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Saudi King Abdullah is rumoured to be clinically dead. If the rumours are true then the death of a great reformist will bring sycophantic tributes from weapon-selling oil-guzzling nations. But by whose standards is the Guardian of the Kingdom a reformist? Perhaps in comparison to the Taliban King Abdullah could be considered reformist, but not by any standards in the west. Digital Journal reported the Saudi monarch has been acclaimed as topping the list of the 500 most influential personalities in the Muslim world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center (RISSC). The RISSC proclaimed the King's assurance of women’s...

Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, has directed all the governors of the regions to receive the oath of allegiance (baia) from citizens on his behalf. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will receive citizens taking their oath of allegiance on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the headquarters of the governorate in the holy city. On Sunday, he will receive citizens at his palace in Al-Basateen district in Jeddah after Maghreb prayer. Tabuk Gov. Prince Fahd bin Sultan also announced that he would receive citizens on Saturday and Sunday to take their oath of allegiance. The governor instructed...

Feds: Unruly air traveler, 19, was "singing about Usama bin Laden" FEBRUARY 22--The man who repeatedly yelled “Allah is great” as he was removed yesterday from a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing due to his unruly behavior is a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian who was arrested Sunday night after he led Oregon police on a drunken car chase that saw him ram two cop cars and attempt to run over pedestrians, The Smoking Gun has learned. According to investigators, Yazeed Mohammed Abunayyan was smoking an electronic cigarette on a Continental Airlines flight traveling from Portland to Houston....