Walker's World: Saudis Exposed
Washington (UPI) Oct 21, 2005 It is not a widely known fact that more of the money deposited in Saudi bank accounts belongs to women than to men. Nor have many in the West heard of Kerantina, the sprawling slum in south Jeddah, the main Saudi port, where hard drugs, prostitutes, alcohol and witchcraft are widely available, where the police dare not go, and where real power rests with a transplanted Nigerian tribal leader.
Mideast Watch: Saudi Succession Shadows
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 08, 2005 After the death of the long-ailing King Fahd, the Saudi royal family acted quickly to confirm Crown Prince Abdullah as the new king, and the now King Abdullah immediately named his half-brother, Prince Sultan, to be the new crown prince.
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