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A Soft Power Opportunity for Iran

Kevin Sullivan | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Kevin Sullivan

In the neighboring country of Yemen, a very real opportunity to make good on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's promise of friendship is rapidly emerging for Iran.

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Mazen Abdul-Jawad's Live Sex Talk Prompts Saudis To Close TV Station's Bureaus

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Authorities in Saudi Arabia have shut down all local operations of a Lebanese TV station that broadcast an interview with...

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Getting to Saudi Arabia

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 08.31.2009 | Style

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Chris Guillebeau

During the day in Saudi Arabia I worked out in the fitness center and went to shopping malls. That's pretty much all that a non-Muslim, Western visitor can do in Riyadh, so that's what I did.

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"Menahi": Saudi Movie Screened In Riyadh First Time In 30 Years

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — For the first time in three decades, Saudis in the nation's capital did something that most Westerners take for granted _...

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Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing

William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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William Bradley

Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.

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Obama In Riyadh: Arabs Likely To Say No To More Concessions To Israel

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home

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CAIRO President Obama started his much anticipated Middle East tour on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to press the Arab nations to o...

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"Terrorist Rehab" Documentary Explores 'Thought Security' In Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)

PBS Now | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

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By Kieran Baker | PBS - NOW I've been in Riyadh all week attending Saudi's first conference on 'thought security'. The meeting began with a 'made-fo...

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The Worst Places in the World to Work

Sean Jacobs | Posted 04.19.2009 | World

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Sean Jacobs

If you don't count Baghdad, Pyongyang (North Korea) or Harare (Zimbabwe) -- cities affected by war or economic sanctions -- which cities are the most ...

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Saudi Woman Arrested For Sitting With Man In Starbucks

CBS News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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An American businesswoman was carted off to jail by religious police in Saudi Arabia for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks in Riyadh, the T...

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