Archive for March, 2008
Adapted from Anthony Swofford’s best-selling memoirs of his time spent in the US Marine Corps during the Gulf War, Jarhead shows the reality of life for a soldier posted to the Saudi Arabian desert during Desert Storm.
Lebanon’s prime minister denies asking the US for the warship’s deployment [GALLO/GETTY] (Aljazeera)
The Saudi Arabian embassy in Beirut has called on its nationals to leave Lebanon a day after a US warship was positioned off the country’s coast.
MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew kicked off his week-long visit of three Gulf nations on Saturday at one of the Arabian Coast’s most impressive and ambitious projects - the Palm Islands.
Source: Reuters March 2 (Reuters) - Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, is the Middle East’s poorest country, with a fast-growing population and dwindling oil and water resources. Here are some …
Arabian Knight wins Stayers’ Cup
SHARJAH — Nearly 500 to 600 species of fauna in the UAE and the Arabian Peninusla are in danger of disappearing from the surface of the Earth, according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
DUBAI — Leading Purebred Arabian Mizzna — winner of her three starts so far this season, including the Group 1 National Day Cup — bids for back-to-back wins in the Group 1 Liwa Oasis at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club tonight.
A U.S. military helicopter fired a guided missile to kill a wanted Saudi Arabian al-Qaida in Iraq leader who was believed responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, a spokesman said Monday.
A U.S. military helicopter fired a missile to kill a Saudi Arabian al-Qaida in Iraq leader that was responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, a military spokesman said Monday.
Motorola Inc. said on Sunday that it received a $335 million contract to supply a communications network and related services to a Saudi Arabian member of Kuwait’s Zain Group.





