Topic: Saudi Arabia
Slogans against the royal family have been daubed on walls in the Shiite heartland of eastern Saudi Arabia, the scene of deadly clashes with security forces, an AFP photographer said Friday.The Al-Saud ruling family must be "held responsible for the blood of ...
Saudi Arabia's ailing Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has undergone an operation in a New York hospital, an official at the kingdom's consulate in the US metropolis told AFP on Wednesday."He is in New York. He has been operated on," said ...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is in good shape and was walking shortly after undergoing an operation last week, Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said in newspaper reports on Sunday.Nayef, the king's half-brother considered second in line to the throne, said ...
Seventy-eight years after Abdul Aziz ibn Saud triumphantly carved out his kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula following a quarter-century of warfare against rival tribes, Saudi Arabia is living on borrowed time. That is because, despite its claim to global energy dominance, Saudi ...
Saudi security confiscate books by prominent reformer at Riyadh book fair Saudi security forces confiscated books of a well-known reformer and critic of the royal family from stalls at the kingdom's annual international book fair, a Saudi civil rights group said Saturday.The ...
Saudi King Abdullah flew to Morocco Thursday to check on the health of the government's number two, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who left Saudi Arabia for medical treatment in November and has not returned since.The king is going to Morocco ...
Saudi Arabia's only film festival was halted before it even opened on Saturday, festival sources said, as powerful Islamic conservatives battle a popular push for more entertainment in the country.Organisers of the Jeddah film festival were told late on Friday by the ...
A group of Saudi activists has called in a petition for a sweeping reform of political institutions that would reduce the royal family's role and move the kingdom towards a constitutional monarchy.In a petition sent to King Abdullah and other leaders, obtained ...
Powerful Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has moved one step closer to the throne of the world's biggest oil exporter with his promotion to Saudi deputy premier, analysts said on Saturday.Nayef, who for more than 33 years has run the ...
Powerful Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has moved one step closer to the throne of the world's biggest oil producer with his promotion to Saudi deputy premier, analysts said on Saturday.Nayef, who for more than 33 years has run the ...
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