Gulf | Saudi Arabia
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Saturday May 26
Saudi envoy kidnapped in Yemen begs king for help
Al Qaida-held Saudi diplomat in Yemen appeals for his release
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Thursday May 24
Saudi Arabia has signed a $3-billion deal with Britain to buy trainer jets
New jets would help qualify Saudi pilots 'to use fourth-generation jet fighters in full professionalism and efficiency'
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Thursday May 24
Saudi king warns of Lebanon civil war threat
Abdullah's letter to Sulaiman follows killing of anti-Al Assad cleric
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Wednesday May 23
Saudi Arabia will give $3.25b aid to Yemen
Move to ensure impoverished nation’s stabile transition to democracy
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Friday May 18
Al Qaida chief urges Saudis to topple ruling family
Al Qaida chief Ayman Al Zawahri on Thursday urged Saudis to rise up against the kingdom's ruling Al Saud family
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Friday May 18
Saudi beheads man for Bangladeshi's murder
Saudi authorities on Thursday beheaded a man for murdering one Bangladeshi man and stabbing another during a bid to rob them
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Thursday May 17
Saudi Arabia bans using Gregorian dates
The use of the English language to answer calls or communicate, mainly in companies and hotels, has also been banned
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Tuesday May 15
Enthusiasm for Gulf union remains strong
GCC's delay expected announcement of a Gulf union did not seem to dampen enthusiasm
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Tuesday May 15
Saudi Arabia moves ahead with scrapping sponsorship system
Saudi Arabia has taken steps to do away with the controversial sponsorship system, a labour official has said
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Tuesday May 15
Riyadh says violence casts doubt on Annan's Syria peace plan
Advisory summit discusses Iran's position towards Gulf states
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Tuesday May 15
Security pact endorsed
Leaders postpone announcement of Gulf Union to allow time for further studies
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Monday May 14
At least three GCC countries to announce intention to join Gulf union: Report
At least three of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will likely announce their intention to join the expected Gulf union at the advisory summit on Monday, a Saudi pan-Arab daily reporte
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Monday May 14
New message to Iran likely at GCC summit
Meeting expected to further consolidate Riyadh-Manama security ties
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Sunday May 13
GCC eyes high commission to boost integration
Expected to coordinate decisions by members
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Saturday May 12
Saudi king sacks adviser critical of gender mixing
Saudi King Abdullah on Friday sacked one of his advisers, an outspoken critic of the sexes mingling outside the home
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Tuesday May 8
Wife-hitter sentenced to reading
Husband will take a test later to see what he has learned about relating
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Monday May 7
Husband condemned to reading rights books for hitting his wife
A Saudi national found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced to reading two books that explain relations between spouses in Islam. He will later sit for a test on what he learned from the books
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Monday May 7
Saudi Arabia's private sector to have five-day weeks in 2013
The implementation of the five-day working week in Saudi Arabia's private sector could start in early 2013, a labour ministry official has said.
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Monday May 7
Cheating in football is a sin, religious scholars say
Two Saudi religious scholars have warned that players who fool referees to score goals or to obtain penalties or fouls are committing a sin and blighting ethics
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Friday May 4
Saudi king orders reopening of mission in Egypt
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz ordered on Friday the return of the kingdom's ambassador to Egypt and the reopening of the mission
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Friday May 4
Saudi tells Egypt delegation relations 'solid'
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal also told the delegation that Riyadh does not rule out that "foreign elements" could have plotted to cause the tension between the two Arab heavyweights
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Thursday May 3
Saudi Arabia warns Iran over UAE island, Bahrain
Saudi Arabia repeated on Wednesday that it would not tolerate threats to the Gulf Arab states' sovereignty, the latest warning to Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the UAE island of Abu Mousa
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Tuesday May 1
King Abdullah offers SR2 million reward for rescuing boy from blaze
Saudi Mohammad Ismail Omar Shammaa and Chadian Mustafa Ahmad Mohammad were offered the generous reward for their heroism, quick thinking and fast action
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Monday Apr 30
UAE stresses safety of diplomats
UAE is watching the development closely over Saudi Arabia's recall of its ambassador from Egypt
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Sunday Apr 29
Saudi Arabia has 'no suspicions' about Bin Ladens
Saudi spokesman breaks news blackout over Bin Laden family admission to Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait condemns Houla massacre
Arab League urged to put end to oppression of Syrian people
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Car seats for children: Unsafe at any speed
Death rate among children in car accidents in the UAE is three times higher than global average
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Last minute ID rush is on
Expatriates in Dubai have thronged typing centres and Emirates ID registration offices to meet the May 31 registration deadline
