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Tuesday 22 March 2005 (11 Safar 1426)

Crown Prince Quashes Jail Term of Saudi Writer
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 22 March 2005 — Crown Prince Abdullah has quashed a sentence of flogging and imprisonment imposed by a Shariah court on a Saudi writer, an informed source told Arab News. Shariah court...  Full Story 
 
 
Human Rights Efforts Came From Within: Cabinet
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 22 March 2005 — Saudi Arabia yesterday highlighted its human rights record and said its efforts to protect rights emanated from its own principles and not because of any external pressure. The...  Full Story 
 
 
Salman Pledges Support to Saudi Red Crescent
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News

 
RIYADH, 22 March 2005 — Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman has pledged to extend all support to the Saudi Red Crescent Society (SRCS), which is involved in a number of humanitarian projects in the region....  Full Story 
 
 
Survey Reveals Alarming Facts of Life in Makkah
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 22 March 2005 — A new study on the social and economic characteristics of Makkah residents reveals some surprising and alarming facts of life in the holy city. According to the study...  Full Story 
Summit Focuses on Arab Economies
Khaled Almaeena, Arab News

 
ALGIERS, 22 March 2005 — The Arab League Summit starts today with an air of seriousness and purpose as delegates from the 22-member group are expected to focus more on social and economic issues than...  Full Story 
 
 
Qataris, Expats Rally to Condemn Theater Bombing
C.P. Ravindran, Arab News

 
DOHA, 22 March 2005 — Qataris and expatriates held a massive rally yesterday at the site of a devastating bombing on Saturday which killed a Briton and injured a dozen as it emerged that the Egyptian...  Full Story 
 
 
Kingdom Can Boost Output to Help Ease Prices: Naimi
Julie Javellana-Santos, Arab News
MANILA, 22 March 2005 — Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi said yesterday the Kingdom can produce an additional 1.5 million barrels a day of oil to help pull down rising world crude...  Full Story 
 
 
The Nabobs of Negativism
Khaled Almaeena, almaeena@arabnews.com
Unfortunately, the response to voter registration in Jeddah was pathetic. According to available figures, only 32 percent of eligible voters bothered to register. Only on the last day was there a rush...  Full Story 

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