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Friday 14 September 2007 (03 Ramadan 1428)

Sweden Did Not Apologize on Behalf of Paper: Envoy
Siraj Wahab, Arab News
JEDDAH, 14 September 2007 — Sweden yesterday denied that its ambassador to Saudi Arabia apologized to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) for the publication of a caricature of Prophet...  Full Story 
 
 
56 Prisoners Freed From Makkah Jail After Pardon
Badea A. Al-Naja, Arab News
MAKKAH, 14 September 2007 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah announced a Ramadan pardon to release a number of prisoners in jails located in different cities across the Kingdom. ...  Full Story 
 
 
Saudi Children of Foreign Moms Denied School Enrollment
Sarah Abdullah, Arab News
JEDDAH, 14 September 2007 — For the past three weeks it has been the same routine for Saleema, mother of three girls ages six, eight and 11. Each morning she gets up, prays Fajr, and then wakes, bathes,...  Full Story 
 
 
Saudi Women Marrying Foreigners on Rise
Najah Alosaimi, Arab News
RIYADH, 14 September 2007 — Saudi Arabia has seen many rapid changes in the past decades. One that is becoming more obvious is that of Saudi women who are increasingly opting to marry foreigners. Recent...  Full Story 
Israeli Aircraft Fire in Gaza
Hisham Abu Taha & Mohammed Mar’i
GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH, 14 September 2007 — Israeli aircraft fired on a car carrying Palestinian fighters in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday after Palestinian groups vowed no letup in cross-border rocket...  Full Story 
 
 
Pak Suicide Attack Kills 15 Soldiers
Azhar Masood, Arab News
ISLAMABAD, 14 September 2007 — At least 15 soldiers were killed and several injured yesterday in a suicide attack on a high-security base used by a Pakistani counterterrorism quick-reaction force....  Full Story 
 
 
Estrada Verdict Politically Motivated
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, Arab News
JEDDAH — I WOKE up Wednesday morning and jumped out of bed to go to the living room and switch on my TV to find out what the verdict was in former President Joseph Estrada’s so-called “plunder” trial. Because...  Full Story 
 
 
Ramadan Cannon: Tradition Still Alive
Shadiah Abdullah, Arab News
DUBAI, 14 September 2007 — Boom! With a mighty blast, the cannon announces the end of a day of Ramadan fasting. For Emiratis the cannon is part of the Ramadan tradition. It’s common to see during Maghreb...  Full Story 

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