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# Saudi Arabia

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# gulf apart
'Made to be rejected': Qatar looks to reject demands made in Gulf-states row
Gulf states have demanded Qatar agree to complete a list of demands to end the blockade against it.
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Jul 2nd 2017, 2:55 PM
# royal reshuffle
The Saudi king has ousted his nephew as crown prince, and installed his son
His appointment completes a gradual removal of powers from Mohammed bin Nayef, who has been fired.
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Jun 21st 2017, 7:29 AM
# crisis in the gulf
Explainer: What's going on in Qatar and why are all its neighbours turning on it?
Saudi Arabia is leading allies in cutting off ties to Qatar over its alleged links to terrorism.
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Jun 10th 2017, 8:45 AM
# Controversy
Saudi Arabia apologise after not observing minute's silence for London victims
“The players did not intend any disrespect to the memories of the victims or to cause upset…”
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Jun 9th 2017, 8:56 AM
# wading in
Trump criticises Qatar for 'funding extremism' despite it having largest US base in Middle East
Trump later adopted a different tone on Qatar in a phone call with the King of Saudi Arabia.
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Jun 7th 2017, 6:57 AM
# the orb
Donald Trump touched a mysterious glowing orb in Saudi Arabia, and Twitter has questions
It’s not evil right? Just a photo oppor- HAIL THE ORB.
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May 22nd 2017, 8:30 AM
# saudi speech
'Drive them out of your community' - Trump delivers message to the Islamic world on extremism
Donald Trump was delivering a much anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia.
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May 21st 2017, 5:29 PM
# High Stakes
Trump to deliver 'high-risk' speech to Muslim world today promoting 'peaceful vision'
The speech will come less than a day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Iran to ‘dismantle its network of terrorism’.
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May 21st 2017, 8:40 AM
# Donald Trump
Donald Trump bows to Saudi king and signs $110 billion arms deal with the Gulf state
It’s part of an eight-day foreign trip by the US President.
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May 20th 2017, 6:39 PM
# that's the enda it
Kenny says he raised human rights with Saudis but that 'obviously includes women's rights'
The Taoiseach has sought to clarify that Ireland had conveyed its concerns over Saudi Arabia’s record on women’s rights.
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May 5th 2017, 6:29 PM
# secret vote
Government: 'We raised concerns on status of women with Saudi Arabia'
“Ireland has a long-standing and proud record in the area of women’s rights and children’s rights,” Minister Flanagan said.
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May 4th 2017, 3:15 PM
# payday
One of the Premier League's top referees is quitting to move to Saudi Arabia
Mark Clattenburg is leaving English football.
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Feb 16th 2017, 2:01 PM
# Saudi Arabia
Six British nationals on Saudi pilgrimage killed in road crash
A couple from Glasgow and four members of a family from Manchester were killed.
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Jan 19th 2017, 4:57 PM
# conflict fallout
Ireland pledges €2 million in aid to victims of Yemen's devastating, never-ending, civil war
Three million people have been displaced from their homes by the ongoing conflict in the gulf state.
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Jan 7th 2017, 10:00 PM
# Executions
Six countries with the most executions and Ireland's diplomatic links to them
Although state killings are legal in some countries, there remains a lot of secrecy around the figures recording instances of it.
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Dec 29th 2016, 6:15 AM
# no joke
American comedian's gig in Saudi Arabia cancelled after complaints by Islamic hardliners
Mike Epps was due to perform next week.
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Dec 10th 2016, 2:15 PM
# Allies
Boris Johnson accuses Saudi Arabia of being a 'puppeteer' in the Middle East's religious wars
Such public criticism of the Sunni power is unprecedented for a British foreign minister.
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Dec 8th 2016, 11:34 AM
# Riyadh
Saudi Arabia has executed one of its princes for murder
Such action against a member of the royal family is extremely rare in the middle eastern state.
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Oct 18th 2016, 9:57 PM
# Arrest
Saudi Arabia police arrest man for cross-dressing on Snapchat
Police said they “arrested a famous Snapchat personality who appeared in video clips dressed like women”.
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Oct 18th 2016, 10:13 AM
# Stoning of the Devil
The annual hajj pilgrimage will climax for around 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims tonight
Last year’s hajj stampede which killed roughly 2,300 people, many of them Iranians, magnified frictions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which is holding its own event in Karbala, Iraq.
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Sep 10th 2016, 8:41 PM
# no-kemon
Saudi Arabia has banned the "un-Islamic" and "deviant" Pokémon Go
The country has a 15-year-old fatwa on the Pokémon franchise.
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Jul 20th 2016, 10:10 PM
# Ramadan
Muslim leaders condemn suicide bombs in Saudi Arabia, including one at holy site
‘This crime could not have been perpetrated by someone who had an atom of belief in his heart.’
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Jul 5th 2016, 9:48 AM
# Crossing of Arabia
Saudi Arabia plans to build a massive bridge to Egypt
It is a show of support for the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Apr 8th 2016, 10:04 PM
Voices
Atrocities you probably haven't heard about through the media
Brutality in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and elsewhere has been largely overlooked by western media outlets, Julien Mercille writes.
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Apr 7th 2016, 8:00 AM
# brutal rule
'Birthplace of terrorism': Outrage expressed at Saudi Arabia documentary showing beheadings
The documentary went behind the curtain of the secretive regime.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 7:26 PM
# tensions
What's happening in Saudi Arabia?
A massive diplomatic row has broken out between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Jan 4th 2016, 12:01 PM
# sheikh nimr al-nimr
Iran leader warns Saudi Arabia of 'divine revenge' over execution of cleric
Saudi Arabia has severed diplomatic ties with Iran.
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Jan 3rd 2016, 8:56 PM
# Churchill's Sneeze
Here are 17 incredible facts about oil-rich Saudi Arabia
Apparently women drivers could “undermine social values”.
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Jan 3rd 2016, 9:45 AM
# Executions
Saudi Arabia has executed 47 men, including a prominent cleric, for terror offences
All bar two of those executed were Saudi citizens. The executions have sparked international condemnation in the region.
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Jan 2nd 2016, 2:36 PM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
River Shannon flooding, Conor McGregor’s big win and a police shooting in LA had everyone talking.
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Dec 13th 2015, 7:56 PM
# Breaking Barriers
A woman has won a seat in Saudi Arabia's historic election
Female candidates could not meet male voters during the campaign.
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Dec 13th 2015, 8:14 AM
# Small step forward
Women allowed vote in Saudi Arabia for the first time in historic elections
In a country where they can’t drive or walk alone in public, Saudi women will be allowed to vote this weekend.
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Dec 12th 2015, 7:15 AM
# Not so fast
Saudi police find 48,000 cans of Heineken disguised as Pepsi
Sneaky.
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Nov 14th 2015, 1:00 PM
# Saudi Arabia
Pensioner who faced 350 lashes over home-made wine returns to Britain
Karl Andree had been imprisoned after being caught with the wine in Saudi Arabia.
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Nov 11th 2015, 1:13 PM
# Torture
A British pensioner sentenced to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia will be freed
But the ultra conservative country’s bloggers and political activists still face torture and death.
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Oct 29th 2015, 10:29 AM
# Saudi Arabia
British pensioner faces 360 lashes after being caught with homemade wine
The man’s family has called on David Cameron to intervene.
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Oct 13th 2015, 8:03 AM
# Saudi Arabia
Woman 'has hand chopped off' while trying to escape employer
The woman allegedly had tried to complain to her employer about torture and non-payment of wages.
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Oct 9th 2015, 12:33 PM
# Yemen
Human rights group calls for the west to stop supplying arms to those 'committing war crimes'
American allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE are leading the coalition battling rebels in Yemen.
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Oct 7th 2015, 7:16 AM
# beverly hills
Saudi prince arrested over 'sex act' at Los Angeles mansion
Local media report that a bleeding woman was seen screaming for help as she tried to climb over the wall of his property.
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Sep 25th 2015, 7:38 PM
# world's biggest gathering
Photos: Millions of Muslims descend on Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage
The pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, began in Mecca today.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 8:02 PM
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