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French-Saudi Relations: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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The son of a Saudi Arabian imam, Adnan Shukrijumah, al-Qaeda's new head of "global operational planning", is using his unprecedented knowledge of American society to plot attacks against the United States and other Western countries, according to the FBI.
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Saudi Blackberries did indeed cease functioning today — for four hours. Then the handsets started working again. Some reports suggested the ban would start at midnight. There have also been reports that the Saudis and Research in Motion (RIM) were near some sort of deal.

I’m signing off for the weekend; may all your Blackberries continue to work.

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Reuters – Saudi King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Lebanon’s rival leaders on Friday to stave off a crisis over a tribunal that may indict Hezbollah members in the killing of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri.

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Kingdom deported 2,000 Somalis to in June, July, UNHCR urges states to offer Somalis temporary residence.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.
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Worshippers at a mosque in a Saudi Arabian village near Mecca discovered they were praying for 10 years in the wrong direction, a newspaper in the country reported Thursday.
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Arab women, men from Saudi and Qatar biggest customers for adult products from lubricants to handcuffs.
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POOR REPUTATION: Saudi Arabian landlords prefer renting their properties to expats as Saudi's have a poor reputation for paying rent on time. (Getty Images)
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Joshua Fouts, Saudi Aramco Magazine, al-Andalus 2.0, Jul/Aug 2010
  "In the sl community called Al-Andalus, several hundred people—from Singapore, St. Petersburg, Jiddah, London, Houston, and cities and towns across more than a dozen real countries—are beginning to explore what convivencia might mean today. In real life, some of the more active Al-Andalus members are accomplished professionals;
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