item number: 218898 title: 17939993 item name: 17939993.jpg Thuwal, Saudi Arabia SLUG: saudi5 INPUTDATE: 2009-10-01 15:25:38.087 CREDIT: Sudarsan Raghavan/STAFF/TWP Thuwal, , Saudi Arabia May Qurashi, a Saudi student at KAUST. Sent by: Sudarsan Raghavan Photo Editor: by: Sudarsan Raghavan (TWP) sets Collections: - Sudarsan Raghavan

item number: 210672 title: 14999490 item name: 14999490.jpg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Members of a Saudi filmmaking group called Talashi, which means Fade Out, film a scene in Estaa's living room Dec.28, 2008. The young men are cinema buffs who are making films that question their country's strict, puritanical mores and customs and its ban on cinemas. by: Faiza Saleh Ambah (The Washington Post) sets

item number: 204071 title: 13192619 item name: 13192619.jpg Mecca, Saudi Arabia SLUG: FO/SAUDI ARABIA DATE: Downloaded 7/26/2008, MMM. CREDIT: Faiza Saleh Ambah / TWP Mecca , Saudi Arabia. Salem al-Hasnani, a retired police officer, in the Hasnani home in Mecca on Saturday July 19. He has been trying to raise blood money to save his son, Badr al-Hasnani, who is on death row for stabbing a man to death. (L-R) Yasser Hasnani, the eldest son, Salem al-Hasnani, and the little girl is Yasser's cousin. Saturday July 19 in the Hasnani home in Mecca. by: Faiza Saleh Ambah (The Washington Post) sets

item number: 202259 title: 12669107 item name: 12669107.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: FO/FOOD CRISIS - SAUDI ARABIA DATE: Downloaded 6/7/2008, MMM. CREDIT: Faiza Saleh Ambah / TWP Jiddah, Saudi Arabia . Leah Escorpizo used to food price increases in the Phillipines. But in the 9 years Leah Escorpizolived in Saudi Arabia Leah Escorpizonever noticed such a price spike. We never experienced anything like this before. It was a sudden increase. The prices of basic commodities have gone way up, a tray of 30 eggs went up from 12 riyals ($3.2) to more than 16 riyals (4.3). by: Faiza Saleh Ambah (The Washington Post) sets

item number: 199752 title: 12060096 item name: 12060096.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi Arabia-Womens Basketball Team INPUTDATE: 2008-04-13 16:09:13.457 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Special Education teacher Marwa Ashrour, practicing at the Jiddah United Women's basketball court recently for an upcoming tournament. Saudi women have recently taken up basketball but are not allowed to represent their country abroad. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 198776 title: 11722344 item name: 11722344.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Former Militant INPUTDATE: 2008-03-14 09:40:04.210 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Khalid al-Hubyshi, a 32-year old former militant who once interviewed for a job with Osama bin Laden, now works as a controller at a utilities company. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 198032 title: 11626634 item name: 11626634.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Hip Hop Competition INPUTDATE: 2008-03-06 08:37:12.970 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Saudi hip-hop group Dark2Men outside the MTV Arabia studios in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the day before a finale competition. From left to right, Tamer Farhan, who raps in English, Maan Mansour, English and Arabic-language vocalist, and Tamer Farhan, Arabic-language rapper. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 196721 title: 11187646 item name: 11187646.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Women Driving INPUTDATE: 2008-01-30 14:01:33.037 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Haifa Osra, on the left, a women's rights campaigner, tries to convince a group of women sitting in a coffeeshop to sign a petition to the king requesting a lift on the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, the only country women are not allowed to drive. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 190883 title: 9767182 item name: 9767182.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Graffiti INPUTDATE: 2007-09-08 07:42:54.027 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Abdullah Alwani paints flourescent graffiti on a black wall at the Star Billiards pool hall with a friend. Alwani, 20, formerly notorious for spray-painting his nickname, X 5, all over the city's walls, now paints graffiti for profit. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 190882 title: 9836040 item name: 9836040.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Graffiti INPUTDATE: 2007-09-15 09:36:48.113 CREDIT: Faiza Ambah/STAFF/TWP Jiddah, , Saudi Arabia Abdullah al-Alwani, a 20-year old college dropout and graffiti artist, in front of one of his last drawings before he accepted a municipality amnesty and promised to stop spray-painting his chosen nickname, X 5, on public property. Sent by: Faiza Ambah Photo Editor: by: Faiza Ambah (TWP) sets Collections: - Faiza Ambah

item number: 167917 title: 5205218 item name: 5205218.jpg Jiddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: FO/Saudi-Women DATE: Downloaded email 05/24/2006 (EEL) CREDIT: Faiza Saleh Ambah/TWP Dr. Faten Khorshid, a cancer researcher, works at the lab at the King Fahd Medical Research Center in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Khorshid is a religious conservative who does not want Western-style female emancipation in Saudi Arabia. by: Faiza Saleh Ambah (TWP) sets

item number: 167262 title: 5056366 item name: 5056366.jpg Jidda, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi Music INPUTDATE: 2006-05-08 08:10:48.933 CREDIT: Anthony Shadid/STAFF/TWP Jidda, , Saudi Arabia Hassan Hatrash, right, sits with musician friends, Amer Tashkandi, center, and Islam Abu Jebara, left. Sent by: Anthony Shadid Photo Editor: by: Anthony Shadid (TWP) sets

item number: 166864 title: 5035004 item name: 5035004.jpgMay 01, 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia SLUG: Saudi-Talal INPUTDATE: 2006-05-05 15:42:43.963 CREDIT: Anthony Shadid/STAFF/TWP Riyadh, , Saudi Arabia Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia. Sent by: Anthony Shadid Photo Editor: by: Anthony Shadid (TWP) sets

item number: 158686 title: 1086824 item name: 1086824.jpgFebruary 17, 1991 Saudi Arabia 02/17/91 - PERSIAN GULF WAR - - M1A1 Abrams tanks move across the Saudi Desert. Tanks with the 3rd armored Cavalry Reg. Based in El Paso, TX. - Photo By Lucian PerkinsTWP by: Lucian Perkins (TWP) sets Categories: - national

item number: 149788 title: 139068 item name: 139068.jpgFebruary 17, 1991 Saudi Arabia 02/17/91 - PERSIAN GULF WAR - - M1A1 Abrams tanks move across the Saudi Desert. Tanks with the 3rd armored Cavalry Reg. Based in El Paso, TX. - Photo By Lucian PerkinsTWP by: Lucian Perkins (TWP) sets

item number: 148951 title: 137746 item name: 137746.jpgFebruary 17, 1991 Saudi Arabia 02/17/91 - - M1A1 Abrams tanks move across the Saudi Desert. Tanks with the 3rd armored Cavalry Reg. Based in El Paso, TX. - Photo By Lucian PerkinsTWP by: Lucian Perkins (TWP) sets

item number: 135758 title: 1579872 item name: 1579872.jpgFebruary 06, 2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia FO/SAUDI date: ?? Riyadh, Saudi Arabia photo by Scott Wilson/TWP Hamod Zoiaib (in gray tunic at left), owner of a rental car agency, greets guests who attended the forum and feast he sponsored in a tent on the edge of the city. Hes running for one of seven seats on RiyadhҒs municipal council - one of 640 candidates doing so. by: Scott Wilson (TWP) sets Categories: - foreign

item number: 106744 title: 221314 item name: 221314.jpgDecember 07, 1999 Saudi Arabia slug: fo/unicef ?? date: 12/7/99, received via email 12/8/99 tfc photographer: Howard Schneider/TWP - Mohammed Hamdan, manager of greeting card sales for Unicef in Saudi Arabia, shows off some of this year's selection. Seasonal sales have to be handled carefully, because displays of religion other than Islam are prohibited. by: Howard Schneider (TWP) sets

item number: 106659 title: 221179 item name: 221179.jpgDecember 08, 1999 Wadilaban, Saudi Arabia 12/08/99 - slug: fo/ramadan - Received via email tfc - Photo By Howard Schneider TWP - Saudi astronomer Salih M. Al-Saab, head of astronomy at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, prepares to hunt for the crescent moon on the first night of Ramadan. - by: Howard Schneider (TWP) sets

item number: 98508 title: 369964 item name: 369964.jpgSeptember 08, 2001 Chengue, Saudi Arabia FO/COLOMBIA fo/chengue photo by Scott Wilson/TWP date downloaded from email: 9/8/01 Grafitti written by the United Self-Defense Froces of Colombia, the paramilitary group known as the AUC, in the village of Chengue. Yolanda Paternina was investigating the Jan. 17 massacre, whihc left more than two dozen farmers dead and more than 20 homes burned. Original Filename: a.jpg by: Scott Wilson/twp (TWPq) sets

item number: 97273 title: 366655 item name: 366655.jpgAugust 21, 2001 San Vicente, Saudi Arabia fo/police photo by Scott Wilson/TWP date shot: 8/21/01 San Vicente, Columbia A member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the country's largest guerrilla force that controls San Vicente, stops Ayala (on right) to advise him to take more care in registering visitors to the city. The guerrillas, known as the FARC, are the only ones allowed to carry guns in the city. Original Filename: a.jpg Original Filename: copsa.jpg by: Scott Wilson/twp (TWP) sets

item number: 73366 title: 714889 item name: 714889.jpgMarch 23, 2004 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia SLUG: FO/Saudi DATE: March 23, 2004 CREDIT: David B. Ottaway/TWP United States Counsul General/Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Gina Abercrobie-Winstanley. She is seen in her office in Jeddah. Gina Aberscombie-Winstanley, the U.S. Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has become a subject of a controversy in the kingdom because of her meetings with Saudi reformers, some of whom were recently arrested. by: David Ottaway (TWP) sets Categories: - foreign

item number: 67527 title: 755947 item name: 755947.jpgAugust 04, 2004 Saudi Arabia SLUG: INV/Saudi CREDIT: David Ottoway/TWP Sheik Saleh Al al-Sheikh, the Saudi minister of Islamic affairs, is a direct descendant of Sheik Mohammed ibn Abdel Wahab, the 18th Century founder of Saudi Arabia's dominant Wahabi Islamic sect. The Al al-Sheik family , which controls the religious establishment, provides the ruling Saud royal family with crucial political support. by: David Ottoway (TWP) sets Categories: - national

item number: 67526 title: 755945 item name: 755945.jpgAugust 04, 2004 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia SLUG: INV/Saudi CREDIT: David Ottoway/TWP At the Primary Section of the Prince Sultan School in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, a class of boys study the Koran. The boys recite Koranic verses four times a week to learn about Islam and the Arabic language. by: David Ottoway (TWP) sets Categories: - national

item number: 34149 title: 574445 item name: 574445.jpgFebruary 14, 2003 Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia SLUG: NA/MILITARY. DATE: downloaded E-mail 02/14/2003. (mmm). CREDIT: Tom Ricks / TWP. Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Boot Hill at Prince Sultan Air Base. ORG XMIT: DIGITAL FILE by: Tom Ricks (TWP) sets Categories: - national