RIYADH: Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was 81 when he rose to the Saudi throne in 2005, but moved like a reformer decades younger to unleash his kingdom from oil dependency and hardline Islamic clerics and propel it into the 21st century.
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RIYADH: Muslims entered the fasting and feasting month of Ramadan this week with swine flu and the economic downturn adding to the security fears that plague several Islamic countries in dampening the mood.
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Saudis want music and movies like everyone else, but the cancellation of the Jeddah film festival highlights the tough war over entertainment within the country s conservative religious establishment.
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