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Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics
Middle East

Saudi university to dismiss suspected Brotherhood-linked academics

A large Saudi public university announced it would dismiss employees suspected of ties to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, adding to…
Above the oil: Inside a gated US compound in Saudi Arabia
Society

Above the oil: Inside a gated US compound in Saudi Arabia

Women behind the wheel of a car, residents drinking alcohol and baseball as a regular pastime: It doesn’t sound like…
The Saudi artists imagining Western pop icons in Bedouin style
Art news

The Saudi artists imagining Western pop icons in Bedouin style

Clad in Bedouin attire from head to toe, “Sheikh” William of Arabia is smiling, seemingly content with having swapped Kensington…
Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company
Business

Saudi Arabia creating $2.7B entertainment investment company

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is creating an entertainment investment company as the deeply conservative kingdom loosens the reins on…
King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics
Middle East

King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the…
Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity
Middle East

Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity

Saudi Arabia is urging people to report subversive social media activity via a phone app, part of an apparent crackdown…
Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe
Middle East

Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe

The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in…
Friends become foes as Gulf rift bursts into pop culture
Egypt

Friends become foes as Gulf rift bursts into pop culture

The latest hit Saudi song has the swaying rhythms and sparse vocals typical of the Gulf Arab pop music, but…
Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes
World

Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes

Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed…
Yemeni man in Saudi Arabia brags about beating Egyptian employee
Egypt

Yemeni man in Saudi Arabia brags about beating Egyptian employee

The Egypt Foreign Ministry contacted Saudi authorities on Sunday through its consulate in Riyadh to arrest a Kafeel (legal guardian…
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