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Saudi grooves to new beat as entertainment opens up
Entertainment-starved expatriates were among the youthful audience who spent between 50 and 900 riyals for tickets
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Iranian general says son might kill Saudi king to claim throne
Soleimani made the comments late on Wednesday
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Pakistan concerned at overturning of presidential veto on 9/11 lawsuits bill
Legislation allows families of 9/11 victims to sue countries such as Saudi Arabia for alleged backing of attackers
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Rough times for Saudi retail as govt cuts bite
Saudi cabinet imposed a wage freeze on the civil service, which makes up the bulk of the kingdom's workforce
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Justice Against Sponsor of Terrorism Act
Both the Senate and the House overwhelmingly voted in favour of the bill
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Saudi abandons Islamic calendar for govt pay
The change brings civil service pay in line with the government's January-December fiscal year
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Saudi princess who told guard to kill decorator 'identified as King Salman's daughter'
Princess has fled the French capital
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9/11 widow files lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
Stephanie DeSimone alleges Saudi Arabia of providing material support to al Qaeda for more than a decade
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Pakistani pilgrim missing in Saudi Arabia for six weeks
Family, co-travelers decry lethargy of officials, suspect he is in police custody
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'Worse than hell': Indian migrants recall Saudi nightmare
Workers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were left destitute, without money to buy food after losing their jobs
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Iran, Saudi Arabia eager to join CPEC
Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan will welcome friendly nations
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Saudi warns of 'disastrous consequences' over US 9/11 law
. Saudi Arabia was home to 15 of the 19 al Qaeda hijackers who carried out the September 11
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Saudi could cut anti-terror ties over US law
A senior Saudi prince reportedly threatened to pull out billions of dollars of US assets if JASTA became law
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Saudi Princess orders bodyguard to kill French decorator 'for taking pictures'
The princess also forced the man to kiss her feet
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US Congress rejects Obama's veto of Saudi 9/11 bill
A senior Saudi prince reportedly threatened to pull billions of dollars out of US assets if it were to become law
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Troubled Saudi firm lays off Quran printers
Staff at the King Fahad Quran Printing Complex in Medina received termination notices on Tuesday
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Saudi king cuts ministers' salaries 20%
Since 2014 global oil prices have collapsed by more than half, leaving Saudi Arabia with a record deficit last year
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Petition to end male guardianship of women in Saudi Arabia gains traction
Protest movement seeks end to law requiring women to have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry
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Yemen rebel leader proposes border truce with Saudi
In late 2014 they seized Yemen's capital Sanaa before moving into other parts of the country
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Iran's Rouhani at UN calls on rival Saudi to cease 'divisive policies'
Saudi Arabia sees Iran as the paramount threat to the Middle East's stability
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US Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
The Senate voted 71 to 27 to kill legislation that would have stopped the sale
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Saudis say 17 held after 'IS plot' foiled
The interior ministry says 16 men and one woman were arrested
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De-classified transcript: Guantanamo inmate believes Saudi royal had role in 9/11
Says a religious figure who urged him to take part in anti-US plot referred to a man as ‘Your Highness’
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Guantanamo prisoner says Saudi ‘royal’ involved in 9/11 attacks
Transcript alleges unnamed member of Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit an Al Qaeda bombmaker
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US removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist
Allegations about Saudi Arabia's role in funding terrorism have come under renewed focus this year
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British ambassador to Saudi Arabia becomes first senior diplomat to perform Hajj
Collis who recently converted to Islam, is still serving as British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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Saudi prince warns Iran against use of force
'If they [Iran] are preparing an army to invade us, we are not easily taken by someone who would make war on us'
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Key Syria rebel supporter Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire
The truce will contribute to relieving the humanitarian suffering in Syria
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Sunni leader defends Saudi hosting of Islam’s holiest sites
Khamenei’s statement is part of years old Iranian wish to handle holy sites itself, says Maulana Fazalur Rehman Khalil
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Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
Such laws will negatively affect international cooperation to combat terrorism, says GCC Secretary General
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In pictures: Hajj 2016
Nearly 1.5 million people are set to begin the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia today
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Obama would veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia: White House
The US House of Representatives was expected to vote on the bill on Friday
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Hajj pilgrims get ID bracelets after deadly stampede
Bracelets are a reassurance to some pilgrims, though their distribution has been far from systematic
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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 'world's least-friendly countries'
Taiwan ranked friendliest
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Pain lingers one year after Hajj tragedy in Saudi
This will be the first time in almost three decades that pilgrims from the world's major Shia power will not join Hajj
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Gulf states accuse Iran of trying to politicise Hajj
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, earlier said Iranians were 'not Muslims'
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Iran president calls on Muslims to punish Saudi 'crimes'
Rouhani accused the Saudi govt of shedding the blood of Muslims in Iraq, Syria and Yemen
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No resemblance between Islam of Iranians and 'extremist' Wahhabis, says Zarif
Zarif was responding to a claim by Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, that Iranians are "not Muslims"
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Saudi Arabia, Iran trade barbs
Khamenei on Monday asked the Muslim world to challenge Saudi Arabia’s management of Islam’s two holiest sites
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Saudis tighten their belts for Eidul Azha in age of austerity
Low oil prices are forcing world's top oil exporter into spending cuts to curb the $98b budget deficit of last year
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Muslims should reconsider letting Saudis manage Hajj, holy sites: Khamenei
This month's Hajj will be the first time in almost three decades that Iranian pilgrims have not participated
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Don't do drugs: Philippine's Duterte to workers returning from Saudi
Duterte railed against the United Nations this month after it called for an end to the killings
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Microsoft apologises after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ into ‘Saudi Arabia’
Calls for search engine to be boycotted
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Help sought for death-row inmates
According to the JPP, there are 2,393 Pakistanis in jails all over Saudi Arabia
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Islamabad, Riyadh to scale up efforts to counter Islamic State threat
Saudi defence minister, Premier Nawaz discuss regional situation
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Saudi roof collapse kills Ethiopian worker
The incident occurred a day after two Pakistanis died in a separate construction accident in Makkah
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Saudi Arabia foils attack on Shia mosque in Qatif
Saudi-owned satellite channel says security forces killed a man who was wearing an explosive belt and arrested another
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Downpour in city: Hajj flights delayed due to rain
However, two flights that were to depart from BKIA on Wednesday got delayed
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Gunmen kill policeman in Saudi Eastern Province: state media
Four assailants opened fire on a police station before dawn according to reports
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30 months on, Saudi $1.5b gift to Pakistan unspent
Fund was set up to help Islamabad in time of economic distress