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

Saudi Arabia oil and gas production reduced by drone strikes

Saturday, September 14th 2019, 22:45

The kingdom's crude oil output is reduced by 5.7 million barrels a day - about half its output.
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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

Saturday, September 14th 2019, 14:19
related places: Abqaiq

The fires are under control, state media say, as Yemen's Houthi group says it deployed the drones.
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9/11 attacks: US to reveal key name in Saudi lawsuit

Friday, September 13th 2019, 9:19
related countries: United States

The victims' families believe the person is likely to be a Saudi official who helped the attackers.
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Saudi princess sentenced for plumber kidnapping in Paris

Thursday, September 12th 2019, 15:28
related countries: France
related places: Paris

The sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a 10-month suspended sentence.
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Jamal Khashoggi 'murder recording transcript' is published

Wednesday, September 11th 2019, 1:09
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's Sabah newspaper publishes what it says is a transcript of the Saudi journalist's death.
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Yemen: Western powers may be held responsible for war crimes - UN

Wednesday, September 4th 2019, 4:48
related countries: France, United Kingdom, United States

The US, UK and France provide arms and logistical support to a Saudi-led coalition fighting there.
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Yemen war: More than 100 dead in Saudi-led strike, says Red Cross

Sunday, September 1st 2019, 14:09

Houthi rebels say the strike hit a prison, Saudi Arabia said it targeted a drone and missile base.
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Saudi activist 'offered freedom if she denies torture claims'

Tuesday, August 13th 2019, 17:51

Saudi women's rights campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul has been abused in custody, her family says.
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Yemen conflict: Southern separatists seize control of Aden

Sunday, August 11th 2019, 11:18

The move, by southern rebels, risks splintering a Saudi-led coalition that back the government.
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Why two Saudi sisters have fled their family

Wednesday, August 7th 2019, 23:05

Dala and Dua al-Showaiki are seeking asylum despite their father denying their claims of abuse.
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Saudi Arabia reforms: Are they good news for women?

Monday, August 5th 2019, 10:13

A recent announcement gave more freedoms to women, but there are concerns they don't go far enough.
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Fifa eWorld Cup: Mohammed 'MoAuba' Harkous crowned 2019 champion

Sunday, August 4th 2019, 19:08

Mohammed 'MoAuba' Harkous wins the 2019 Fifa eWorld Cup after beating Saudi Arabia's reigning champion Mosaad 'Msdossary' Aldossary.
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How Saudi’s ‘new direction’ is changing life for women like me

Sunday, August 4th 2019, 11:05

As Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without consent, Lulwa Shalhoub hails a "new era of changes".
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently

Friday, August 2nd 2019, 10:26

Women over 21 can now apply for a passport without a male guardian, but other restrictions remain.
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Senate fails to overturn Saudi arms sale veto

Tuesday, July 30th 2019, 13:15

The Senate fell short of the two-thirds needed to overturn a presidential veto.
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Trump uses veto to unblock $8bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, July 25th 2019, 1:20
related countries: United States
related places: Republican, Senate

The US president overrides bipartisan resolutions in Congress that barred the deal.
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US to send troops to Saudi Arabia as tensions with Iran grow

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 3:34
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Gulf

The deployment of soldiers and fighter jets comes amid heightened tensions with Iran in the Gulf.
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US silence on Khashoggi 'not an option', says UN rapporteur

Wednesday, July 10th 2019, 4:44
related countries: United States

UN expert Agnes Callamard urges the US to act on an investigation into the Saudi journalist's death.
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Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 19:41

The rapper says she has "better educated" herself amid a human rights backlash.
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Saudi princess on trial over Paris assault

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 17:42
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Princess Hassa bint Salman allegedly ordered her bodyguard to beat up a workman but was not in court.
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Boeing loses big order for 737 Max aircraft

Sunday, July 7th 2019, 12:40

Saudi Arabian carrier flyadeal halts plan to buy Boeing planes and switches to Airbus fleet.
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Nicki Minaj Saudi gig prompts confusion online

Wednesday, July 3rd 2019, 19:24

"No one in Saudi Arabia Googled her did they?"
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'Triple whammy' threatens UN action on climate change

Wednesday, June 26th 2019, 6:32
related countries: Japan

Efforts by Saudi Arabia, the EU and Japan are seen as part of a backlash against UN climate action.
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Yemen war: Civilian killed in Houthi attack on Saudi airport

Monday, June 24th 2019, 9:41
related countries: Syria, Yemen
related places: Abha

A Syrian national is killed after Yemeni rebels reportedly targeted Abha airport with a drone.
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Saudi Arabia: My experience as a female driver, one year on

Monday, June 24th 2019, 6:21

One year after women were allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, Lulwa Shalhoub describes her experience.
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US Senate votes to block Trump's $8bn Saudi arms sale

Thursday, June 20th 2019, 22:06
related countries: United States
related places: Gulf, Trump

The move is a blow to Donald Trump, who wants to push through the sale amid rising Gulf tensions.
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UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

Thursday, June 20th 2019, 11:26
related countries: United Kingdom

Campaigners win a legal challenge over the government's decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia.
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Jamal Khashoggi killing: Saudi crown prince 'should face investigation'

Wednesday, June 19th 2019, 14:59

A UN investigator says credible evidence links Mohammed bin Salman to the journalist's murder.
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Gulf of Oman: Saudi Arabia blames tanker attacks on rival Iran

Saturday, June 15th 2019, 23:42
related countries: Iran, Oman, United States

Iran has denied any involvement in Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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Yemen war: Second assault on Saudi Abha airport in two days

Friday, June 14th 2019, 9:48
related countries: Yemen
related places: Abha

Saudi officials said drones, launched by Yemeni rebels, were intercepted at Abha airport.
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Yemen war: Houthi missile attack on Saudi airport 'injures 26'

Wednesday, June 12th 2019, 12:04
related countries: Yemen
related places: Abha

Children were among those hurt when the missile fired by the Yemeni rebel movement hit Abha airport.
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Fake Saudi prince Anthony Gignac jailed for $8m fraud

Saturday, June 1st 2019, 12:33

Anthony Gignac gets 18 years in jail for using a fake persona to cheat people out of money.
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Adel al-Jubeir: 'Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran'

Thursday, May 30th 2019, 10:34
related countries: Iran
related places: `Arab

The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region.
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Saudi women runners taking to the streets

Saturday, May 25th 2019, 22:59

Jeddah Running Community is one of a growing number of mixed gender Saudi Arabian running groups.
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Trump approves $8bn Saudi weapons sale over Iran tensions

Saturday, May 25th 2019, 7:57
related countries: Iran

The president uses a legal loophole to push through the arms deal without Congressional approval.
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Iyad el-Baghdadi, activist in Norway, 'warned by CIA of Saudi threat'

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 10:18
related countries: Norway

The pro-democracy campaigner says he was whisked away to safety by officials in Norway, where he lives.
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Saudi prisoner 'executed and crucified'

Tuesday, April 23rd 2019, 18:48

The man was one of 37 people executed on charges of terrorism, an official statement says.
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Saudi sisters in Georgia: 'We were treated like slaves'

Friday, April 19th 2019, 9:34
related countries: Georgia

The latest Saudi women to flee the kingdom travelled to Georgia, where they appealed for help online.
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'Shrouded in secrecy': Saudi women activists' trial hearing delayed

Wednesday, April 17th 2019, 9:06

The women have long campaigned for equal rights and an end to the male guardianship system.
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Yemen war: Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led coalition

Wednesday, April 17th 2019, 4:00
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The president has vetoed a bill that would have ended the US support for the Saudi-led coalition.
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