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Monday 17 May 2004 (27 Rabi` al-Awwal 1425)

Review Syria Sanctions, GCC Urges US
P.K. Abdul Ghafour • Arab News
JEDDAH, 17 May 2004 — GCC leaders yesterday urged the United States to review its decision to slap new sanctions on Syria and to pursue “constructive dialogue” instead to settle any...  Full Story 
 
 
Prince Salman Gets New Electronic ID
Mansour Al-Shehry, Arab News/Al-Eqtisadiah

 
RIYADH, 17 May 2004 — ID cards do not differentiate between a prince and an ordinary citizen, Riyadh Governor Prince Salman said during the launch of the new electronic identity card at the Civil...  Full Story 
 
 
Residents Fear Power Cuts, Water Shortage as Summer Peaks
Mahmoud Ahmad, Arab News
JEDDAH, 17 May 2004 — As summer approaches, many Jeddah residents fear a return of the power and water shortages that affect the city every year, especially in south Jeddah neighborhoods. The...  Full Story 
 
 
Census to Start on Sept. 15
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 17 May 2004 — The general census, scheduled to start on Sept. 15, will be decisive in determining the Kingdom’s economic policy for the next 10 years, according to Economy and Planning...  Full Story 
Israel Threatens Mass Demolition
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News

 
JERUSALEM, 17 May 2004 — Panic gripped Palestinians in Rafah after Israel’s top general threatened to destroy hundreds of Palestinian refugee homes. The general’s threat came hours...  Full Story 
 
 
‘US Troops to Stay a Long Time’
Naseer Al-Nahr, Arab News
BAGHDAD, 17 May 2004 — US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that US-led forces would remain in Iraq “for a considerable period” as the country’s interior minister...  Full Story 
 
 
‘Psychological Factors’ Pushing Up Oil Prices
Abdul Jalil Mustafa, Arab News
DEAD SEA COAST, Jordan, 17 May 2004 — Qatar’s Energy Minister Abdullah ibn Hamad Al-Attiyah on Saturday attributed latest hikes in oil prices mainly to psychological factors created by...  Full Story 
 
 
Countdown to the End of Bush and Sharon Begins
Uri Avnery, Arab News
TEL AVIV, 17 May 2004 — The strange creature named the Busharon is in serious trouble. The front half of this creature — George W. Bush — is having trouble with nude photos....  Full Story 

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