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ISIS-Linked Man Executed For Suicide Attack Plot: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a Yemeni man accused of plotting a suicide attack in the kingdom and of links to the ISIS jihadist group, the interior ministry said.
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ISIS Says Saudi Bomb Attack Targeted France Over Cartoons
The ISIS group said Thursday it carried out a bombing against a gathering of diplomats in Saudi Arabia, saying it was to protest French cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Saudi Says ISIS Chief Baghdadi "Distorted Image Of Real Islam", Praises US Action
Saudi Arabia today said that ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had distorted the image of Islam, and hailed his killing by US special forces in northwestern Syria.
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Donald Trump Recognises Jerusalem As Israeli Capital, Risks New Violence In Middle East
President Donald Trump recognized the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, a historic decision that overturns decades of US policy and risks triggering a fresh spasm of violence in the Middle East.
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UAE Accuses Qatar Of Being Behind 'War Crimes' Complaint
A group calling itself the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK said on Monday it was taking the UAE to the ICC to investigate allegations of war crimes by the UAE in Yemen. The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has also accused Qatar of being responsible
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ISIS Suspect Arrested In Mumbai, Ran Terror Network From Saudi: Police
A suspected ISIS operative has been arrested today at the Mumbai airport, police said. Abu Zaid, a native of Azamgarh town in Uttar Pradesh allegedly ran a terror network from Saudi Arabia.
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Here's How Women In Saudi Arabia Reacted To News That They'll Finally Be Allowed To Drive
In 1990, Madeha al Ajroush and 46 other women did something revolutionary. The group dismissed their drivers and got behind the wheels of cars in downtown Riyadh. "We just drove the car," she told NPR years later. "It was exhilarating. It was great."
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Saudi Arabia Says Foiled ISIS Bomb Plot On Defence Headquarters
Saudi Arabia has arrested several ISIS suspects it believes were plotting a suicide bombing attack on its defence ministry headquarters in the capital Riyadh, state news agency SPA quoted a security official as saying on Tuesday.
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As Oil Prices Fall, Saudi Arabia Taps Its White Gold - Religious Tourism
With global oil prices flailing, Saudi Arabia is turning to another natural resource: billions of dollars gained from religious tourism as the kingdom hosts the annual hajj pilgrimage
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Rebuilding Trust In Gulf Will Take A Lot Of Time, Says Qatar
Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday it will take a "lot of time" to rebuild any trust between sparring Gulf countries because of the region's continuing diplomatic crisis
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'Your Turn Will Come': ISIS Video Threatens Attacks In Saudi Arabia
The ISIS threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the terror group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at least 17 people, Site Intelligence monitoring group reported on Friday.
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Saudi Soccer Team Declines Moment Of Silence For UK Attacks, Apologises
Before the World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos on Thursday evening, a moment of silence was in the stadium but most of the Saudis ignored the request and refused to stop to honour the dead. The Saudi Arabia football chiefs apologised today for the disrespect.
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Qatar Vows No Surrender In Gulf Crisis, Plans To Ride It Out
Qatar vowed to ride out the isolation imposed on it by fellow Arab states over its alleged support for terrorism and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region's biggest diplomatic crisis in years.
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Qatar Rift Worst In Years In Arab World's Most Powerful States: 10 Facts
In the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest Islamist...
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Huge Diplomatic Crisis As Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced today that they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism.
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ISIS-Linked Man Executed For Suicide Attack Plot: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a Yemeni man accused of plotting a suicide attack in the kingdom and of links to the ISIS jihadist group, the interior ministry said.
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ISIS Says Saudi Bomb Attack Targeted France Over Cartoons
The ISIS group said Thursday it carried out a bombing against a gathering of diplomats in Saudi Arabia, saying it was to protest French cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Saudi Says ISIS Chief Baghdadi "Distorted Image Of Real Islam", Praises US Action
Saudi Arabia today said that ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had distorted the image of Islam, and hailed his killing by US special forces in northwestern Syria.
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Donald Trump Recognises Jerusalem As Israeli Capital, Risks New Violence In Middle East
President Donald Trump recognized the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, a historic decision that overturns decades of US policy and risks triggering a fresh spasm of violence in the Middle East.
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UAE Accuses Qatar Of Being Behind 'War Crimes' Complaint
A group calling itself the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK said on Monday it was taking the UAE to the ICC to investigate allegations of war crimes by the UAE in Yemen. The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has also accused Qatar of being responsible
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ISIS Suspect Arrested In Mumbai, Ran Terror Network From Saudi: Police
A suspected ISIS operative has been arrested today at the Mumbai airport, police said. Abu Zaid, a native of Azamgarh town in Uttar Pradesh allegedly ran a terror network from Saudi Arabia.
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Here's How Women In Saudi Arabia Reacted To News That They'll Finally Be Allowed To Drive
In 1990, Madeha al Ajroush and 46 other women did something revolutionary. The group dismissed their drivers and got behind the wheels of cars in downtown Riyadh. "We just drove the car," she told NPR years later. "It was exhilarating. It was great."
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Saudi Arabia Says Foiled ISIS Bomb Plot On Defence Headquarters
Saudi Arabia has arrested several ISIS suspects it believes were plotting a suicide bombing attack on its defence ministry headquarters in the capital Riyadh, state news agency SPA quoted a security official as saying on Tuesday.
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As Oil Prices Fall, Saudi Arabia Taps Its White Gold - Religious Tourism
With global oil prices flailing, Saudi Arabia is turning to another natural resource: billions of dollars gained from religious tourism as the kingdom hosts the annual hajj pilgrimage
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Rebuilding Trust In Gulf Will Take A Lot Of Time, Says Qatar
Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday it will take a "lot of time" to rebuild any trust between sparring Gulf countries because of the region's continuing diplomatic crisis
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'Your Turn Will Come': ISIS Video Threatens Attacks In Saudi Arabia
The ISIS threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the terror group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at least 17 people, Site Intelligence monitoring group reported on Friday.
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Saudi Soccer Team Declines Moment Of Silence For UK Attacks, Apologises
Before the World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos on Thursday evening, a moment of silence was in the stadium but most of the Saudis ignored the request and refused to stop to honour the dead. The Saudi Arabia football chiefs apologised today for the disrespect.
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Qatar Vows No Surrender In Gulf Crisis, Plans To Ride It Out
Qatar vowed to ride out the isolation imposed on it by fellow Arab states over its alleged support for terrorism and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region's biggest diplomatic crisis in years.
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Qatar Rift Worst In Years In Arab World's Most Powerful States: 10 Facts
In the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest Islamist...
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Huge Diplomatic Crisis As Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced today that they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism.
