WASHINGTON (AP) — The explosive device used by the would-be Detroit bomber contained a widely available — and easily detected — chemical explosive that has a long history of terrorist use, according to government officials and explosive experts. ...more

December 27, 2009

A colleague who was in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf war told me that when the war started, people in Riyadh and Jeddah had no idea the war had begun until three days after it started. ...more

March 15, 2009

pentagon says releasing Guantanamo prisoners may give them chance to hit U.S. again ...more

January 26, 2009

Demonstrators in Cairo demanded Tuesday that Saudi Arabia release an Egyptian doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison and 1,500 lashes after he was convicted of malpractice - reportedly after treating a Saudi princess. ...more

November 12, 2008

An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer - and it wasn't his birthday party. ...more

August 29, 2008

as Homeland Security has repeatedly warned us they will - how many survivors will be consoled because the Supreme Court and the State Department looked out for the "rights" of terrorists before the rights of their dead loved ones? ...more

June 19, 2008

Regarding "Saudis OK Women In Hotels Alone" (Nation/World, Jan. 22): Woman in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or furnished apartment without a male guardian - as long as a local police station is notified. Wow, talk about an enlightened society! ...more

January 23, 2008

Women in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or a furnished apartment without a male guardian, according to a government decision that comes as the country faces increasing criticism for its severe restrictions on women. ...more

January 22, 2008

Police arrested a group of men planning to attack holy sites around Mecca during the just-completed annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said Friday. ...more

December 22, 2007