Saudi women push boundaries under strict dress and work norms
In Jiddah and along the Red Sea, women begin to challenge rules from head coverings to employment. While some enjoy new roles in banking and healthcare, others fear rapid change. Saudi voices differ over pace, with advocates like Rabaa Khateeb urging reevaluation of gender roles amid a Gulf crisis.
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Jiddah
Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Faiza Ambah
Arab News
Danielle Steele
Berkeley
Egypt
Rabaa Khateeb
Abdul Aziz University
Contard urges Tabor withdrawal from Iowa Democratic Party
Ben Hildebrandt resigned from the Tabor campaign after admitting he registered his parents and sister to vote by absentee ballot in Linn County. Linn County Auditor Linda Langenberg scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Contard accused Tabor of political deception and said voters see through the tactic. Tabor rejected the charges calling them absurd and a desperate attempt to aid Nussle. Political experts called the episode a potential credibility issue for Tabor but not necessarily fatal.
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Iowa Democratic Party
Ben Hildebrandt
Tabor
Linn County
Dallas County
Linda Langenberg
GOP
Chris Contard
Contard
University of Iowa, Political Science
Russell Ross
Center
Eric Tabor
Ron Brown
Democratic National Committee
Brown
Cedar Rapids
Nakasone Pushes Hostage Release Amid Gulf Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone visits Baghdad seeking the release of American hostages as Japan weighs sending non combat troops to join the multinational force. Belgian foreign minister complains of fractured unity and urges EC action while private missions by Brandt and Nakasone unfold. Three freed Americans land in London en route home. one man, Randall Trinh, remains hospitalized and silent.
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Ness
Nakasone
Gulf
Saddam
Japan
Iraq
Belgium
Mark Eyskens
Brussels
Kuwait
European Community
Rome
Willy Brandt
Baghdad
Brandt
London
U.S
Jordan
Michael Barner
Woodsworth
Abdul Hamid Kangi
Glencoe
Randall Trinh
Hacienda Heights
Calif
Raymond Gales
Reagan discusses Iran arms plan and hostages in memoir excerpt
Reagan recalls approving a limited weapons shipment to Iran to influence hostages' release, denies arms-for-hostages theory, and reflects on Iran-Contra fallout. He criticizes the handling by John Poindexter and Oliver North and urges accountability, noting the lingering credibility cloud over his presidency.
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Reagan
Iran
National Security
John Poindexter
Oliver North
Oval Office
John
Ollie
Armtrong's Store Faces Closure Amid Busy Last Days
Shoppers packed Armstrong's as lines stretched around the store. Clerks Dwayne French and Jan Tyrrell described a bustling day with many buyers seeking display models. A sense of loss and nostalgia grew as longtime customers recalled the century old tradition and pledged to miss the store.
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Dwayne French
Jan Tyrrell
French
Karen
Larry Harder
Newhall
Jim Jenkins
Pine Tree Dr. NE
Armstrong's
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Nahdha Philanthropic Society
Riyadh
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Secretary of Agriculture
Dale Cochran
Iowa
Israel
Lebanon
Terry Anderson
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Amerk
Raby
Hiawatha
American National Property & Casualty Co
American National
Vy Wruzens Ory
East
5Th St. Es Moines
Mohrfeld
Diet Center
Marsha Abney
Diet Center East
1St Ave
Diet
Edgewood Rd
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