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Saudi writer dies from COVID-19 shortly after release from prison
A Saudi writer recently released from prison has died shortly after contracting COVID-19.Saleh Al-Shehi was a prominent Saudi columnist reporting on corruption in Saudi...
US: Biden to meet a ‘million Muslim’ Americans as party feuds over policy on Israel
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, will address the nation’s largest Muslim American PAC (political action committee) on Monday, amidst an internal tug of war...
Report: Saudi Arabia oil exports drop 41.2% in May
Saudi Arabia’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products fell 41.2 per cent in May month on month, the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI)...
beIN SPORTS responds to Saudi fine and license cancellation
The Qatari beIN SPORTS responded on Tuesday evening to a Saudi decision to fine and to permanently terminate the network’s license, stressing that the...
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Saudi professor publishes article to Israel academic journal
In an unprecedented move, a senior Saudi Arabian professor from King Saud University in Riyadh has published an article in an Israeli journal,” according...
Egypt upholds life term for Muslim Brotherhood guide
An Egyptian appeals court yesterday upheld a 25-year life sentence for Mohammed Badie, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.The court in the capital Cairo...
Saudi pressuring Canada to extradite ex-intelligence officer
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has been pressing Canada to extradite former top Saudi intelligence officer Saad Al-Jabri, Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail reports.According...
Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted
Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s...
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Saudi Arabia goes ahead with $20 billion project despite economic woes
Saudi Arabia is going ahead with a tourism and culture project in the capital Riyadh worth $20 billion, despite the Kingdom’s growing financial crisis....
Saudi Arabia: ‘Egypt, Sudan water security is integral part of Arab security’
Saudi Arabia stressed on Tuesday that the water security of Egypt and Sudan are an integral part of Arab security, rejecting “any measure that...
Rights group demand Saudi to reveal fate of 5 Yemen detainees
A human rights group yesterday called on Saudi Arabia to “immediately” disclose the fate of five Yemenis being held in its prisons.In a statement...
US Congress calls for information on detained Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul
US Congress called on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to provide information on the status of Saudi women’s rights activist, Loujain Al-Hathloul, who has been...
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