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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• January 5th 2019 – October 30th 2018
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• January 3rd 2016 – October 28th 2015
• October 28th 2015 – September 11th 2015
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• April 21st 2015 – March 26th 2015
• March 25th 2015 – January 15th 2015
• January 15th 2015 – June 22nd 2014
• June 20th 2014 – January 5th 2014
• December 29th 2013 – August 9th 2013
• July 30th 2013 – March 19th 2013
• March 18th 2013 – October 17th 2012
• October 15th 2012 – June 16th 2012
• June 13th 2012 – January 22nd 2012
• January 16th 2012 – September 23rd 2011
• September 17th 2011 – April 22nd 2011
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• November 26th 2010 – July 30th 2010
• July 30th 2010 – January 12th 2010
• January 11th 2010 – October 8th 2009
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• October 3rd 2008 – February 18th 2008
• February 14th 2008 – September 7th 2007
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• January 28th 2007 – April 22nd 2006
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• November 11th 2005

Saudi Arabia: news

Saudi Arabia to abolish flogging - supreme court

Friday, April 24th 2020, 19:03

A document from the supreme court says the punishment will be replaced by imprisonment or fines.
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Saudi Arabia: Prominent human rights activist 'dies in jail'

Friday, April 24th 2020, 13:18
related places: Hamid

Campaigners say Abdullah al-Hamid was not given sufficient medical care following a stroke.
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Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city

Thursday, April 23rd 2020, 0:35

Saudi plans to build a new tech city are coming up against two hurdles: funding and a local tribe.
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Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 - Amnesty

Tuesday, April 21st 2020, 0:02

Global executions hit a 10-year low, but Saudi Arabia bucked the trend, Amnesty International says.
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Saudi Arabia executes dance troupe attacker

Friday, April 17th 2020, 11:31

November's attack on performers took place as the country eased restrictions on public entertainment.
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Saudi princess 'appeals to king for release from detention'

Thursday, April 16th 2020, 15:06

Tweets apparently from Basma bint Saud say she is "being arbitrarily held" and has deteriorating health.
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Yemen war: Coalition ceasefire to help combat coronavirus begins

Thursday, April 9th 2020, 10:31
related countries: Yemen

The UN welcomes the Saudi-led coalition’s unilateral move, but a Houthi official calls it a “ploy”.
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Coronavirus: Oil prices surge on hopes of a price war truce

Thursday, April 2nd 2020, 22:16
related countries: Russia, United States

US President Donald Trump says he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to strike a deal in the next few days.
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to delay Hajj bookings

Wednesday, April 1st 2020, 9:15

The kingdom says it is concerned about the safety of pilgrims amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey charges 20 Saudis over journalist's murder

Wednesday, March 25th 2020, 10:49

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
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Coronavirus: First death confirmed in India

Friday, March 13th 2020, 12:37
related countries: India

The 76-year-old man returned from Saudi Arabia on 29 February after a month-long visit.
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Pixar's Onward 'banned by four Middle East countries' over gay reference

Monday, March 9th 2020, 16:31
related countries: Kuwait, Oman

Several Middle East countries ban the film because of a reference to lesbian parents, reports say.
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Why three senior Saudi princes have been silenced

Monday, March 9th 2020, 11:58

The removal of close relatives of the Saudi crown prince is fuelling much speculation and rumour.
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Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of royal family

Saturday, March 7th 2020, 9:16

The move echoes the arrest of dozens of elites ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017.
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Saudi Arabia launches women's football league

Tuesday, February 25th 2020, 21:47

The latest social reform comes two years after women were first allowed into stadiums.
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Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video

Saturday, February 22nd 2020, 15:35
related places: Mecca

The governor of Mecca says Asayel Slay's music video is an "insult to the customs" of the city.
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Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition warplane crashes

Saturday, February 15th 2020, 20:26

Houthi rebels say they shot down the plane, while Saudi Arabia says only that it "fell".
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Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition forces face trials over violations

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 11:48

It is the first time the coalition has taken action against military personnel involved in the war.
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Jeff Bezos hack: UN experts demand probe of Saudi crown prince

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020, 20:48

The UN experts' call comes amid reports Mohammed bin Salman's phone was used to hack the Amazon boss.
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Jeff Bezos hack: Saudi Arabia calls claim ‘absurd’

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020, 12:33

The Saudi crown prince's WhatsApp account has reportedly been linked to the data breach.
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Cheetah smuggling out of Ethiopia 'fuelled by exotic pets demand'

Friday, January 17th 2020, 17:00
related countries: Ethiopia

The animals are seen as a status symbol for wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack

Monday, January 13th 2020, 23:50
related countries: United States

The cadets shared jihadist posts and indecent images of children, a probe into the shooting found.
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Saudi court sentences man to death for stabbing Spanish theatre group

Monday, December 30th 2019, 12:23
related countries: Spain

At least three people were wounded in last month's attack on members of a Spanish theatre group.
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The mosque siege that changed Saudi history

Friday, December 27th 2019, 0:34
related places: Mecca

An armed takeover of the Grand Mosque in Mecca put a halt to the modernisation of Saudi society.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist's murder

Monday, December 23rd 2019, 16:16

The journalist’s killing in Turkey by Saudi agents caused a major diplomatic crisis for the kingdom.
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Twitter removes thousands of Saudi 'state-backed' accounts

Friday, December 20th 2019, 16:32

The network says the almost 6,000 "state-backed" accounts attempted to manipulate the platform.
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'There's nothing like it' - Meet Saudi Arabia's first certified female boxing coach

Wednesday, December 11th 2019, 15:33

Rasha Al Khamis speaks to BBC Sport about becoming Saudi Arabia's first certified female boxing coach.
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Saudi Arabia oil attacks: UN 'unable to confirm Iranian involvement'

Wednesday, December 11th 2019, 11:33
related countries: Iran

Saudi Arabia says Iran was involved in September's drone and missile strikes - something it denies.
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Climate change: Major emitters accused of blocking progress at UN talks

Wednesday, December 11th 2019, 1:27
related countries: Brazil, China
related places: Major

Brazil, China, India and Saudi Arabia are criticised as anger grows at a UN climate change meeting.
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Pensacola attack: US grounds Saudi aviation students after navy base shooting

Wednesday, December 11th 2019, 0:45
related countries: United States
related places: Pensacola

Flights for 300 aviation students are paused after the shooting at Pensacola left three sailors dead.
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Pensacola attack is presumed terrorism - FBI

Monday, December 9th 2019, 9:50
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

US officials say they are trying to determine if the Saudi gunman was working alone or with a group.
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Saudi Arabia ends gender segregation in restaurants

Monday, December 9th 2019, 0:16

It had previously been mandatory to have one entrance for families and women, and another for men.
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Pensacola attack: Gunman 'played mass-shooting videos at dinner'

Sunday, December 8th 2019, 12:55

The Saudi student played footage at a dinner before killing three sailors at the US base, reports say.
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Pensacola shooting: Saudi king condemns 'barbaric' attack

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 5:13

A deadly attack by a Saudi air force member "in no way" represents the kingdom, Donald Trump is told.
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Saudi Aramco raises $25.6bn in world's biggest share sale

Thursday, December 5th 2019, 23:14
related countries: China

The oil giant's listing is the biggest to date, surpassing that of China's Alibaba in 2014.
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Reform and repression go hand in hand in Saudi Arabia

Monday, December 2nd 2019, 0:25

Sweeping social reforms have been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent, says Sebastian Usher.
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Yemen civil war: 128 detainees sent home from Saudi Arabia

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 12:43
related countries: Yemen

The International Committee of the Red Cross assisted the repatriation of 128 rebels.
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Saudi Aramco flotation values oil giant at $1.7tn

Sunday, November 17th 2019, 10:55

The Saudi Arabian state oil firm says 1.5% of its shares will be put up for sale.
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Saudi Arabia apologises for video labelling feminism as extremism

Wednesday, November 13th 2019, 11:42

The video, published on Twitter, also labelled homosexuality and atheism as dangerous ideas.
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Theatre performers 'stabbed during show' in Saudi capital Riyadh

Monday, November 11th 2019, 21:32
related places: Riyadh

A man wielding a knife attacked the performers during a live show in the Saudi capital, reports say.
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