimulus budget for 2009, allocating more money for education and ...

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OPEC's "Noble Cause"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.01.2009 | Business

Read More: OPEC Meeting, Oil, New York Times, King Abdullah, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi, Bernie Madoff, Jad Mouawad, CNBC.Com, Opec, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

OPEC announced today an additional production cut of more than 2 million barrels/day. And surprise, surprise: the price of oil fell by some three dollars a barrel. Sic Transit gloria!

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Jordan First: A King's Modernization Motto Obscures a Palestinian Past and Iraqi Present.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Jordan, Palestinians, Iraqi Refugees in Jordan, Arab World, Usaid, Persian Gulf, King Hussein Jordan, Palestinian Refugees, King Abdullah, United States, Jordan's Queen Rania, Foreign Policy, Arabs, Rising Food Prices, Global Food Prices, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Education Reform, Amman, Global Economy, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Soon, I would learn that the "Jordan First" initiative, first launched in 2002 with the stated goals of reform and democratization, now carried a meaning much deeper.

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Russia Initiates Overtures to Obama While Plotting Energy Extortion

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, NOPEC Legislation, Oil, OPEC Meeting, Sergei Shmatat, King Abdullah, President Bush, Vladamir Putin, Energy, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Russia's actions on OPEC have given the Obama administration an opportunity to show the American public and the world that the days of oil patch hegemony over Washington are at an end.

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Oil Prices in Steep Decline: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Tom Freidman, OPEC President Khelil, Cftc, Saudi Arabia, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, King Abdullah, Treasury Sec.Paulson, Energy Sec.Bodman, President Bush, Gordon Brown, Oil, Crude Oil Prices, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Something sinister is afoot in the steep decline of oil prices: Our sense of outrage at the oil industry risks being mollified; just when we become serious about alternative fuels, suddenly, magically, the price of oil retreats.

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As It Meets, Time to Make OPEC Understand Access To Our Market Can No Longer Be Taken For Granted

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Oil, King Abdullah, Chavez, Hezbollah, Opec, Nytimes, Crude Oil Prices, Crude Oil, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The US market for oil should no longer be available to all suppliers irrespective of their adversarial policies and their pricing strategies.

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The Saudi Oil Summit: Pipeline to Nowhere

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Speculation, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia, Oil Prices, King Abdullah, Jeddah Summit, Opec, President Bush, Gordon Brown, Saudi Oil, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Given the unwillingness of the Saudis and their assembled OPEC brethren to propose anything meaningful that would alter current price or supply trends, the Jeddah oil "summit" was a dud.

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Saudis to Execute a Woman for Witchcraft

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Witchcraft, Saudi Arabia Executions, Withcraft Executions, Woman Withcraft Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch, King Abdullah, Politics News

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A leading human rights group appealed to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Thursday to stop the execution of a woman accused of ...

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Bush: OPEC Nations Should Pump More Oil

AP | TERENCE HUNT and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: World Market, King Abdullah, Energy Prices, Oil Prices, Oil, Opec, President Bush, Saudi Kings, Business News

President Bush urged OPEC nations on Tuesday to put more oil on the world market and warned that soaring prices could cause an economic slowdown in th...

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Taking Aim At Corporate Bribery Between Brits, Saudis

New York Times | NELSON D. SCHWARTZ, LOWELL BERGMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Prince Phillip, King Abdullah, BAE, BAE Systems, BAE Bribery, Business News

Late last month, five jumbo jets from Riyadh touched down at Heathrow Airport in London. They brought with them 13 members of the Saudi royal family, ...

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