Saudi Arabia

⇐ newest Page 3 of 4 oldest ⇒

  • The truth about soaring gas prices

    How the Bush White House remains a veritable full-service fueling station for Big Oil.
    By Arianna Huffington May 27, 2004

  • Lost in transition

    While the votes were counted in Florida, Bush Sr. went hunting in Spain with Prince Bandar -- and the incoming administration ignored warnings about al-Qaida.
    By Craig Unger March 16, 2004

  • The Arabian candidate

    How George W. Bush's close ties to Islamic lobbying groups -- and to an accused supporter of Palestinian terrorism -- may have brought him his razor-thin margin of victory in Florida.
    By Craig Unger March 15, 2004

  • Did the Saudis buy a president?

    How much money has flowed from the House of Saud to the Bush family and its friends and allies over the years? No one will ever know -- but the number is at least $1.477 billion.
    By Craig Unger March 12, 2004

  • The great escape

    Immediately after 9/11, dozens of Saudi royals and members of the bin Laden family fled the U.S. in a secret airlift authorized by the Bush White House. One passenger was an alleged al-Qaida go-between, who may have known about the terror attacks in advance. Our first excerpt from "House of Bush, House of Saud."
    By Craig Unger March 11, 2004

  • The chaos of war spreads to Saudi Arabia, Turkey

    Author Jessica Stern says the recent bombings in Istanbul and Riyadh show that the U.S. war on terror is deeply flawed.
    By Mark Follman November 21, 2003

  • Did the Saudis know about 9/11?

    A new book claims that Saudi princes and a Pakistani official knew Osama bin Laden would strike America that day. But some critics say the whole story could be a neoconservative fabrication.
    By Mark Follman October 18, 2003

  • Bush's big lies, continued

    In claiming that Iraq is now the central front in the war on terror, Bush is heralding a self-fulfilling prophecy: He claimed Iraq was a hotbed of terrorism, and he turned it into one.
    By Robert Scheer September 10, 2003

  • Terror in the Saudi kingdom

    CIA veteran Bob Baer talks about the censored 9/11 report, why al-Qaida is still cozy in the house of Saud -- and why Osama is winning.
    By Mark Follman August 1, 2003

  • The classified truth

    Even the censored version of the 9/11 report makes it clear the U.S. focused on the wrong nation.
    By Robert Scheer July 30, 2003

  • A change of heart in the Saudi media

    The fall of Baghdad and the bombings in Riyadh have made the Arab News think seriously about the enemy within, says the paper's editor.
    By Mark Follman May 17, 2003

  • Fury and favor in the Arab world

    While Qatar welcomes Uncle Sam, Egyptian police torture antiwar protesters. If the war lasts long, some say, the scales may tip toward rage.
    By Eric Boehlert April 4, 2003

  • Big Oil fears war, too

    While "No blood for oil!" echoes in the streets, analysts say oil companies actually dread war in Iraq.
    By Dan Baum February 25, 2003

  • Europe's new world order

    The streets are jammed with protesters. Governments are at risk of falling. Analysts say Europe is ready for a break from the U.S. that could reshape global relations for years to come.
    By Noah Sudarsky February 13, 2003

  • Radical humanist, Iraq hawk

    Kanan Makiya, an Iraqi progressive living in exile, welcomes U.S. intervention as the best chance for freedom in his country. And he wonders why U.S. leftists aren't with him.
    By Michelle Goldberg December 20, 2002

  • What would Mohammed do?

    Geraldine Brooks, an expert on the role of women in Islam, says the "haters of beauty" behind the Miss World riots misrepresent what is a "pro-sexuality" religion.
    By Laura McClure December 4, 2002

  • What would Moses drive?

    Jews once used their car-buying power to punish Nazis and anti-Semites. It's time to stop buying the SUVs that soak up the gas that provides the cash that sponsors terrorist attacks on Israel.
    By Sheldon Drobny November 21, 2002

  • That "special relationship," rekindled

    Saudi Arabia's decision to let the U.S. launch a U.N.-backed Iraq attack from its bases there could be a big political win, now that Saddam Hussein says he'll let weapons inspectors return.
    By John R. Bradley September 17, 2002

  • Taking off the abaya

    Hours after a victory in her fight to free servicewomen in Saudi Arabia from wearing head-to-foot Muslim robes off base, Lt. Col. Martha McSally talks about her battles as a jet pilot and a woman.
    By Megan Twohey May 16, 2002

  • How angry are the Saudis?

    After leaked threats to "use the oil weapon" and blunt talk at a Texas summit, a Mideast expert helps untangle diplomatic appearance and reality.
    By Eric Boehlert April 26, 2002

  • Bush's foreign policy blunders

    As Ramallah burns and the Saudis and Iraqis make peace, the administration's plans for a new coalition to bomb Iraq continue to crumble.
    By Joshua Micah Marshall March 30, 2002

  • Amid chaos, an olive branch

    The Arab summit meeting in Beirut opens in disarray, as Palestinians pull out and key American allies snub the event -- but the Saudi peace plan offers a ray of hope.
    By Paul Wachter March 28, 2002

  • Friends like these

    Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally.
    By Eric Boehlert September 28, 2001

  • Bachelors out of luck

    Saudi men must show proof of marriage before they can buy Viagra at pharmacies.
    By Jack Boulware August 10, 2000

  • I'm too sexy for my hijab

    Lingerie maker to sell underwear to Muslim women.
    By Jack Boulware April 28, 2000
⇐ newest   Page 3 of 4  oldest ⇒
Salon Directory › s › Saudi Arabia (80 stories)

From Salon's blogs