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Saudi Arabia Condemns Piracy

A supertanker loaded with 2 million barrels of oil is hijacked by Somali pirates far off the coast of Kenya. An official in Somalia is vowing to rescue the ship, using force if necessary. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, The Washington Post,  18 Nov 2008

Saudis organize kingdom's first hunger strike

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — More than 70 Saudis spent Thursday without food or water to protest the detention without trial of at least 11 dissidents. Organizers of the kingdom's first hunger strike say the participants include lawyers, journalists, ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, Denver Post,  7 Nov 2008

Saudis Protest Detentions With Hunger Strike

Organizers of the kingdom's first hunger strike say the participants include lawyers, journalists, students and families of the detained dissidents. They are observing the two-day strike in their homes in several cities to circumvent a ban on assembly. ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, The Washington Post,  6 Nov 2008

Saudi activists plan public hunger strike

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - A group of Saudi activists is planning the country's first public hunger strike to draw attention to the detention without charge of a dozen political reformists. The participants, who include lawyers, university students, and ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, Boston Globe,  3 Nov 2008

Islamic banking principles interest West

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — As big Western financial institutions have teetered one after the other in the crisis of recent weeks, another financial sector is gaining new confidence: Islamic banking. Proponents of the ancient practice, which looks to ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, Denver Post,  3 Nov 2008

Saudi Activists Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Jailing of Reformists

The 48-hour strike is planned in several Saudi cities on Thursday and Friday, a weekend here. Organizers said they are demanding that the government grant the prisoners fair and public trials or set them free. "To the government, we want to say that ...

From FAIZA SALEH AMBAH, The Washington Post,  1 Nov 2008

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