WAX2002072201 - WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) --Prince Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, owner of Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem and a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, died of a heart attack at age 43 on July 22, 2002. He is seen here with trainer Bob Baffert, left, in the winners circle at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 4, 2002. mk/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI
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Noureddine Jebnoun – The Arab curse
Authoritarianism: The Arab Curse
The Saudi succession solution
It is ironic, but how the succession to power is determined in Saudi Arabia is becoming more transparent and institutionalized while it is becoming less so in various Arab republics.
Pope, Saudi king to hold historic meeting
Pope Benedict XVI was to hold an historic audience with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Tuesday, on the first visit to the Vatican by a monarch from the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom.
Saudi king meets UK PM for Mideast talks
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday to discuss Middle East issues and counterterrorism, amid a swirl of protests.
Saudi monarch issues rules on succession law
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has issued a set of rules to implement a succession law announced last year in a bid to ensure a smooth transition of power in the world's biggest oil producer.
Viewpoint: Arab-baiting is back
It is worrisome to note that "Arab-baiting," once favored as a weapon by some politicians in the 1980's and a regular feature in election campaigns, appears to be making a comeback, albeit in a slightly different form.
Two US films draw ire of Gulf Arab censors
Two Oscar-winning US films have caused headaches for government censors in the conservative Muslim Arab states of the Gulf, including booming and relatively tolerant Dubai.
Viewpoint: The virtuous king
During the first signs of the late King Fahd's illness in 1995, Saudis woke up suddenly to the question of succession.
Analysis: Cheney's Sunni safeguard
US Vice President Dick Cheney is touring the Middle East in an effort to drum up support for an Arab/Muslim military force to deploy in Iraq. If successful, that force would allow Washington to gradually begin redeploying US troops out of the count
