Saudi Arabia
Saudi mufti decries prayers for US destruction
World
October 31, 2012
Saudi mufti decries prayers for US destruction
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, warned against praying for the devastation of the US as Sandy swept…
Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca
World
October 28, 2012
Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca
Saudi authorities quickly dispersed a protest by hundreds of Syrian pilgrims calling for the fall of Syrian President Bashar…
Pilgrims rush to complete final hajj rituals
World
October 28, 2012
Pilgrims rush to complete final hajj rituals
Muslim pilgrims rushed to complete the final rituals of the annual hajj on Sunday as they thronged a Saudi devil-stoning…
Saudi official: Pilgrims buy 25% of our gold and jewelry
Egypt
October 26, 2012
Saudi official: Pilgrims buy 25% of our gold and jewelry
Hajj pilgrims buy an estimated 25 percent of the gold and jewelry sold in Saudi Arabia each year, according…
Saudi cleric calls for ‘urgent’ action to stop Syria bloodshed
World
October 26, 2012
Saudi cleric calls for ‘urgent’ action to stop Syria bloodshed
The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque called on Arabs and Muslims on Friday to take "practical and urgent" steps to…
Syrian pilgrims raise rebel flag at hajj as mufti calls for unity
World
October 25, 2012
Syrian pilgrims raise rebel flag at hajj as mufti calls for unity
Syrian pilgrims raised rebel flags as the hajj reached its climax near Mecca on Thursday, despite a call from Saudi…
Three Egyptians die as pilgrims begin hajj
World
October 24, 2012
Three Egyptians die as pilgrims begin hajj
Three Egyptian pilgrims died Wednesday, bringing the death toll of Egyptians conducting hajj in Saudi Arabia this year to 19,…
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Eshairy has denied reports that an Egyptian woman was brutally gang raped…
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Egypt seeks confirmation of reported gang rape in Saudi
In response to news reports of the alleged kidnapping and brutal rape of an Egyptian woman in Mecca, the Foreign…
Egyptian detained for blasphemy in Saudi threatens suicide
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Egyptian detained for blasphemy in Saudi threatens suicide
The Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah scrambled to meet with an unidentified Egyptian man who has been detained by Saudi authorities…