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Al-Musawara neighborhood totally destroyed, Saudi Arabia says

Wed Aug 16, 2017 08:48:28

Saudi Arabia has completed the demolition of al-Musawara neighborhood in the Shia town of Awamiyah, says a local official.

Saudi Arabia to reopen border with Iraq after 27 years

Wed Aug 16, 2017 08:39:22

Saudi Arabia plans to open the Arar border crossing with Iraq for the first time since 1990, according to Saudi local news media and officials.

Saudi crown prince ‘wants out’ of war on Yemen: Leaked emails

Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:14:05

Purported emails recently leaked show that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking an exit from the war that Saudi Arabia has been waging against Yemen on his initiative, more than two years into a conflict the Riyadh regime has been unable to win.

Saudi Arabia: new details of dissident princes' abductions emerge

Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:02:44

New details have emerged about the abductions of three dissident Saudi princes in what appears to be a systematic state-run Saudi government programme to kidnap defectors and dissidents.

Death sentences of Shiites point to limits of Saudi reforms

Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:02:14

Saudi Arabia's new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize society, but the planned execution of 14 Shiite protesters charged with violence against security forces suggests the government's handling of sectarian tensions and unrest remains unchanged.

Saudi Arabia: Security forces seal off Eastern Town-Human Rights Watch

Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:08:50

Saudi security forces have surrounded and sealed off the predominantly Shia town of Awamiya in July 2017 as they confronted an armed group hiding in a historic neighborhood slated for demolition, Human Rights Watch said today.

Saudi Arabia: 14 men facing 'imminent' beheading, highlighting sectarian divisions

Sun Aug 13, 2017 07:54:26

Fourteen men who face being imminently beheaded in Saudi Arabia at the stroke of a pen have raised the plight of the Shia minority in the Sunni kingdom.

Citizens of 80 Countries Including India Now Don't Require Visa to Enter Qatar

Wed Aug 9, 2017 15:08:47

Citizens of 80 countries including India can now enter Qatar visa-free. The countries include India, the UK, the US, Canada, South Africa, Seychelles, Australia and New Zealand.

Was it a Joke?.. Saudi elected to UN's women rights commission

Wed Apr 26, 2017 13:40:25

The UN Commission on the Status of Women has been the subject of massive criticism for its recent decision to elect Saudi Arabia, a country notorious for its rampant violation of women’s rights, as its member.

Saudi Arabia sacks information minister, ambassador to US

Sun Apr 23, 2017 08:10:22

Saudi Arabia has sacked Information Minister Adel Al-Toraifi and has also replaced its ambassador to the US.

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