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Saudi 'giga projects': tall ambitions, high risks
'For the first time Saudi Arabia is looking not at what's in the ground but outside'
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Aces Meet: Multinational counter-terrorism air exercise concludes
Turkey, Saudi Arabia forces simulate contemporary air combat tactics
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Video of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif reading Holy Quran goes viral
PML-N sources say Sharif has been praying for his wife Kulsoom Nawaz, who is undergoing cancer treatment in London
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Unable to pay diyat: Pakistani driver languishing in Saudi Arabian prison
Family requests Pakistan govt to help them release Zahir Hussain by paying Rs30 million compensation
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Imam-e-Kaaba invited to cabinet session
According to a PM House press release, the Imam-e-Ka’aba said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia share historical bonds.
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Saudi public fund to double assets by 2020
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, has lost billions of dollars since crude prices plummeted in mid-2014
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Saudi crown prince pledges ‘a country of moderate Islam’
Statement is the most direct attack by a top official on country's influential religious establishment
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Saudi Arabia launches mega-zone on Red Sea
Prince Mohamed announced a massive tourism project to turn 50 islands on the Red Sea into luxury resorts
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No blood money for victims of 2015 Makkah crane crash, rules Saudi court
108 people were killed and 238 others injured when crane fell on wall of Grand Mosque in September 2015
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Former Vogue model lifts veil on her life as a 'pleasure wife' for Saudi billionaire
Ms Dodd quickly became a member of Khashoggi's harem, living in lavish suites in Saudi Arabia
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Tillerson attends landmark Saudi, Iraq meeting
Iraq is seeking economic benefits from closer ties with Riyadh as both countries suffer from a protracted oil slump
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People in Saudi Arabia ‘want’ revival of night out at movies
Rare movie night this week in Riyadh was precursor to an expected formal lifting of the kingdom's ban on cinemas
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Saudi Arabia says oil market improving, agrees with Iraq on compliance with cutbacks
The two countries began taking steps towards detente in 2015 after 25 years of troubled relations
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Snapchat video shows Saudi men joking seconds before deadly car crash
Men distracted by the cellphone as they were travelling on a main highway; one dead, other severely injured
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Saudi Arabia to ‘vet and verify’ authenticity of hadiths to counter extremism
King Salman orders to set up a body to 'eliminate texts that contradict teachings of Islam and justify terrorist...
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Saudi airplane arrives in Baghdad, first time in 27 years
'Baghdad International Airport today welcomed the first Saudi plane after a 27-year break,' said a ministry...
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Fire in Saudi capital kills 10
Saudi civil defence posted photos of an enormous lumber yard engulfed in flames
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Woman named to head sports federation in Saudi first
Princess Rima is a graduate in museology from an American university
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Aramco Ipo: Sale could be limited to Riyadh bourse
Until 2014, oil income made up more than 90% of public revenues
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Qatar escalates UAE trade dispute, asks WTO to adjudicate
First request will be made in October 24 meeting
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Saudi Arabia has fired many extremist imams: Foreign minister
Al Jubeir stated Riyadh would cooperate with Moscow in fight against terrorism
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‘Letting Saudi women behind wheels is like silencing them from main issues’
Moudhi al Jahoni claims that situation for women in Saudi Kingdom is still dire
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US approves possible $15 billion sale of THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia
The approval opens the way for Riyadh to purchase 44 THAAD launchers and 360 missiles
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Saudi king takes 1,500 entourage, golden escalator, food, furniture on Russia trip
Around 800kg of food has been flown in by a Saudi plane that is travelling daily between Riyadh and Moscow
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UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen
According to report, coalition was responsible for 683 of total 1,340 child casualties last year in Yemen
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Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defence system
Report surfaces during a visit by Saudi King Salman to Moscow
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'Most powerful' Lebanese woman fired for 'liking' anti-Saudi Arabia tweet
Major Suzan Hajj Hobeiche was the head of the Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Bureau
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Saudi Arabia carries out 100th execution this year
The man was sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi man
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When women drive the story in Saudi Arabia
Driving is hardly the only restriction women in Saudi Arabia face, but it is a big one
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Saudi Arabia to launch investment firms for holy cities
Saudi Arabia has said the uplift projects are expected to create more than 200,000 jobs
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After women allowed to drive, cinemas ‘returning’ to Saudi Arabia
Kingdom had some cinemas in 1970s that are still banned; decision would be in line with Vision 2030 reforms
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Saudi court acquits 13 accused in Makkah crane crash
The verdict, however has been objected by the Attorney General and he has appealed against it
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Saudi university to open women driving school
The decision comes in line with the Royal directive to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi King Salman to visit Russia on Thursday: Kremlin
The visit comes a month before members of the OPEC oil cartel are to meet with the other nations that have joined them
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Saudi Arabia threatens nations who back Yemen probe
Yemen conflict has killed more than 8,500 people, wounding nearly 49,000
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In historic move: Saudi Arabia allows women to drive
Decision sparks euphoria and disbelief among activists in the kingdom
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Saudi official axed over king image with 'Star Wars' icon
Saudi Arabia scrambled last week to withdraw the textbook
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Saudi clerics use Twitter, textbooks to spread hate: HRW
'Saudi officials immediately condemned these attacks'
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In a first, women throng Saudi stadium for national day
Under the country's guardianship system, a male family member must grant permission for a woman's study & travel, etc
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Saudi Arabia marks national day with fireworks, concerts
Main highlight is a cultural event at the King Fahd stadium in Riyadh
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Textbook recalled in Saudi Arabia over Star Wars character with King Faisal image
A Saudi artist created the image who has gained renown for mixing pop culture icons into historic photographs
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Saudi cleric suspended over 'quarter-brain' women drivers quip
Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that bans women from driving
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Saudi lifts ban on WhatsApp calls, but will censor them
WhatsApp worked only when connected to a wireless network
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Riyadh to set up entertainment firm
Project is part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 to reduce its dependence on oil
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Saudi to allow women into stadium for national day
This marks shift from previous celebrations where women are barred from sports arenas
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Saudi to create $2.7bn entertainment investment firm
The country seeks to launch tons of recreation centres as part of its Vision 2030 plan to reduce its dependence on oil
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Snapchat asked to remove Al Jazeera's Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia
The conflict is the latest example of a technology company being pinned in the crosshairs of geopolitics
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Crackdown and charm offensive: Saudi prince shores up power
But sluggish economic growth, soaring youth unemployment could hinder MBS's outreach
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Solar Cells: KSA making tech inroads
The initiative for using the new technology falls into “The Kingdom’s Vision 2030”
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HRW denounces 'crackdown on dissent' in Saudi Arabia
At least 20 people including prominent clerics have been arrested by the Saudi authorities since September 9