1.   But the reverberations of the huge explosion that killed five Americans and one other foreigner last week are still shaking the vast desert kingdom and its conservative neighbors.

2.   During a recent reporting trip to the desert kingdom, I arranged to have lunch with an American businessman and his wife.

3.   For nearly a quarter of a century Coca-Cola was exiled from the desert kingdom.

4.   Industry and Electricity Minister Abdulaziz al-Zamil said the agreement with GE would end power shortages in the Central Region of the desert kingdom.

5.   It exposed strained relations between the Saudis and the United States, and sparked profound changes in the way America protects the oil-rich desert kingdom.

6.   Meet Crown Prince Abdullah, the oldest son of the ailing King Hussein and the newly appointed heir to the throne of this desert kingdom.

7.   Some U.S. Army troops, moreover, are posted at Patriot anti-scud batteries scattered across the desert kingdom.

8.   The desert kingdom depends on the United States both for its biggest market and for its defense.

9.   They are owned by Muhammad Hamdi Sadiq al-Ahdal, who was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for plotting terrorist activities against the desert kingdom.

10.   This desert kingdom is the largest buyer of weapons in the developing world.