…ussia to the US in July. President Barack Obama’s published schedule indicates that he met in the Oval Office with Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Interior minister, on January 14, 2013. The Saudis denied Tamerlan Tsarnaev entry to the kingdom when he sought to travel to Mecca in December 2011 for a pilgrimage known as an Umrah – one that is undertaken during months that do…
…vil laws with which to govern our society. As a daughter, sister, [former] wife, mother, businesswoman and a working journalist, these are the things that I would like to see changed in Saudi Arabia.” 1. Constitution “I would like to see a proper constitution that treats all men and women on an equal footing before the law but that also serves as a guide to our civil laws and political culture. Fo…
…a "sorcerer" Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki, who was killed on September 20, is believed to have been the 44th person executed in Saudi Arabia this year – and the 11th foreign national. This year, a total of 17 people were executed in Saudi Arabia, which is more than for the whole of 2010. Lebanese TV host Ali Hussain Sibat, who was sentenced to death over mak…
…aring white pilgrims’ clothes. Observers say it is the worst diplomatic falling-out between the two regional powers since Saudi Arabia severed ties after Egypt signed a peace deal with Israel in 1979. Many Egyptians work in Saudi Arabia and there have often been cases where they say they have been mistreated under Saudi law. …
…ociety will accept this,” the official said. It is not the first time a Saudi monarch has backed a controversial reform against domestic opposition. King Faisal, who introduced television in the 1960s and was eventually assassinated, insisted on introducing education for girls. Today, Saudi women graduates outnumber their male counterparts. …
…textiles, pharmaceuticals and food processing industries. There will be women-run firms and production lines for women. Although Saudi Sharia law does not prohibit women to work figures show that only 15% of women are represented in the workforce. The plan coincides with the governments ambitions to get women to play a more active part in the development of the country. Among the stated objectives…
…und in the Pakistan city of Abbottabad. Zakaria al-Sadah, a 24-year-old journalism student, says the children will not eat and have not seen the sun for nine months. He said the worst affected was his 12-year-old daughter Safiyah, who held the head of her injured mother during the attack. Amal, a 29-year-old Yemeni, and the two other wives, Khairiah and Siham, have gone on hunger strike to protest…
…guage. Barbaric textbooks which were handed out in Saudi Arabian schools teach children how to cut off a thief's hands and feet under Sharia law The books were published and handed out to 9th and 10th-graders despite Saudi Arabia’s promises to clean up textbooks in the kingdom. Ali Al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, told Fox News: “This is where terrorism starts, in t…
…ts found anything in the raid, but Revere fire officials said they were called out to support bomb-squad officers as part of the investigation of the “person of interest”. Other residents in the smart 13-storey complex said three young men lived in a fifth floor apartment. “There are a lot of rumors floating about. This is a building that has been packed with people from the Middle East in recent…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London 2012 Games. Sarah Attar will compete in the 800 m and Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani in the judo competition. The Saudi authorities lifted a ban on women from the Gulf kingdom competing in the Games last month. The public participation of women in sport is still fie…
IKEA has said it regrets that images of women are missing from the Saudi version of its catalogue. Women are clearly present in corresponding images in the firm’s English-language catalogue. The Swedish furniture company said “excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with the IKEA Group values”. It attributed the gaffe to the fact its Saudi…
Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari has been deported by Malaysian authorities over the accusations of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet. Police confirmed that Hamza Kashgari, 23, was sent back to Saudi Arabia on Sunday despite protests from human rights groups. Hamza Kashgari’s controversial tweet last week sparked more than 30,000 responses and several death threats. Insulting the pro…
Mexican teachers incensed by sweeping education reforms have attacked the buildings of political parties in the south-western state of Guerrero. For several hours, masked protesters started fires and attacked the offices with pickaxes and sticks, spraying slogans on the walls. Guerrer governor has called for support from the federal government. The reforms impose centralized teacher assessment an…
Princess Maha Al-Sudairi of Saudi tried to dodge paying an $8 million bill from a five-star establishment in Paris, leaving the hotel with her retinue of 60 servants in tow and a mountain of suitcases. Princess Maha Al-Sudairi’s planned escape was always destined to end in farce and fiasco. She and her entourage were instantly spotted by staff when filing out of the exclusive Shangri-La hotel at…
…he previous crown prince, Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. The succession in Saudi Arabia still passes among the sons of former King Abdul Aziz bin Saud, who established the modern kingdom during his reign from 1932 to 1953. So far, five brothers have become kings and about 20 are still alive. King Abdullah, who is 88 years old, had a back operation last year. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdu…
The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has said there is a pressing need to employ more women in the force. Speaking to the official Saudi Gazette newspaper, Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said he hoped a recruitment drive would take place soon. Saudi’s religious police enforce the kingdom’s strict Islamic laws, including dress and prayer times. Correspondents say the int…
…to the charges, CS-1 allegedly indicated he had knowledge of using C-4 explosives. Manssor Arbabsiar has returned to Mexico in June and July 2011 where he held additional meetings with CS-1. In a July 14, 2011, they had another meeting in Mexico and CS-1 allegedly told Manssor Arbabsiar that he would need to use four men to carry out the Ambassador’s murder and that his price for carrying out the…
Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry is a Saudi father who is trying to sell his son on Facebook for around $20 million. The father claims he is selling his son to avoid “living in poverty” after his illegal business was shut down, it was reported today. Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry also claims trafficking his son is the only option to continue providing for his wife and daughter. The father says he is willing…
Raha Moharrak is the first Saudi woman who has made history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest. She is part of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summ…
…n intelligence agencies have a bleaker view than the more positive statements from the Pentagon. In a classified assessment delivered to the White House last month, the Central Intelligence Agency and 15 other American intelligence agencies concluded that the war was at a stalemate and that military progress had been undermined by Afghan corruption, a weak central government and fighters infiltrat…
…mbs raised the specter that terrorism has struck again in the U.S. After the twin detonations ripped through the cheering crowds, witnesses described the horror. The fiery twin blasts took place about 12 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the flutterin…
People in Saudi Arabia are using social media websites to protest against a sudden increase in the cost of chicken. A Twitter campaign entitled Let it Rot is urging residents to punish traders, who it says have raised prices by as much as 40% in the past two weeks, by not eating chicken. The government has imposed a chicken export ban in a bid to boost supplies. However, there are fears that this…
…quare crackdown and the mass starvation of Mao Zedong’s regime. A survey released last week suggested 69% of students opposed the classes. The climbdown came a day after activists said more than 100,000 protesters had rallied at government headquarters. Police put the turnout at 36,000. Unlike the rest of China, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of freedom, including a free press, the right to…
…g fully with authorities. He was tackled to the ground by a civilian who believed he was acting suspiciously. More than 24 hours after the deadly terrorist attack which killed three people and injured 183 at the Boston Marathon, authorities are no closer to finding out who is responsible and say the investigation is “still in its infancy”. Saudi student Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi was detained for “a…
Boston Marathon explosions killed at least two people and injured up to 60 after two large bombs went off near the finish line of the famous race, according to new reports. Law enforcement sources told one newspaper that 12 people had been killed, but Boston police have only confirmed two dead. The sources added that the first explosion happened at the Fairmont Hotel. Boston Marathon explosions…
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