Hence the worries about a big terrorist attack on Saudi oil production, and the fears that the attack at Khobar might herald one.
Ms. Sharif resolved to be that person, and the video she posted of herself driving around Khobar on May 17 became an instant YouTube hit.
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An extremely sensitive issue is the unsolved explosion at Khobar Towers, the building in Saudi Arabia that was blown up in June 1996, killing 19 American servicemen.
Matthew's victory will return him to the top of the world rankings above Egypt's Ramy Ashour, who made a second-round exit in Al Khobar with a damaged hamstring.
Al-Sanea has made most of his fortune investing in construction and finance, particularly by securing contracting deals for the construction of residential and industrial buildings near Saudi Arabia's Al-Khobar region.
The U.S. airmen were killed when a truck bomb exploded shortly before 10 p.m. on June 25, 1996, outside the Khobar Towers, their military housing complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Other U.S. officials said the United States has long suspected members of Iranian security forces of being linked to the attack on Khobar Towers at the King Abdul Aziz air base.
Khobar, moreover, produces, refines and exports no oil.
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Solar Frontier, a start-up company based in Tokyo, Japan selling leading-edge solar CIS technology, is opening an office in Khobar, Saudi Arabia to strengthen its position in the emerging solar-power market in the Middle East, which it has described as a strategic priority for long-term growth.
Anti-terrorism experts told BBC News Online that they were surprised at the ease with which three of the four attackers were able to escape from the Oasis compound in Khobar, despite the overwhelming numerical superiority of the security forces and the tactical and logistical advantages which they enjoyed.
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