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Obama drops plan to meet PGCC leaders in Riyadh

Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:20:08

The White House has abandoned efforts to arrange a summit with Persian Gulf Arab leaders during President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia in coming days because of divisions with the group of regional US allies.

Saudi Arabia cracks down on social media activists

Sat Mar 22, 2014 18:40:41

After three years of relative online freedom during which Saudis, inspired by the Arab uprisings, took to social media to demand political and economic reforms or to organize consumer boycott or women driving campaigns, the government is stepping up harassment of Twitter users and bloggers.

US stresses military ties with Riyadh despite tensions

Sat Mar 22, 2014 09:37:48

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reaffirmed US military ties to Riyadh despite discord over Washington’s Iran and Syria policies, officials said.

Saudi Arabia's human rights 'rebrand' is fooling no one

Fri Mar 21, 2014 17:25:39

The latest reports of Saudi concessions on human rights might as well be called Operation Rebrand Saudi Arabia. Of 225 demands issued by the UN human rights council in 2013, the Saudi delegation conceded to 180.

Al-Qaeda women recruiting online: Saudi Arabia

Thu Mar 20, 2014 13:47:14

Saudi Arabia has warned that members of terror group Al-Qaeda are using popular websites to recruit young people into what has been described as a new online-based “invasion”, reports say.

Saudi migrant crackdown drives out 370,000 in five months

Thu Mar 20, 2014 13:44:05

Around 370,000 illegal workers have been deported from Saudi Arabia since the oil-rich kingdom started a crackdown on migrants five months ago, authorities said Thursday.

Amnesty criticizes Saudi human rights record

Thu Mar 20, 2014 07:55:15

The Amnesty International has warned that many of the reforms in Saudi Arabia have been vaguely worded promises to "consider" changes.

Saudi-Qatar crisis unlikely to be solved: Saud al-Faisal

Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:06:35

The political crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is unlikely to be contained unless Doha changes its policy, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal says.

Saudi Arabia bans books at fair in broad crackdown

Mon Mar 17, 2014 14:27:25

Authorities of the Saudi Kingdom have banned hundreds of books, including works by prominent Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, as part of a crackdown on publications deemed threatening to the authoritarian monarchy.

Iraq PM blasts Saudi role in prolonging Syria war

Sun Mar 16, 2014 23:21:19

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki insists that a drawn-out crisis in Syria would eventually lead to the demise of Saudi monarchy, once again holding the Saudis responsible for extending the insurgency war on the neighboring Arab state.

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