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.

World news related to Saudi Arabia – overview

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• November 8th 2009 – October 6th 2009
• October 5th 2009 – July 22nd 2009
• July 20th 2009 – April 27th 2009
• April 15th 2009 – February 10th 2009
• February 3rd 2009 – November 18th 2008
• November 13th 2008 – August 24th 2008
• August 1st 2008 – May 30th 2008
• May 22nd 2008 – February 18th 2008
• February 14th 2008 – November 24th 2007
• November 22nd 2007 – October 5th 2007
• September 21st 2007 – June 23rd 2007
• June 8th 2007 – March 13th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – December 30th 2006
• December 29th 2006 – August 18th 2006
• July 25th 2006 – April 24th 2006
• April 22nd 2006 – January 31st 2006
• January 27th 2006 – December 21st 2005
• December 17th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Saudi Arabia: news

Saudis 'push back Yemen rebels'

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 15:03
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.
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Saudi deaths in border fighting

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 8:24
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia says three soldiers have died and four are missing after fighting with rebels on its border with Yemen.
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Saudi planes 'not bombing Yemen'

Friday, November 6th 2009, 14:49
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabian jets have only attacked Yemeni rebels on Saudi soil the state news agency says, contradicting earlier reports.
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Saudi lifts Somali livestock ban

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 17:14
related countries: Somalia

Saudi Arabia ends a nine-year ban on the import of animals from Somalia - a major industry in the war-torn country.
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Saudi jets 'attack Yemen rebels'

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 17:03
related countries: Yemen

Saudi aircraft have attacked Shia rebels in northern Yemen after the killing of a Saudi security officer, reports say.
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Saudi paedophile to be beheaded

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 11:20
related places: Riyadh

A court in Riyadh rules that a Saudi man convicted of raping five children, will be beheaded and crucified, a Saudi newspaper reported.
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Yemen rebels 'seize Saudi area'

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 10:17
related countries: Yemen

Rebels from northern Yemen fight their way into Saudi Arabia and hold a mountainous border region.
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Saudi warning over Hajj politics

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 13:22
related countries: Iran

Saudi Arabia warns against any attempt to politicise the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in an apparent challenge to Iran.
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Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 2:12
related places: Riyadh

Saudi officials say they have discovered a large arms cache near Riyadh linked to al-Qaeda militants.
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Saudi sex journalist spared lash

Monday, October 26th 2009, 15:29

The Saudi king waives a sentence of 60 lashes for a female TV journalist who worked on a series about extra-marital sex.
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Lashes for Saudi woman journalist

Saturday, October 24th 2009, 17:05

A Saudi woman journalist is sentenced to 60 lashes over a TV show in which a man described his extra-marital sex life.
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Court claim over camel 'beauty'

Friday, October 16th 2009, 14:54

A Saudi camel owner sues oil giant Saudi Aramco for $250,000 after a prized beast falls into a hole in the desert.
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Saudi man sues over death of 'beautiful camel'

Friday, October 16th 2009, 14:54

A Saudi camel owner sues oil giant Saudi Aramco for $250,000 after a prized beast falls into a hole in the desert.
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Al-Qaeda suspects die in shootout

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 22:29

Two suspected al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out in Saudi Arabia, officials say.
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Arab rivals urge Lebanese unity

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 17:22
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

Syria and Saudi Arabia call for a national unity government to be formed in Lebanon to end political stalemate there.
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Saudis consider Liverpool offer

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 10:22

A Saudi prince could bid for a major stake in Liverpool but has concerns about the club's debt and relationship between its owners, one of his key aides says.
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Saudi buys UK football club

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 13:46

Saudi business tycoon Ali Al Faraj completes his takeover of Portsmouth, acquiring a 90% stake in the Premier League club.
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