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Jordan premier: Arab Spring forces governments to widen press freedoms; local critics unmoved
Associated PressAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not...Tags: Justice System, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Journalism, Crime, Law and Justice, Arab Spring
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Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret
ReutersBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with...Tags: United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Imperial and Royal Matters
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MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Saudi regulations target stock market speculators
Reuters* Biggest Arab market dominated by retail traders * Makes prices volatile, distorts money flows * CMA mounts biggest drive in years to cut speculation * Appears to have backing of top officials * Some small-cap shares tumble By Nadia Saleem DUBAI,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Saudi Arabia, Finance, World Bank Group, Stock Market
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Alwaleed's Kingdom, on prowl for acquisitions, plans hotel sale
Reuters* Says asked banks for potential acquisition ideas * Plans to sell stakes in 20-30 hotels globally * Backs Citi CEO's "conservative strategy" * Says no rush for Twitter to go public By Mirna Sleiman and Angus McDowall RIYADH, May 6 (Reuters) -...Tags: Social Media, Newspaper and Magazine, Investment Service, Citigroup Incorporated, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
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CIA buys trouble in Afghanistan
In a time when the whetted and arbitrary deficit-reduction knife is cutting bone out of critical U.S. government programs, the image of shopping bags stuffed with CIA cash handed off on a monthly basis to Afghan President Hamid Karzai — who reigns...
Tags: George W. Bush, Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Hamid Karzai
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Syria is still not our fight
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is right to resist the mounting pressure for military intervention in Syria. Action by U.S. forces may or may not make the situation better -- but certainly could make things worse. This assessment could change, of course....
Tags: Weaponry, Russia, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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Syria's neighbours cautious about U.S.-led intervention
Reuters* Turkish support key in any military intervention * Iraq memories fuel scepticism on chemical weapons claims * Jordan concerned by Islamist fighters among rebel ranks * U.S. allies ultimately seen toeing Washington's line By Nick Tattersall...Tags: Armed Forces, Ayman al-Zawahri, Turkey, Weaponry, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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ANALYSIS-No good military options for U.S. in Syria
ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Peter Apps WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Despite President Barack Obama's pledge that Syria's use of chemical weapons is a "game changer" for the United States, he is unlikely to turn to military options quickly and would want...Tags: Turkey, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, Russia, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Saudi royal decree may ease $67 bln housing logjam
Reuters* Decree brings grants of land, loans under one umbrella * Removes hurdle to $67 bln construction programme * Addresses major social, political issue * But administering process may be slow * Solution to housing shortage may take a decade By Martin...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Rentals, Personal Service, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Saudi royal decree may ease $67 billion housing logjam
ReutersDUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - A royal decree in Saudi Arabia has shaken up the way in which the government allocates vast tracts of land, removing an obstacle to a $67 billion program to ease the country's housing shortage. King Abdullah originally...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Rentals, Personal Service, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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ANALYSIS-Nuclear Saudi Arabia a lifeline for the atomic energy industry
Reuters* Kingdom likely to choose more than one reactor design * Varied designs mean a greater range of reactor vendors involved * High capital costs, environmental resistance not issues * Signed nuclear cooperation deals with France, Korea, China, and...Tags: Argentina, Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Petroleum Industry
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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Islam, Religion and Belief, Malaysia, Xi Jinping
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