Saudi arabia News

Surprising ad-campaign in Saudi Arabia against domestic violence

Riyadh - A charity run by the family of an ex-king in Saudi Arabia has begun a campaign against domestic violence with a well designed advert showing a battered women dressed in a niqab. The text says 'Some things can't be covered.'

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 16 comments

300 lashes, 6 years prison, over Saudi woman's conversion

Riyadh - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Lebanese man who helped a Saudi woman to flee the country and convert to Christianity, to six years in prison and 300 lashes.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 19 comments

New SARS-like coronavirus may be spreading in France

French health officials reported the need to test for additional cases of the SARS-like coronavirus that appears to have emerged from the Middle East, as the novel virus continues to demonstrate its ability to spread among human populations.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 1 comment

Sad, spectacular time-lapse animation shows human impact on Earth

In only 30 years, great glaciers have retreated and a lake that was once the world’s fourth largest has all but dried up. For the first time ever, the human impact on the face of earth as seen from space is on full view, and it is not a pretty picture.

In the Media by Jordan Howell

Saudi Arabia releases 166 reformed militants

Saudi Arabia has released 166 reformed deviants, or repentant militants, that have successfully completed a rehabilitation course for former jihadists.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 2 comments

Saudi Arabia deports men for being too irresistible to women

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of sharia law ensures men cannot be unduly tempted by the unveiled faces of attractive women. It may well be time the veiling rule is also extended to the male population.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 7 comments

Saudi Arabia opens rehabilitation center for Al-Qaeda extremists

Riyadh - Seems it isn't so bad to be an imprisoned Al-Qaeda militant in Saudi Arabia. The country has set up a new and luxurious spa and rehabilitation facility in Riyadh to hopefully make them drop all ideas of jihad.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 8 comments

Obama deports Saudi connected to Boston Bombing investigation

Washington - Citing "national security reasons' President Barack Obama has sent a Saudi national, questioned about the Boston terrorists attacks, back to Saudi Arabia.

In the Media by Eric Morales - 6 comments

Saudi Arabia is cracking down on illegal workers

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is taking further steps to crackdown on the amount of foreigners illegally entering the rich kingdom in order to work.

In the Media by Paul Iddon - 1 comment

Man sentenced to be paralyzed in Saudi Arabia

Ali Al-Khawahir was 14 when he stabbed and paralyzed his best friend 10 years ago. Now, in Code of Hammurabi fashion, Al-Khawahir faces the same fate.

In the Media by Andrew Dyer - 6 comments