News: Saudi Arabia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Saudi Arabia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Saudi Arabia: news

Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives

Thursday, December 31st 2020, 7:59

At least 22 people are reportedly killed by an explosion near a plane carrying cabinet ministers.
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Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman activist jailed for five years

Monday, December 28th 2020, 13:38

Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, was prominent in the campaign to win the right for Saudi women to drive.
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Oil tanker 'attacked by bomb-laden boat' in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says

Monday, December 14th 2020, 17:08

The incident at Jeddah's fuel terminal resulted in a small fire on board the ship, Saudi Arabia says.
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Boris Johnson on climate change, mung-bean munching and creating jobs

Saturday, December 12th 2020, 17:48
related countries: United Kingdom

From mung-bean munching to being the Saudi Arabia of wind power generation, here's a summary of the UK PM's climate speech.
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Saudi Arabia: Three campaigns MBS cannot win

Wednesday, December 9th 2020, 0:10
related countries: Qatar, United States, Yemen

US President-elect Joe Biden will press Mohammed bin Salman to act on Yemen, human rights and Qatar.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denies sending hit squad to Canada

Tuesday, December 8th 2020, 18:23
related countries: Canada

An exiled Saudi spy accuses Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated.
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Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi activist's trial 'moved to terrorism court'

Wednesday, November 25th 2020, 18:32

The family of Loujain al-Hathloul had hoped she would be released after two years in detention.
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Saudi Arabia denies crown prince held 'secret meeting' with Israeli PM

Monday, November 23rd 2020, 17:24

Israeli media report that Benjamin Netanyahu made an unprecedented visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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Saudi FM: 'No Israel normalisation before Palestinian peace deal'

Monday, November 23rd 2020, 15:16
related countries: Israel

The kingdom's foreign minister says Israel and the Palestinians must first agree a full peace deal.
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Saudi surgeon dies at work in hospital operating room

Monday, November 23rd 2020, 12:12

The Saudi man was in theatre when colleagues began to fear he was suffering heart problems.
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G20: Saudi Arabia's human rights problems that won't go away

Saturday, November 21st 2020, 1:47

Saudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit, but for many the spotlight is on these three issues.
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Saudi minister Adel al-Jubeir plays down G20 summit boycott calls

Saturday, November 21st 2020, 1:21

Saudi Arabia is facing questions over human rights as it hosts a summit of leading economic powers.
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Saudi Arabia first women's football league kicks off

Wednesday, November 18th 2020, 13:57

For many years the kingdom denied women and girls the right to participate in sporting activities.
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US election: Gulf Arab leaders face new reality after Biden victory

Thursday, November 12th 2020, 0:15
related countries: United States
related places: White House

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are about to lose a major ally in the White House.
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Several wounded in Remembrance Day bomb attack at Saudi cemetery

Wednesday, November 11th 2020, 14:57
related countries: France

A device exploded as European and US diplomats marked Remembrance Day in Jeddah.
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Chinese giant eyes record $34bn market debut

Tuesday, October 27th 2020, 3:36
related countries: China

The Chinese firm is set for the biggest stock market listing ever, beating Saudi Aramco's $29bn flotation.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Journalist's fiancee sues Saudi crown prince

Tuesday, October 20th 2020, 19:24

Hatice Cengiz files a lawsuit against Mohammed bin Salman over the journalist's murder in Istanbul.
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Signs Saudis are edging towards historic Israel peace

Friday, October 9th 2020, 23:18
related countries: Israel

A hard-hitting interview by a leading Saudi figure heightens speculation of a diplomatic earthquake.
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Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians - Amnesty

Friday, October 2nd 2020, 14:15
related countries: Ethiopia

Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty International says.
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to gradually resume Umra pilgrimage

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020, 9:57

From 4 October, 6,000 citizens and residents will be allowed to undertake the Umra each day.
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Jamal Khashoggi murder: Saudi court commutes death sentences

Monday, September 7th 2020, 16:48

Five people convicted over the journalist's murder have been given 20-year prison terms instead.
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Saudi king sacks defence officials

Tuesday, September 1st 2020, 1:26

Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive.
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Saudi crown prince accused of sending hit squad to Canada

Thursday, August 6th 2020, 20:48
related countries: Canada

Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hit-squad to kill a former Saudi official.
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Coronavirus: Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 12:30

Muslims are beginning a scaled back annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen conflict: Southern separatists give up on self-rule

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 12:08

An agreement aims to heal a rift in the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in the north.
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Coronavirus: Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 11:38

Only a small number of Muslims living in Saudi Arabia are able to make the Hajj this year.
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Saudi Hajj coronavirus curbs mean 'no work, no salary, nothing'

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 23:12

Covid-19 has hit the annual Hajj and with no international pilgrims, many firms both in Saudi and abroad are suffering.
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Middle East risks renewed arms race, US warns

Monday, June 29th 2020, 19:35
related countries: Iran, United States

The US and Saudi governments make a joint public appeal to extend an arms embargo on Iran.
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj

Monday, June 22nd 2020, 20:05

Only a very limited number of Muslims currently living in the kingdom will make the Hajj this year.
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Saudi Arabian Football Federation writes to major sports bodies after WTO report

Sunday, June 21st 2020, 17:59

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation acknowledges it has a "responsibility" to help fight broadcasting piracy.
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Yemen war: UN takes Saudi-led coalition off child rights 'list of shame'

Tuesday, June 16th 2020, 11:29
related countries: Yemen
related places: Human

Human rights groups accuse the secretary general of ignoring evidence of grave violations in Yemen.
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Spain ex-king Juan Carlos probed over Saudi rail deal

Tuesday, June 9th 2020, 10:27

A Supreme Court inquiry aims to find out if the king received any undeclared payments.
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Coronavirus: Famous mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem

Sunday, May 31st 2020, 12:58

Hundreds of worshippers entered mosques in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem, as restrictions were eased.
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Family of exiled top Saudi officer Saad al-Jabri 'targeted'

Monday, May 25th 2020, 0:25
related countries: Canada

Saad al-Jabri fled to Canada but officials are going after his children back home, the BBC is told.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Fiancée rejects family forgiveness offer to killers

Friday, May 22nd 2020, 18:12

The prominent Saudi journalist was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
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FBI: US naval base attack 'motivated by al-Qaeda'

Monday, May 18th 2020, 16:41
related countries: United States, Yemen
related places: Florida

The Saudi Air Force officer who killed three Americans in Florida spoke to the terror group in Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia: Just how deep are its troubles?

Tuesday, May 12th 2020, 23:13

It has been rocked by coronavirus, an oil price collapse and the fallout from a high-profile murder.
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Saudi Arabia triples VAT to support coronavirus-hit economy

Monday, May 11th 2020, 7:14

The oil-rich kingdom's finances have been rocked after the pandemic forced down global energy prices.
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Khashoggi fiancée calls for Premier League to block Newcastle Saudi takeover

Tuesday, April 28th 2020, 21:55

Hatice Cengiz said the Premier League should block the takeover due to the killing of her fiancée.
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Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission

Monday, April 27th 2020, 0:16

The Human Rights Commission says people who committed crimes as minors will no longer be executed.
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