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...Abdullah seems to have the confidence to take a tougher approach. His assuredness is rooted in part in his popular standing. These days, no other prince can compete with him in popularity. He is widely regarded as straight talking and above corruption, especially compared with some of his conspicuously super-rich brothers...
...Only Muslims can enter the city and during the Hajj everyone must have a pilgrim pass. The super-rich take a suite at the Intercontinental overlooking the Grand Mosque, paying $15,000 for the stay. Others find humbler lodgings. At 2 a.m., Abdur Rashid, an Indian engineer employed in Jeddah, is eating kebabs and bread with his wife in the open square in front of the mosque. "They are asking for 500 riyals ($145) for a room in the hotels," he says. "It's nice enough here, and in a little while we'll move into the mosque and sleep...
...rare Saudi leader in advocating internal reform and a more assertive foreign policy. As Abdullah's profile rises, no other prince matches his popularity, which is largely due to the Saudi perception of him as straight-talking and above corruption, especially compared with some of his conspicuously super-rich brothers. Sarah Al Ayed, 29, a Jidda p.r. executive, beams at the mention of Abdullah's name. "We are all looking up to him," she says. Make no mistake, the Crown Prince enjoys his royal perks...
...that's about it. Kenneth Lay, when he was king of the futuristic energy-trading field his company pioneered, got for his investment what super-rich business leaders have been getting from politicians since the Rockefellers and the Carnegies - the ear of powerful pols...
...cyberhub of Asia. The government has backed a $1.7 billion project to develop 64 acres of reclaimed land into an infotech center. So far, however, the project has drawn as much controversy as acclaim. Critics regard it as specifically enhancing the interest of Richard Li, scion of the super-rich Li family, because Richard drew up the plan. Even critics acknowledge, however, that diversification is a good idea. "Hong Kong needs more than one pillar industry to sustain its economic glory, and infotech is a new one," says Dong Tao, a senior China analyst for the Credit Suisse First Boston...