Polling Ends on a Successful Note
Yousif Muhammad & Abdul Maqsood Mirza, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 22 April 2005 — Saudi men went to the polls enthusiastically in large numbers yesterday in the final round of landmark municipal elections. Polling was smooth in the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
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Star Academy Winner Told to Leave Riyadh
Saad Al-Matrafi, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 22 April 2005 — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained “Star Academy 2” winner Hisham Abdul Rahman briefly and then put him on a plane back to Jeddah from...
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A Keen Nose for the Superficial
Lubna Hussain, lubna@arabnews.com |
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I wanted to pay a visit to my friend the other day, but was informed that she was visiting her niece in hospital. Consumed by worry I decided to call her up to find out about the problem in greater...
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11 Die as Chopper Downed in Iraq
Naseer Al-Nahr, Arab News |
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BAGHDAD, 22 April 2005 — Insurgents downed a Bulgarian helicopter with a missile strike yesterday, killing all 11 occupants, as foreign security workers found themselves increasingly caught in the...
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Sharon Set to Delay Gaza Pullout by Three Weeks
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News |
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JERUSALEM, 22 April 2005 — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was set to announce a three-week delay in Israel’s planned Gaza pullout to mid-August after defense chiefs yesterday recommended the delay. The...
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Israeli-US Group Fires 2 Involved in Spy Probe
Barbara Ferguson, Arab News |
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WASHINGTON, 22 April 2005 — The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobby has fired two of its senior officials involved in an FBI investigation of allegedly spying for...
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