Breaking News from Saudi Arabia
Here are breaking news stories from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Advocacy Network selects numerous articles and stories from around the world. The articles used are chosen for their possible interest to readers. The SAN does not necessarily recommend or subscribe to the political or religious positions expressed in these articles.
FRIENDS OF SAUDI ARABIA IS BREAKING NEW GROUNDS IN US
From HABIB SHAIKH * Khaleej Times Online - JULY 27, 2008
“LIKE father like son.” That is a well-known saying. Here we recount a case of “like grandfather like grandson”. The friendship of the 32nd President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) with Saudi Arabia is almost a legend, and the US-Saudi relations and cooperation have generally gone from strength to strength.
Advancing these further is FDR’s grandson, Delano Roosevelt, who is a senior adviser to the Jeddah-based technology and energy think tank Xenel Industries Ltd.
According to information made available to Khaleej Times, Delano visited Atlanta, Georgia, on July 16 to raise funds for the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Institute, located near the Little White House in Warm Springs, where Franklin Roosevelt went for relief in his battle with polio.
For the entire story From Habib Shaikh (Jeddah Letter), check out khaleejtimes.com
INTERFAITH CONFERENCE
BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN * New Jersey Standard - JULY 24, 2008
Teaneck man back from Saudi-led conference Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill, associate professor in the graduate department of Jewish-Christian studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange, was among more than 20 Jews at the interfaith conference convened by Saudi Arabian King Abdullah in Madrid earlier this month.
For the entire story by Abigail Klein LeichmanBarbara, check out jstandard.com
TEACHING IN SAUDI ARABIA
BY ROGER HARRISON * Arab News - July 24, 2008
Teaching in Saudi Arabia: ‘I had to unlearn to learn’ The first group of students to take the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) received their provisional results at the British Council in Jeddah yesterday.
For the entire story by Roger Harrison, check out arabnews.com
YOUNG SAUDI WOMAN DRIVES TO DEATH
BY EBTIHAL MUBARAK * Arab News - JEDDAH, JULY 8, 2008
Police have ruled out any criminal involvement in the death of a 21-year-old Saudi woman who died when the car she was driving overturned at high speed in Riyadh on Saturday night. Maj. Sami Al-Showeyrikh, spokesman for Riyadh police, said the accident was caused by reckless driving. “The accident took place around 12:30 a.m. The woman died on the way to King Abdul Aziz Medical City,” he told Arab News. He also denied rumors that police had detained a man for causing the crash by harassing the woman. “That is not true; no one has been arrested or accused of causing the accident,” he said.
For the entire story by Ebtihal Mubarak, check out arabnews.com
Marrying a non-Saudi man
BY MAHA AKEEL * Arab News - JULY 7, 2008
After more than 18 months of running around from one government office to another to get the permit, a Saudi friend of mine finally married her non-Saudi fiancé. Before a Saudi man or woman can marry a non-Saudi, they need a permit from the Ministry of Interior for the marriage contract to be officially recognized. The process of filing the form and explaining why the Saudi man is marrying a non-Saudi woman is cumbersome. For the Saudi woman it is difficult and rules are apparently meant to dissuade them from such an alliance.
For the entire story by Maha Akeel, check out arabnews.com
ISRAELI RABBI INVITED TO SAUDI INTERFAITH MEEINTG
BY MARK LAVIE * Associated Press Writer * Newsweek.com - JULY 3, 2008
Saudi Arabia has invited an Israeli rabbi to an interfaith conference in Spain, potentially the first step in wider contacts between the kingdom and Israel, the rabbi told The Associated Press on Thursday. Rabbi David Rosen said Saudi Arabia called the conference, set for Madrid from July 16-18, to bring world religions together to confront common challenges. Rosen called the invitation "a historic step for them."
For the entire story by Mark Lavie, check out newsweek.com
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