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Saudi online storm over reality TV 'porn'
The act was unintended by a contestant and he has repented to God, says Bedaya TV in apology
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Burqa-clad Saudi women dance, skateboard in viral video
Video challenges various bans imposed by Saudi government on women
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Iran denies receiving Saudi invite for hajj talks
Saudi pilgrims minister Mohammed Bentin had opened discussions with Iran to work out the details of the 2017 hajj
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Saudi Arabia arrests partygoers using viral 'mixed party' video
Watch the video here
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Kind-hearted Saudi bails out 'desperate' Pakistani truck driver
The man wishes to remain anonymous
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Outlook: Saudi Arabia projects $53 billion deficit in 2017
This year’s deficit will be 297 billion riyals, down 8.9% from 2016’s budget forecast
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Saudi Arabia projects drop in defence spending
A cabinet statement on budget says defence spending would reach 191 billion riyals ($51 billion) in 2017
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Yemen campaign: US cancels weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia
US concerned about how Riyadh is prosecuting its war against Iranian-backed Huthi rebels
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German defense minister refuses to wear abaya in Saudi Arabia
Iraqi pharmacist says decision 'an insult to Saudi Arabia'
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India outranks Saudi Arabia to become world's fourth-largest defence spender
Global defence spending stands at a whopping $1.57 trillion
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Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya
Woman detained after complaint filed by religious police, reports Al Sharq newspaper
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British FM's 'proxy war' comment misconstrued: Saudi foreign minister
Boris Johnson had accused Saudi Arabia and its rival Iran of engaging in "puppeteering" and "playing proxy wars"
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British foreign minister says Saudi and Iran stoking proxy wars in Middle East
Johnson said absence of real leadership in the Middle East had allowed people to twist religion and stoke proxy wars
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Saudi Arabia condemns 15 to death for spying for Iran
Most of the 15 Saudis were members of the kingdom’s Shia minority
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Saudi court sentences 15 people to death for spying for Iran
The 15 were among 32 people who were detained in 2013 on charges of spying for Iran and went on trial in February
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Here's what the Kaaba looks like from inside
Considered the 'House of Allah', Muslims the world over turn towards it when praying
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Saudi labour minister sacked
The labour minister headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers
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Saudia jet from India makes emergency landing in Karachi
'The captain of the Airbus A330 suffered a health condition that called for his assistant to take over the plane'
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Saudis call for execution of woman without hijab
One social media user demands the Kingdom 'kill her and throw her corpse to the dogs'
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OPEC in first joint oil cut with Russia since 2001, Saudis take 'big hit'
Non-Opec countries will join output cuts for the first time in 15 years to help the organisation prop up oil prices
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Shamoon virus returns in new Saudi attacks after four-year hiatus
The destructive computer virus crippled tens of thousands of computers in the Middle East four years ago
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Saudi king allocates 100b riyals from reserves to public investment fund
The funds would be used to support both foreign and local investments
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Saudi prince Alwaleed says women must drive
"Stop the debate: Time for women to drive" Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Twitter
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Saudi government infusing cash into economy, may boost growth, data shows
Chief of the National Contractors' Committee predicted 100 billion riyals of payments by the end of 2016
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No Saudi ban on visas for transgender pilgrims: TAAP
Did not receive any instruction or notification in this regard, says association's regional secretary
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Senate panel to mull Saudi ban on transgender pilgrims
According to reports, Saudi govt in a statement said transgenders would not be issued travel visa for Umrah
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Saudi Arabia to offer 2-year multiple visas to Pakistani businessmen
Envoy outlines investment avenues in diversifying Saudi economy
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Saudi policeman shot dead
The officer was hit by gunfire from "an unknown source" as he got out of his car in Dammam
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Unaddressed issues: People want corruption-free country: JI chief
Says government has failed to fulfil promises and resolve long-standing matters
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Iran overtakes Saudi Arabia as top oil supplier to India
But India's oil imports from Iran have shot up this year after those sanctions were lifted in January
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Sentence over, Saudi activist still in prison
Saudi Arabia was recently re-elected to a new three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council
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Saudi advisory council rejects study of women driving
Proposal failed to get required 50 percent plus one support among the council's 150 members, who include 30 women
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Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment
The prince from Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah
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Saudi finance minister sacked by royal decree
Assaf, who has a doctorate in economics, was reassigned as a minister of state and will remain in cabinet
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Pakistanis among eight Islamic State ‘militants’ arrested in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh says the suspects were plotting killings and a car bombing
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Saudi security officer killed in drive-by shooting in Qatif
The shooting occurred while the security men were on patrol
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Yemen's Houthis launch missile toward Makkah
Makkah is home to the most sacred sites in Islam, including the Grand Mosque
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Saudi financial position strong: minister
A tightening of bank liquidity after the issuance of domestic bonds was the main reason Saudi decided to borrow abroad
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Gunmen kill two Saudi police
The officers came under "heavy fire from an unknown source" as they parked their vehicle in a commercial area
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Saudi groom divorces wife two hours after wedding for using Snapchat
Groom immediately filed for divorce after learning the pictures were shared on social media
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Two Saudi security officers shot dead by gunmen: Arabiya TV
Pictures posted on Arabiya's website showed police cars with flashing lights crowding the crime scene
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'Crazy' hike in Saudi visa fees could impact business ties
The changes do not apply to the European Union or United States
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Saudi's first global bonds worth $17.5 bn: official media
Source says Saudi has divided the total into three tranches with maturities of five, 10 and 30 years, respectively
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Saudi police arrest ‘online cross-dresser’
The famous Snapchat personality appeared in video clips dressed like women
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Saudi Arabia, SoftBank plan $100 billion tech fund
Saudi Arabia's top sovereign wealth fund, is set to be the lead investment partner and may invest up to $45 billion
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Longtime allies Egypt, Saudi Arabia in rare public row
The discord came to the surface when Egypt voted in favour of a Russian-drafted UN Security Council resolution
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Saudi teen arrested for flirting with American woman online
He could face a five-year prison sentence and be forced to pay a fine as high as $800,000
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Saudi says $60 oil 'not unthinkable' by year-end
This comes after Saudi last month agreed to a surprise output cut of oil cartel OPEC, the first in eight years
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Arab coalition says to probe Yemen funeral carnage
The Saudi-led coalition has come under increasing international scrutiny over civilian deaths
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Saudi Arabia to fund treatment of 150 injured Syrian children
KSA will also fund procurement of thoracic radiation devices for hospitals of Aleppo and neighbouring regions