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Bahrain says seizes explosives intended for use in Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Bahrain says seizes explosives intended for use in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain said on Thursday it had seized explosives and bomb-making materials planned for use in Bahrain and neighboring Saudi Arabia…
Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year
Middle East

Saudi Arabia beheads 100th person this year

Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number…
Saudi planes strike Yemen’s capital ahead of talks
Middle East

Saudi planes strike Yemen’s capital ahead of talks

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bombarded Yemen's capital Sanaa overnight, a Reuters witness said, as the country's warring factions prepared…
Crunch time coming for Saudi campaign as options narrow in Yemen
Middle East

Crunch time coming for Saudi campaign as options narrow in Yemen

After 11 weeks of air strikes that have failed to change the balance of power in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is…
Digging graves – a penalty for dancing in Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Digging graves – a penalty for dancing in Saudi Arabia

According to the ruling issued by the Jeddah Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia, two convicted girls must visit 10 patients…
Ramadan Umrah crisis reaches impasse
Egypt

Ramadan Umrah crisis reaches impasse

Ehab Abdel Aal, member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, said performing Umrah during the…
Wife: Saudi supreme court upholds jail, lashes for blogger
Middle East

Wife: Saudi supreme court upholds jail, lashes for blogger

Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes against blogger Raef Badawi…
Saudi Arabia says it shot down Scud missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says it shot down Scud missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis

Saudi Arabia shot down a Scud missile fired into the kingdom by Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies…
Egyptian plane makes emergency landing in Medina
Egypt

Egyptian plane makes emergency landing in Medina

A Cairo-bound Egyptian passenger plane made an emergency landing at the Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia, late…
Attacks on Shias create pivotal moment for Saudi state
Middle East

Attacks on Shias create pivotal moment for Saudi state

When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia's minority Shia community last month,…
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