<P>Though some are sceptical&nbsp;about minister's claim of country having more oil, higher reserves will ultimately bring more revenue.</P>

<P>In retrospect, the move by Saudi Arabia to ban the Blackberry was not sinister or authoritarian at all.</P>

<P>Our correspondent argues that a prospective $60bn arms&nbsp;deal is more about Riyadh currying favour with Washington and the US needing a boost to jobs in its defence industry&nbsp;than any serious geopolitical concerns.</P>

<p>The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) says that&nbsp;Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, especially the Old City, are increasingly subject to hostility and violence.</p>

<P>In compensating US citizens abused in the&nbsp;run-up to 1990 Gulf War, a bankrupt Iraqi government is forced to pay for the sins of a past government that it played no part in, while the&nbsp;liquid US government that <EM>is</EM> involved in the cases of many abused Iraqis remains shielded from blame.</P>