Gulf | Saudi Arabia
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Tuesday Apr 30
Saudi Arabia arrests Shiite activist in Eastern Province
Police exchanged fire with the two men, wounding them before they were captured
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Monday Apr 29
Filipinos protest for workers in Saudi Arabia
Philippine officials negotiating waiving of fees to be paid by undocumented workers
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Monday Apr 29
Saudi: 7 convicted on terrorism charges
Defendant jailed after he was convicted of ‘attempting suicide several times’
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Monday Apr 29
‘Delay prayers to accommodate business’: Saudi columnist
Abdullah Bajabair of Saudi daily Al Eqtisadiya calls for Isha to be pushed back
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Sunday Apr 28
Saudi Arabia facing flooding dangers
Interior ministry presses to provide services, hope while dealing with damages
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Sunday Apr 28
Saudi firm's Friday-Saturday weekend switch: Savola Group is first in kingdom to make move
Company says move will increase international work opportunities
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Saturday Apr 27
Saudi Prince Saud Al Faisal laughs off death rumours
"News of my death should not be huge story or exaggerated," says Saudi Prince Saud Al Faisal
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Saturday Apr 27
Unused urban land in Saudi Arabia to be seized
Shortage of land in big cities has frustrated efforts to build half a million homes
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Thursday Apr 25
Saudi decree may put housing plan into top gear
Programme was slow to get underway, partly because of difficulties in obtaining land
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Thursday Apr 25
US citizen’s car comes under fire
Investigation launched to determine road assault circumstances
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Thursday Apr 25
Pakistani family of 6 killed in Saudi traffic accident
Three children among dead after horrific crash in Makkah
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Wednesday Apr 24
Saudi to retain ban on non-Muslim places of worship
Kingdom has come in for repeated criticism for its ban
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Wednesday Apr 24
Oldest Saudi man dies at 120
Shaikh Awadh Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saifi had 24 children and 447 grandchildren
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Wednesday Apr 24
Saudi pays $190.7m for 469 Istanbul apartments
Investment based on recommendation from two Saudi businessmen
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Wednesday Apr 24
Saudi donation frees jailed Sri Lanka maids
Generous act is ray of hope in intricate situation
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Tuesday Apr 23
Saudi Arabia weekend switch call sparks lively debate
Legal process could take up to one year, Shura member says
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Tuesday Apr 23
Only Saudi imams to lead prayers in Makkah
Ministry warns of zero tolerance for misuse of sermons
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Monday Apr 22
Saudi Arabia Shura calls for weekend change
Saudi only Gulf country to have Thursday-Friday weekend
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Monday Apr 22
Saudi beheaded for murder
35th execution takes place in the kingdom year
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Monday Apr 22
Three Saudis jailed for plot to kill Americans
They also planned to enter Iraq ‘to carry out terrorist acts’
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Monday Apr 22
Saudi sponsors to pay for illegal workers’ deportation
Many workers leave sponsors to look for better job or set up their own businesses
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Monday Apr 22
Saudi plane makes emergency landing in Muscat
False fire alarm forces pilot to divert Mumbai-Riyadh flight
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Sunday Apr 21
Saudi Arabia bride demands groom marry her friends
Husband rents three apartments for three wives
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Sunday Apr 21
Saudi Crown Prince receives Al Azhar Shaikh
Al Tayeb expresses happiness at visiting the Kingdom
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Saturday Apr 20
No possible change seen in Saudi succession line
That mechanism almost secure after defence minister was appointed Crown Prince
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Three drown in Dubai and Ajman
Police warn swimmers to check conditions before entering the water
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Scramble to help Indians workers in Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister Khurshid in Jeddah to help over 55,000 workers
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Arranged marriages rejected by Bihar brides
Empowered girls saying no to 'unsuitable' grooms in social revolution
