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Monday 9 October 2006 (16 Ramadan 1427)

Court Rejects Case Against Rajaa Al-Sanea
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 9 October 2006 — A lawsuit filed against Rajaa Al-Sanea, the Saudi author of Banat Al-Riyadh (The Girls of Riyadh), was dropped by the Court of Grievances here yesterday. Two Saudi...  Full Story 
 
 
Field Survey to Improve Water Supply
Arab News
JEDDAH, 9 October 2006 — The Water Directorate in Jeddah will shortly start a survey to evaluate the supply and distribution system currently in force in residential districts across Jeddah....  Full Story 
 
 
Schools Ordered to Pull Up Poisonous Oleander
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 9 October 2006 — The Education Ministry has issued an order for the removal of the nerium plant — an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean but widely found in the Gulf —...  Full Story 
 
 
The Zamzam Mafia
Zainy Abbas, Arab News
MAKKAH, 9 October 2006 — Gangs of mainly Bangladeshis, Burmese, Africans and now even Saudis are exploiting the ignorance of pilgrims in Makkah by running a massive Zamzam water scam to make...  Full Story 
Jordan, Iran Denounce Danish Video
Arab News
JEDDAH, 9 October 2006 — Jordan and Iran yesterday denounced a video lampooning the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) produced by a far-right Danish party as British Muslims reported a surge of hate mail...  Full Story 
 
 
War With Israel Possible: Bashar
Agence France Presse
KUWAIT CITY, 9 October 2006 — Syrian President Bashar Assad has said that a war with archenemy Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace in the Middle East is not achieved. “In...  Full Story 
 
 
Broadening the National Dialogue to Eliminate Extremism
Maha Al-Hujailan, Arab News
Many Saudis were extremely delighted when the National Dialogue was established. Regardless of their religion, ideas or occupation, most look forward in earnest to the dialogue. The concept of having...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: Purposeless Visit
9 October 2006
SO little was there to discuss during the Mideast visit of Condoleezza Rice and so little analysis after the fact, that people have been wondering why she embarked on the visit in the first place....  Full Story 

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