Word: aziz
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...thrilled about relinquishing its stranglehold on oil profits. On Oct. 20, King Abdullah demonstrated his country’s attitude toward democracy by announcing a new succession system. The royal decree establishes a committee comprising all descendents of the kingdom’s founder, Abdul Aziz bin Saud, which will choose, in a secret ballot, a new leader from the nominees selected by the outgoing monarch...
...Gulf money. In December 2003, Bush appointed Baker to solve Iraq's unpaid debt, much of which is owed to Gulf countries. Baker is doing his best to make sure the Gulf Arabs aren't robbed. Baker's law firm represents the Saudi Defense Minister Sultan bin 'Abd-al-'Aziz in the 9/11 civil suit...
...mark of an authoritarian society?that it becomes a symbol of oppression. I would not be as disconcerted if Alibhai-Brown expressed her views only in private. But by denouncing the veil publicly, she does not do justice to the Islamic faith, which remains part of her identity. Abdul Aziz Singapore...
...mark of an authoritarian society - that it becomes a symbol of oppression. I would not be as disconcerted if Alibhai-Brown expressed her views only in private. But by denouncing the veil publicly, she does not do justice to the Islamic faith, which remains part of her identity. Abdul Aziz Singapore Game Over? Re "The end of a revolution" [Oct. 16]: The Republican majority in Congress has bullied, lied, changed rules, twisted arms and done everything possible to retain power, without consideration for the minority Democrats or the U.S. as a whole. The g.o.p. has violated the principles it once...
...SENTENCED. Abdul Aziz, 31, Dwi Widiarto, 34, and Mohammad Cholili, 29, to eight to 18 years in prison for their roles in the October 2005 suicide bombings in Bali, Indonesia, which killed 20 people and injured over 100; in Denpasar. Aziz reportedly harbored Jemaah Islamiah plotter Nurdin Mohammed Top and designed websites for the terror organization, while Widiarto helped film the bombers' farewell tapes. Both received eight-year sentences. Cholili, a former mobile-phone vendor who assembled circuitry for the bombs, was sentenced to 18 years in jail...