New sense of confidence in Saudi capital
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It's all the buzz in the Saudi capital &#151; the two new skyscrapers that soon will soar upward from this city in the middle of flat and barren desert, taking their place above a row of chic new sidewalk cafes.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The atmosphere on the King Abdullah campus should be that of a high-quality college anywhere else in the world -- a mood of free thought, equality and easy mingling among independent-minded men and women.
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With new upscale restaurants, bars, and theater, the West Bank city is undergoing a cultural revival.
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The somber official end to mourning for  Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of  optimism in the Middle East after his death.
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Its confidence shaken, Saudi Arabia pledged anew to ensure stability in the kingdom and said Tuesday four of the militants behind a deadly assault on the US consulate in Jiddah the day before were Saudis.
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In a massive city of steel at the edge of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is trying to move beyond oil to become an industrial power.
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A SERIES of co-ordinated terrorist strikes rocked the heart of Saudi capital Riyadh last night, days after al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called for more attacks on his homeland.
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Pakistanis are hopeful about the future and the changes a new government will bring
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Saudi men voted in a municipal election  in the capital Riyadh Thursday, the first stage in an  unprecedented nationwide vote as the absolute monarchy inches  toward reform.
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A delegation from the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first extensive fact-finding mission by such a group in the conservative Muslim country.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Candidates backed by Islamic clerics won races in the Saudi capital in the kingdom's first regular balloting, an election observer said yesterday. But it was too early to say whether this represented a trend in the landmark municipal elections, which will be spread across three months.
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Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to receive a ceremonial welcome from the Queen later.
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Saudi men started voting in municipal  elections in the capital Riyadh on Thursday, the first stage in  an unprecedented nationwide vote in the absolute monarchy which  is inching toward reform.
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The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent travels to Mecca to offer a unique insight into the rituals and mood at the world's largest pilgrimage
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Moved by internal politics and Saudi ties, tens of thousands of Russian Muslims traveled to Saudi Arabia to join the masses in Mecca, Islamâs holiest site.
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The mixture of alarm, condemnation and muted admiration with which Saudis have reacted to Monday&#39;s raid on the US consulate in Jeddah reveals the variety of opinion in a country