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Friday 16 May 2008 (10 Jumada al-Ula 1429)

King to Attend Aramco Jubilee Celebrations
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 May 2008 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will begin on Monday a weeklong tour of the Eastern Province, during which he will attend Saudi Aramco’s 75th anniversary celebrations,...  Full Story 
 
 
Diplomatic Factors Prolong Saudi’s Jail Time in Israel
Samir Al-Saadi, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 May 2008 — An Israeli court is currently looking into the case of a 38-year-old Saudi man who has been languishing in an Israeli prison for two years after inadvertently crossing into the...  Full Story 
 
 
Stories of Hospital Abductions Send Expecting Moms Reeling
Muhammad Al-Homaid & Nuha Adlan, Arab News
YANBU/RIYADH, 16 May 2008 — The abduction of several newborn babies from hospitals in the Kingdom this year has highlighted the problem of security at Saudi hospitals. In January this year, a...  Full Story 
 
 
What Saudi Parents Want
Fatin Bundagji, fatin@bundagji.com
Fables are stories that teach timeless lessons. We all remember the story of the Hare and the Turtle and the valuable lesson it has taught us over time. The story is about a Hare and a Turtle...  Full Story 
Huge Rallies, Black Flags Mark Nakba
Mohammed Mar’i, Arab News
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, 16 May 2008 — As thousands of Palestinians throughout the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Lebanon marked yesterday the official 60th anniversary of the Nakba — the 1948 events...  Full Story 
 
 
Al-Naimi Expects Big Oil Demand From Asia
Arab News
SEOUL, 16 May 2008 — Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi said yesterday that Asian oil consumption was projected to increase by 20 million barrels per day by 2030, accounting for...  Full Story 
 
 
Who Really Controls the Oil Market?
Syed Rashid Husain
As President George W. Bush arrives in Saudi Arabia today, his second to the Kingdom within the year, to formally commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the deep rooted, multifaceted...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: Elites’ Greed
16 May 2008
Germany's President Horst Koehler has described the world’s banking system as “a monster that must be tamed”. This is not political hand wringing that politicians so often do after the event. Koehler...  Full Story 

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