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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• December 25th 2009 – November 13th 2009
• November 13th 2009 – October 8th 2009
• October 8th 2009 – July 28th 2009
• July 27th 2009 – May 1st 2009
• April 30th 2009 – February 11th 2009
• February 10th 2009 – November 19th 2008
• November 18th 2008 – September 12th 2008
• September 11th 2008 – June 11th 2008
• June 4th 2008 – February 23rd 2008
• February 21st 2008 – November 28th 2007
• November 26th 2007 – October 9th 2007
• October 6th 2007 – July 28th 2007
• July 28th 2007 – March 29th 2007
• March 28th 2007 – January 16th 2007
• January 7th 2007 – September 24th 2006
• August 21st 2006 – May 19th 2006
• April 29th 2006 – February 20th 2006
• February 13th 2006 – December 28th 2005
• December 27th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Saudi Arabia: news

Young Saudi girl's marriage ended

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 10:36

An arranged marriage between a Saudi girl, 8, and a man in his 50s is annulled, in a case attracting worldwide criticism.
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Saudis clamp down on women's gyms

Monday, April 27th 2009, 10:15

Many women-only gyms in Saudi Arabia face closure under a clampdown on unlicensed premises, local media report.
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Saudis 'to regulate' child brides

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 9:58

Saudi Arabia says it will start regulating the marriage of young girls, amid concern over the wedding of a girl aged eight.
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'Red mercury' hoax sparks Saudi sewing machine frenzy

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 21:37

Saudi police are investigating a hoax that has seen people rushing to buy old-fashioned sewing machines for up to $50,000 (£33,500).
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Gained in translation - Saudis ban 'lewd' number plates

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 15:01

Saudi Arabia bans number licence plates which are seen as "offensive" in English when Arabic letters are given in the Latin alphabet, reports say.
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Saudis to build huge rail route

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 9:26
related countries: France

French firm Thales and the Saudi Binladin Group are to sign a $533m contract to build Saudi Arabia's North-South Railway.
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Saudi call to ban film screenings

Monday, April 6th 2009, 21:38

Hundreds in Saudi Arabia have signed a petition demanding a stop to what they say is a trend of films being shown in public.
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Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 15:56
related places: Mecca

Some 200 mosques in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way for prayers, reports from Saudi Arabia say.
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Sudan leader on Mecca pilgrimage

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 10:07
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir, Mecca

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visits Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the fifth state he has visited since his indictment on war crimes.
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Arab leaders meet to heal rifts

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 18:33
related countries: Kuwait, Syria

Saudi Arabia's king holds a mini-summit with Syria, Egypt and Kuwait in an effort to thaw long-strained relations.
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Saudis and Syrians cement detente

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 12:05
related countries: Syria
related places: Riyadh

The Saudi king and Syrian president are to hold talks in Riyadh on Wednesday, signalling a thaw in relations.
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Saudi raids 'break up drug gangs'

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 20:35

Saudi authorities say they have broken up four big drug smuggling operations and arrested 35 suspected drug dealers.
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In a twist

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 4:59

Campaign to reform underwear sales in Saudi Arabia
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Fumes kill two Danes in Jeddah

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 14:32
related countries: Denmark

Two Danish children died in Saudi Arabia after inhaling poisonous pesticide fumes while they slept, local media say.
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Saudi heir 'has US medical tests'

Friday, February 20th 2009, 16:56
related countries: United States

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, the heir to the Saudi throne, is in the US for medical tests, reports say.
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Major reshuffle in Saudi Arabia

Saturday, February 14th 2009, 14:06

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sacks two powerful religious figures in a wide ranging shake-up of his administration.
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China to build Mecca rail system

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 11:52
related countries: China
related places: Mecca

China is to build a new railway system linking the main sites of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, in Saudi Arabia.
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