lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 2/11/2009
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Signs of the coming new Middle East : The top story in today's online version of the leading pan-Arab Saudi-owned daily al-Hayat ? The visit to Saudi Arabia by China's President Hu Jintao , who promises to improve Saudi-Chinese cooperation, and to look out for regional stability (as any ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/14/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has sacked two
powerful religious officials in a wide ranging shake-up of...
the cabinet and other government posts. One of the dismissed men was the head of the controversial religious police force. The other was the ...
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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Major reshuffle in Saudi Arabia
outsidethebeltway.com - 2/16/2009
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outsidethebeltway.com —
Saudi King Abdullah announced a major shake-up in
his government over the weekend. Among the changes was...
the naming of the first woman to a high government office, Deputy Minister for Girls’ Education. The promotion of a woman in a country that ...
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Major Reforms in Saudi Arabia
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/18/2009
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FP Feb 11
Abu Aardvark —
... Signs of the (coming) Middle East, in which I note that the Saudi press is more interested in the visit of China's President than in the Israeli election. ...
The WonkLine: February 12, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Marc Lynch sees a sign of the (coming) Middle East in Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Lynch notes that “very few American media outlets appear to have even noticed” the visit. ...
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