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Top Saudi Clerics Condemn Qatar's Al Jazeera after Missile Attacks
2018-03-28
Saudi Arabia’s top religious body accused Qatari-owned Al Jazeera TV of being a “mouthpiece for terrorist organizations”, two days after Yemen’s Houthi movement fired a barrage of missiles at the kingdom.
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Barrage of Missiles on Saudi Arabia Ramps up Yemen War
2018-03-27
The Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen vowed on Monday to fire more missiles into Saudi Arabia unless it stops bombing the country, after one of its missiles caused casualties in the Saudi capital for the first time.
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Reuters: With First Death in Riyadh, the Saudi-led War in Yemen hits Home
2018-03-27
Khattab Jalal, 27, was asleep on Sunday night in the home in eastern Riyadh that he shared with 15 other Egyptian construction workers when the sound of explosions jolted him awake.
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US Religious Freedom Body Urges Saudi to Prioritize Textbook Reform
2018-03-26
Saudi Arabia has made little progress in removing textbook content that promotes violence and hatred towards religious minorities and others, a U.S. government watchdog said, encouraging Riyadh to take the issue more seriously.
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Poll Shows Most French Oppose Arms Sales to Saudi-Led Yemen Coalition
2018-03-26
Seventy-five percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to suspend arms’ exports to countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, involved in the Yemeni war, a YouGov poll showed on Monday.
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Saudi Arabia Shoots down Missiles from Yemen; One dead from Debris
2018-03-26
Saudi air defenses shot down seven ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia on Sunday, with debris killing a man in what was the first death in the capital during the Saudi-led coalition’s three-year military campaign in Yemen.
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A Hard Sell? Saudi Crown Prince Goes West to Woo Allies
2018-03-25
Saudi Arabia's crown prince wants to persuade his British and U.S. allies that "shock" reforms have made his country a better place to invest and a more tolerant society on his first foreign tour as heir apparent.
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Saudi Energy Minister Says Aramco IPO could still Happen in 2018
2018-03-23
Saudi Arabia may still move forward with an initial public offering (IPO) for state oil company Saudi Aramco on an international exchange such as London or New York in the second half of 2018, despite previously raising doubts it could be delayed to next year, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday.
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Mattis Tells Saudi Leader of Urgent Need to Find End to Yemen War
2018-03-23
There is an urgent need to find a political solution to Yemen’s war, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, as he voiced hope for a U.N. special envoy’s peace efforts and firmly backed Riyadh.
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US Approves Proposed Sale of TOW Anti-Tank Missiles to Saudi Arabia
2018-03-23
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of TOW anti-tank missiles, part of a bigger $1 billion package that also includes helicopter maintenance and spare parts for military vehicles.
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Saudi Arabia's New Crown Prince to Sit Down with Wall Street
2018-03-23
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will rub shoulders in New York next week with top figures from Wall Street and Corporate America, part of a whistle-stop first visit to the United States since becoming King Salman’s heir apparent last year.
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In World first, Air India Crosses Saudi Airspace to Israel
2018-03-23
Air India launched on Thursday the first scheduled service to Israel to be allowed to cross Saudi airspace, a sign of a behind-the-scenes improvement in ties between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state.
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Saudi Arabia Says Revamping Education to Combat Extremist Ideologies: Minister
2018-03-22
Saudi Arabia is revamping its education curriculum to eradicate any trace of Muslim Brotherhood influence and will dismiss anyone working in the sector who sympathizes with the banned group, the education minister said.
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Bahrain Crown Prince Took Part in Secret Yacht Summit that Discussed Countering Turkey and Iran Influence
2018-03-21
Lebanese-American businessman, George Nader, organised a secret summit of Arab leaders on a yacht in the Red Sea in late 2015, which was attended by prominent leaders and officials of a number of Arab countries.
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Trump after Meeting with Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi Arabia is Very Wealthy, It’ll Give Us Part of this Wealth
2018-03-21
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia is a very wealthy nation, and they’re going to give the United States some of that wealth, hopefully.
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Riyadh Arab Summit to Take Place April 15: Arab League Chief
2018-03-21
An Arab Summit in Riyadh where states will seek to prevent Israel from gaining a rotating seat on the U.N. Security Council will take place on April 15, the Arab League chief said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Iran Denies Saudi Allegations of Harboring Bin Laden's Son
2018-03-21
Tehran denied on Tuesday allegations made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Iran was harboring Osama bin Laden’s son and supporting him as the new leader of al Qaeda.
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Bahrain: New Saudi Taxes and Fees Raise Hajj Costs by 330 Dinars
2018-03-20
A number of Hajj campaign (group) managers confirmed that the total new taxes imposed on pilgrims amounted to 330 Bahraini dinars.
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Saudi Women Should Have Choice Whether to Wear Abaya Robe: Crown Prince
2018-03-20
Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety - as long as their attire is “decent and respectful”, the kingdom’s reform-minded crown prince said.
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Thousands Flock to Auction of Vehicles Owned by Saudi Tycoon
2018-03-20
Thousands of people attended the first day of an auction of vehicles owned by indebted Saudi Arabian tycoon Maan al-Sanea and his company, a sale which officials say will go towards repaying about 18 billion riyals ($4.8 billion) owed to creditors.