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Qatar losing Mideast ground to Saudi diplomacy: experts
Egypt

Qatar losing Mideast ground to Saudi diplomacy: experts

DUBAI - Qatar, a key supporter of Islamists who rose to power in Arab Spring countries, is losing ground in…
Obama speaks with UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir about Egypt concerns
Egypt

Obama speaks with UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir about Egypt concerns

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke by phone to two Middle Eastern allies - Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
World

Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders

RIYADH- Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has smashed sculptures of horses erected on a roundabout in the southwest after the kingdom's top…
Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire
Culture

Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire

A prominent Saudi Muslim preacher has demanded Emirati star Ahlam, one of the Gulf’s most popular singers, retire from singing…
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Business

Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador

Bilateral trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia grew by 20 percent last year in transactions worth US$30 billion, said Egyptian…
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
World

Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests

QATIF, Saudi Arabia  — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
World

Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict

Britain on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out the "grotesque" punishment of paralysis for a man whose alleged…
Saudi sentences Indonesian maid to death for murder
World

Saudi sentences Indonesian maid to death for murder

A Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death after she was convicted of murdering her employers' four-year-old child, the…
HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men
World

HRW, Amnesty urge Saudis to halt execution of 7 men

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities to halt Tuesday's scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for…
Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police
Egypt

Egyptian reportedly shot dead by Saudi police

A Beni Suef resident was shot dead by police in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The family of the victim, Mohamed…
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