Monthly Archives: August 2013

Uruguay on its way to legalizing marijuana

August 1, 2024 by Lora Moftah in Americas.

Uruguayan lawmakers vote the bill legalizing marijuana, in Montevideo, on July 31, 2013. (MIGUEL ROJO/AFP/Getty Images)

If approved by the Senate, a new bill would make the small Latin American nation the first in the world to create a legal, state-regulated marijuana market.

Saudi Arabia’s coming crisis

August 1, 2024 by David A. Andelman in Middle East.

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Saudi billionaire owner of Kingdom Holding Company Prince Alwaleed bin Talal gestures during a press conference, on September 13, 2011, in Riyadh. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced the launching a new international news channel 'Alarab' scheduled to air in 2012. Alarab will focus editorially on the important shifts taking place in the Arab world with emphasis on freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Alarab channel will target Arabic-speaking viewers across the Arab world and beyond.

Saudi political and social tranquility is largely supported with now-jeopardized wealth.

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