The AR924 pager was slightly bulky but rugged, built to survive battlefield conditions. It boasted a waterproof Taiwanese design and an oversized battery that could operate for months without charging. Best of all, there was no risk that the pagers could ever be tracked by Israel’s intelligence services. Hezbollah’s leaders were so impressed they bought 5,000 of them and began handing them out to mid-level fighters and support personnel in February.
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The rain season began in several provinces of Saudi Arabia this past weekend with rain and floods reported in Mecca, Jeddah, and Hail provinces. Photos provided by the SPA show hail and rain storms caused flooding and damage in Taif and Mecca while Jeddah experienced thunderstorms. Director of Civil Defense in Taif Saleh Mansi Al-Harthi has […]
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- November 12,2014
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Iraq’s President Fuad Masum visited Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in Riyadh last night, the latest evidence of a thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries. “The Iraqi president expressed his happiness to visit the kingdom and meet with his brother the king,” according to the SPA. The meeting was the highest level meeting of officials between […]
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- November 11,2014
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Trading is set to begin tomorrow on steeply discounted shares of Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank as Saudi Arabia’s capital market regulator will introduce rules for credit rating agencies next September, according to reports. Matthew Martin and Sarmad Khan of Bloomberg quote Asim Bukhtiar, a vice president and head of research at Riyad Capital, as saying […]
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AP Reports Women May Be Moving Closer to Driving Rights, But Report Immediately Denied
- November 9,2014
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