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Challenges for Saudi Women
A CNN report examines women’s issues in Saudi Arabia. Run Time: 00:07:42
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Paving the Way for Change
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviews Manal al-Sharif during a drive in New York City about women’s issues in Saudi Arabia. Sharif was arrested last year for driving in the Kingdom after a video showing her experience behind the wheel went ‘viral.’ They talk about the driving incident, the guardianship system, and change and reform in Saudi [...]
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A Nuclear Iran: Amanpour – Part 1
Part 1 of Christiane Amanpour’s CNN special report on Iran’s nuclear program, titled, “A Nuclear Iran: The Expert Intel.” “What do we really know about the Iranian nuclear threat? Iran says it wants the right to have its peaceful nuclear program formally recognized. But from the outside, Iran has long given the impression it has [...]
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Arab League Summit in Baghdad
Arab League leaders meeting in Iraq have called on the Syrian government to implement a UN-backed peace plan “immediately and completely”, as they met for a summit in the capital Baghdad. Nine heads of state and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were among those attending the opening of the summit in the former Republican Palace on [...]
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The Arab Spring and the Arab Divide
AlJazeera – Inside Story – Has the Arab Spring widened the Arab divide? As the Arab League summit attends to regional concerns we ask if leaders are being forced to shift alliances. Has the Arab Spring further divided an already-fractured league? And with Syria at the forefront of disagreement, will the Arab states be forced [...]
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Business Forum: Industrial Infrastructure – Dr. Tawfiq Rabiah
The US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, 2011) in Atlanta featured a panel called “Industrial Infrastructure Initiatives: Creating the Foundation Growth.” Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Deputy Minister for Industrial Affairs and Director General, Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) participated in the panel. [DR.RABIAH WAS NAMED SAUDI ARABIA'S MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY THE FOLLOWING WEEK.] The [...]
