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Wednesday 16 January 2008 (07 Muharram 1429)

We’ll Go by Market Demand: Naimi
Raid Qusti, Arab News

 
RIYADH, 16 January 2008 — US President George W. Bush yesterday called on Saudi Arabia to help contain rising oil prices. “I would hope, as OPEC considers different production levels, that they...  Full Story 
 
 
No Foreign Press — No Press Conference
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 16 January 2008 — So Western journalists covering the Bush visit to the Kingdom are set to leave. No big deal. But to Saudi journalists, it makes all the difference in the world. After all,...  Full Story 
 
 
HRC to Confront Commission Over Beating
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 16 January 2008 — Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) is set to confront the Kingdom’s religious police, the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, because...  Full Story 
 
 
Saudi ‘Lovechildren’ Abandoned Abroad to Fend for Themselves
Razan Baker, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 January 2008 — She looked Arab but spoke, in addition to English, a Southeast Asian language. When asked about her origin, she said her father was Saudi, who left her mother and returned...  Full Story 
Israel Massacres 18 in Gaza
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News

 
GAZA CITY, 16 January 2008 — The son of Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar was among 18 Palestinians massacred yesterday during an Israeli incursion into the Al-Zaiton neighborhood of Gaza. Witnesses...  Full Story 
 
 
Rain Creates Chaos in UAE Cities
K.T. Abdurabb, Arab News

 
DUBAI/SHARJAH, 16 January 2008 — Over 500 accidents have been reported in Dubai as heavy rain lashed the United Arab Emirates causing flooding and traffic jams across Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah...  Full Story 
 
 
Michigan Muslims Voice the Issues in Time for Primary
Sarah Abdullah, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 January 2008 — Saeed Elhadi, a longtime resident of a suburb of Detroit, says he’s uncertain if he will vote in today’s Michigan primary or not. “In my opinion I don’t think many Muslims...  Full Story 
 
 
Political Instability Affects Saudi Prisoners in Lebanon
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 16 January 2008 — The political turmoil in Lebanon has overshadowed the justice system there where a Saudi prisoner who rightfully deserves to be released is still lingering in jail waiting...  Full Story 

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