The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that ally Saudi Arabia was undermining efforts to stabilize Iraq.
Iraq delivered an inspirational victory Sunday by winning the Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia, a beacon of hope for a nation divided by war. Iraq scored on a 71st-minute header by captain Younis Mahmoud and dominated the final against heavily favored Saudi Arabia, a three-time Asian Cup champion. This was Iraq's first Asian Cup title.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Iraq delivered an inspirational victory Sunday by winning the Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia, a beacon of hope for a nation divided by war.
Iraq provided an inspiring moment in sports by winning the 2007 Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Sunday's final, a beacon of hope for a nation divided by war.
The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve an arms sale package for Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf countries that is expected to total $20 billion over the next decade, despite the fact that some U.S. officials say that the Saudis are playing a counterproductive role in Iraq.
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq won its first Asian Cup soccer title by beating three-time champion Saudi Arabia 1-0 in today's final in Indonesia.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said ally Saudi Arabia was undermining efforts to stabilize Iraq.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, has accused US ally Saudi Arabia of undermining efforts to stabilise Iraq.
The US ambassador to the United Nations has accused Saudi Arabia and other US allies in the Middle East of undermining efforts to curb violence in Iraq.
Sulaiman Al-Rajhi is a reclusive Saudi octogenarian with a personal fortune of $12 billion and his own Islamic bank with 500 branches in Saudi Arabia and a few more around the Muslim world. According to the CIA, Mr. Rajhi's organizations have acted as conduits, financiers, and facilitators for a wide variety of Islamic terror groups — from Al Qaeda to Hamas — for about 20 years now. On Thursday, ...