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"Can't Commit Crime And Get Away": Kerala Cops Catch Rape Accused In Saudi
- Sunday July 21, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
A Kerala man who fled to Saudi Arabia after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl two years ago was finally extradited to India last week and charged under POCSO
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This Young Girl's Tragic Story Makes Her The Symbol Of Yemen War
- Monday December 31, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi's life has changed drastically since last year orphaned in Sanaa, the little girl controversially ended up in Saudi Arabia for medical care and has just returned to Yemen's capital.
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WWE Hosts First Female Pay-Per-View Show Amid Saudi Partnership Criticism
- Tuesday October 30, 2018
- World News | Joshua Needelman, The Washington Post
Three days before Halloween, little girls dressed up like Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss and Ronda Rousey converged on Long Island for the WWE's first all-female pay-per-view event. Rousey, the former UFC megastar, is the face of WWE's new and improved women's division, one no longer known for bikini contests and two-minute matches. She closed Sunday's "...
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As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Every few metres someone -- a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons -- stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.
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Watch: Children Were Allowed Into A Lion's Cage. Then, A Girl Was Attacked
- Friday March 9, 2018
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
Shocking mobile phone footage shows a lion cub attacking a young girl in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. Fortunately, she escaped with just a few cuts and bruises. However, what's most shocking is that the lion was part of a bizarre activity organised as part of the Jeddah Spring Festival, where children were allowed to run around and play with the six-mont...
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Opinion: It's Time For The UN To Sanction Saudi Arabia
- Wednesday December 20, 2017
- Opinion | Akshaya Kumar, The Washington Post
Ripples of reform from Riyadh have been attracting positive press for the Saudis in Washington. The government recently pledged to permit women to drive, allow movie theaters into the country and to teach physical education to girls in schools. These are important steps, especially for gender equality. This month, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamm...
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Realising No Emoji Represented Her, Saudi Girl Proposes Headscarf Emoji
- Wednesday September 14, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
A 15-year-old Saudi girl living in Germany has proposed designing a headscarf emoji as countries across Europe wrestle with the issue of the Muslim veil.
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Dad Jailed In Saudi Arabia, Girl Tweeted SOS To Sushma Swaraj. It Helped.
- Monday June 20, 2016
- India News | Written by Amrita Kohli
Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj recently helped a young girl have a happy Father's Day after responding to her distress call on Twitter. In several tweets, Rukmini Shankar, who recently graduated class 10, wrote to the minister asking for help when her father was allegedly taken into police custody after an accident in Saudi Arabia.
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In Conservative Pakistani City, a 'Saudi Girl' Who Stood Out
- Monday December 7, 2015
- World News | Declan Walsh, The New York Times
Tashfeen Malik, a suspect in the California attacks, studied at a Pakistani university but spent most of her life in Saudi Arabia. The timing and circumstances of her shift into militancy, however, remain a mystery.
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First Beheading Under New Saudi King Stirs Attention
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- World News | Associated Press
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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State School Kicks Off Sports for Girls in Saudi First
- Sunday May 18, 2014
- World News | Press Trust of India
In a first for ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, a state school has introduced sports for girls, after a call for the lifting of a ban on women in sports, a newspaper reported today.
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Freedoms for Saudi university girls end at gates
- Tuesday December 17, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Within their female-only campuses, women at Saudi Arabia's universities let loose.
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Saudi cleric urges veil for baby girls
- Tuesday February 5, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Saudi cleric has said baby girls should be veiled to avoid sexual harassment, in remarks broadcast on television that sparked outrage in the conservative kingdom.
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Outrage over Saudi 'blood money' in five-year-old girl's death
- Monday February 4, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Online activists in Saudi Arabia are calling for harsher punishments for child abuse after reports emerged that a prominent cleric received a light sentence after confessing to the beating his 5-year-old daughter to death.
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90-yr-old Saudi marries 15-yr-old girl, sparks condemnation
- Monday January 7, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
A 90-year-old Saudi man's marriage to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for a fat dowry has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Can't Commit Crime And Get Away": Kerala Cops Catch Rape Accused In Saudi
- Sunday July 21, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
A Kerala man who fled to Saudi Arabia after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl two years ago was finally extradited to India last week and charged under POCSO
- www.ndtv.com
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This Young Girl's Tragic Story Makes Her The Symbol Of Yemen War
- Monday December 31, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi's life has changed drastically since last year orphaned in Sanaa, the little girl controversially ended up in Saudi Arabia for medical care and has just returned to Yemen's capital.
- www.ndtv.com
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WWE Hosts First Female Pay-Per-View Show Amid Saudi Partnership Criticism
- Tuesday October 30, 2018
- World News | Joshua Needelman, The Washington Post
Three days before Halloween, little girls dressed up like Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss and Ronda Rousey converged on Long Island for the WWE's first all-female pay-per-view event. Rousey, the former UFC megastar, is the face of WWE's new and improved women's division, one no longer known for bikini contests and two-minute matches. She closed Sunday's "...
- www.ndtv.com
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As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Every few metres someone -- a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons -- stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.
- www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Children Were Allowed Into A Lion's Cage. Then, A Girl Was Attacked
- Friday March 9, 2018
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
Shocking mobile phone footage shows a lion cub attacking a young girl in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. Fortunately, she escaped with just a few cuts and bruises. However, what's most shocking is that the lion was part of a bizarre activity organised as part of the Jeddah Spring Festival, where children were allowed to run around and play with the six-mont...
- www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: It's Time For The UN To Sanction Saudi Arabia
- Wednesday December 20, 2017
- Opinion | Akshaya Kumar, The Washington Post
Ripples of reform from Riyadh have been attracting positive press for the Saudis in Washington. The government recently pledged to permit women to drive, allow movie theaters into the country and to teach physical education to girls in schools. These are important steps, especially for gender equality. This month, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamm...
- www.ndtv.com
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Realising No Emoji Represented Her, Saudi Girl Proposes Headscarf Emoji
- Wednesday September 14, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
A 15-year-old Saudi girl living in Germany has proposed designing a headscarf emoji as countries across Europe wrestle with the issue of the Muslim veil.
- www.ndtv.com
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Dad Jailed In Saudi Arabia, Girl Tweeted SOS To Sushma Swaraj. It Helped.
- Monday June 20, 2016
- India News | Written by Amrita Kohli
Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj recently helped a young girl have a happy Father's Day after responding to her distress call on Twitter. In several tweets, Rukmini Shankar, who recently graduated class 10, wrote to the minister asking for help when her father was allegedly taken into police custody after an accident in Saudi Arabia.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Conservative Pakistani City, a 'Saudi Girl' Who Stood Out
- Monday December 7, 2015
- World News | Declan Walsh, The New York Times
Tashfeen Malik, a suspect in the California attacks, studied at a Pakistani university but spent most of her life in Saudi Arabia. The timing and circumstances of her shift into militancy, however, remain a mystery.
- www.ndtv.com
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First Beheading Under New Saudi King Stirs Attention
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- World News | Associated Press
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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State School Kicks Off Sports for Girls in Saudi First
- Sunday May 18, 2014
- World News | Press Trust of India
In a first for ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, a state school has introduced sports for girls, after a call for the lifting of a ban on women in sports, a newspaper reported today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Freedoms for Saudi university girls end at gates
- Tuesday December 17, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Within their female-only campuses, women at Saudi Arabia's universities let loose.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Saudi cleric urges veil for baby girls
- Tuesday February 5, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Saudi cleric has said baby girls should be veiled to avoid sexual harassment, in remarks broadcast on television that sparked outrage in the conservative kingdom.
- www.ndtv.com
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Outrage over Saudi 'blood money' in five-year-old girl's death
- Monday February 4, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
Online activists in Saudi Arabia are calling for harsher punishments for child abuse after reports emerged that a prominent cleric received a light sentence after confessing to the beating his 5-year-old daughter to death.
- www.ndtv.com
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90-yr-old Saudi marries 15-yr-old girl, sparks condemnation
- Monday January 7, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
A 90-year-old Saudi man's marriage to a 15-year-old girl in exchange for a fat dowry has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
- www.ndtv.com