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Saudi Arabia To Resume Work Of Its Diplomatic Mission In Syria
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold Tuesday when leading Sunni power Saudi Arabia, which long supported Syria's opposition, said its diplomats would resume work in the country.
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Turkey's Erdogan On First Visit To Saudi Arabia Since Jamal Khashoggi Killing
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia, state media reported, his first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi drove a wedge between the two Sunni powers.
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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In Bid To Protect Pre-Islamic Heritage, Saudi Upends Religious Dictates
Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere strain of Sunni Islam that has dominated the country for decades, as the reclusive kingdom tries to open up.
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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
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Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran Leader 'New Hitler': Report
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East" in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals.
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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 Prince Flogged In Court-Ordered Punishment: Report
A prince of Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah as a court-ordered punishment, a Saudi newspaper reported on Wednesday, less than a month after the kingdom executed another prince for murder.
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Nearly 1.5 Million Begin Annual Haj In Saudi Arabia
From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual haj in western Saudi Arabia today, undeterred by a stampede which last year killed around 2,300.
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Saudi Newspaper Says Hacked By Foreigners
Hackers from outside Saudi Arabia seized control of a major newspaper website in the kingdom on Thursday and published false news about its military operation in Yemen, the paper said.
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Saudi's Iran Spy Trial Makes 'Mockery' Of Justice: Human Rights Watch
A trial in Saudi Arabia of 32 men, almost all Shiites, accused of spying for Iran makes a mockery of justice in the Sunni kingdom, Rights Watch charged Tuesday.
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Iran's Hassan Rouhani Making First Visit To Pakistan As President
Iran's Hassan Rouhani arrived today in Pakistan on a landmark visit, his first since becoming president, at a time when Saudi Arabia is courting Islamabad to increase participation in a new Saudi-led military alliance of mostly Sunni nations, a coalition perceived by Tehran as an anti-Shiite block.
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US Secretary Of State John Kerry In Riyadh As Saudi-Iran Tensions Simmer
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia today hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly Shiite rival Iran.
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Arab Diplomats Rally Behind Saudi Arabia In Iran Row
Top Arab diplomats rallied behind Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a dispute with Iran that has threatened to derail efforts to resolve Middle East conflicts including the war in Syria.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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Saudi Arabia To Resume Work Of Its Diplomatic Mission In Syria
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold Tuesday when leading Sunni power Saudi Arabia, which long supported Syria's opposition, said its diplomats would resume work in the country.
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Turkey's Erdogan On First Visit To Saudi Arabia Since Jamal Khashoggi Killing
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Thursday in Saudi Arabia, state media reported, his first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi drove a wedge between the two Sunni powers.
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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In Bid To Protect Pre-Islamic Heritage, Saudi Upends Religious Dictates
Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere strain of Sunni Islam that has dominated the country for decades, as the reclusive kingdom tries to open up.
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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
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Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran Leader 'New Hitler': Report
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East" in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals.
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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 Prince Flogged In Court-Ordered Punishment: Report
A prince of Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah as a court-ordered punishment, a Saudi newspaper reported on Wednesday, less than a month after the kingdom executed another prince for murder.
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Nearly 1.5 Million Begin Annual Haj In Saudi Arabia
From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual haj in western Saudi Arabia today, undeterred by a stampede which last year killed around 2,300.
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Saudi Newspaper Says Hacked By Foreigners
Hackers from outside Saudi Arabia seized control of a major newspaper website in the kingdom on Thursday and published false news about its military operation in Yemen, the paper said.
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Saudi's Iran Spy Trial Makes 'Mockery' Of Justice: Human Rights Watch
A trial in Saudi Arabia of 32 men, almost all Shiites, accused of spying for Iran makes a mockery of justice in the Sunni kingdom, Rights Watch charged Tuesday.
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Iran's Hassan Rouhani Making First Visit To Pakistan As President
Iran's Hassan Rouhani arrived today in Pakistan on a landmark visit, his first since becoming president, at a time when Saudi Arabia is courting Islamabad to increase participation in a new Saudi-led military alliance of mostly Sunni nations, a coalition perceived by Tehran as an anti-Shiite block.
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US Secretary Of State John Kerry In Riyadh As Saudi-Iran Tensions Simmer
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia today hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly Shiite rival Iran.
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Arab Diplomats Rally Behind Saudi Arabia In Iran Row
Top Arab diplomats rallied behind Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a dispute with Iran that has threatened to derail efforts to resolve Middle East conflicts including the war in Syria.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
