The New Dark Age

27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Saudi Arabia holding firm in the Middle East for now: Platts TV
Platts
The wave of unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is not expected to touch Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporting nation, despite the spread of popular revolt in the region, guests on the Platts Energy Week television program said Sunday. …
www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Oil/8593957

Ban calls leaders of Saudi Arabia, Italy on Libya
Gant Daily
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Expressing serious concern over the
use of lethal force against innocent people in Libya, the United Nations
Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, on Saturday telephoned the leaders of Saudi
Arabia and Italy to discuss the …
gantdaily.com/2011/02/26/ban-calls-leaders-of-saudi-arabia-italy-on-libya/

Mideast stocks dive on regional unrest
Economic Times
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index is taking a beating as violent
protests in Libya and demonstrations in other Arab countries rattle
investors in the oil rich Gulf Arab states. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All
Shares Index was down almost 4.9 per cent by …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/global-markets/mideast-stocks-dive-on-regional-unrest/articleshow/7587029.cms

Bahrain key in Sunni/Shia divide
GlobalPost
(Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In the fraught
divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims of the Arab world, the tiny island
state of Bahrain is the next crucible of combat. Unprecedented
pro-democracy protests there by the Shia …
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/saudi-arabia/110226/bahrain-protests-sunni-shia

Saatchi & Saatchi consolidates operations in Saudi Arabia
Campaign Middle East
Advertising network Saatchi & Saatchi is sharpening its focus on Saudi
Arabia and placing its Riyadh and Jeddah offices under one management. The
move has been made in a bid to build stronger relationships in the GCC’s
most important consumer market, …
campaignme.com/2011/02/27/11556/saatchi-saatchi-consolidates-operations-in-saudi-arabia/

Saudi Debt To Fall
Zawya
Strong oil prices in 2011 are expected to turn Saudi Arabia’s budgeted
fiscal deficit into a surplus and this will allow the world’s oil
superpower to trim its public debt by a further SR22 billion, according to
a Saudi bank. The largest Arab economy …
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110227032453

Qatar Says OPEC Can Make Up for Loss of Libyan Production
Bloomberg
Al Sada’s comments followed those of a Saudi Arabian oil official, who said
on Feb. 24 there was no reason for oil prices to rise because Saudi Arabia
and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries wouldn’t allow
shortages to exist. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-27/qatar-s-al-sada-says-opec-can-make-up-for-loss-of-libyan-crude-production.html

Zardari meets with Kuwaiti, Saudi leadership
The Express Tribune
By APP / Express President Asif Ali Zardari met with the deputy prime
minister of Saudi Arabia as well the Amir of Kuwait along with other
dignitaries. President Asif Ali Zardari met with Saudi Second Deputy Prime
Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz …
tribune.com.pk/story/124670/zardari-meets-with-kuwaiti-saudi-leadership/

GLOBAL: Google Earth opens window on Arabia
University World News
A researcher at the University of Western Australia has used Google Earth
imagery to identify almost 2000 archaeological remains in Saudi Arabia that
may lead to better understanding of the pre-Islamic human landscape.
Professor David Kennedy …
www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2011022520202221

Arrested Saudi terror suspect pleads guilty
Indian Express
Houston: A student from Saudi Arabia, Khalid Ali-M-Aldawsari, arrested for
attempting to blow up nuclear plants in US and the house of George W Bush,
appeared in a federal court Friday and pleaded guilty. Aldawsari, 20,
reportedly said he had been …
www.indianexpress.com/news/Lastnight-World/755343/

Malone prof not surprised by Bahrain unrest
Canton Repository
By Charita Goshay Many of the protesters involved in the current uprising
in Bahrain are demanding that its royal family return to their native Saudi
Arabia. One small problem: The royals haven’t lived in Saudi Arabia in more
than 300 years. …
www.cantonrep.com/news/x2114544141/Malone-prof-not-surprised-by-Bahrain-unrest

An era is ending and we must be on the right side of history
Deccan Chronicle
On the contrary, in the case of Libya or Saudi Arabia, tendencies towards
fragmentation regionally and on tribal lines may lead to a collapse of
central authority and anarchical conditions can come to prevail. At the end
of the day, therefore, …
www.deccanchronicle.com/360-degree/era-ending-and-we-must-be-right-side-history-187

Saudi Oil Minister Says Oil Supply Losses Will be Offset
PR-USA.net (press release)
However, should supply diminish because of any disruption, Saudi Arabia and
OPEC will be ready to meet that shortage. Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the
United States Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir reaffirmed the Kingdom’s
long-standing policy of maintaining …
pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=637036&Itemid=28

Could the next Mideast uprising happen in Saudi Arabia? “ Tribuna …
By jose
When King Abdullah returned to Saudi Arabia last week after three months of
convalescence in the United States and Morocco, one of the first meetings
he took was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain to
discuss the …
www.almendron.com/tribuna/33750/could-the-next-mideast-uprising-happen-in-saudi-arabia/

Saudi Arabia king in attempt to avoid unrest : Royal News Blog
By Cinderella
Leading intellectuals in Saudi Arabia have warned that grand financial
gestures are no substitute for meaningful political reform, after King
Abdullah unveiled a $36bn (£22bn) social welfare package in advance of
planned anti-government …
royalnewsblog.com/2011/02/saudi-arabia-king-in-attempt-to-avoid-unrest/

Ban phones leaders of Saudi Arabia and Italy to discuss situation …
By admin
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today had telephone discussions with King
Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Italian Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi on developments in Libya, as he continues to reach out to
world leaders …
stockmarketsreview.com/pressrelease/2011/02/26/ban-phones-leaders-of-saudi-arabia-and-italy-to-discuss-situation-in-libya/

Saudi Arabia Ready for ‘Day of Rage’ | MPACUK – Empowerment …
Reports from Saudi Arabia have suggested that the government has deployed
security forces to stop the anti-government protests as thousands of Saudis
have called for a “Day of Rage”. Security forces have entered the Qatif
region to …
www.mpacuk.org/story/260211/saudi-arabia-ready-%E2%80%98day-rage%E2%80%99.html

Doc’s Talk: Middle East oil war spreads. First demos in Saudi …
By GS Don Morris, Ph.D.
24, saw the first signs of unrest in Saudi Arabia with demonstrations by
young people demanding reforms of the kingdom’s system of government and by
Shiites living and working in the kingdom’s oil-rich eastern regions. …
docstalk.blogspot.com/2011/02/middle-east-oil-war-spreads-first-demos.html

Saudis to Offset Libya Oil Shortfall — Global Geopolitics …
By editors
CARACAS, Feb 25, 2011 (IPS) – Saudi Arabia has increased oil production
to compensate for the fall in output from Libya, as the popular uprising
against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi continues to grow in that North
African country. …
globalgeopolitics.net/wordpress/2011/02/26/saudis-to-offset-libya-oil-shortfall/

CNBC’s Fast Money: Saudi Arabia Uprising Could Mean $140-Plus Oil …
Pricing in Libya supply disruptions is one thing, but what if this social
unrest spreads to Saudi Arabia, which holds 20 percent of the world’s oil?
www.cnbc.com/id/41717408/Saudi_Arabia_Uprising_Could_Mean_140_Plus_Oil

Saudi Arabian King To Populace: ‘Don’t Even Think About It’ | The …
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA—In a televised speech addressing the pro-democracy
protests currently sweeping across the Middle East, King Abdullah of Saudi
Arabia …
www.theonion.com/articles/saudi-arabian-king-to-populace-dont-even-think-abo,19302/

Saudi Arabia opens its wallet to stave off protests – Yahoo! News
As Saudi Arabia’s 86-year-old monarch returned home from back surgery, his
government tried to get ahead of potential unrest in the oil-rich country
…
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_re_us/ml_saudi_economic_benefits

Ban phones leaders of Saudi Arabia and Italy to discuss situation …
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today had telephone discussions with King
Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Italian Prime Minister
Silvio …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37632&Cr=Libya&Cr1=

Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia for Ben Ali’s extradition — if he’s not …
The 74-year-old exiled former president fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14,
following a massive popular uprising that ended his 23-year rule.
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/942129—tunisia-to-saudi-arabia-is-ben-ali-dead

‘Saudi Arabia sending troops to Bahrain’
Saudi Arabia is sending troops to Bahrain in a move to crack down on pro-
democracy protesters who took to the streets in the capital Manama, …
www.prisonplanet.com/saudi-arabia-sending-troops-to-bahrain.html