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A “peaceful, tolerant” muslim reveals his true thoughts on women’s rights. Frank Talk, and Warnings, in a Saudi Desert For privacy and a little sense of freedom, Saudi youths often go out to the desert. So when I wanted to talk to some young men, a friend suggested we drive outside of Riyadh. At the edge [...]

                                                                                                   Author: Neil Durkin The very high price of coffee in Saudi Arabia Now I’m not a big one for sitting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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During the 1960s in America, conservatives their cvilizaion was headed for collapse because young men wore their hair long. Prince Fahd bin Badr, governor of an area in northern Saudi Arabia, has decided long hair on the part of men might be OK, but long hair on the part of men who hang around female [...]

Female Teachers Dying in Large Numbers on Dangerous Saudi Roads The religion of peace pretty much guarantees women their freedom and rights. And just the other day I turned water to whiskey… RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Roads in Saudi Arabia are among the most dangerous in the world, with a high rate of traffic accidents. But [...]

Yemen is a poor nation at the tip of the Arabian peninsula which suffers the indignity of not having oil in the quantities available to its neighbor. A group of Yemen men walked through the sands in order to seek emploment in Saudi cities on their border. It appears they were caught by Saudi police [...]

“Saudi Arabia has a problem. And it’s the same one that every oil-producing nation will face someday: Its oilwells are drying up.” — Jason Simpkins by Jason Simpkins Baltimore – (TFN): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the world’s leading petroleum exporter. Officially, it has reserves of about 260 billion barrels of [...]

I read about this really shocking story, about father murdered his own daughter recently in Saudi Arabia -Riyadh, when he discovered that she was having an online conversation with a man through facebook. I don’t know.. but if this is true then I only can say that facebook I completely agreed that facebook is dangerous. If [...]

Sabri Bogday, from a small town in Turkey, headed to Saudi Arabia eleven years ago in search of work. He opened a barber shop in order to make enough money so one day he could return home and buy a house for his family and enjoy the fruits of his labor. A few months ago, [...]

Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc., in Riyadh Monday night./Arab News photo The Arab News reports that computer giant Dell Inc. hopes to build the IT infrastructure for Saudi Arabia's new economic cities. This would be a huge boon for Saudi Arabia, not to mention open the door for other US high-tech companies to develop systems in the Kingdom. It also demonstrates an eager willingness by Western companies to do business with Saudis.Dell Seeks to Develop IT Infrastructure in Kingdom's Economic CitiesBy Raid Qusti Arab News RIYADH — Dell Inc., the global IT giant that generated revenues worth $61 billion last year, has expressed a strong interest to develop IT infrastructure in the Kingdom’s six mega economic cities. “Certainly we are interested in the infrastructure, mega data centers an

Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to counter any ‘radioactive hazards’ which may result from a US strike on Iran’s nuclear plants. Popular government-guided Saudi newspaper Okaz recently reported that the Saudi Shura Council approved of nuclear fallout preparation plans only a day after US Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Kingdom’s high ranking officials, [...]

Fouad Al-FarhanFouad Al-Farhan's blog and the “Free Fouad” website were blocked yesterday by the Saudi government. You'll recall that Al-Farhan was arrested on Dec. 10 after criticizing Jeddah municipal officials on several issues. However, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement that he was arrested on a security matter.Al-Farhan was arrested after he reportedly visited one of nine Saudi reformists. The reformists were arrested in February 2007 after allegedly refusing to sign documents that they would stop their calls for political reform. He was previously questioned about his blog by security men in November 2006 and warned to stop criticizing government officials. His detention, now 116 days, without formal charges has sparked calls for his release from bloggers, journalists a

As a rule, I try not to get too bent out of shape about other religions, since this is as far as I know the only conservative Catholic blog largely dedicating to criticizing conservative Catholics. Nonetheless, when I learned from Lucky the Goldfish that Pokémon is banned in Saudi Arabia, I realized things have gone too far. Radical Islam has got to be stopped.(P.S., Pokémon has also been criticized as "demonic" by the Catholic Church in Mexico. Perhaps they've been reading too much Michael O'Brien?)Hat tip: Five Feet of Fury and The Amboy Times

According to recently released Department of Education reports, the University of Virginia received $29,450,000.00 from the government of Saudi Arabia and $200,000.00 from the Peoples Republic of China. Exactly what the Saudis got for their small fortune is unknown, and UVA didn't release the information publicly. Also unknown is what the Chinese government got for its sizeable contribution. Also

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Saudi Arabia has started the fourth phase of its program to extract rain from clouds, part of a project started five months ago to secure more water resources in the kingdom.The head of the Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration, Saleh al-Shahri, said 11 planes are being used in the current phase, together with a high-tech network of mobile cloud physics radars, a communication and satellite network, and experts from various Saudi universities and research centers.The process, commonly known as "cloud seeding" is a form of weather modification, attempting to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds, by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei.The program is part of the kingdom's ongoing efforts to counter

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Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, said it will ensure international markets are adequately supplied with crude to support the continued growth of the global economy.The Supreme Council of Petroleum and Mineral Affairs, chaired by King Abdullah, agreed to work with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-OPEC countries to ensure oil market stability and ``prevent the effects of harmful speculation,'' the government body said in a statement posted late yesterday on the Web site of the state news agency.The meeting was held one day after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Saudi King. U.S. crude prices are likely to fall toward $90 this spring as the country's slowing economic growth encourages traders to exit commodity markets, Goldman Sachs Group Inc

Ed HusainEd Husain, writing for The Guardian, lost me when he started talking about the “rigorous debate inside Saudi Arabia” over religion. Don't think so. Especially untrue after 20 or so Saudi clerics joined Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Al-Barrak fatwa calling for the death of the two Saudi journalists. Reform in Riyadh By Ed Husain For The GuardianThe battle for the soul of Islam is underway in Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring countries. Last weekend saw the first Catholic church open in Qatar. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, rather than facilitating similar freedoms for the large religious minorities in the country, leading Saudi clerics were busy curtailing the freedoms of Saudi writers.In the brain-numbing intellectual environment of Saudi universities, muzzled press and censored booksho

Diplomacy has always been one of the Vatican's strong suits.The Vatican has confirmed something sure to make the Arab street seethe--it is negotiating for permission to build the first Catholic church in Saudi Arabia.The announcement comes on the heels of the opening of a church in Qatar. The first Christian church in the country which has no bells nor visible crosses.There are over 3/4 of a million Catholics in Saudi Arabia.Presiding over the cradle of Islam and home to its holiest sites, the Saudi monarchy has long banned the open worship of other faiths, even as the number of Catholics resident in Saudi Arabia has risen to 800,000 thanks to an influx of immigrant workers from places like the Philippines and India. Mosques are the only houses of prayer in a country where the strict Wahha

The Saudi Arabian government is determined to hold back the clock of time and maintain its outdated ideas about the role of women in modern life. The kingdom has opened it’s first hotel exclusively for women and it will be women owned and operated. The Luthan Hotel’s execuive director, Lorraine Coutinho, exclaimed: “Inside this physical [...]

Today Fabien and I have a meeting with the government in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia. Ever since I was in high school, I have looked forward to the day that I would visit Saudi Arabia. I am no one to judge … so I will not give my opinion. A magical, very conservative world….

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A Saudi Arabian female activist marked this year’s International Women’s Day by defying the ban on women from driving in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom and she posted a video of her revolutionary action on YouTube. Wajiha Huwaidar, a leading activist in the campaign to get women behind the wheel openly accepted resonsibility for the [...]

King AbdullahHamas on Friday claimed responsibility for a gun attack which killed eight Jewish students at a Jerusalem religious school the night before. British and US media gave the shooting extraordinary front page coverage, and deservedly so. This tragic example of violence creating more violence needs examination. But Hamas did the Palestinians no favors with this attack. Reprisals from Israel is certain and the consequences will be far more deadly than the shooting itself. Lost in the media coverage is Saudi King Abdullah's offer to rebuild every Gaza home destroyed by Israeli bombs.Abdullah Offers to Rebuild All Gaza HomesArab News JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the reconstruction of all demolished Palestinian homes in Gaza as a result of I

What a messed up story this is, how can anyone kill let alone behead a toddler? In a crowded supermarket no less! This has nothing to do with the peculiarities of Saudi or Arab culture, this guy is just plain nuts. And because of the heinous nature of this crime, I really don't mind that the price for beheading in the Kingdom, is beheading.In the sun bleached lands of Saudi Arabia these measures, reminiscent of the Code of Hammurabi can be as harsh as the land they live in. Hey it may be rough, unfair, unbending and sometimes oppressive, but when the guy deserves it - there is no justice like desert justice!

The Civil Engineering Department at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is inviting applications from outstanding college graduates for the Master degree (M.S.), and Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) programs in Civil Engineering, in any of the following specializations; Structural, Construction Management, Geo-Technical, Environmental, Water Resources, and Transportation. The applicant should hold a Bachelor

Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin's Al-Qaeda website. Bruce Riedel and Bilal Y. Saab write a compelling examination in a Brookings Institution report of Osama bin Laden's battle against Saudi Arabia. The authors characterize Saudi Arabia as Al-Qaeda's third front. The PDF file is here. Riedel and Saab outline much of what we already know about Al-Qaeda's intentions to overthrow the royal family and the group's encouragement of Saudis to fight US and allied forces in Iraq. But the report also gives us a look into Al-Qaeda's extensive operations inside the Kingdom. And although Al-Qaeda has suffered many failures it remains a threat today to Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden has long hated the royal family for allowing Western nations to carve up the Middle East following World War I and allowing the British to es

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As an Arab, I am blessed to be using the internet in America with almost no censorship over internet websites. When I visited Saudi Arabia two years ago, the only way I could access the internet in my apartment was through slow dial-up connections which can subscribed to for a monthly fee or you [...]

In editorials, the Saudi press has harshly censured Syrian Vice President Farouq Al-Shar' for stating at a National Progressive Front conference last week that the Saudi royal family was opposed to dividing Iraq out of fear of losing its control of the oil wells.In an editorial, the Saudi daily Al-Watan said, "Al-Shar' is the most prominent element making inter-Arab relations difficult," and that "unlike others, Saudi Arabia does not use terrorism, violence, or assassinations to protect its interests."

Michelle Malkin has the details on president Bush's latest press conference, in which he even flubbed a question about the blame-the-victim tactics used against a victim of gang rape in Saudi Arabia. Presumably, he just cannot offend his friends, the Saudis. It should also be noted that as of now, they're even going the Colin Powell route by claiming that Iran stopped its nuclear research

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With the acquisition of 7-Eleven's advertising agency, FreshWorks, a unit of Omnicom Group Inc., Saudi Arabia has embarked on a new marketing campaign called "Don't Economize, Supersize!" The petroleum-rich nation and member of OPEC will sell 64 gallon drums of oil for only fifty cents more than the standard 42 gallon barrel ("Barrel" is a unit of measurement not the container.).

Though I think it is a little too late to start making like they are worried about an Israeli/Palestinian peace accord now, it is encouraging that Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has agreed to attend the hastily thrown together peace summit in Annapolis;Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations decided Friday to attend next week's US-sponsored Middle East peace conference, but the Saudi foreign minister insisted he would not allow "theatrics" like handshakes with Israeli officials, saying the gathering must make serious progress.Participation by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal was a key goal of the United States to show strong Arab support for the conference in Annapolis, Maryland, which is to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks for the first time in seven years. Until Friday, the kingdom had balked at saying whether it would attend and at what level, seeking assurances Israel would negotiate the most difficult issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict in negotiations governed by

As a freethinker I believe that religion is a blight on humankind; I long for the day when we no longer need to believe in myths and fables to make sense of the complexity of our universe. I’m a frequent critic of Christianity, particularly of the excesses of televangelists, because Christianity is the predominant religion [...]

An explosion set a gas pipeline ablaze and killed 28 workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi national oil company Aramco said on Sunday. "The fire broke out while contractor workers where linking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

An explosion set a gas pipeline ablaze and killed 28 workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi national oil company Aramco said on Sunday. "The fire broke out while contractor workers where linking a new pipe" to the pipeline during maintenance late on Saturday, Aramco said in a statement.It said 28 workers, including five Aramco employees, had died in the fire, which was put out early on Sunday some 30 kilometres from its Hawiyah gas plant.The company did not specify how many people had been injured in the blaze, or give the victims' nationalities."The company is taking all necessary measures to guarantee the continuation of the normal gas output," it said. Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Saudi Aramco is the world's largest oil producer, located on the country's east coast. The Hawiyah plant produces 310,000 barrels of ethane and NGL daily.Via: The PionnerTags: Aramco, Saudi Arabia, gas pipeline

If you’re looking for justice, Saudi Arabia is the wrong place to look especially if you’re a woman. Ever hear of a rape victim being punished as if she were the criminal rather than the victim?read more

If you're looking for justice, Saudi Arabia is the wrong place to look especially if you're a woman. Ever hear of a rape victim being punished as if she were the criminal rather than the victim?read more

Saudi Arabia's decision to exclude the falling dollar from discussions at this weekend's OPEC summit was supported by others within the producer group, Angola's Finance Minister Jose Pedro de Morais said. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter and an ally of the U.S., yesterday rejected a proposal by Iran and Venezuela to debate pricing oil in currencies other than the dollar, a day before the OPEC heads of state summit in Riyadh. ``This is not the case of Saudi Arabia against the rest at all,'' de Morais said in an interview today. ``Since the OPEC economy is profoundly linked to the dollar, any rash move could do more harm than good.'' Leaders of the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries landed today in Riyadh, where Saudi police blocked off streets and helicopters patrolled the skies. The group will commit to ensuring stable oil supply and seek ways of reducing carbon emissions fro

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, rejected a proposal by Iran and Venezuela to discuss the weak dollar at this weekend's OPEC summit in Riyadh, saying it didn't want the U.S. currency to ``collapse.'' Saudi Arabia won't discuss pricing oil in currencies other than the dollar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said, speaking at a meeting of oil and finance ministers today that was accidentally broadcast to journalists. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps more than 40 percent of the world's oil, has seen its revenue diminish because of the decline in the dollar over the past three years. OPEC holds a heads of state summit in Riyadh tomorrow. ``As for the monetary aspect and the dollar I would like to ask his Excellency, the minister of Iran, to leave this question to the appropriate party, the ministers of finance, without mentioning that we gave them this task

OPEC oil nations plan to ignore U.S. calls to increase production as crude prices remain stuck above $90 a barrel, according to a draft of the group's statement to be released this weekend. The group will instead reiterate a commitment to ensure energy supply and seek to reduce their carbon emissions released from pumping and refining oil and gas, according to the statement to be issued in Riyadh, which was seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by three officials from the group who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Their intention to keep production at current levels signals consumers are unlikely to see relief from high oil prices, which reached a record $98.62 a barrel on Nov. 7 in New York. A pledge to reduce carbon dioxide threatens to force investors in OPEC nations such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. to incur extra costs at their operations. ``I don't think we can expect any move from OPEC to reduce pri

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to attend the third summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 17. "The Iranian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to attend the third summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 17. "The Iranian president will confer with heads of state and officials of the OPEC member states on regional and international developments," the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, quoted Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Hosseini as saying. Hosseini also said that during the meeting in Riyadh, OPEC members would discuss oil supplies, the protection of the environment and the promotion of mutual cooperation. The diplomat added that prior to the summit, foreign, finance and oil ministers from 12 OPEC member states would hold meetings to coordinate and finalize an OPEC summit statement. Hosseini stressed the significance of the upcoming meeting, making reference to unprecedented increase in oil prices over recent weeks, currently around 40% higher than at the start of the year. OPEC's me

OPEC, producer of more than 40 percent of the world's oil, will hold off discussing an output increase in Riyadh this week because current oil prices have ``no connection'' to supply and demand,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

OPEC, producer of more than 40 percent of the world's oil, will hold off discussing an output increase in Riyadh this week because current oil prices have ``no connection'' to supply and demand, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said. Global ``inventories, up to date, are comfortable,'' Ali al- Naimi said in Riyadh today ahead of an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries summit this weekend. ``There are a multitude of factors influencing the price, which we have the least influence on,'' the minister said. Oil prices fell for a second day after the International Energy Agency cut its 2008 world demand forecast, citing the effect of record prices on consumption in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Crude for December delivery fell 95 cents to $93.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 2:48 p.m. London time. Oil rose more than 50 percent this year, reaching a record $98.62 last week. OPEC has little influence on

Yesterday's Saudi Arabia beheading update was so much fun that I decided to do another one. So here it is: Two more people, this time Pakistanis, had their unworthy heads lopped off on Thursday, one for drug smuggling and the other for murder: In two separate statements carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, the ministry said Jamil Muhammad Jamil robbed and strangled a Pakistani couple — while Bakhtiar Sirfiraz Khan was caught smuggling heroin into the kingdom. The statements said both Jamil and Khan were executed in the western seaport city of Jiddah. ... Thursday's executions brought to 113 the number of people beheaded in the kingdom this year, according to an Associated Press count. According to another count, they passed 120 in August... Can't someone just ask these goons how many people they have killed this year? Surely, some bureaucratic beard somewhere must keep records, or do they just send all these heads flying for the hell of it...? Source "Saudi authoritie

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Saudi Aramco will shut down its 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) Rabigh refinery for at least a month for a planned turnaround from early next week, industry sources said on Wednesday. The shutdown... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Saudi Aramco will shut down its 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) Rabigh refinery for at least a month for a planned turnaround from early next week, industry sources said on Wednesday.The shutdown could last longer than a month because it also includes tying-up works that will link the plant to its new $10 billion joint-venture petrochemical complex with Japan's Sumitomo Chemical.Via: Trade ArabiaSumitomo Chemical,SaudiAramco,Saudi Arabia,energyblog

The KAUST Discovery Scholarship is the general scholarship program of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This program is designed to ensure that any highly talented student who is qualified and eligible to enroll in KAUST will receive full financial support while at the University. Those who receive a Discovery Scholarship will receive full tuition support, a living stipend, and summer and career enrichment programs. KAUST will offer Discovery Scholarships to all KAUST students – an exceptional level of support intended to attract gifted and talented students from Saudi Arabia and from other countries around the world. KAUST will offer a pre-enrollment version of this general scholarship program to students attending first-university or bachelor’s degree programs. KAUST will provide financial support to pre-enrollment Discovery Scholarship recipients at their home institutions prior to the University’s opening. Upon graduation, these students will

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani, announced here Saturday. The power plants will be built on the build-own-operate (BOO) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, the English-language daily Tehran Times quoted him as saying. Ali-Rabbani termed it a novel strategy in the country's energy sector. The first private BOT power station was 954MW South Isfahan, he recalled, calling similar projects economical. The official predicted a great presence of foreign and domestic private organizations in the projects in near future in line with enforcement of the Article 44 of the Constitution. Referring to the facilities and guarantees that the Ministry of Energy gives to the investors, the deputy head of IPDC announced Iran did not witness such supports in the past five years. Within the first four months of the last Iranian year (ended M

Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani, announced here Saturday. The power plants will be built on the build-own-operate (BOO) or build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, the English-language daily Tehran Times quoted him as saying. Ali-Rabbani termed it a novel strategy in the country's energy sector. The first private BOT power station was 954MW South Isfahan, he recalled, calling similar projects economical. The official predicted a great presence of foreign and domestic private organizations in the projects in near future in line with enforcement of the Article 44 of the Constitution. Referring to the facilities and guarantees that the Ministry of Energy gives to the investors, the deputy head of IPDC announced Iran did not witness such supports in the past five years. Within the first four months of the last Iranian year (ended M

In countries like UAE, Iran or Soudi Arabia, where Internet filtering/ censorship is applied, it is so hard to get their favorite sites like Flickr .com. Access Flickr is a Firefox extension launched by Hamed Saber enables to circumvent the flickr.com filter. “Access Filter bypasses the flickr.com filter in Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, China and other banned countries. All you have to do is

Internet censorship in countries like Iran, UAE, China and Saudi Arabia is inevitable. Their government controls the Internet traffic themselves and most of the sites like YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Hi5 etc are banned there. However this does not keep people from inventing new tools and utilities to unblock and bypass the Flikcr ban. Hamed Saber is one such Flickr fan from Iran who has developed a Firefox extension called Access Flickr to help you bypass the Flickr ban in your country. This way you will be able to access Flickr normally without any restrictions or limitations and you won’t have to search anymore for proxies too. Access Flickr will let you upload and share photos on Flickr even if you live in a country like Iran, UAE, China, Saudi Arabia etc where normally Flickr is banned. Make sure you have the latest version of the Firefox Browser to get this addon working. Just install the extension and restart your browser. There is no configuration, no menu, no icon. All neede

Internet censorship in countries like Iran, UAE, China and Saudi Arabia is inevitable. Their government controls the Internet traffic themselves and most of the sites like YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Hi5 etc are banned there. However this does not keep people from inventing new tools and utilities to unblock and bypass the Flikcr ban. Hamed Saber is one such Flickr fan from Iran who has developed a Firefox extension called Access Flickr to help you bypass the Flickr ban in your country. This way you will be able to access Flickr normally without any restrictions or limitations and you won’t have to search anymore for proxies too. Access Flickr will let you upload and share photos on Flickr even if you live in a country like Iran, UAE, China, Saudi Arabia etc where normally Flickr is banned. Make sure you have the latest version of the Firefox Browser to get this addon working. Just install the extension and restart your browser. There is no configuration, no menu, no icon. All neede

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Brussels Journal - The “Human Rights Commission” of Saudi Arabia, a country where slavery was formally abolished as late as the 1960s and is still practiced more or less openly (it is allowed according to sharia law), now lectures Europeans on Islamophobia. Notice that this is not an isolated incident; it is part of a sustained, ongoing effort with the explicit goal of surrendering half a billion Europeans to Islam.Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) will urge its counterparts in the European Union to ask their governments not to link terrorism to Islam and also to issue regulations to protect Muslims from prejudice and discrimination because of their faith. The government-funded rights body will also address various human rights issues in Europe: when Muslims are unjustly interrogated, treated with disrespect, physically or mentally abused, or not allowed to practice their faith freely such as Muslim girls being prevented from wearing the hijab (head cover) in some scho

Scholarship Opportunities for Australian Students to Study Arabic in Saudi Arabia The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Canberra advises that several universities in Saudi Arabia offer places for Australian students to undertake Arabic language studies. The Embassy is seeking nominations for these scholarships. The scholarship opportunities include: King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah has offered two places for Australian students to undertake studies in the Arabic Language Department, as well as offering to receive a number of other students to study the Arabic language for one semester, or to undertake other Arabic language courses of study; King Saud University, Riyadh has already assigned one scholarship for the study of the Arabic language; Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca has made available two scholarships for the study of the Arabic language (please note that by virtue of its location, students enrolled at this University must be Muslims); and Imam Mohammad bin Saud University, Ri

How profitable could the JV in "The Kingdom" be for Dow? The Saudi Aramco – Dow Chemical (DOW) joint venture at Ras Tanura will have a plastics processing zone, and area of petrochemical processing the Saudi's covet diversification to, hence the recent purchase of GE Plastics (GE). Saudi Arabia is one of the most sought after destinations for petrochemical investments because it offers the lowest priced ethane in the world. According to Dev Corp International, which is involved in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The surge in oil prices to record highs will shield OPEC nations, some of which peg their currencies to the US dollar, from current dollar weakness, a Saudi newspaper quoted OPEC sources as saying on Saturday.OPEC members have no immediate plans to hold consultations on a rise in oil prices to record peaks above $82 a barrel last week, al-Riyadh newspaper reported, quoting unnamed OPEC sources it said were well-informed.An OPEC source told Reuters on Tuesday ministers would hold consultations if oil prices stayed over $80 a barrel for 15 to 20 days."The decline in the dollar's exchange rate had an impact on OPEC member states' revenue ... But the rise in crude prices can help overcome this decline in revenues and ensure continuity of energy investments planned by these states over the next five years," an OPEC source said, according to al-Riyadh.The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points last week helped drive the euro to a record high

After landing in Pakistan, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spent only few hours in his home country before the authorities ordered him to leave. Sharif was deposed in a military coup in1999, and was living in UK since. The Pakistani Supreme Court recently affirmed his right to return, but that decision was obviously ignored. Read more in the BBC article.

A family in the Evil Kingdom attacked and killed some of their slaves earlier in the week, because the slaves were suspected of practicing "magic" on a child who had gotten ill. Seven members of the family - and one of the slaves, who had survived - were then arrested by police: Four maids were attacked this month by seven members of a Saudi household in Aflaj, a desert village south of Riyadh, and two of them died. Saudi papers have said seven Saudis were detained over the incident. One of the survivors, Tari Tarsim, 27, was taken into custody by police on Monday, an Indonesian diplomat told Reuters. "The family suspected them of practising magic -- "sihr" -- on one of their children who got ill. They suspected one of the four ladies was doing magic," the diplomat said. "We have information that on Monday one of the surviving maids was transferred to police custody. We don't know why she was transferred." The Saudi authorities did not inform the embassy of the deaths or that one of

They had to wait until he reached "legal age" before they chopped his head off. This was execution number 109 (maybe) in the Evil Kingdom: Saudi authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of fatally shooting his stepmother while he was still a minor, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The execution took place in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Abdullah Bin Mohammed al-Otaibi shot his stepmother, Wadha Bint Dhwehi Bint Shafi, following a dispute, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. They still have some catching up to do if they're going to beat Iran, where the mullahs have already murdered around 150 people this year. Source: "Man beheaded for murder," News24.com, August 20, 2007 Technorati tags: bad thinking • beheading • capital punishment • execution • Saudi Arabia

Faced with resistance from the conservative official ulema, Saudi King Abdullah has adopted a strategy of “circumvention” to coerce … reforms – officially toeing the Wahhabi line, but quietly giving more leeway to the private sector. Interesting times in Saudi Arabia where The Christian Science Monitor, in an article entitled A tipping point in Saudi Arabia, tells us that “almost 75 percent of Saudi citizens are under age 30 and youth unemployment is approaching 30 percent – a potential breeding ground for terrorists and regime dissidents. Current high oil prices are not enough to paper over the economic ravages of the past two decades. “The oil boom is over and will not return,” Abdullah told his subjects. “All of us must get used to a different lifestyle.” This short article is a useful read.

Saudi Arabia First Music Video - ‘Malak Ghair Allah’ or ‘You Only Have God to Count On’ The first clip to be fully produced in Saudi Arabia has a message of a different kind: You can be cool and devout. The Arab world’s hugely popular music video industry often features sexy performers in revealing clothes crooning about love. but the video is unusual because it was made in a country where the religious establishment considers music un-Islamic and bans it in public places. And the main cast includes a Saudi woman, something rare in a work produced inside the kingdom. This video was directed by the managing director of FullStop Advertising Mr. Kaswara S. Al-Khatib. It was filmed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The video is a one of a kind story about a young man who repents after a life-changing accident which brings him back to Allah. The video features an all-Saudi Cast and production team. Keep an eye out on Melody, Rotana, Iqraa and more! Related new

And we have a new record: Saudi Arabia on Saturday beheaded a Pakistani national convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said. The man was executed in the eastern city of Dammam for smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. The execution takes to 118 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this year, passing the total of 113 for the whole of 2000, which was the highest in recent years. This followed on an earlier beheading spree during which six people were put to death: Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had beheaded five Pakistanis and one Nigerian for drug smuggling and armed robbery. The interior ministry said two Pakistanis were executed after they were convicted of drug trafficking and the three others after they were found guilty of forming a gang which carried out armed robberies. The Nigerian was put to death for smuggling cocaine. The ministry said Pakistani nationals Adnan Mohammad Is

Why did the American government make a weapon selling deal worth $20 billion with Saudi Arabia? Saying that Saudi Arabia's efforts to fight Islamic terrorism are unconvincing is an understatement.Yesterday at the Egyptian sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Robert Gates and Condoleezza Rice, respectively the US secretaries of defence and state, had a meeting with Israeli and Arabic representatives. Rice announced that the American government will conclude a military selling deal worth about $63 billion with Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and 5 other allied Arabic countries from the Persian Gulf.Secondly, this military deal is also aimed to counter the "negative influence" of Al-Qaeda, the Hezbollah, Iran and Syria. According to the deal, some money will be granted to some countries - that are deemed to be the USA's allies in the war on terrorism - so that their aviation, naval fleet and national army can be reinforced. Why did the American government make a weapon selling deal worth $20 bill

A "gang of magicians" has been operating in Saudi Arabia. Two members had been arrested previously by the Bearded Police, and now a third member has been nabbed as well: The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Madinah recently arrested an African national, who was practicing black magic at a house in a village outside Madinah. Police and commission members had been on the lookout for the man — the third member of a gang of magicians — since last year. “His arrest comes following complaints about a man practicing black magic at a village outside Madinah. The magician worked at a trinket shop and claimed he was an expert in spells that would make people love each other. He would charge SR1,000 for his services,” said a commission member. On receiving the report, an undercover commission member sought the help of the man saying he wanted a woman to love him. “He told the suspect that she wanted a huge dowry. The suspect told

Usually, any team making the final round of any tournament or playoff is a good thing. But I'm not sure about this...After Iraq defeated South Korea to advance to the Asian Cup Finals, an estimate of 50 people were killed and hundreds wounded by detonated car bombs during postgame celebrations.Gunfire also erupted, possibly killing 3 and injuring 17.The game between Iraq and Saudi Arabia will progress as planned Sunday. Hopefully, despite who wins or loses, peaceful postgame celebrations can commence. For the news article, click here.

Davao City (24 August) -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is in urgent need of additional nurses and health-related workers.Francis B. Domingo, chief of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Mindanao area yesterday (August 22) said the Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Recruitment Office (SRO) has requested their assistance regarding the immediate deployment of health workers particularly nurses.While the KSA has requested earlier the screening of at least 2,000 nurses, Domingo said the additional number is on top of their original request. The SRO has requested at least 5,100 licensed nurses, 100 of which must have had at least 2 years experience in the ICU, MICU, CCU, CHU and CSICU, he said.Minimum monthly rate for nurses is between US$ 600.00 - 2,133.00 with 45 days annual paid vacation with free round trip ticket, free housing and transportation. Work contract is renewable every year, Domingo said.Domingo stressed that no

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Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are in talks to stave off a ban on Garuda flights to the Kingdom. A team of experts from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) will visit Jakarta for talks with Indonesian officials and spot inspection of safety measures and records of Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of the world’s most populous Muslim country.An Indonesian team held a meeting with GACA officials at its office here yesterday. It was decided at the meeting that no decision will be taken about a possible ban on Garuda flights until the Saudi team of experts reports back.

An injury-time header from substitute Saad Al Harthi earned Saudi Arabia a priceless Asian Cup win to break Indonesian hearts here yesterday.The co-hosts had held out in a one-sided second half after first half goals from Yasser Al Qahtani and Elie Aiboy had seen the teams level 1-1 at the break.But Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory sees them leap above Indonesia to the top of Group D with four points from two games.After nine minutes, Al Qahtani beat four players before setting up Malek Maaz but he blazed well over from six yards.Two minutes later, Indonesia missed an even better chance. Budi Sudarsono's 30-yard free-kick was pushed out by Yasser Al Mosailem in the Saudi goal and the ball dropped straight to Elie at but his first-time finish with the goal gaping was appalling.Saudi Arabia punished him in the next minute as Al Qahtani nipped in front of his marker to plant a firm header into the bottom corner.The action was unrelenting and on 20 minutes Indonesia were level.Syamsul Bachri w

Morgan Stanley, the biggest oil trader on Wall Street, has hired a tanker to ship 80,000 tons of fuel oil to the Far East from Saudi Arabia, a shipbroker said.The tanker Feng Huang Zhou will load fuel oil at Yanbu on July 29. Yanbu is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. Persian Gulf exports to Asia are expected to increase in July, after falling in June due to the increase in the Middle East's demand for marine fuel, PVM Oil Associates GmbH said in a June 26 report.NEFTEGAZ Advertise on The ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSEwww.BajaeNergyBLOG.com

Morgan Stanley, the biggest oil trader on Wall Street, has hired a tanker to ship 80,000 tons of fuel oil to the Far East from Saudi Arabia, a shipbroker said.The tanker Feng Huang Zhou will load fuel oil at Yanbu on July 29. Yanbu is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. Persian Gulf exports to Asia are expected to increase in July, after falling in June due to the increase in the Middle East's demand for marine fuel, PVM Oil Associates GmbH said in a June 26 report.NEFTEGAZ Advertise on The ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSEwww.BajaeNergyBLOG.com

This is getting tiresome, but here's another execution by beheading in the Evil Kingdom: A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded on Thursday, bringing the total number of executions announced by the ultra-conservative kingdom this year to 102. Al-Hamidi bin Ghafi bin Dhawi Al-Ghamdi was executed in the south-western town of Khamis Mashit after he was convicted of shooting a man to death following an argument, the official SPA news agency reported. We're getting closer and closer to the previous annual record of 113, and half the head-lopping season still remains, so I'm sure we'll soon have a new record. Maybe they'll celebrate that with some additional beheadings, just for the hell of it. Source: "Saudi man beheaded for murder," AFP, June 28, 2007 Technorati tags: bad thinking • beheading • capital punishment • execution • murder

In a stunning slap in the face of American Foriegn Policy, the House of Representatives voted to give no financial aid to Saudi Arabia..not that the oil rich nation needs it.The House vote closes a loophole that has allowed the Bush Administration to send $2.5 million dollars to the kingdom, home to 19 of the 9/11 hijackers and the only country in the world to conduct public beheadings.The Bush administration opposed the bill claiming Saudi Arabia needs the money because it is an ally in the war on terror.The amendement was championed by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York), who is also my congressman.

Congress has taken an important step in dealing with the zygote of Islamofascism (Hat tip: Michelle Malkin):The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to prohibit any aid to Saudi Arabia as lawmakers accused the close ally of religious intolerance and bankrolling terrorist organizations.The prohibition, reflecting persistent tensions with the kingdom after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, was attached to a foreign aid funding bill for next year that has not yet been debated by the Senate.It also faces a veto threat from the White House because of an unrelated provision.A spokesman for the Saudi embassy in Washington declined to comment on the legislation.In the past three years, Congress has passed bills to stop the relatively small amount of U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia, only to see the Bush administration circumvent the prohibitions.Now, lawmakers are trying to close loopholes so that no more U.S. aid can be sent to the world’s leading petroleum exporter.

Megan K. Stack - The hem of my heavy Islamic cloak trailed over floors that glistened like ice. I walked faster, my eyes fixed on a familiar, green icon. I hadn't seen a Starbucks in months, but there it was, tucked into a corner of a fancy shopping mall in the Saudi capital. After all those bitter little cups of sludgy Arabic coffee, here at last was an improbable snippet of home — caffeinated, comforting, American.I wandered into the shop, filling my lungs with the rich wafts of coffee. The man behind the counter gave me a bemused look; his eyes flickered. More...

The launch of property development in Saudi Arabia signals a new phase in the future of real estate in the largest country in the GCC .Damac properties announced their latest project a residential tower called Al Jawharah. The new Saudi Arabian Tower will be located on the Jeddah Corniche alongside the Red Sea just a few minutes drive from the Hilton Jeddah.

Osama bin Laden directly ordered the failed attack against an oil platform in Saudi Arabia in February 2006, Saudi authorities announced on Tuesday. The revelation came from a terror suspect arrested by the police accused of having given logistic support to the suicide bomb cell that sought to attack the Abqiq site. Abdullah al-Muqrin said "an operation of this nature could not be carried out without a fatwa (religious edict) from bin Laden himself and to receive it we had to wait for eight months". According to the statements by the terror suspects, the aim of the terror network was to reproduce in the kingdom the same effect that the 11 September attacks had in the United States. In addition, the cell reportedly planned to carry out attakcs in neighbouring Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Last month the Saudi authorities arrested 172 suspected members of seven terrorist cells, some of whom had reportedly been training as pilots to be used in attacks on state oil sites. More

Gay rights are not recognized in Saudi Arabia and homosexuality is a serious crime punishable by death. However, there exists an underground gay community. The treatment of homosexuals has prompted criticism from international human rights organizations, but the government defends its actions as being mandated by Islam and not by a secular institution.source: wikipedia.org

Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Seyyed Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh will leave here for the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on May 1 to attend an Asian ministerial meeting. Vaziri-Hamaneh is to deliver speech in Wednesday’s meeting on Iran’s stances on the Asian energy market. The International Energy Forum’s headquarters is in Riyadh and the IEF meeting is held every two years. Japan is helping Saudi

Thursday 26th April, Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 in The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia The following products are available at retail : - Xbox 360 premium package ( No core system ) - Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - Xbox 360 Wired Controller - Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable - Xbox 360 Memory Unit (64 MB) - Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote - Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack - Xbox 360 Play

As Andrew Cochran noted, there were major arrests in Saudi Arabia today. Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia announced that “it foiled an al Qaeda-linked plot to attack oil facilities and military bases, arresting more than 170 suspects, including some trainee pilots preparing for suicide operations.” In connection with these arrests, the Associated Press reports that [...]

The Saudi government announced that is has prevented a series of air attacks on oil facilities and military bases: “Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a plot by militants to carry out suicide air attacks on oil installations and military bases. Foreign nationals were among 172 terror suspects held in a series of raids, [...]

Hitler Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is going to Saudi Arabia.Iranian president to pay rare visit to Saudi Thu Mar 1, 2007 7:43am ET By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official trip to...