Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Asylum hope for Saudi teenager who fled death
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend is in hiding in Thailand pleading for asylum. She fears that her father and brother may kill her for renouncing Islam.
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Bombshell as Saudis accused of embassy murder
Is this the turning point for Saudi Arabia? The alleged killing of high-profile journalist and dissenter Jamal Khashoggi could mean the West finally turns its back on the oppressive kingdom.
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Storm brews over Saudi Prince’s royal visit
Is it wrong to offer Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince a state visit? Mohammed bin Salman arrives in the UK tomorrow and will dine with the Queen. But many say he should not be here at all.
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Saudi lashes ‘will kill’ British pensioner
As a UK citizen faces brutal punishment in Saudi Arabia, the government has dropped a bid to run the kingdom’s prisons. Is the UK displaying moral fibre or financial recklessness?
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Obama joins rush to honour Saudi ‘tyrant’
Saudi Arabia’s government is among the most strict and repressive in the world. Yet Western leaders are bending over backward to ingratiate themselves with its rulers. Why?
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Fury as Islamic State kills another hostage
As a British aid worker is brutally murdered, an international coalition is gathering to defeat the terrorists of Islamic State. But is one of its members, Saudi Arabia, morally repellent?
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Mecca modernises ahead of Haj pilgrimage
A new state-of-the-art sound system is being installed at Islam’s holiest mosque, as part of a controversial new redevelopment. Is the pace of change undermining the true meaning of the Haj?
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Trapped Saudi princesses plead for help
Two daughters of King Abdullah claim they have been held captive for over a decade. Saudi Arabia is well known for its poor human rights record, but are Western countries partly to blame?
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London 2012 makes history for women’s sport
Every Olympic country sent a female athlete to compete for glory in the London 2012 Games. It is a historic first – but gender equality in sport might still be a distant goal.
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Russian and Saudi arms fuel Syria’s suffering
As grim news drips in daily from Syria, it has emerged that both rebels and the government are being armed from abroad. Some fear that the conflict is developing into a ‘proxy war.’
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British reporter rescued from stricken Syrian town
Activists have rescued a photographer from the city of Homs, which is under attack from Syrian government forces. As fears grow for other trapped journalists, calls to arm rebels are mounting.
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Iranian terror plot foiled by druglord informant
In a saga more like Hollywood than real life, an Iranian terror plot against the US and Saudi Arabia has been foiled. The planned assassination might have caused international mayhem.
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Huge step for women’s rights as Saudi allows votes
The world's last bastion of exclusive male power is set to fall with yesterday's announcement that Saudi Arabian women will be allowed to stand and vote in future elections.
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Saudi women launch a peaceful revolution
Women in Saudi Arabia cannot vote or drive a car, and must get a man’s permission before they marry, travel, get a job or go to university. Now some are fighting back.
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Q&A: Yemen at a crossroads as President leaves
President Saleh, injured in rebel attacks on his palace, has fled to Saudi Arabia. Protestors celebrate, but the country still faces an uncertain future.