Word: arabian
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...neared these women it struck me that they did not look mysterious and alluring in their safsaris, as in Arabian Nights or in my fantasies. They looked anonymous and shapeless. Almost every woman gathered the folds of the robe at her throat with one hand and clutched an infant or a bag of vegetables with the other. Their identical, self-effacing garments (which, however, are not religiously sanctioned, and do not veil the face) and their burdened hands bespoke the modesty and servility which characterizes the Muslim woman everywhere...
...however, a growing number of gas-producing countries are making plans to cash in on the rich American market. For example, Saudi Arabia recently decided to pipe its gas instead of simply flaring it off. To get the job done, the Saudis signed a $7.5 billion contract with the Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco), which eventually intends to export gas to the U.S. Iran is sinking $6 billion into liquefaction plants and a fleet of 35 LNG carriers to ship gas to its American and European markets beginning...
...School last year accepted a $300,000 contribution from the Saudi Arabian government for the purpose of initiating a program on Islamic law, Albert M. Sacks, dean of the Law School, said yesterday...
...Traitor!" screamed the Iranian press. "Stooge for capitalism!" The target of that wrath, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani, smoothly replied with just about the worst possible insult in the Islamic world. He implied that the eleven members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, who have announced a two-stage increase of 15% in the world price of oil, v. the 5% increase posted by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are playing into the hands of Israel. Said Yamani: "Israel has an interest in higher prices because they push the West to find alternative sources...
...says spy movies are supposed to make sense anyway? I've got David M. Wolf to add a few twists to Alan's material. Sean says he never played a Saudi Arabian ambassador before and he's worried about how he'll look in a burnoose. Being Scotch, maybe he'd prefer a kilt! (Joke) Cornelia would look terrific...