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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY838 |
AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...] |
2000-05-17 08:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL |
| 06RIYADH6730 |
COURTS IGNORE SHARIA RULING, ANNUL MARRIAGE BASED [...] (U) Three years and two children into a happy marriage, a Saudi couple in Al-Jouf, a city in the northern part of the Kingdom, have seen their marriage annulled on the grounds that it violated social custom. According to several media reports, the woman's half-brother filed the lawsuit in Aug [...] |
2006-08-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL PCUL SA |
| 06RIYADH6980 |
CONVERSATION WITH NEO-TRIBALIST WOMEN'S ACTIVIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media reporting about the rise in the number of official and unofficial female proselytizers in the Kingdom has generated much debate. The number of "unsanctioned" female preachers is increasing, and their lack of supervision by authorities breeds uncertainty about the me [...] |
2006-09-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PCUL PHUM KISL KWMN SA |
| 06RIYADH7190 |
MUST LOVE DOGS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Saudi attitudes toward animals exemplifies the way in which conservatism and tradition have collided with progressive thinking and western ideas to create a paradox within Saudi culture. Muslims are guided by the Qura'an and teachings of the Prophet Mohammad to be kind to animal [...] |
2006-09-12 12:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PCUL PHUM PGOV PREL KISL SA |
| 07ASHGABAT1361 |
TURKMENISTAN: REQUEST FOR ECA SPORTS PROJECTS [...] Post has witnessed a slow and gradual opening of Turkmenistan since February 2007. Under President Berdimuhamedov, physical education was re-introduced into secondary schools and universities. Berdimuhamedov also frequently emphasizes the value of cultural exchanges. Post believes that in th [...] |
2007-12-17 04:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PCUL PINR KPAO TX |
| 07RIYADH619 |
MFA INSTRUCTS EMBASSIES TO FUNNEL ALL CHARITY [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed a notice on March 24 to all diplomatic missions in the Kingdom forbidding direct communication with philanthropic organizations. Begin Translated Text: The concerned agency in the Kingdom noticed that some embassies and consulates are directl [...] |
2007-03-26 15:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PCUL SA |
| 09ASHGABAT543 |
TURKMENISTAN: OFFICIAL TRAVEL TO DASHOGUZ PROVINCE IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ECA Policy and Evaluation Director, Rick Ruth, visited Turkmenistan in early April to tour sites undergoing restoration thanks to support from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. During the visit to Das [...] |
2009-04-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PCUL PINR KPAO TX |
| 09DUSHANBE301 |
BRINGING HOME NEW IDEAS -EXCHANGES IN ACTION [...] Summary: City planners, loan managers, librarians and hospital administrators - groups of each of these have visited the United States in the last seven months under the USAID-funded Community Connections program. This program for mid-level professionals provides many benefits. Participants g [...] |
2009-03-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PCUL SOCI EFIN TBIO TI |