沙特35年来首次解禁电影院 首批影院明年3月开业 What is the largest country in the world without a river? Saudi Arabia, Greenland, Australia, or Iran? Though it's situated between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia does n

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月

David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell says Tuesday he has no reason to doubt the ability of the Saudi government to maintain stability and continue oil exports, despite the weekend terrorist a

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--各类新闻

First story we're explaining today is how the mysterious disappearance of a journalist is having ripple effects around the world. Jamal Khashoggi is a columnist for the Washington Post. He's been living in Washington, D.C. He's originally from Saudi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年10月

Human rights groups have appealed to Saudi authorities not to deliberately sever the spinal cord of a man who allegedly paralyzed someone else in a fight. Amnesty International has said that would violate United Nations Convention on Torture as well

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2010

First up, a historic showdown between the U.S. Congress and the U.S. president. Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed a controversial bill. Its goal was to allow the families of terrorism victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Why?

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年10月

As we previewed Friday, President Donald Trump is taking his first international trip as U.S. leader. He arrived in the Middle East on Saturday and in contrast to the controversies and questions he's facing in the U.S., President Trump received a roy

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年7月

Our last show of the week begins with a significant cultural change in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom and absolute monarchy has announced that women will be allowed to drive. Saudi Arabia is the last country on earth where this is illegal. Experts say it'

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Paula Wolfson The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Saudi government bears part of the blame for the latest terrorist attack in that country. Senator Richard Lugar says

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--国际时事

Ursula Lindsey Saudi commandos freed about 50 hostages early Sunday. When the commandos landed on the roof of the building Sunday morning, their immediate goal was to free the hostages. But leading Ar

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(上)--国际时事

DUBAI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Middle East's biggest budget carrier Air Arabia said Saturday its net income in 2012 soared to 115.9 million U.S. dollars, a 13 percent increase year on year, local media reported. Sharjah-based Air Arabia achieved the prof

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

IN THE NEWS - Report of Plot to Kill Saudi Raises US-Iran Tensions 新闻报道 - 暗杀报道加剧美伊紧张局势 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, American officials accused

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十)月

AS IT IS 2016-02-04 Saudi Media: 9 Americans Among Terror Suspects Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested nine American citizens among a sweep of 33 terror suspects, the Saudi Gazette reported. They were arrested in a sweep, or roundup, of suspect

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By Gary Thomas Washingotn 23 February 2007 Before the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq had been something of a counterweight to Iranian power in the Middle East. Now with Saddam gone, Iranian political influence has been expanding, not just in Iraq,

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(二月)

By Paula Wolfson White House 23 July 2006 President Bush met privately at the White House Sunday with top Saudi diplomats as the search continues for a formula to end the bloodshed between Israeli and Lebanese-based Hezbollah militants. The meeting

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By Scott Stearns Sharm El-Sheikh 17 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush says Saudi Arabia's move to increase oil production to make up for declining output elsewhere does not solve the problem of high gasoline prices for Americans. VOA White House Co

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

US Calls for Egyptian Voting Free From Intimidation Following el-Sissi Bid 美国呼吁埃及举行自由公平选举 ROME Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's decision to run for president comes as the United States is pushing Cairo to improve i

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(四月)

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: On page A23 of today's Washington Post you can find the last column Jamal Khashoggi wrote before he disappeared. Khashoggi went missing on October 2. It looks increasingly likely that he is dead, a reality President Trump ack

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:41repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: A very warm welcome

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年8月

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 Saudi Arabia's oil minister says his country and the oil cartel, OPEC, could make up for any interruption in oil supplies caused by a possible war in Iraq. He told business and

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(上)-商业论坛

By Tom Rivers London 29 October 2007 On the eve of his historic visit to Britain, Saudi King Abdullah says London is not doing enough to combat terrorism and in an exclusive interview with the BBC, he criticized the then government of Tony Blair for

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