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Nepali laborers in Saudi Arabia face dismal working conditions and ill treatment by employers. Migrant laborers in the Kingdom are often treated less than equal.

Saudi Arabia exported US$53.2 billion worth of crude oil to the US last year, while importing $450 million worth of American-made military products including aircraft.

Saudi Arabia has hundreds of limestone caves located only a few hours north of Riyadh, offering visitors a cool underground climate and stunning crystal formations.

Saudi Arabia has mountains, coral reefs, ancient tombs, volcanoes, caves and spectacular sand dunes for hikers, campers, divers, cavers and climbers.

Foreigners offered employment in Saudi Arabia should research location, social factors and the pros and cons of working in a different climatic and cultural environment.

Saudi Arabia will not be able to replace its valuable petroleum exports if the U.S. embraces alternative energy sources like solar, wind or grain-based ethanol.

The climate and culture may be different, but the choicest employment opportunities for English teachers are in Saudi Arabia.

Through this article we look at the women in business in Middle East. The traditional Muslim region with very conservative views on women and their role in society is slo

Hibashi Lava Tube is rich in rare cave minerals and contains a thick layer of dust so fine that the cave is now a working model for exploring the lava tubes of Mars.

Northwest Saudi Arabia is the ultimate frontier for the Middle East explorer, luring with a combination of colossal stone giants and mysterious archeology.

Saudi Arabia is a maze of granite walls and sandstone towers. Its deep canyons are stark and unforgettable. For climbers and canyoneers Arabia is truly the Magic Kingdom.

The life, reign of terror and death of one of the world's most hated dictators.

The marriage of a 60-year-old man to a girl of eight has created an unwelcome controversy for Saudi Arabia's conservative government.

Well preserved artifacts and bones found in lava tubes suggest that the volcanic caves of western Saudi Arabia may be important to archeology.

The age of cheap oil is becoming a distant memory as gas prices continue to skyrocket. Frustration at the pump is making Americans ditch their love affair with petroleum.

OPEC has been blamed as one of the major culprits for record high oil prices. But which oil producers are in it, how much does it produce and what is its market share?

China's economic development, a key factor in the Chinese Communist Party's legitimacy, is dependent on a secure energy supply.

Everyone knows that Osama Bin Laden, originally from Saudi Arabia, is an Islamic extremist, but what about the majority of Saudi people?

With fatherhood facing him, Spurlock takes on the elusive global terrorist and searches throughout the Middle East, hoping to find OBL in order to keep his new son safe.

This is a review of the film The Kingdom available on DVD.

Thomas Friedman argues that the time for drastic change in American security policy regarding Iran's quest for nuclear weapons has come.

Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Travel Guides, takes the reader on a tour of the Axis of Evil in Bad Lands.

A young man looking not so much for the meaning of life but a more relevant interpretation of Islam produces a book throwing light on the complexity of the Muslim world.

Michael Moore is known for his daring documentaries that not only attack American politics and laws, but also sole individuals. And Fahrenheit 9/11 is no different.

South of Saudi Highway 40 and east of the Empty Quarter is a rib of granite mountains and a series of enormous canyon systems running 500 miles to the Yemen border.

Isa bin Salman ruled a turbulent island for 38 years surviving riots and wars.

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) controls crude oil supplies. To what extent does OPEC set or influence prices that consumers see at the pump?

A Saudi Airline flight had a high alert earlier this week as a plague of rats rampaged through the cabin.

In the wake of loosening cultural rules and civil laws, the female rock group Accolade from Jidda have a hit of their own in "Pinocchio", and now the sky's the limit.

Years after he allegedly gassed thousands of minority Iraqis to death, Kurds are demanding the execution of Hassan al-Majeed, a.k.a., Chemical Ali.

Members of the Saudi royal family, and many other Saudis as well, are adherents of the Wahhabi cult, a fundamentalist sect of Islam.

Accelerating unemployment can push America's domestic economy and its global trade partners into a downward spiral of heightened joblessness and worldwide suffering.

Oil-producing countries in the Middle East depend so much on global trade any sustained decrease in world oil demand will severely undercut their economic futures.

Kate Humble charts the journey that old frankincense traders made to sell their good to the western world, and also dabs in a little socio-religious politics on the way.

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2,1990 started a major international crisis resulting six months later in the first Persian Gulf War.

As Obama is sworn in as US President, he faces a troubled international environment, especially in the Middle East where US influence is increasingly challenged.

The conventional wisdom that the US gets most of its oil from the Middle East is false. In actual fact the US imports more oil supplies from closer to home.

The temptation to drive to the corner store for milk is strong as is goosing semi-retired SUVs along the freeways because gas is cheap. Consumers should think again.

Last year, the United States imported about half of its crude oil from Canada, Saudi Arabia and Mexico - but nil from two of the world's other top oil producing nations.

Western understanding of Intolerance based on ethnicity is the first priority in order to understand the Crisis in Darfur.

Have a Muslim colleague or class fellow? Curious about what Ramadan fasting is and when Ramadan starts? How long are Muslims supposed to fast?

Citing his awareness of the value of Alysheba to American Thoroughbred fans, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah planned Derby victor Alysheba's generous return to U.S. soil.

Lava tubes are volcanic caves formed in molten rock. They can contain spectacular formations, bones, artifacts, live animals, icicles and more.

According to FIFA officials, the Confederations Cup is ranked just behind the World Cup in its importance. However, purists claim that the tournament is just a rehearsal.

T E Lawrence's role as a British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 was immortalised in the 1962 film, "Lawrence of Arabia", starring Peter O'Toole.

Latest United States trade statistics show that Canada imports the most American goods while the total value of Chinese exports to the U.S. now leads all other countries.

Military analysts fear one of the first exercises Iran would undertake, should America invade, would be the mining of the vital Straits of Hormuz waterway.

Muscat's Annual Festival attracts large numbers of visitors from the Gulf Cooperation Countries and from Europe.

Maoist leader Prachanda promises to embrace capitalism in an effort to revive Nepal's battered economy during a meeting with the country's business leaders.

Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Parreira was re-hired by the South African Football Association to lead the Bafana Bafana at the 2010 World Cup.