Saudi Arabia faces outcry over death sentence for Shia faith leader
Nimr Baqir al-Nimr’s conviction for sedition adding to unrest and promoting sectarian hatred, says Human Rights Watch ...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia steps up beheadings, some see political message
RIYADH: Immediately after his sword falls, the Saudi Arabian executioner steps backwards to avoid soiling his clothes with the blood of the condemned man, whose headless body can be seen slumping over...
View ArticleWomen's Sporting Rights Put Saudi Arabia and Iran on the Defensive
The struggle for women's rights to engage in sports and attend sporting events has commanded increased attention with the hunger strike of a British-Iranian national incarcerated in Tehran's notorious...
View ArticleYemen Shiite Houthi Rebels Seize Border Post Near Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels seized a border crossing point near Saudi Arabia, expanding their control in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. The rebels took control of the Harad checkpoint and...
View ArticleSaudi bank's $6 billion IPO ignites religious controversy
RIYADH (Reuters) - Plans by Saudi Arabia's biggest bank for a $6 billion initial public offer of shares, the largest-ever equity sale in the Arab world, have run into religious controversy with some...
View ArticleIslamic State is 'evil', Saudi religious leaders warn haj pilgrims
Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's haj, warning pilgrims that the hardline group is "evil" and seeking to recruit their children to fight...
View ArticleKing Abdullah: Saudi Arabia Will Not Rest Until Terrorism Is Eradicated
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and...
View Article>Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — An estimated 2 million Muslims are streaming into a sprawling tent city near Mecca for the...
View ArticleBiden adds Saudi Arabia to his apology list over Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday added Saudi Arabia to the list of Middle Eastern countries to which he "clarified" remarks he made last week suggesting they had...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Warns Against Incursions as Houthis Seize Post
Saudi Arabia warned against any breach of its border after Shiite Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen seized a crossing point into the kingdom. “If anyone comes into the border area, we are ready to...
View ArticleUS worker shot dead, another hurt by ex-colleague in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi-American dual national who was recently fired from a U.S. defense contractor shot two American ex-colleagues in Saudi Arabia's capital, killing one and wounding the other...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia relieved as well-protected haj nears close
MENA Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia breathed a sign of relief on Monday as the haj pilgrimage neared its close without the militant attacks or deadly epidemics that threatened to upset the huge...
View ArticleAnalysis: Saudi Arabia faces complex regional challenges
Saudi Arabia - for years the world's biggest oil exporter, home of a long-ruling dynasty and key Western ally - is facing multiple challenges on its doorstep and is having to adapt, writes Gulf analyst...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia steps up beheadings; some see political message
By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Immediately after his sword falls, the Saudi Arabian executioner steps backwards to avoid soiling his clothes with the blood of the condemned man, whose headless...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj amid Ebola scare
Mecca, Saudi Arabia • Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj
MECCA, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's haj, warning pilgrims that the hardline group is "evil" and seeking to recruit...
View ArticleAt haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive
MINA Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's haj, warning pilgrims that the hardline group is "evil" and seeking to...
View Article35 Sokoto Students Leave for Bangladesh
[Daily Trust]Sokoto -Thirty-five students from Sokoto State being sponsored by the state government to study science at the International Islamic University in Chittong, Bangladesh, left Sokoto...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Takes Precautions Against Ebola As Pilgrims Stream Into Mecca...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was Ebola-free as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on Thursday for the...
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