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Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say
May 16, 2013 Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.
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Outbreak Of New SARS-Like Virus Kills 5 In Saudi Arabia
May 2, 2013 A new virus that causes severe pneumonia and sometimes kidney failure has infected more people. Since the virus first appeared in March 2012, it has infected 24 people, including 17 deaths.
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The Challenges Of Making A Film In Saudi Arabia
April 28, 2013 The film about a girl and her desire to ride a bike has been well received internationally. But few Saudis have seen it because the country does not permit movie theaters.
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Air Base In Saudi Arabia Is Latest Drone Secret To Be Revealed
February 6, 2013 The Obama administration wanted to keep the existence of the base secret. It has been used to target al-Qaida members in Yemen.
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Guilty Plea In Plot To Murder Saudi Ambassador
October 17, 2012 Manssor Arbabsiar, an Iranian-born naturalized American citizen, has admitted conspiring with Iranian officials, the Justice Department says. Iranian officials have accused the U.S. of fabricating the plot.
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Women Erased From IKEA's Saudi Catalog; Company Apologizes
October 2, 2012 Compare the U.S. and Saudi catalogs. All the same stuff is for sale. But you won't find women in one.
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Almost One Year After Bin Laden's Death, Pakistan Deports His Family
April 27, 2012 Next Wednesday marks one year since U.S. Navy SEALs raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed the al-Qaida leader. His three wives, children and grandchildren have been sent to Saudi Arabia.
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Gulf Arab Nations Recall Ambassadors From Syria, Expel Syrian Diplomats
February 7, 2012 The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, has been pressing for an end to attacks on peaceful protesters in Syria.
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Iran Much In Mind As U.S. Wraps Up $30B Sale Of Fighters To Saudi Arabia
December 29, 2011 America and its allies are looking to further isolate and pressure Iran so long as that Persian nation continues to be a threat to others in the region.
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Plot Was 'Directed By Individuals In The Iranian Government,' Obama Says
October 13, 2011 "We know," the president said today, that "there are individuals in the Iranian government who were aware" of a plan to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
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Clinton's Condemns 'Dangerous Escalation,' Iran Slams 'Baseless Claims'
October 12, 2011 As the U.S. continues to lay out its case about a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., Iran continues to deny any official involvement.
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Alleged Terror Plot: 'Brazen And Bizarre'
October 12, 2011 If two Iranians, possibly with the support of some in Iran's government, did try to hire Mexican drug cartel members to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S., it's a bold and ominous development, analysts say.
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Saudi Women Get Behind The Wheel, Renew Protest Of Driving Ban
June 17, 2011 Some Saudi women are again protesting against the ban on driving while female. And they're telling their tales on Twitter.
Blog Of The Nation
June 7th: What's On Today's Show
June 7, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, and why most childhood memories vanish. In the second hour, the latest in advances in the treatment of cancer.
