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February 8, 2010
State poll indicates Nigeria's slow progress to democracy
...since the military handed control of Africa's leading energy producer back to civilians in 1999.Voters quoted by local media complained in droves that their names were missing from registers at polling stations, which reportedly included bogus entries...represented."Nigeria has been unsettled by the 10-week absence of Umaru Yar'Adua, president, who is having treatment in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Mr Yar'Adua has declined to yield interim powers to his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan, sparking a leadership... By Tom Burgis in Lagos
February 7, 2010
Marred poll exposes Nigeria reform failures
...since the military handed control of Africa’s leading energy producer back to civilians in 1999.Voters quoted by local media complained in droves that their names were missing from registers at polling stations, which reportedly included bogus entries...contests. Nigeria has been unsettled by the 10 week absence of Umaru Yar’Adua, president, who is undergoing treatment in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Mr Yar’Adua has declined to yield interim powers to his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan, sparking a leadership... By Tom Burgis in Lagos
February 4, 2010
Nigerian cabinet divided over Yar’Adua health
...that the hold of Yar’Adua loyalists on the cabinet – which has refused to act even as the president’s absence in a Saudi Arabian hospital enters its third month – may be beginning to crack.Dora Akunyili, information minister, presented a memorandum to fellow ministers at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting calling on them to take action, according to officials and local media reports. In a sign that ministers were not yet ready to support her move the memo was withdrawn without being formally discussed... By Tom Burgis in Lagos
December 7, 2008
Saudi cleric cites crisis to press for sharia
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has used his annual...the corrupting influences of the modern media, which he termed “ideological terror...pillars and walls representing the devil. Saudi media said this year a record 1.72m hajj...deadly stampedes caused by overcrowding. Saudi Arabian authorities have carried out... By Abeer Allam in Arafat and Reuters
August 29, 2007
Saudi Arabia continues ban on newspaper
...operation. The paper, which prints a Saudi edition with a circulation close to 200...Journalists say the move is a setback for the media in the highly conservative kingdom...positives as they push for change. The Saudi media has recently covered the arrest of reformers... By Andrew England in Cairo
January 21, 2010
Alwaleed backs James Murdoch
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will back James Murdoch as Rupert...successor at News Corp when the elder media tycoon is ready to retire. “If he...voting stake in News Corp to fund his own media investments. Prince Alwaleed’s backing...alliances with News Corp. Last week, the Saudi billionaire met Mr Murdoch senior in New...investment issues, especially in the media sector” and a “future potential alliance... By Kenneth Li in New York
January 22, 2010
Alwaleed backs James Murdoch
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will back James Murdoch as Rupert...successor at News Corp when the elder media tycoon is ready to retire. "If he...voting stake in News Corp to fund his own media investments. Prince Alwaleed's backing...alliances with News Corp. Last week, the Saudi billionaire met Mr Murdoch senior in...investment issues, especially in the media sector" and a "future potential alliance... By Kenneth Li in New York
January 22, 2010
Alwaleed backs James Murdoch
...Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia will back James Murdoch as Rupert...successor at News Corp when the elder media tycoon is ready to retire. "If he...voting stake in News Corp to fund his own media investments. Prince Alwaleed's backing...alliances with News Corp. Last week, the Saudi billionaire met Mr Murdoch senior in...investment issues, especially in the media sector" and a "future potential alliance... By Kenneth Li in New York
November 20, 2009
Why Saudi Arabia should rethink its Yemen strategy
...internal political fight in Lebanon, where Saudi Arabia has long backed a Sunni-led coalition...violent aftermath. (If you read the Saudi press at that time you would think the...have been battling it out through their media for months. Iran has accused Riyadh of...scientist and has been enraged by the Saudi move to fingerprint Iranians travelling... By Roula Khalaf
November 19, 2009
Why Saudi Arabia should rethink its Yemen strategy
...internal political fight in Lebanon, where Saudi Arabia has long backed a Sunni-led coalition...violent aftermath. (If you read the Saudi press at that time you would think the Iranian...have been battling it out through their media for months. Iran has accused Riyadh of...scientist and has been enraged by the Saudi move to fingerprint Iranians travelling... By Roula Khalaf