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Robert Lacey explains what you need to know about Saudi banks, why you should check out Saudi McDonald's tell you everything you need to know about the culture, and why […]
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The author of one of the most quintessential texts on Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom, describes the region's clever method for warding off terrorists.
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According to Robert Lacey, the everyday Saudi doesn't care much at all about the Western world, let alone their home country's inclusion in the G20.
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently opened a major research university, KAUST, with an endowment to rival Harvard's. Will it help lead Saudi Arabia to Western-style modernism?
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A conversation with the author of "Inside the Kingdom".
After a soccer match, the losers' testosterone levels will probably be lower than the winners' (though it may be that this won't be so if the winners think their victory […]
What makes a woman appealing to a new male acquaintance? Imitation, according to this study, published in this month's issue of the journal Social Influence. As described here,Nicolas Gueguen, a […]
An MSNBC anchor made a big mistake when she introduced Rev. Jesse Jackson as Rev. Al Shaprton.
Insurance companies deny raped women cover due to ‘pre-existing condition’ of post-assault HIV fears and post-traumatic stress.
The fossilised mammal discovered last May and hailed as the primate to human ‘missing link’ has been debunked.
A massively magnified sea bird made a surprise appearance on Melbourne’s Channel Nine news.
New research shows that the stigma surrounding HIV can lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes for sufferers.
The House is considering a move to limit domestic spying powers which allow a security services to obtain information without evidence.
Nelson Mandela ‘has never read’ a biography by the president of Congo-Brazzaville which features a ‘faked’ glowing endorsement from him.
George F. Will compare’s Obama’s social policies to the COLA manifesto promulgated by Wilbur Mills a century ago.
The White House is pushing for 50 per cent pay cuts for biggest bailed-out companies.
In these ‘lean times’ media agencies are angered by journalist’s living it large all-expenses-paid.
After hearing for months that the so-called “public option” was dead, it looks like it might yet make a miracle recovery. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid finally seem to be […]
A report calls for publicly funded journalism. Meanwhile, a Colorado newspaper is seeking a pot critic. 9 out 10 readers won’t pay for online news. And the Barnes & Noble […]
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Both sides of the aisle have talked a great deal lately about libertarian ideology. But what does that actually mean? "Nixonland" author Rick Perlstein gives his theory on the real-world […]