News Releases 9 Mar to 20 Jun 2008

20Jun2008OPEC Hike Unlikely At Jeddah Emergency Oil Talks (NYT)
20Jun2008A Talk With King Abdullah of Jordan (WP)
17Jun2008Markets ignore Saudi oil concession (D Tel)
17Jun2008Oil falls from high as Saudi output weighs (IHT)
17Jun2008Oil Nears $140 a Barrel; Weak Dollar Cited (NYT)
14Jun2008Saudi oil chief to address reports of oil increase (IHT)
14Jun2008Plan Would Lift Saudi Oil Output (NYT)
12Jun2008U.S. evaluating Saudi oil meeting: White House (WP)
11Jun2008Energy Minister to ask Saudi Arabia for oil market rethink
10Jun2008Saudi Arabia bids to calm oil market (D Tel)
10Jun2008Saudi Arabia Calls for Summit on Energy Costs (NYT)
09Jun2008Saudi Calls for Talks - Oil Experts See No Change (WP)
09Jun2008Opec member dismisses call for emergency meeting (Grd)
09Jun2008BP chief says lack of investment to blame for oil spike (D Tel)
08Jun2008G8 Energy Ministers Look Inward on Oil (NYT)
08Jun2008Doubt over OPEC's reserves fuels debate (D Tel)
08Jun2008Saudi Arabia 2-1 win over Lebanon helps in World Cup qualifying (IHT)
08Jun2008Saudi Arabia- "We've never experienced . . . this before." (WP)
05Jun2008The Gas Prices We Deserve (WP)
05Jun2008Egyptian Farmers Eager to Reap Wheat Bonanza (NYT)
04Jun2008Saudis launch Islamic unity drive (BBC)
04Jun2008Saudi king opens conference on interfaith dialogue (NYT)
02Jun2008No Quick Fix for Oil Prices, Paulson Says (WP)
02Jun2008Missing detainees (Grd)
01Jun2008Paulson says dollar peg has served Mideast well (WP)
01Jun2008Al-Qaeda chief dies in missile air strike (Grd)
29May2008Saudi oil may be past its peak already (Grd)
29May2008Iraq's Maliki Asks For Debt Cancellation (NYT)
27May2008Asking Opec to solve the oil crisis misses the burning point (TT)
27May2008Outpouring of Help Shifts Mood in China (WP)
27May2008We have gone mad, Your Majesty, only you can cure our affliction (Grd)
24May2008Saudis donate £250m to UN's food appeal (Grd)
23May2008Saudi Arabia Celebrates 75 Years Of Oil (NYT)
23May2008Saudis donate $500M to help UN food agency (NYT)
22May2008Lebanon Accord Offers a Respite (WP)
21May2008Saudi holds first film festival (NYT)
21May2008Imbalances of Power (NYT)
21May2008A new Israel-Syria peace push? (BBC)
20May2008House action targets OPEC (IHT)
19May2008Oil prices hold steady above $126 a barrel (NYT)
19May2008Bush urges more freedom in Arab states (Grd)
19May2008US-Saudi oil axis faces day of truth (D Tel)
19May2008Hadeel Alhodaif, leading female Saudi blogger, dies aged 25 (TT)
18May2008Bush holds further talks in Egypt (BBC)
18May2008President Bush Calls for More Oil Exploration at Home (NYT)
18May2008Bush's 'Israel bias' angers Abbas (BBC)
17May2008Frustration as Bush pledge fails to win Saudi oil concession (Grd)
17May2008Saudis Rebuff Bush, Politely, on Pumping More Oil (NYT)
17May2008KSA to pump more oil on demand, Al-Naimi says (SG)
16May2008Bush in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil (WP)
16May2008Oil and Iran on Bush Saudi agenda (BBC)
15May2008Palestinians mark 'catastrophe' (BBC)
14May2008High oil prices rekindle oil production in Mo. (WP)
14May2008Washington pledges to support Lebanese army (Grd)
14May2008Saudi Arabia - Iran Accused of Backing Hezbollah (NYT)
13May2008US drops charges against Saudi in Sept. 11 attacks (WP)
12May2008Spread of Nuclear Capability Is Feared (WP)
12May2008Young Saudis, Vexed and Entranced by Love’s Rules (NYT)
12May2008Saudi man given 150 lashes for unchaperoned meeting with woman (D Tel)
10May2008Lebanese PM condemns Shia 'coup' (BBC)
10May2008Hints of a Shift at OPEC About a Rise in Oil Output (NYT)
10May2008Hezbollah Seizes Swath of Beirut From U.S.-Backed Lebanon Govt. (NYT)
09May2008Saudi Arabia Backs Extraordinary Arab League Meeting on Lebanon (AN)
09May2008Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested' (BBC)
08May2008Where The Wild Cards Are (WP)
08May2008Underground sport: Saudi women shed veils to play basketball (NYT)
08May2008Clashes in General Strike in Lebanon (NYT)
07May2008Clinton's Best Oil Idea: Get Tough on OPEC (WP)
07May2008Oil price 'may hit $200 a barrel' (BBC)
06May2008Unicef warns of Iraqis 'at risk'
06May2008Oil rockets past $122 on weak dollar (WP)
05May2008Unusual Concert for Saudi Arabia (NYT)
04May2008Analysts Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan (WP)
04May2008Rice sees Mid-East deal this year (BBC)
02May2008Call to Arabs on Palestinian aid (BBC)
29Apr2008Israel’s Crime Against Humanity (AN)
28Apr2008Bush to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt (NYT)
28Apr2008Blogger Case Exaggerated: Prince Ahmed (AN)
28Apr2008Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim World (WP)
28Apr2008FT launches Middle East edition (Grd)
27Apr2008Forte towers to loom over Saudi city (TT)
26Apr2008Saudi authorities free nation's most popular blogger (IHT
26Apr2008Saudi Arabia releases popular blogger (NYT)
25Apr2008Bush says he is confident Mideast peace process will succeed (IHT)
24Apr2008U.S. Arms Sales to OPEC At Risk Over Oil - Senators (NYT)
24Apr2008Abbas appeals for more US help in peace process (WP)
23Apr2008Insecurity blocks Saudi embassy in Iraq (NYT)
22Apr2008Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned (WP)
21Apr2008Oil spikes to record above $117 a barrel after tanker attack (NYT)
21Apr2008Isuzu Plans to Build Trucks In Saudi Arabia: Nikkei (NYT)
21Apr2008US says Arab states have few excuses to deny support to Iraq (NYT)
21Apr2008Saudi Arabian women have fewer rights than Western children (D Tel)
21Apr2008Muslim call to adopt Mecca (Makkah) time
21Apr2008Saudi women 'kept in childhood' (BBC)
19Apr2008Defying Israel, Carter Meets Hamas Leader (NYT)
18Apr2008U.S. may block UK-Saudi Eurofighter deal (IHT)
16Apr2008Surprise discovery off coast of Brazil (Grd)
16Apr2008Iraq leader confident of defeating al - Qaida in Iraq (NYT)
16Apr2008Oil Prices Hit a New High, and So Does a Gallon of Gas (NYT)
15Apr2008A Drive Toward the Goal Of Greater Freedom (WP)
15Apr2008Mideast Diplomacy, Dissected (WP)
15Apr2008Carter Offers to Be Hamas Go-Between (NYT)
15Apr2008Poll shows Arabs' dislike for US
13Apr2008Tomorrow's Emerging Markets (WP)
12Apr2008Saudi Interfaith Summit Faces Challenge (WP)
12Apr2008Iran Fighting Proxy War in Iraq, U.S. Envoy Says (NYT)
10Apr2008Tapping in to the developing world (Grd)
10Apr2008Bush 'to speak on US Iraq course' (BBC)
10Apr2008Saudi Prisoner Slams Then Leaves Guantanamo Hearing (NYT)
08Apr2008Canadian teenager could face Saudi lashes in several sessions: (CP)
07Apr2008Baboons ransack Saudi Arabian towns(D Tel)
06Apr2008Emaar EC, DP World to develop Saudi seaport (KTO)
06Apr2008Several Gulf states set on currency deadline (WP)
06Apr2008Bhutto and the Future of Islam (NYT)
05Apr2008Saudi Orders Prison, Lashes for Canadian (NYT)
03Apr2008Intellectuals condemn fatwa against writers (Grd)
02Apr2008Saudi Ruling Assailed (NYT)
02Apr2008Al-Qaeda deputy defends attacks on the UN
31Mar2008Saudi woman killed for chatting on Facebook (D Tel)
30Mar2008'Divided' Arab summit continues (BBC)
30Mar2008The bin Ladens by Steve Coll (WP)
30Mar2008Despite Infighting, Arab Summit Gets Under Way in Damascus (NYT)
28Mar2008More Arab Leaders Snub Syria And Skip Summit (NYT)
27Mar2008Pakistan tells U.S.: We are no longer your killing field (Grd)
27Mar2008Airbus Deal With British Military (NYT)
25Mar2008Saudi King Calls For New Interfaith Dialogue (NYT)
24Mar2008Saudi king to boycott Arab summit (BBC)
24Mar2008Saudi announces low-level delegation to Arab summit (WP)
24Mar2008Saudi Announces Low - Level Delegation to Arab Summit (NYT)
22Mar2008Retraining for Saudi Arabia's clerics in purge on extremism (D Tel)
21Mar2008Cheney seeks Saudi oil increase
21Mar2008Cheney And Saudi King Hold Talks, Oil A Focus (NYT)
20Mar2008Saudis open hotel for women only (BBC)
20Mar2008New Bin Laden message attacks EU over cartoons (Grd)
20Mar2008New 'Bin Laden tape' threatens EU (BBC)
19Mar2008Saudi Clerics Back Death Fatwa For Liberal Writers (NYT)
19Mar2008Saudi Court - New Trial in Police Death (NYT)
18Mar2008Vatican plans to open church in Saudi Arabia (D Tel)
18Mar2008Vatican in Saudi talks on building churches (Grd)
18Mar2008Cheney to Troops - Mideast Needs Freedom (WP)
17Mar2008Camels Go Easily Through the Eyes of Admirers (NYT)
17Mar2008KAU Set to Host Major Islamic Conference (AN)
17Mar2008The Iraq experience exposes the limits of raw military power (Grd)
17Mar2008Saudi to Invest $40 Billion to Boost Water Supply (NYT)
17Mar2008Oil prices in retreat from record (BBC)
16Mar2008A Crude Case For War? (WP)
15Mar2008US Commanders say al - Qaida in Iraq to Stay (NYT)
14Mar2008Murdoch to open Middle East channels
13Mar2008Chad and Sudan make peace
13Mar2008Headache delayed Sudan-Chad pact due on Thursday (WP)
12Mar2008OPEC's Triumph (WP)
11Mar2008Saudi sheikh in wedding dance row
11Mar2008Saudi women make video protest (BBC)
11Mar2008Islamic Body Seeks New Role to Fight "Islamophobia" (NYT)
11Mar2008U,S. Trade Deficit Up as Imports Hit Record (NYT)
10Mar2008Saudis mend fences with neighbour (BBC)
10Mar2008Climate change 'will spark global conflict' (D Tel)
09Mar2008Saudis offer pioneering therapy for ex-jihadists (Grd/Obs)
09Mar2008Mufti Warns Saudis to Watch Their Money (NYT)
09Mar2008It's Arabs who are showing us how to tackle extremism (Grd/Obs)
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