Word: aziz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Prince Turki bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia, endowed a professorship of immunology at Harvard Medical School In October 1990. The amount of the gift was not disclosed, but it usually costs about $2 million to endow a full professorship...
...King Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia, gave Harvard $5 million to support the study of Islamic law. The donation, announced last month, will endow a professorship and fund legal research...
Still, the unexpected attack gave a psychological jolt to the Iraqi leadership. Fearing further action by the U.S., the regime backtracked on early threats of retaliation. On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz told CNN, "We are not contemplating an act of revenge . . . That's not going to serve our interests." For Saddam, well known for his brash threats to unleash the "mother of all battles" on the American-led Gulf War coalition, Aziz's appeal for "normal, quiet relations with the United States" must have been almost as painful as hellfire...
...Chemistry Department will gain Eric N. Jacobsen, an expert on mechanic and organic chemistry. McKay Associate Professor of Materials Science Michael J. Aziz, who performs research on phase transformation kinetics, joins Franklin as another internal promotion in the physical sciences...
...relatives were permitted to visit the two in a Baghdad prison, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz hinted that the impasse might be resolved speedily "if the British government shows sympathy toward the hardship of the Iraqi people." Translation: Britain must free $923 million in Iraqi assets frozen since Desert Storm. London has signaled no deal, vowing to keep the funds until Iraq meets United Nations-mandated disarmament and political guidelines. Ride and Wainwright remain hostages...