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Saudi Arabia

Type: Country

Name: Saudi Arabia

population: 21,771,610

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 8 Documents

At least 11 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponHead of the Nigerian government medical team to the 2009 pilgrimage, Ibrahim Kana, has confirmed that 11 Nigerian pilgrims have died in Saudi ... [People's Daily Online - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Nigeria, Sokoto, Bauchi

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 Documents

Air-India Express

State Haj camp concludes

32 chartered flights and 14 regular flights operated8,192 pilgrims of the total 9,225 were KeralitesMALAPPURAM: The Haj camp conducted by the State Haj Committee at Karipur concluded on Friday with the last flight taking off from the Calicut International ... [The Hindu - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Mecca, Air-India Express, Mumbai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)

Middle East tops Sarko Saudi visit

RIYADH: French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived yesterday in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Abdullah greeted Sarkozy late in the afternoon at King Khalid ... [Kuwait Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Riyadh, Al-Riyadh, Qatar, Deadlock, Saudi Arabia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 7 Documents

Iran warns KSA over Yemen offensive

Iran's chief of staff has warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels, saying it signals the start of 'state terrorism' and endangers the entire region. The official IRNA news agency Tuesday also quoted Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi ... [The New Nation - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Yemen, Iran, Shia Islam, Saudi Arabia, Hassan Firouzabadi

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Why Saudi Arabia should rethink its Yemen strategy

By Roula Khalaf, the FT’s Middle East editor It was a distinctly un-Saudi affair. The traditionally cautious kingdom, careful to the point where its diplomatic initiatives must be guaranteed to succeed before they are even launched, found itself ... [Gideon Rachman's Blog - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Roula Khalaf

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents

This is Makkah

Honourable Makkah, the Secure City; Allah has distinguished it from among all places and made it sacred from the day He created the heavens and the earth.Allah commanded Prophet Ibraaheem, may Allah exalt his mention, to build the first House on earth ... [Gulf Times - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Mecca, Qur'an, Manifest, Almighty

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown (Reuters)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.Tehran's U.N. Ambassador Mohammad ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Human Rights Violations, CONDEMNATION, Human Rights, Mohammad Khazaee

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Jotun launches $27m new plant in Yanbu

Jotun Saudia Company, the local subsidiary of the Norwegian paint and coatings producer Jotun A/S, has inaugurated its new SR100 million ($27 million) state-of-the-art paint and coatings manufacturing facility in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.The new facility has ... [Trade Arabia - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Jotun A/S, Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

Yemen troops 'kill rebel leader'

The Yemeni government launched a fresh offensive in August 2009 Yemeni government forces fighting Houthi rebels in the country's north have killed a leader and forced his supporters into retreat, officials say.A government website quoted security sources ... [BBC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Yemen, International Social Security Association (NOT ..., Precipitate, Military/Armed Forces, Riyadh

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

UN blasts Iran's human rights violations

A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June presidential elections.Members of the United Nations human rights committee adopted the damning ... [France24 - Middle East - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Human Rights Violations, Iran, United Nations, United Nations. Human Rights Committee

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Shortening sermons to fight flu

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs has instructed Muslim preachers to keep their sermons short over fears that the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, might spread in crowded mosques.Reducing the duration of typically long Friday ... [Monsters and Critics - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Muslim

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

More radical websites spreading English al Qaeda messages

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al Qaeda's message to Muslims in the West.They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like ... [CTV.ca - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Al Qaeda, jihadist, Jihad, Rita Katz

Quotes

...Arab countries that play snooker include Egypt, the UAE, Iraq, Bahrain and the Kingdom. "Snooker has become a popular game in Saudi Arabia with many youths playing it. We now have many champions. Our sports clubs are installing special snooker rooms and have organized a number of local competitions" he said

Jeddah to host GCC snooker championship [Arab News - 2 hours ago]

...However, it's hard to read the description of King Abdullah's reforms as anything other than a press release. The report lauds Abdullah for "his ability to enact multiple landmark reforms to fight corruption, balance the Saudi budget, tailor the education system, [and] address women's and minority rights." This, in a country where women cannot drive...

These are the world's 500 most influential Muslims? [FP Passport - 2 hours ago]

A Maruti spokesperson said the company has started to export to non-EU markets in the last 2-3 months. "Export of A-star also started to non-European markets and neighbouring countries like Bhutan and Nepal in this phase. Prominent non European markets for A star are Algeria, Angola, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco, Libya and New Zealand. The numbers are, however, very small."

Auto sector momentum may slow as stimulus packages vanish [DNA India - 3 hours ago]

On Nov. 2 the Saudi cabinet of ministers fired back: "The kingdom does not permit any party to disrupt the security of the pilgrims or to attempt to divide the ranks of Muslims." The text didn't mention Iran by name, but everyone in the region knew whom the Saudis had in mind...

Reality Check: The Hajj [Foreign Policy Magazine - 3 hours ago]

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Auto sector momentum may slow as stimulus packa... [DNA India - 3 hours ago]
Reality Check: The Hajj [Foreign Policy Magazine - 3 hours ago]
State Haj camp concludes [The Hindu - 4 hours ago]
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Keeping the Haj safe for pilgrims [Abu Dhabi National - 5 hours ago]
Your Prophet is your Islam [Abu Dhabi National - 5 hours ago]
Iran Trying To Wage Media Battle Against Us [Turkish Weekly - 5 hours ago]
Gulf equities no longer out for the count [Gulf News - 5 hours ago]
Saudis certain to adopt DME crude benchmark [Gulf News - 5 hours ago]

Blogs

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These are the world's 500 most influential Musl... [FP Passport - 2 hours ago] Georgetown University's Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, like any good institution, knows that the way to steer publicity towards ...
Ray Hanania: Re-Energizing The Two-State Soluti... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago] Yes, I am running for President of Palestine in the next election, if there is one. No, I don't expect to win. But then, many long shot candidates who ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
Greg Archer: California Bookseller says 'Sarah ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 5 hours ago] Leave it to a spunky Northern California bookseller to steal some of the thunder away from Sarah Palin. Bookshop Santa Cruz, located in Downtown Santa ...
Sadly, CERA's Optimism Over Oil Production Is T... [Clusterstock - 6 hours ago] (This guest post originally appeared at the oil drum, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License) One of the features ...

Audio/Video

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Moves afoot to end Houthi fighting - 18 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/18/2009]
Yemen security chief rebuffs Iran Houthi remark... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Inside Story - Yemen's civil war - 15 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Yemen conflict raises Gulf tensions - 15 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/15/2009]
Follow the Rockets [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]

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