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...Abdullah, an energetic man despite his considerable girth, as a dedicated, in-touch ruler. Each day he rises around noon, a common practice among Saudis, who often prefer to work in the cooler nights. Abdullah greets visiting dignitaries, emissaries and ordinary citizens until his 7 p.m. meal, naps until midnight and then puts in another day's work until dawn prayers. Though a devout Muslim, if he's a zealot about anything it's TV news: his office has a bank of 33 television sets so he can monitor all the available satellite channels at once. In contrast to more...
...this creates spectacular delays. After landing at noon, it took me three hours to get through immigration, sandwiched between Afghans and Indonesians, and another four hours before my bus left the airport. (Pilgrims are allowed to go only to Hajj sites). I reached my lodgings in Mecca at midnight: it took 12 hours to travel...
...event is put on for the queer community, most of Sydney sees this night as the party highlight of the year. And Oxford Street is at its gayest. Bars and clubs there are generally packed on the final weekend. The Stonewall Hotel, The Oxford Hotel, ARQ and The Midnight Shift are the most popular for gay men. Lesbians gather at clubs and bars such as Caesars, the Green Park Hotel and Home nightclub. Straight and mixed venues include the Burdekin Hotel, the Exchange Hotel, NV and DCM. So, as strangers greet each other in Sydney, during the celebratory weekend: happy...
...strategy session in the back room of a Manhattan restaurant. The group was brainstorming on ways to convince Americans that saving Africa from financial ruin is in America's best interest. As is frequently the case with debate on Africa, the discussion eventually sagged into weary frustration. By midnight, the air had leaked out of the room and, with it, any glimmer of productivity...
...This time Khadka was not crying wolf. Just after midnight on Feb. 17, an army of at least 2,000 of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas?up to half of the core group of armed rebels?fell on Mangalsen from the surrounding Himalayan hills. Their rockets cut through the walls of government offices and police stations, while mortars whistled overhead. After forcing residents into the open, the guerrillas blew buildings apart. They ransacked the bank, making off with $263,000, and freed 16 comrades from the Mangalsen jail while more troops overran Sanfebagar airport 20 km away...