21.   CDLR, the most prominent Saudi opposition group, demands greater democracy in the desert kingdom and campaigns against alleged correuption in the Saudi royal family.

22.   Ciller, accompanied by businessmen, said she would discuss business opportunities with Jordan, including joint projects in electricity and supplying the parched desert kingdom with drinking water.

23.   During the same period, princes from the Arabian Peninsula were installed to rule desert kingdoms that evolved into the nations of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.

24.   Four people died last November when rainstorms lashed the desert kingdom.

25.   He told the English-language paper he expected an increase in exports to the desert kingdom, but gave no figures.

26.   His illness sent anxiety through petroleum markets and raised speculation about the political future of the desert kingdom, the linchpin of Western policy in the Gulf.

27.   His illness sent jitters through petroleum markets and raised speculation about the political future of the desert kingdom, the linchpin of Western policy in the Gulf.

28.   Human rights groups have long pressed for greater scrutiny of the desert kingdom, citing allegations of widespread torture and secret trials.

29.   In January, Jordan announced a state of drought, citing inadequate rainfall in the desert kingdom.

30.   In retaliation, the Saudis barred new Thai guest workers and refused to renew the visas of the thousands already in the desert kingdom.