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  • September 2007

    • Ex-PM Battles Expulsion From Pakistan

      Associated Press  |  Sep 11, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Ex-PM Battles Expulsion From Pakistan

      (Newser) - Ex-Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is taking Pervez Musharraf to court, hours after Musharraf ordered the deportation of his longtime political rival. In a move that casts further doubt on Musharraf's already shaky authority, Sharif—re-exiled to Saudi Arabia just 4 hours after his plane landed in Pakistan yesterday—filed suit in the supreme court charging the government with contempt. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Saudi Arabia  • Nawaz Sharif  • deportation  • exile

    • Is Biggest Oilfield Running Dry?

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Sep 8, 07 4:00 AM CDT

      Is Biggest Oilfield Running Dry?

      (Newser) - The world’s most critical oil field might be nearing its end. Saudi Arabia, which accounts for 19% of all oil exports, doesn’t supply hard data about its production, but a little math sleuthing by a computer scientist shows the Ghawar reservoirs should be empty soon, the Atlantic reports. More »

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      oil  • Middle East  • Saudi Arabia  • oil supply  • oil field

  • August 2007

    • Exiled Ex-PM Allowed to Return to Pakistan

      BBC  |  Aug 23, 07 10:20 AM CDT

      Exiled Ex-PM Allowed to Return to Pakistan

      (Newser) - Former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan from exile, the country’s Supreme Court ruled today, dealing another blow president Pervez Musharraf. Sharif had already declared his intentions to challenge the "dictatorship" of Musharraf, who deposed Sharif in a 1999 coup, in upcoming elections. But Sharif, the BBC reports, could still face criminal charges if he returns to Pakistan. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Saudi Arabia  • Nawaz Sharif  • Pakistan elections  • exile  • Muslim League

    • Mystery Illness Kills Camels

      Reuters  |  Aug 19, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Mystery Illness Kills Camels

      (Newser) - In Saudi Arabia, hundreds of camels have suddenly died for unknown reasons—232  were counted in the last four days in the Dawasir Valley, 250 miles south of Riyadh, Reuters reports. The Agriculture Ministry denies that an infectious disease is behind the deaths and blames problems with animal feed. Owners have been promised compensation for the lost animals, which are big business in the desert. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • King Abdullah  • desert  • Riyadh  • camels

    • Rice Pushes Peace Talks With Olmert, Abbas

      Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      Rice Pushes Peace Talks With Olmert, Abbas

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice took her diplomatic tour to Jerusalem and the West Bank today, hoping to rekindle peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas. Rice comes bearing a promise from Saudi Arabia to support the peace conference proposed by the White House for later this year, Reuters reports. More »

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      Israel  • United States  • Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Saudi Arabia  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Jerusalem

  • July 2007

    • Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  Jul 30, 07 4:19 PM CDT

      Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      (Newser) - Israel is investigating reports that Russia will supply Iran with $1 billion in long-range fighter jets and aerial fuel tankers, the Jerusalem Post says. Israeli officials say the pact could be a partial response to a billion-dollar US arms deal with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. More »

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      Russia  • Iran  • Israel  • Middle East  • Saudi Arabia  • fighter jet  • arms deal  • fuel tankers

    • White House Proposes $43B in Mideast Military Aid

      Reuters  |  Jul 30, 07 3:48 PM CDT

      White House Proposes $43B in Mideast Military Aid

      (Newser) - More than $43 billion in US military aid is earmarked for the Middle East, Reuters reports, part of a strategy to fight terrorism and counterbalance Iran. The outlays, which require congressional approval, include $13 billion to Egypt, $30 billion to Israel, and an unspecified amount to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced today. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Israel  • al-Qaeda  • Condoleezza Rice  • Middle East  • Saudi Arabia  • Syria  • Robert Gates  • Egypt  • Hezbollah  • arms race

    • Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

      Reuters  |  Jul 29, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

      (Newser) - Iraqis celebrated their national soccer team's triumph in the Asian Cup today in an emotional bout of revelry marked by joyful gunfire in the streets of Baghdad. "We achieved the dream. Allahu Akbar!" a crying fan told Iraqiya state television after Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 1 to 0 in Jakarta. More »

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      Iraq  • Saudi Arabia  • soccer  • suicide bombing  • curfew  • Asian Cup

    • Bush Plans Huge Arms Deal With Saudis

      New York Times  |  Jul 28, 07 8:43 AM CDT

      Bush Plans Huge Arms Deal With Saudis

      (Newser) - The White House is proposing a $20 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and five Gulf neighbors, despite increasing dismay over the Saudis' undermining the US-backed Iraqi government, the New York Times reports. The deal, likely to generate resistance in Congress, makes no demands for Saudi cooperation on Iraq; its aim is to counter Iranian power in the region. More »

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      Iraq  • Israel  • Saudi Arabia  • weapon  • arms deal

    • Saudi King Backs Iraq's Sunni Rebels

      New York Times  |  Jul 27, 07 6:23 AM CDT

      Saudi King Backs Iraq's Sunni Rebels

      (Newser) - Saudi Arabia is working at cross purposes with the Bush administration in Iraq by backing Sunni tribes engaged in sectarian violence there, the New York Times reports. King Abdullah has funded the Sunnis and is allowing insurgents to enter the country, US officials charge. Of up to 80 foreign fighters who enter Iraq monthly, they estimate, nearly half come from Saudi Arabia. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Bush administration  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Saudi Arabia  • insurgents  • Sunni  • sectarian violence  • King Abdullah

    • Saudi Arabia Sends the Most Fighters to Iraq

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 15, 07 10:33 AM CDT

      Saudi Arabia Sends the Most Fighters to Iraq

      (Newser) - While the US has accused both Syria and Iran of abetting sectarian violence in Iraq, the largest source of foreign insurgents there is Saudi Arabia, the Los Angeles Times reports. Saudi fighters constitute 45% of all foreign militants in Iraq, a US official told the Times . Almost half of them are said to be suicide bombers. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • suicide bomber

  • June 2007

    • Saudi Prince Pocketed $2B in Arms Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 7, 07 6:40 AM CDT

      Saudi Prince Pocketed $2B in Arms Deal

      (Newser) - Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, the former Saudi ambassador to the US and a close friend of President Bush, allegedly accepted nearly $2 billion from the British arms giant BAE  in connection with an $86-billion arms deal. The Guardian claims the payments, made in $60-million increments over 10 years, through a US bank, were sanctioned by the British government. More »