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Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.
Iran's chief of staff has warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels, saying it signals the start of "state terrorism" and endangers the entire region.
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric accused Iran on Monday of supporting Shiite rebels whose war with the government of neighboring Yemen has spilled across the border and drawn in Saudi firepower.
Saudi Arabia imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to Shiite rebels along its border, a Saudi government adviser and media reports said Tuesday.
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
Saudi Arabia said Friday it carried out airstrikes against "infiltrators" from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Saudi territory, and vowed to press on with the military action until the border with its restive neighbor was secure.
Saudi Arabia is trying to set up a buffer zone inside Yemen after its week-long offensive against the Yemeni Shiite insurgents along the border, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday.
Saudi authorities have discovered large quantities of weapons in the capital Riyadh belonging to al-Qaida terror network, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
Saudi Arabia's king waived a flogging sentence on a female journalist charged for involvement in a risque TV show, the second such pardoning of such a high profile case by the monarch in recent years.
A Saudi court on Saturday sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.
The two al-Qaida militants killed in a recent shootout sneaked into Saudi Arabia from Yemen and were planning to carry out a massive attack, the Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
The Saudi king's first visit to Syria that ended Thursday marked a crucial turning point in relations as Damascus is emerging from years of isolation — a process that could ease tensions between the pro- and anti-American camps in the Middle East.
A Saudi court on Wednesday convicted a man for publicly talking about sex after he bragged on a TV talk show about his exploits, sentencing him to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes, his lawyer said.
The Saudi king dismissed a prominent hard-line cleric who criticized a university he recently launched for allowing men and women to take classes together.
A prominent Muslim cleric has criticized a new Saudi university launched by King Abdullah for allowing men and women to take classes together.
A chef is suing a Saudi Arabian prince, alleging that he routinely worked up to 14 hours a day with no overtime pay or time off at the prince's Beverly Hills estate.
A Saudi prince wants to buy half of the debt-saddled football club Liverpool, in a deal worth up to $560 million that would mark the latest buy-in by Gulf investors in an English Premier League team.
Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday its first-ever fully integrated coed university, and its ruler declared the institution will be a "beacon of tolerance" in a world attacked by extremists.
The family of Osama bin Laden has announced the death of one of the terror mastermind's brothers.
Saudi Arabia has announced that its long serving foreign minister had successful spinal surgery in the United States.
Young men spray hoses in a car-washing contest and play pool. Children make paper crowns in an art class, while their parents have a picnic. Alongside the fun and games, Muslim clerics answer questions about jihad or give lectures about the proper dress for women.
Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as "the rose-red city, 'half as old as time,'" and which provided the climactic backdrop for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
The wanted Saudi militant who attacked the kingdom's anti-terror chief after pretending he wanted to surrender blew himself up while the official was on the phone reassuring another militant in Yemen it would be safe to return home, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
Saudi authorities arrested 44 suspected militants with al-Qaida links in a yearlong sweep that also uncovered dozens of machine guns and electronic circuits for bombs, the government said Wednesday.
DAWN.COM | World | Thirty years on, Mecca mosque siege reverberatesRIYADH: Thirty years ago, as tens of thousands of hajj pilgrims were completing dawn prayers inside Mecca, gunshots pierced the sanctity of the Grand Mosque.
Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion rulingRIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday
MI-6: Saudis Will Let Israel Bomb Iran Nuclear Site -- News from Antiwar.comCiting a meeting between Britain's MI-6 chief, Sir John Scarlett and Mossad chief Meir Dagan, The Daily Express claims that Saudi Arabia is "ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran's new nuclear site.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saudis 'must offer Shia equality'From the BBC article: A report by the Human Rights Watch pressure group has detailed what it says is systematic discrimination in Saudi Arabia against Shia Muslims.
Saudi lawyer demands cartoon apologyA letter from a Saudi Arabian lawyer demanding an apology for the reprinting of the Mohammed cartoons has been dismissed by Danish media as an attempt to 'fan the flames'.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saudi prince injured by militantThere was an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber on a Saudi prince in his his Interior Ministry office. The slightly injured prince is responsible for security and is involved in the anti-terror strategy.
Saudi religious police ban summer festivals: Dancing and Magic Tricks are Evil JEDDAH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia's religious police is cracking down on summer festivals that the government hopes will promote domestic tourism, in the latest battle between liberals and conservatives in the world's biggest oil exporter.
Saudi TV sex boast man arrestedA Saudi Arabian man who went on an Arabic television talk show to boast about his sex life has been arrested. The man, named as Mazen Abdul Jawad, prompted more than 200 complaints from Saudi viewers.
Saudi man arrested after boasting about sex on TV - CNN.com(CNN) -- A Saudi Arabian man was arrested after bragging about his sex life on television, local media reported.
Saudi man married Filipina for her kidney MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Saudi Arabian man married a Filipino woman as a cover for buying her kidney, trying to circumvent the Philippines' strict new rules to fight organ trafficking, officials said today.
Saudi 'genie' sued for harassmentA family in Saudi Arabia is taking a "genie" to court, accusing it of theft and harassment, reports say. They accuse the spirit of threatening them, throwing stones and stealing mobile phones, Al Watan newspaper said.
Saudi 'genie' sued for harassmentA family in Saudi Arabia is taking a "genie" to court, accusing it of theft and harassment, reports say. They accuse the spirit of threatening them, throwing stones and stealing mobile phones, Al Watan newspaper said.
A Burqa does not stop Workplace HarassmentMAKKAH: Cases of sexual harassment usually involve men as the perpetrators and women as the victims. The tables are, however, turning, as men report increasing incidence of women harassing them, usually in the workplace.
Camel burgers a hit in Saudi ArabiaIt seems that three entrepreneur brothers found what turned out to be hit in their restaurant, camel burgers. They said that business in their restaurant was slow until they introduced the new burger to their menu.
Royal brother attacks Saudi Warren BuffetOne of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East experiences a split as a brother of the Saudi Warren Buffet, Prince Walid bin Talal, has come out openly against him for promoting liberal tenets that run contrary to the conservative values of the male chauvinistic and conservative …
Free wedding for quitting smokingA charity in the Saudi capital Riyadh has come up with a novel incentive to encourage young men to quit smoking - an all-expenses-paid wedding.
Iranian election: US pre-election polls predicted Ahmadinejad's massive 2/3 support victory"While Western news reports ... enthusiastic about Ahmadinejad's principal opponent, Mir Hossein Mousavi, our scientific sampling from across all 30 of Iran's provinces showed Ahmadinejad well ahead."
Coal's Stock Down, Carbon Sinks' Up - Climate Negotiations InputTwo news items from opposite ends of the carbon cycle are potentially hopeful signs for our planet's climate - and in principle could have a positive bearing on the international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December.
Saudi Judge: OK to slap your wife for spending too much moneyArab News, a Saudi English-language daily newspaper based in Riyadh, reported that Judge Hamad Al-Razine said that "if a person gives SR 1,200 [$320] to his wife and she spends 900 riyals [$240] to purchase an abaya [the black cover that women in Saudi Arabia must wear] from a br …
Saudi beauty pageant aims to find a very different model of cover girl Beauty may well be in the eye of the beholder but in a country where a woman's eyes are the only feature on public display, judging a beauty pageant could prove awkward.
Saudi Arabia mulls marriage ban for girls under 18Saudi Arabia may ban marriage for girls below 18, a government minister said after a case of an eight-year old girl marrying a man more than 40 years her senior drew international criticism and embarrassed the kingdom.
A Saudi Obama: the first Black Imam of MeccaSome people said that it would not happen, but future is not in our hands.
Saudi judge upholds man's marriage to 8-year-old Girl's father arranged her marriage to a 47-year-old to settle debts, lawyer says
Regarding the supposed bow that Obama made to Crown Prince Abdullah, a careful review of the video actually appears to show more like a nod while shaking hands, much like anyone taller would do when shaking hands with someone shorter.
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