Latest News March 2009

   
31st March 2009Arab summit in Qatar overshadowed by economic crisis
30th March 2009Saudi prince’s elevation ends guessing game
30th March 2009G20 summit: what each country wants
29th March 2009Hardline Prince moves closer to Saudi Arabia's throne
27th March 2009Saudi king names 2nd deputy PM in succession move (WP)
27th March 2009Ex-Saudi envoy is Obama's choice to run Navy
25th March 2009Yemen arrests al-Qaeda suspects
25th March 2009Rising threat of dirty bomb attack on UK, says Jacqui Smith (TT)
23rd March 2009UN criticises Israelis over Gaza
22nd March 2009Saudis Retool to Root Out Terrorist Risk (NYT)
21st March 2009The Monarch Who Declared His Own Revolution (NW)
20th March 2009Afghan Clerics Call for Saudi-Mediated Talks With Taliban
20th March 2009Saudis say oil needs to be at 60-75 dollars
20th March 2009Carpet studded with pearls and gems sells for 3.8m at auction (D Tel)
20th March 2009Oil Rallies On Fed Plan To Pump Up Economy (WP)
18th March 2009US rejects deal to end long Gitmo hunger strike (WP)
18th March 2009Holder Urged to Probe Allegations of Torture (WP)
17th March 2009Saudi Arabia pin 2012 hopes on American Roush (WP)
17th March 2009Study cautions against relying on Arab kingdom (WP)
17th March 2009A Year Later, a Saudi Woman Still Waits to Drive Legally (NYT)
15th March 2009Blackmail in Sudan TT)
15th March 2009Saudi Shia are standing up (Grd)
14th March 2009G20 summit: Q and A (D Tel)
14th March 2009'Bin Laden' attacks Arab leaders (BBC)
13th March 2009G20 summit: Foreign Office 'relegates' countries
13th March 2009To the Rescue (WP)
12th March 2009OPEC looks more at compliance than cuts (IHT)
12th March 2009Blame the 'Lobby' (WP)
11th March 2009Intelligence candidate Charles Freeman pulls out after objections -D Tel
11th March 2009Facebook launches in Arabic and Hebrew (D Tel)
11th March 2009Outspoken former ambassador quits analyst post (IHT)
10th March 2009GOP Senators Question Intelligence Pick's Ties (WP)
9th March 20092,000kgs of cannabis seized in Saudi drug busts (ABC N)
8th March 2009Bin Ladens (Grd)
8th March 2009Wahhabi radicals are determined to destroy a gentler, kinder Islam (Grd)
8th March 2009Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom (NYT)
7th March 2009Reform in Saudi Arabia (NYT)
5th March 2009Game on in the Middle East (Grd)
5th March 2009Saudi Arabia woman driver arrest (BBC)
5th March 2009Review of intel official's ties to Saudi govt (WP)
4th March 2009Oil price up over petrol demand (BBC)
3rd March 2009Saudi minister says Arabs should stand up to Iran (WP)
3rd March 2009Donors pledge 3.2 billion for Gaza (IHT)
3rd March 2009For Saudi liberals, a ripple of hope in a sea of tradition (IHT)
2nd March 2009Billions pledged to rebuild Gaza (BBC)
2nd March 2009Saudi scholar calls for prosecution (AP)
2nd March 2009Clinton calls for action to forge Mideast peace (WP)
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