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7 ways Saudi Arabia could make things very unpleasant for US

Tue Nov 5, 2013 11:13:19

What is happening to the US relationship with Saudi Arabia? Even after loud complaints from top Saudi officials that the longtime alliance was on the rocks, the response of official Washington, outside the punditocracy, was an almost audible yawn.

Kerry in Riyadh to mend rifts with Saudi royals

Mon Nov 4, 2013 10:09:21

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Saudi Arabia to smooth ties with its old regional ally after relations turned tense over war in Syria and nuclear talks with Iran.

Riot erupts in Saudi prison, 4 wounded

Sun Nov 3, 2013 14:10:26

Inmates at a Saudi prison have rioted, torching offices before security forces brought the situation under control in violence that has left four people injured, officials say.

Shocking abuse video causes growing outrage in Saudi Arabia

Thu Oct 31, 2013 20:23:14

A video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage in Saudi Arabia.

No Woman, No Drive video mocking Saudi ban on women drivers goes viral

Thu Oct 31, 2013 17:31:50

A music video criticizing Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers has gone viral - with nearly eight million views in less than a week.

Saudi court hands rights lawyer jail sentence

Wed Oct 30, 2013 14:07:54

A Saudi prominent rights lawyer says a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced him to three months in prison over a petition he signed two years ago criticizing the authorities.

Why Saudi Arabia is no longer the powerhouse it once was

Wed Oct 30, 2013 13:36:48

Are the Saudis about to call it quits with America? They’re certainly trying to make President Obama think so. Last week Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief, Prince Bandar Sultan al-Saud, told European diplomats that the kingdom was losing trust in Obama’s judgment and may reassess the whole long and tight web of relations between the two governments.

Saudi women fear repercussions of defying driving ban

Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:18:13

Several women who publicly supported a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's de facto ban on women driving fear they are being followed and investigated by the country's secret police.

Saudi mufti urges youths not to join militants in Syria

Tue Oct 29, 2013 09:14:02

Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh has called on young Saudis not to join militant groups fighting against the government forces in Syria.

Saudi Arabia human rights violations: Video shows Saudi man beating up Indian worker

Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:48:44

The Saudi Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the beating of an Indian expatriate by a Saudi man who became enraged that the expat allegedly spoke to his wife.

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