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Saudi Arabia grants Egypt $100 mn loan for power station
Business

Saudi Arabia grants Egypt $100 mn loan for power station

Saudi Arabia's permanent representative in the Arab League and Saudi Ambassador to Cairo, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, has announced that…
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
Middle East

Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set

Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying…
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
World

ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned sentencing Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayyad to death on…
Yemen Qaeda attacks leave 12 soldiers, 19 jihadists dead: army
Middle East

Yemen Qaeda attacks leave 12 soldiers, 19 jihadists dead: army

Al-Qaeda launched simultaneous attacks on two army positions in southeastern Yemen early Friday that left 12 soldiers and 19 jihadists…
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Middle East

Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack

Saudi Arabia's harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders — and some Saudi liberals — as a root cause…
Umra pilgrimage prices up 15%
Egypt

Umra pilgrimage prices up 15%

Prices for the voluntary Islamic Umra pilgrimage have risen by 15 percent, according to Bassel al-Sisi, head of the religious…
US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
Middle East

US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved the sale of US$1.29 billion (849.12 million pounds) in smart bombs to Saudi Arabia…
UK man who ‘faced Saudi lashing’ over alcohol returns home
Middle East

UK man who ‘faced Saudi lashing’ over alcohol returns home

A British man imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for breaking anti-alcohol laws has returned to Britain, the foreign ministry said on…
UK to halt arms exports to Saudi if humanitarian laws broken: foreign minister
Middle East

UK to halt arms exports to Saudi if humanitarian laws broken: foreign minister

The Foreign Secretary said it would halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia if investigations found Riyadh had breached international humanitarian…
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
Middle East

Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty

Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure…
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