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Jordan's Prince Hamzah Sought Saudi Help For Coup: Court Charge
Jordan's Prince Hamzah hoped to overthrow King Abdullah II with the backing of Saudi Arabia, according to court indictments against two alleged accomplices released Sunday.
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Saudi Succession In Focus As Crown Prince Ruthlessly Consolidates Power
When Saudi Arabia was ruled by an aged King Abdullah, half-brother of the current monarch, there was uncertainty about who would emerge as next in line to the throne of the world's largest oil exporter. That's no longer an issue.
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In A Bid To Crush Rivals, Saudi Prince Jailed Rivals At Ritz-Carlton
Somewhere in this kingdom, Prince Turki bin Abdullah is locked away. Turki, 47, was once a golden scion of Saudi Arabia's gilded royal family, a prominent son of former King Abdullah and a fighter pilot with advanced degrees who trained in the United States and Britain. He was the powerful governor of Riyadh province, then chief executive of the mu...
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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic To Play Exhibition Match In Saudi Arabia
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have played 52 times against each other with the Serb leading their head-to-head 27-25.
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Saudi Arabia Is Suddenly Allowing A Lot More Fun
Justin Bieber's "Let me love you!" blared from giant speakers to greet the arriving audience. Once settled, there were gasps and laughter at the antics of two American magicians before people sat back to savor some opera, mime and dance.
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Saudi King Salman Marks Tumultuous First Year
When Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah died a year ago on Saturday, his subjects expected their country to keep a steady course under new King Salman.
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3 Activists Barred as Saudi Women Launch First Vote Bid
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman Shuffles Government Again
Saudi Arabia's King Salman today named a new housing minister and replaced the head of the royal court in his latest government shuffle.
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Scud Missile Fired at Saudi Arabia as 38 Yemenis Reported Killed
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies fired a Scud missile at Saudi Arabia which the kingdom said it shot down on Saturday, in a major escalation of two months of war.
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World's Longest Serving Foreign Minister Steps Down in Saudi Arabia
The world's longest-serving foreign minister, Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal steered the oil giant's diplomacy for four decades before stepping down.
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United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon in Riyadh To Meet New Saudi King Salman
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday on his first visit since King Salman acceded to the throne following last month's death of his half-brother Abdullah.
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New Saudi King Announces Major Government Shake-Up: Royal Decrees
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday named a new intelligence chief, replaced part of his cabinet and fired two sons of the late king Abdullah in a major government shake-up seen as further entrenching the new monarch's power.
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US President Barack Obama Defends Ties to Saudi Kingdom
In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, US President Barack Obama led a parade of American dignitaries to the ultraconservative desert kingdom on Tuesday to pay respects after King Abdullah's death and take measure of the new monarch.
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Saudi Postpones Biggest Festival After King Abdullah's Death
Saudi Arabia on Monday postponed its biggest national cultural festival, an event developed by the late King Abdullah, after his death last week.
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First Beheading Under New Saudi King Stirs Attention
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a man convicted of raping several girls in a case that has captured the kingdom's attention and marks the first beheading carried out under the newly enthroned King Salman.
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Jordan's Prince Hamzah Sought Saudi Help For Coup: Court Charge
Jordan's Prince Hamzah hoped to overthrow King Abdullah II with the backing of Saudi Arabia, according to court indictments against two alleged accomplices released Sunday.
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Saudi Succession In Focus As Crown Prince Ruthlessly Consolidates Power
When Saudi Arabia was ruled by an aged King Abdullah, half-brother of the current monarch, there was uncertainty about who would emerge as next in line to the throne of the world's largest oil exporter. That's no longer an issue.
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In A Bid To Crush Rivals, Saudi Prince Jailed Rivals At Ritz-Carlton
Somewhere in this kingdom, Prince Turki bin Abdullah is locked away. Turki, 47, was once a golden scion of Saudi Arabia's gilded royal family, a prominent son of former King Abdullah and a fighter pilot with advanced degrees who trained in the United States and Britain. He was the powerful governor of Riyadh province, then chief executive of the mu...
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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic To Play Exhibition Match In Saudi Arabia
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have played 52 times against each other with the Serb leading their head-to-head 27-25.
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Saudi Arabia Is Suddenly Allowing A Lot More Fun
Justin Bieber's "Let me love you!" blared from giant speakers to greet the arriving audience. Once settled, there were gasps and laughter at the antics of two American magicians before people sat back to savor some opera, mime and dance.
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Saudi King Salman Marks Tumultuous First Year
When Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah died a year ago on Saturday, his subjects expected their country to keep a steady course under new King Salman.
-
3 Activists Barred as Saudi Women Launch First Vote Bid
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman Shuffles Government Again
Saudi Arabia's King Salman today named a new housing minister and replaced the head of the royal court in his latest government shuffle.
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Scud Missile Fired at Saudi Arabia as 38 Yemenis Reported Killed
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies fired a Scud missile at Saudi Arabia which the kingdom said it shot down on Saturday, in a major escalation of two months of war.
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World's Longest Serving Foreign Minister Steps Down in Saudi Arabia
The world's longest-serving foreign minister, Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal steered the oil giant's diplomacy for four decades before stepping down.
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United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon in Riyadh To Meet New Saudi King Salman
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday on his first visit since King Salman acceded to the throne following last month's death of his half-brother Abdullah.
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New Saudi King Announces Major Government Shake-Up: Royal Decrees
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday named a new intelligence chief, replaced part of his cabinet and fired two sons of the late king Abdullah in a major government shake-up seen as further entrenching the new monarch's power.
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US President Barack Obama Defends Ties to Saudi Kingdom
In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, US President Barack Obama led a parade of American dignitaries to the ultraconservative desert kingdom on Tuesday to pay respects after King Abdullah's death and take measure of the new monarch.
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Saudi Postpones Biggest Festival After King Abdullah's Death
Saudi Arabia on Monday postponed its biggest national cultural festival, an event developed by the late King Abdullah, after his death last week.
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First Beheading Under New Saudi King Stirs Attention
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a man convicted of raping several girls in a case that has captured the kingdom's attention and marks the first beheading carried out under the newly enthroned King Salman.
