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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• May 23rd 2013 – March 18th 2013
• March 14th 2013 – November 23rd 2012
• November 17th 2012 – September 24th 2012
• September 20th 2012 – June 19th 2012
• June 18th 2012 – April 5th 2012
• March 29th 2012 – December 29th 2011
• December 19th 2011 – October 11th 2011
• October 8th 2011 – June 22nd 2011
• June 22nd 2011 – April 4th 2011
• March 28th 2011 – January 19th 2011
• January 15th 2011 – November 11th 2010
• November 9th 2010 – August 6th 2010
• August 3rd 2010 – March 4th 2010
• March 3rd 2010 – December 25th 2009
• December 21st 2009 – November 4th 2009
• November 3rd 2009 – July 28th 2009
• July 27th 2009 – April 5th 2009
• April 1st 2009 – November 19th 2008
• November 19th 2008 – July 8th 2008
• June 25th 2008 – March 11th 2008
• March 10th 2008 – November 16th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – August 12th 2007
• August 1st 2007 – February 27th 2007
• February 27th 2007 – November 14th 2006
• October 13th 2006 – April 20th 2006
• April 18th 2006 – January 5th 2006
• January 5th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Saudi Arabia: news

VIDEO: Building boom in Saudi Arabia

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 10:56

Saudi Arabia's construction industry is booming but while smart Dubai-style units are springing up in big cities, the country is still facing a growing housing crisis.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 10 spy suspects

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 14:54
related countries: Iran

Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 more suspects in what it says is a spy ring linked to Iran, state media report.
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Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 11:25
related places: Jizan

Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis convicted of murder and robbery, leaving their bodies hanging in public, in the town of Jizan.
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Saudi woman reaches Everest summit

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 11:34

A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
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Saudi man in self-immolation protest

Friday, May 17th 2013, 14:11

A Saudi man has died after setting himself on fire in protest at his treatment by authorities, the BBC has learned.
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Saudi virtue police condemn Twitter

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 19:38

The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police warns Saudis against using Twitter, amid fears it is being used to challenge political taboos.
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Arabs held over Tanzania blast freed

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 9:12
related countries: Tanzania
related places: Arusha

Tanzania frees three Emiratis and a Saudi arrested over the bombing of a church in the northern city of Arusha on 5 May.
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VIDEO: How Saudi tourism is booming

Friday, May 10th 2013, 23:36

While Saudi is closed to most foreign tourists, it is spending heavily on attracting religious visitors and locals to its cultural sites.
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Saudis held over Tanzania attack

Monday, May 6th 2013, 22:27
related countries: Tanzania
related places: Arusha

Eight people - including four Saudi nationals - are arrested over an explosion that killed two people at a church in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha on Sunday, police say.
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Saudi Sars-like virus 'kills five'

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 20:18

Saudi Arabia says five people have died from a Sars-like virus in the east of the country and two more are seriously ill.
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Saudi flash floods leave 13 dead

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 15:11

Flash floods in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have left 13 people dead. 4 more people are reported missing
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Wanted Saudi 'shot and arrested'

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 14:16

Police in Saudi Arabia say they have shot and wounded a man wanted over his involvement in protests in a restive province in the east of country.
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Millionaire sold fake bomb detectors

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 18:31
related countries: Iraq

A millionaire businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to countries including Iraq and Georgia, knowing they did not work, is convicted of fraud.
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VIDEO: Saudis build 1,000-mile border fence

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 22:07
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia is building a fence, over 1,000 miles long, in order to seal off its troubled frontier with Yemen.
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Saudis build Yemen border fence

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 19:06
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia builds a giant border fence to seal off its frontier with Yemen as security deteriorates after the 2011 uprising, officials say.
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Saudi Arabia denies paralysis ruling

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 11:16

Saudi Arabia denies reports that a court in the kingdom has ordered a punishment of paralysis for a man who caused the paralysis of a friend.
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Iran travel ban on Saudi diplomat

Monday, April 8th 2013, 16:27
related countries: Iran

A Saudi diplomat allegedly involved in a deadly drink-driving car accident is banned from leaving Iran, says a senior Iranian MP.
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Frank Gardner's return to Saudi Arabia

Saturday, April 6th 2013, 23:00

Frank Gardner revisits the country where he was shot in 2004
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UK concern at Saudi paralysis ruling

Thursday, April 4th 2013, 12:50
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK urges Saudi Arabia not to carry out a "grotesque" sentencing of paralysis for a man as punishment for paralysing another man.
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Outrage at Saudi paralysis sentence

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 19:34

Amnesty denounces as "outrageous" the reported sentencing of paralysis for a Saudi man as punishment for paralysing another man.
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Modern art patronage pays dividends in Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 0:28

Fresh breeze ripples through Jeddah art scene
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Saudi Arabia 'threatens Skype ban'

Monday, March 25th 2013, 18:51

Saudi authorities reportedly threaten to ban encrypted messaging services such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, causing upset among their many users.
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Saudi Shia leaders criticise arrests

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 14:12

A number of Shia community leaders in Saudi Arabia sign a statement condemning the recent arrest of 16 Shia citizens on allegations of spying.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 18 for spying

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 20:03
related countries: Iran, Lebanon

Saudi Arabia arrests an Iranian, a Lebanese and 16 Saudis accused of being part of a "spying cell for a state", officials say.
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VIDEO: Jeddah's contemporary art scene

Monday, March 18th 2013, 2:28

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been hosting its first ever Art Week.
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