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Saudi Arabia

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    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 >>

  • Film

    June 8, 2011

    Muslims? They're Just Like Us!

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    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 >>

  • Film

    September 15, 2010

    The Case Against Fracking in Gasland

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Film

    August 11, 2010

    The Naive Drama of West Bank Story Salt of This Sea

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    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 >>

  • Columns

    May 6, 2009

    Free Will Astrology: May 6 through 12

    ​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 >>

  • Columns

    December 10, 2008

    Free Will Astrology: December 10 through 17

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

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

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Tony Bourdain in Saudi Arabia

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Danger of a Pull-Out -- of the Dollar

    ​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 >>

  • Film

    September 18, 2007

    Fight Them Over There

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

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Ghooooouuuullll!!!

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

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    A May-September 11 Wedding

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

  • Film

    July 25, 2006

    Unembedded

    The Iraq war finally gets its definitive documentary

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    One Man's Private Jihad

    Bin Laden Three Years Before 9-11

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2005

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

    Bin Laden Three Years Before 9-11

  • News

    June 28, 2005

    The Saudi Facade

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

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2004

    Giving Tanks to the Next Generation

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

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2004

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

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

  • News

    August 3, 2004

    Prince of a Fellow

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

  • NYC Life

    May 18, 2004

    Bush, Whacked

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

  • Music

    March 30, 2004

    Music

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

  • Film

    March 2, 2004

    Horse platitudes: Rings king Viggo returns in colonial epic

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

  • News

    December 9, 2003

    Tortured Explanations

    Any Instruments We Sell May Be Used Against You

  • News

    September 30, 2003

    The Secrets Clark Kept

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

  • News

    September 2, 2003

    Howard Dean Signals Right

    After the Ecstasy, Foreign Policy

  • News

    August 19, 2003

    Bush Still Playing With the Truth on Iraq

    When Will The President Level With America?

  • News

    May 27, 2003

    The Confusing War on Terror

    D.C. Power Lines Start Glowing Orange

  • News

    May 20, 2003

    Soldiers of Fortune 500

    Sending a Company's Company to War

  • News

    March 11, 2003

    Jordan's South Rises, Again

    Talk of War in Iraq Lights a Regional Fire

  • News

    January 28, 2003

    Key Interceptions

    INS Selects a Least Valuable Squad of Workers

  • News

    November 12, 2002

    Why the War Works

    The Pentagon's Path From Osama to Saddam

  • News

    September 10, 2002

    I Hear America Sinking

    Bush Pulls a Grieving Nation Into War

  • NYC Life

    September 3, 2002

    Iraq Attack

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

  • News

    April 2, 2002

    Nation

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

  • News

    January 15, 2002

    Bushido—The Way of Oil

    America Goes Into the Energy Business With the Former Evil Empire

  • News

    January 8, 2002

    Nation

    America Goes Into the Energy Business With the Former Evil Empire

  • News

    October 9, 2001

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

    Royals Keep One Eye on Fortune, Other on Palace Keys

  • Columns

    May 15, 2001

    Horoscope

    Royals Keep One Eye on Fortune, Other on Palace Keys

  • News

    October 17, 2000

    Nation

    Royals Keep One Eye on Fortune, Other on Palace Keys

  • News

    August 25, 1998

    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.

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