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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.

Alleged Iran Plot Is More 'Caper Novel' Than Spy Novel

The suspect: Manssor Arbabsiar (front, right) appearing in court Tuesday.

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Alleged Iran Plot Is More 'Caper Novel' Than Spy Novel

October 13, 2011 • "That's not to say it didn't happen," spy novelist and Washington Post foreign policy columnist David Ignatius says. But what's been said about the plan strikes him and others as "unusual and sloppy" tradecraft.

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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.

Alleged Terror Plot: 'Brazen And Bizarre'

This courtroom drawing shows Manssor Arbabsiar (front, right), appearing before U.S. Southern District Court Judge Michael H. Dolinger on Tuesday.

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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

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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.

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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.

Reports: Yemeni Leader's Wounds Are Serious

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Reports: Yemeni Leader's Wounds Are Serious

June 7, 2011 • While government spokesmen say the president plans to return to Yemen after receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, opponents hope he will stay away and talks about a transition can begin.

Saudi Woman Defies Ban On Driving While Female

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Saudi Woman Defies Ban On Driving While Female

May 24, 2011 • Manal al-Sharif has been arrested for driving — something women aren't allowed to do in the Saudi kingdom. But her campaign continues and the editor of Saudi News predicts that "more and more women will take up the wheel."

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Judge Allows Former Inmate To Visit Saudi Arabia

March 11, 2011 • A federal judge will allow a former inmate in a restrictive prison unit designed for terrorists and other prisoners to travel to Saudi Arabia for up to a month to visit his "ailing and infirm mother," according to a court order released Friday.

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Reports: Saudi Police Fire At Protesters

March 10, 2011 • As protests have spread and governments have been toppled in North Africa and the Middle East, one key question has been whether the rulers in Saudi Arabia would come under such pressure.

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Protests Spread To Libya

February 16, 2011 • Protests spread to Libya ahead of Day of Rage; online complaints in Saudi Arabia; food prices rise to dangerous levels

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Oscar Nomination News Hits Home During Visit To Saudi Arabia

January 25, 2011 • Sometimes life is just ironic. That was certainly the case for Carie Lemack today. She's the founder of Global Survivors Network, an organization for families who have lost loved ones in terror attacks.

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BlackBerry Crackdown Starts In Arab Gulf States

August 2, 2010 • The UAE government has announced it will start blocking BlackBerry data service in October because it apparently can't break the devices' encryption. The UAE says BlackBerrys represent a security risk to the "social, judicial and national security" since they use encryption software that makes it impossible for security officials to snoop on messages.

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January 8, 2008 • Has Al Jazeera changed its tone?

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