Turki Aims to Bridge Gap With US
Muaffaq Al-Nuwaiser, Asharq Al-Awsat |
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LONDON, 24 July 2005 — The Kingdom’s nominee for ambassador to the United States said he would try to bridge a “gap” in relations and defend compatriots accused of complicity in the Sept. 11 attacks. “Opinion...
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Virtue Commission Not to Have Female Members
Maha Akeel, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 24 July 2005 — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice never has and will never employ women, said a source at the commission. The emphatic denial came in...
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Crime Puts Bumps in Car Rental Road
Mahmoud Ahmad, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 24 July 2005 — Summer is a busy time for car rental companies, with many families renting vehicles for extended periods for vacation travel. Conmen, deadbeats, thieves and smugglers also try...
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Expatriate Workers and Us!
Dr. Khaled Batarfi, kbatarfi@al-madina.com |
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“You don’t know how it feels to be a foreigner in this country, unless you live like one. It is unbearable!” said my Arab scuba diving trainer. I was shocked and since then, I have become more sensitive...
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Massacre in Sharm El-Sheikh
Summer Said, Arab News |
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Terrorists turned the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh into a killing field in the early hours yesterday, crashing explosives-laden cars into a hotel and a busy market...
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World United in Denouncing Atrocity
Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 24 July 2005 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd led world leaders yesterday in condemning the terrorist attacks in Sharm El-Sheikh. The king sent his condolences to President Hosni...
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Saudis Cancel Trip to Resort
Essam Al-Ghalib, Arab News |
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JEDDAH, 24 July 2005 — The news that Sharm El-Sheikh, the tourist resort at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, had been bombed revived the horror of random mass bombings for Saudi citizens yesterday. Abdullah...
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White House Opposes Ban on Detainee Mistreatment
Barbara Ferguson, Arab News |
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WASHINGTON, 24 July 2005 — The Bush administration this week threatened to veto a Senate bill for $442 billion in next year’s defense programs if it tries to regulate the Pentagon’s treatment of detainees...
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