Saudi Arabia is an important ally to the U.S. as it provides a secure source of oil Saudi diplomats now promise a ‘major shift’ in relations with the U.S. over inaction in the conflict in Syria Secretary of State… Read More ›
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Saudi blogger detained for filming woman drive
Detained Saudi blogger sees momentum for women drivers Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY 12:26 p.m. EDT October 14, 2013 Saudi women plan a rolling protest through Riyadh and other cities Oct. 26 in defiance of a ban on women… Read More ›
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries ( Says “medical studies show” ) ?
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries Conservative’s comments aimed at activists protesting against Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules Reuters in Riyadh theguardian.com, Sunday 29 September 2013 14.02 EDT A female Saudi motorist speaks to the media in 2011… Read More ›
Saudi women allowed to ride bikes
Photo: EPA Saudi women, who for many years have sought opportunities to operate vehicles have obtained such a right with the corresponding decision being made by the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the Saudi… Read More ›
The photos Saudi Arabia doesn’t want seen – and proof Islam’s most holy relics are being demolished in Mecca
Archaeologists fear billion-pound development has led to destruction of key historical sites Jerome Taylor Friday, 15 March 2013 The authorities in Saudi Arabia have begun dismantling some of the oldest sections of Islam’s most important mosque as part of a… Read More ›
Saudi jets ‘join US strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen’
Saudi Arabia said to have secretly joined America’s ‘undeclared aerial war’ against terrorists in Yemen LAST UPDATED AT 09:44 ON Fri 4 Jan 2013 JETS from the Saudi Arabian air force have joined US forces in missions designed to… Read More ›
The Saudis are bulldozing Islam’s heritage. Why the silence from the Muslim world?
By Damian ThompsonWorldLast updated: November 2nd, 2012 Modern Mecca, courtesy of the House of Saud (Photo: AFP/Getty) From Saturday’s Daily Telegraph Imagine that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – the traditional site of the crucifixion… Read More ›
U.S. set to overtake Saudi Arabia as world’s biggest oil producer following boom in output
U.S. production to rise 7 per cent this year to nearly 11 million barrels a day Could reach 11.4 million barrels a day in 2013 – rivalling Saudi oil output Boom caused by high oil prices and new drilling techniques… Read More ›