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Saudi official moves to regulate child marriages - CNN International Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:46:51 GMT

ABC News

Saudi official moves to regulate child marriages CNN International The law will place restrictions on the practice to preserve the rights of children and prevent abuses, Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Issa told Al-Watan, a daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, where all newspapers require government permission to publish. ... Saudi Justice Minister Moves to Regulate Child Marriage Feminist Majority Foundation Saudis 'to regulate' child brides BBC News Child marriage case showcases deep splits in Saudi society GlobalPost The National - Daily Times all 202 news articles

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Katy Perry Gets Collared (And Capri-Pantsed) By Saudi Arabia's ... - Idolator Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:47:40 GMT

Idolator

Katy Perry Gets Collared (And Capri-Pantsed) By Saudi Arabia's ... Idolator, NY On the right, the cover of a copy of One Of The Boys that blogger Susie Of Arabia bought at a shop in Saudi Arabia for her kid * . You may notice a difference between the two—although you may not notice, given the fact that you're looking at the two ...

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SAUDI ARABIA: AUTHORITIES RELEASE CHRISTIAN BLOGGER - Compass Direct News Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:48:38 GMT

SAUDI ARABIA: AUTHORITIES RELEASE CHRISTIAN BLOGGER Compass Direct News, CA “Anyone in his right mind in Saudi Arabia wouldn't do that.” The country's penalty for “apostasy,” or leaving Islam, is death, although in recent years there have been no known cases of kingdom citizens formally convicted and sentenced with capital ... NEWS ALERT: Saudi Arabia Releases Christian Blogger BosNewsLife Reuters Summit-Wealth manager plans Saudi region's first REIT Reuters Saudi beheads Yemeni convicted of murder eTaiwan News AsiaNews.it - Världen idag all 35 news articles

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ANALYSIS-Saudi speeds up education reform, clerics resist - Reuters Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:02:09 GMT

Foreign Policy

ANALYSIS-Saudi speeds up education reform, clerics resist Reuters 11 attacks, Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to reform its school curriculum, but clerical opposition means change will be slow, analysts say. King Abdullah appointed a new team to lead the education ministry this year in a surprise reshuffle in the ... West: Obama's sickening bow Leader Vindicator Deconstructing Obama’s ‘bow’ to Saudi King Triumph President Bow-bama Indiana Daily Student White Mountain Independent - Livingston Daily all 54 news articles

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FACTBOX-Saudi Arabia's oil refining capacity - Reuters Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:08:50 GMT

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FACTBOX-Saudi Arabia's oil refining capacity Reuters April 13 (Reuters) - The world's largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia has put on hold plans to expand capacity at its refinery in Ras Tanura. Late last year the kingdom put contracts for two new export refineries under review as it looked to take ... Aramco delays Ras Tanura refinery expansion-sources Reuters all 21 news articles

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Mother 'trapped' in Saudi Arabia - Toronto Star Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:31:35 GMT

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Mother 'trapped' in Saudi Arabia Toronto Star,  Canada MONTREAL–A woman's fear for her daughter, evident in the strained urgency of her voice, is magnified by three – three grandchildren, all of them trapped, she says, in a desolate apartment in Saudi Arabia, "hostage" to an abusive husband and father who ... MP says Quebec mother must yield to Saudi laws CTV.ca Should Ottawa rescue Canadian mother in Saudi Arabia? National Post NEWS IN BRIEF TheChronicleHerald.ca CBC.ca - The Gazette (Montreal) all 48 news articles

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Saudi Arabia Bans Meat Imports From Ethiopia, Fortune Says - Bloomberg Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:08:06 GMT

Meat International

Saudi Arabia Bans Meat Imports From Ethiopia, Fortune Says Bloomberg By Jason Mclure April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia has banned the import of meat from Ethiopia, the Fortune newspaper reported, citing the Saudi embassy in Ethiopia. The imports were banned because of health concerns, the Addis Ababa-based newspaper ... Saudi Arabia places ban on meat imports from Ethiopia 14 Apr 2009 Meat International Ethiopia: Enter Your Search Terms Submit Search Form AllAfrica.com Saudi businessmen invest $629 million in Ethiopia Kyiv Post all 16 news articles

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Greenhouse gas rules could fuel oil dependence - Los Angeles Times Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:58 GMT

Greenhouse gas rules could fuel oil dependence Los Angeles Times, CA That statement may be true for roughly half of California's oil, which is either drilled in the state or imported from Alaska, but certainly not for the half coming from distant places such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq or Colombia. ...

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John W. Rich, Jr.: Saudi Resistance for the Global Environmental ... - PR Newswire (press release) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:03:25 GMT

John W. Rich, Jr.: Saudi Resistance for the Global Environmental ... PR Newswire (press release), NY Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries fear that emission limits will lead to energy conservation and reduced demand for crude oil. "We share the concern for climate change, but at the same time we don't want to be a victim," Mohammad Al Sabban, ...

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Rape and “Honor” in Saudi Arabia - The Weekly Standard Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Rape and “Honor” in Saudi Arabia The Weekly Standard Saudi Arabia, modern-day: A man finds his daughter exchanging messages with a male friend on Facebook and murders her. A young woman caught sitting in a car with a man who is not her relative gets gang-raped, is then sentenced to 90 lashes (or 200, ...