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

Bid to mend Thai-Saudi jewel rift

Monday, January 11th 2010, 17:15
related countries: Thailand

Thailand's prime minister has met a Saudi diplomat to try to mend a 20-year rift triggered by a multi-million dollar jewel theft.
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Bail for Indian 'toilet' stowaway

Thursday, January 7th 2010, 9:45
related countries: India

An Indian man who returned to his home country from Saudi Arabia by stowing away in a plane toilet is granted bail.
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Appeal over Bin Laden daughter

Saturday, January 2nd 2010, 22:51
related countries: Iran

Saudi Arabia urges Iran to allow a daughter of Osama Bin Laden to leave after she seeks refuge in its embassy.
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Three Saudis die in Niger attack

Monday, December 28th 2009, 22:55
related countries: Niger

Three Saudi tourists are killed and three more wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Niger, local officials say.
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Saudis arrested in floods probe

Monday, December 28th 2009, 12:15

At least 40 Saudi officials are arrested in an investigation into the authorities' handling of fatal floods, local media say.
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Bin Laden's daughter 'is in Iran'

Friday, December 25th 2009, 17:47
related countries: Iran
related places: Iman, Tehran

Iran's foreign minister says he has been told that Osama Bin Laden's daughter Iman is staying at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran.
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'Dozens killed' in Yemen strike

Monday, December 21st 2009, 15:43
related countries: Yemen

An air strike by Saudi Arabian planes in northern Yemen has killed at least 54 people, Houthi rebels say.
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On-screen niqab

Wednesday, December 9th 2009, 10:29

The Saudi women TV anchors covered from head to toe
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Saudis deny Iran abduction claim

Wednesday, December 9th 2009, 10:09
related countries: Iran, United States

Saudi Arabian government denies Iranian claims that the US abducted an Iranian nuclear scientist on its soil.
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Saudi flood death inquiry opens

Saturday, December 5th 2009, 3:51

Saudi officials open an investigation into the handling of last month's flooding in Jeddah that killed at least 150 people.
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Saudi flood death inquiry ordered

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 11:24

Saudi Arabia has ordered an inquiry into flash floods that killed more than 100 people, the state news agency reports.
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Yemeni rebels 'cleared' by Saudis

Sunday, November 29th 2009, 16:10
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has captured a strategic mountain area near its border with Yemen from Yemeni Shia rebels.
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Saudi flood deaths 'rise to 100'

Saturday, November 28th 2009, 22:31

Floods in Saudi Arabia kill around 100 people after the heaviest rainfall in years, with Jeddah badly affected.
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Saudi troops 'captured' in Yemen

Friday, November 27th 2009, 17:33
related countries: Yemen

Nine Saudi soldiers have been captured during fighting with Houthi rebels in northern Yemen, the insurgents say.
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Nigeria leader has heart problem

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 19:44
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has a heart condition, his spokesman says, after he went to hospital in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia floods leave 77 dead

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 18:03

Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 77 people, amid fears that scores more are missing, after the heaviest rainfall in years.
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Rainstorms hamper Hajj pilgrimage

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 16:12

Saudi officials warn pilgrims to take care as heavy rains lash the first day of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj.
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Plea over Saudi 'witchcraft' case

Wednesday, November 25th 2009, 12:18

Human Rights Watch urges Saudi Arabia to overturn a death sentence given to a man convicted of "witchcraft".
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Saudis warn against Hajj protests

Monday, November 23rd 2009, 11:42

The Saudi authorities warn people not to stage protests at the Hajj, as more than 2.5 million Muslims prepare for the pilgrimage.
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Sarkozy aims to build Saudi ties

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 11:32
related countries: France
related places: Riyadh

French President Nicholas Sarkozy will arrive in Riyadh later on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Chechen leader sees off first flight

Monday, November 16th 2009, 20:51
related countries: Russia

The first international flight for 15 years leaves the Russian region of Chechnya with pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia.
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Saudis 'renew Yemen bombing'

Friday, November 13th 2009, 23:04
related countries: Yemen

Shia rebels in northern Yemen say Saudi Arabia has carried out more bombing raids, targeting several villages along the border.
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Saudis 'evacuated' from villages

Friday, November 13th 2009, 17:58
related countries: Yemen

Saudi Arabia has evacuated 240 villages because of fighting with Yemeni rebels, according to a Unicef report.
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Yemen rebels urge Saudi ceasefire

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 10:37
related countries: Yemen

A commander of the rebels fighting the government in northern Yemen calls on Saudi Arabia to end its offensive.
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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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