Topic: King Abdullah

Saudi cleric discontent after women's rights move

Reuters US Online Report World News - 135 days ago
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - One of Saudi Arabia's most senior clerics said he was not consulted about King Abdullah's decision to grant women more political rights, one of the first signs of discontent from powerful conservatives since the reform was announced.In ...
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Saudi king to visit Obama: White House

AFP Global Edition - 603 days ago
President Barack Obama will host Saudi King Abdullah in Washington on June 29, the White House announced Sunday.Obama "looks forward to discussing with King Abdullah the strengthening of bilateral ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia as well as a range ...
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Obama to host Saudi King Abdullah on June 29

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 603 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Saudi King Abdullah for talks in Washington on June 29, the White House said on Sunday."The president looks forward to discussing with King Abdullah the strengthening of bilateral ties between the United States and ...
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Obama tops Forbes list of world's most powerful people

Reuters Life! Online Report - 824 days ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life! ) - U.S. President Barack Obama can add another accolade to his already long list of awards after being named the world's most powerful person in an inaugural ranking by Forbes magazine.Obama, whose popularity at home and abroad has ...
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Bin Laden Tape Surfaces as Obama Starts Mideast Visit

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 986 days ago
Osama Bin Laden offered his first assessment of President Barack Obama's administration in a voice recording broadcast on Al-Jazeera Television at approximately the same time the president was landing in Saudi Arabia for the start of a closely watched Mideast visit to ...

To open a Muslim dialogue, Obama visits Saudi king

AP News - 986 days ago
First stop on Mideast trip: Obama to meet Saudi king as he opens a dialogue with Muslim worldPresident Barack Obama is in Saudi Arabia after an overnight flight from Washington. AP's earlier story is below.WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is beginning his ...
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Obama says will talk to Saudis about oil prices

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 991 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would discuss oil costs when he meets with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah next week and plans to say that big price rises are not in Riyadh's interests. "I don't think it's ...
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