Saudi arabia News
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Riyad -
Saudi Arabia residents have long enjoyed a tax-free existence supplemented by heavy subsidies on some products. With the steep decline in oil prices and revenues this is all changing.
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Microsoft has been forced to apologise after its Bing search engine began automatically translating "Daesh" into "Saudi Arabia." The company blamed crowdsourced translations for the error and is investigating the issue. Saudi users called for a boycott.
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Mecca -
There appear to be a number of efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR).
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Washington -
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly defeated a measure to ban the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. The vote was 204 for and 216 against. The vote against the measure was made up of 200 Republicans but only 16 Democrats.
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Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company will soon not be able to grow alfalfa to feed its 170,000 cattle in its own parched country, so it is buying up more of California's drought-stricken land to grow alfalfa.
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In an effort to nudge a slumping marketing back into a more respectable selling price, Russia and Saudi Arabia have coordinated an oil output freeze. Whether it will work or not is for OPEC — and millions of consumers — to see.
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After Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh compared chess to alcohol and gambling and said it was the work of Satan, the Saudi Chess Association sent a letter to the World Chess Federation to clear the air.
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The Syrian civil war rages on after five years of intense fighting and has absorbed a wide variety of factions into the conflict, including the Kurds, Islamic State, the Syrian army, the United States and its allies, and Russia.
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Ottawa -
In 2014 the Conservative government of Stephen Harper inked a huge $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The deal was controversial because of the wretched human rights record of the Saudis.
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Mecca -
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh responded to a question on a Saudi television show saying that chess was "the work of Satan," as were alcohol and gambling.
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In what looks to be a prelude to the "water wars," Saudi Arabia has been buying up farmland in the southwestern part of the U.S. to grow alfalfa hay that is then shipped back to Saudi Arabia to feed its dairy cattle because it doesn't have enough water.
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Cheap oil has already affected global markets and economies in countless ways, from disrupting Venezuelan politics to sinking the Russian ruble and introducing the world to “low-flation.”
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Jeddah -
The world's tallest tower is Burj Khalifa (2,716-feet), located in Dubai, but in the future it may be stripped of its Guinness title if Saudi Arabia builds its Jeddah Tower.
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Riyadh -
A Saudi court sentenced Asharaf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet, to death for abandoning his Muslim faith, a form of apostasy punishable by death in Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries who implement Sharia law.
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Lebanese authorities have reported that an attempt to smuggle major quantities of amphetamine has been foiled by officials.
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Mecca -
Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense Authority is reporting that at least 87 people have died and another 201 or more people were injured when a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in the Holy city of Mecca today.
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Mecca -
Part of a huge construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque, killing more than 100 Hajj pilgrims and injuring dozens of others.
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The lion's share of refugees from Syria are in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. The Gulf States such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have taken in few if any refugees while at the same time their citizens help finance groups fighting the Syrian civil war.
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Sanaa -
As long as the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi rebels in Yemen engaged solely in a bombing campaign, they were free of casualties except for a few losses at the southern Saudi border.
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Washington -
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz booked the entire Four Seasons Hotel, Georgetown, during his visit to Washington DC. Reports highlighted the profligacy citing Saudi Arabia’s apathy to the Syrian refugee crisis.
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Cairo -
Expansion to oil refining capacities hit an unforeseen snag, halting an already expensive importing chain responsible for gasoline production. Partially responsible for these snags is an increase in domestic energy needs amidst excruciating heat.
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Riyadh -
Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia said he will give his entire fortune — worth $32 billion (£20bn) — to charity when he dies.
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The transparency advocacy website, Wikileaks, is publishing secret documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has confirmed that Wikileaks is publishing these documents in batches.
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Riyadh -
Saudi Arabia is said to be engaged in a strategic review of its security that includes as one possibility acquiring nuclear weapons from Pakistan.
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A Saudi Arabian woman angered by her husband’s decision to take a second wife has exacted her revenge by raking up $100,000 in deliberate fines on his wedding night.
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Sanaa -
Mansour Hadi was feted as the legitimate Yemen president by members of the Arab League. He resigned in January, but after managing to flee house arrest in the capital Sanaa, he sought refuge in the south in Aden where he declared he was president again.
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Stockholm -
Saudi Arabia and Sweden have agreed to resume normal diplomatic relations two weeks after they were unexpectedly interrupted by a row over critical comments from Stockholm.
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Sanaa -
Latest reports are that up to 150,000 Saudi troops have massed at the border with Yemen together with heavy artillery. There are a number of allies supporting the Saudis including members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Egypt.
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Stockholm -
A diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and Sweden that has frayed relations between two of the world’s most-influential nations could exacerbate philosophical differences that could threaten cooperation in the battle against terrorism.
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According to a recent report, Saudi Arabia surpassed India as the leading importer of arms in 2014. The U.S. kept its spot as the top exporter of arms, bolstered by exports to Middle Eastern countries concerned about increased instability in the region.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) in Riyadh With permission by Reuters / Jason Reed
The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia Screen grab
Jeddah skyline from the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Meshal Obeidallah
Saudi Arabia cannot grow alfalfa in its own country because of its need to conserve its water resources. Marlin E. Rice/Iowa State University
Food found at a Saudi Arabia restaurant anaschao
Saudi Foreign Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Saud al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz at the London Conference on Somalia Foreign and Commonwealth Office
A side-by-side comparison of the Saudi IKEA catalog showing women airbrushed from the catalog (right) IKEA
One of the images being circulated under the #FreeThe4 banner to garner support for the Princesses. Princess Sahar
Desalination plant in RAK (Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates)
Photo taken: March 10, 2007. http://www.flickr.com/photos/octal/416477696/sizes/l/
Man Kissing Camel near Sphinx in Cairo. David Dennis from Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Strong storms are said to have been responsible for the crane collapse in Saudi Arabia's Holy city of Mecca. Youtube
Saudi Arabia's Minister for Education Khalid al-Faisal Ahmed Zayer
Muammar Al-Gaddafi U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt
A screen capture of an image retweeted by Princess Sahar. Princess Sahar
Battered woman wearing a niqab, her bruised eye visible King Khalid Foundation
A Twitter post by @ Mujtahidd Screen Capture
Two of the princesses with their pets earlier this month. Princess Sahar
Circles of green irrigated vegetation, Saudi Arabia - April 1997 NASA Images
Photo shows Saudi Arabia's Swedish embassy in Stockholm. 199Pema/Wikimedia Commons
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