Saudi Arabia

Marcus Samuelsson at GOP Convention, Bourdain Says He Can Die Happy

Mario Batali doesn't like it when people yell in his kitchen: "One of the big rules for our kitchens is that if you're not close enough to be able to touch me, you can't talk to me." [New York Times] Obama supporter Marcus Samuelsson is hanging with Arianna Huffington at the Republican National Co ... More >>

Camel Milk Does Exist!

Thanks to a tweeted comment from @P2H3K9, we have this astonishing video of a camel dairy in Saudi Arabia. It follows up on a piece posted earlier this morning about why there is no commercial source of pig's milk.

Snowstorm Pounds Northeast; White House Plans for Troop Presence in Middle East; 30 OWS Arrests in Oregon

​Millions of people lost power and at least three deaths were reported as a result of yesterday's snowstorm along the east coast. States in the Northeast were hit the hardest and CNN reports parts of New Jersey were buried in as much as 15.5 inches of snow. Airline cancellations stranded passe ... More >>

Smashburger Jumps on the Gravy Train to the Middle East

SmashburgerEat up, Dubai.​ Looks like Brooklyn was a mere pit stop on Smashburger's road to world domination: Three months after opening its first New York location in a Fort Greene condo tower, the Denver-based chain has announced it will expand to the Middle East.

Delta Upholding the Banning of Jews, Religious Items From Flights to Saudi Arabia?

​American Jews, Israelis and anyone with religious paraphernalia may be kept off Delta flights traveling to Saudi Arabia from the United States under the rules of a new Delta SkyTeam partnership, USA Today reports. Delta's deal with Saudi Arabian Airlines, announced in January, requires the Am ... More >>

Saudi Arabian Women Again Defy Driving Ban, in Women2Drive Protest

Saudi Arabian women took the wheel again today, answering the call of the much-publicized online "Women2Drive" campaign asking women to defiantly get in the car, drive, and post it on YouTube, please. Organizers and media had projected 100 participants based on Facebook and Twitter pledges. No offi ... More >>

Muslims? They're Just Like Us!

Saudi Woman Flouts Driving Ban

​A Saudi Arabian woman told AFP she defied the country's ban on women driving, taking the wheel for four straight days before she was stopped. 30-something wife and mother Najla al-Hariri drove "to defend her belief that Saudi women should be allowed to drive.'' "I don't fear being arrested ... More >>

New World's Tallest Building Will Be Very Tall

via Gulf News​Saudi Arabia will soon be home to a mile-high building, dubbed "The Kingdom Tower." Gulf News reports that it will be erected (you can say that about a building in Saudi Arabia, right?) in the Obhur Gulf, just outside of the port city Jeddah. Kingdom Holding Company is funding th ... More >>

The Case Against Fracking in Gasland

Barack Obama, Arms Dealer? U.S. Close to $60 Billion Deal with Saudi Arabia

​Just as we mention that 2009 was a very bad year for weapons sales, which hit a low since 2005 due to the global recession, well, about that...the White House may be poised to change their tune according to the Wall Street Journal, with "plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth ... More >>

The Naive Drama of West Bank Story Salt of This Sea

Blame French Canada: New York's Maple Syrup Rival

frostnova/flickrSyrup: a sweet boon for the state?​ First, it taunted us with its poutine and smoked meat sandwiches. Now, Quebec has become the target of Senator Charles Schumer's new maple syrup scheme. According to a Times opinion piece, he hopes to have New York eclipse French Canada as th ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: A Quick Note on How To Work Around Yankee Stadium Ticket Prices

​There are more NHL fans in Saudi Arabia than there are people in NYC who can afford Yankee Stadium ticket prices. And it's a shame, because it's really a site to behold. Very..cavernous. Say what you will about the site lines, but the place is a monument to magnificence. And this is coming ... More >>

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Stop the presses! Jews, Arabs eat in the same general vicinity in NYC!

Daily Flog: Saudia Arabia bails out homeowners while we still haven't

Tony Bourdain in Saudi Arabia

Danger of a Pull-Out -- of the Dollar

Fight Them Over There

Peter Berg turns Jamie Foxx loose in Saudi Arabia; things blow up

Ghooooouuuullll!!!

A May-September 11 Wedding

Unembedded

The Iraq war finally gets its definitive documentary

One Man's Private Jihad

Bin Laden Three Years Before 9-11

Morning Report 8/18/05
Shots Heard 'Round the World

The Saudi Facade

Even with a major oil field showing strain, the promises are flowing

Giving Tanks to the Next Generation

No Al Qaeda-Iraq Link, U.S. Said After 9/11

Prince of a Fellow

Bush, Whacked

Believe it or not, a slew of swanky downtown shops are getting political

Music

Horse platitudes: Rings king Viggo returns in colonial epic

Tortured Explanations

Any Instruments We Sell May Be Used Against You

The Secrets Clark Kept

What the General Never Told Us About the Bush Plan for Serial War

Howard Dean Signals Right

After the Ecstasy, Foreign Policy

Bush Still Playing With the Truth on Iraq

When Will The President Level With America?

The Confusing War on Terror

D.C. Power Lines Start Glowing Orange

Soldiers of Fortune 500

Sending a Company's Company to War

Jordan's South Rises, Again

Talk of War in Iraq Lights a Regional Fire

Key Interceptions

INS Selects a Least Valuable Squad of Workers

Why the War Works

The Pentagon's Path From Osama to Saddam

Iraq Attack

George W. Bush is Beating the Drums for War Against Iraq. Legit?

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Bushido—The Way of Oil

America Goes Into the Energy Business With the Former Evil Empire

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Why the U.S. Can't Lean on Saudi Arabia

Royals Keep One Eye on Fortune, Other on Palace Keys

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One Man's Private Jihad

Osama Bin Ladin, the main suspect in the East Africa embassy bombings, has been linked to the World Trade Center explosion and other terrorist acts aimed at Americans.