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  Saudi travel bans stir unease as three detainees freed recently

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:42am on February 24, 2021

  Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul basks outdoors in a desert camp after nearly three years in jail, but like other released detainees, she endures imprisonment in...

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  Saudi arms producer in defence venture with Lockheed Martin

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:52am on February 22, 2021

  Saudi Arabia’s state arms producer signed an agreement on Sunday with US contractor Lockheed Martin to form a joint venture, a statement said, as Washington...

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  Saudi jockeying for position with world’s richest race

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:40am on February 21, 2021

  The Saudi Cup’s $20 million prize fund is helping to raise the kingdom’s racing profile, trainers say, as payouts in other Gulf racing mainstays dip...

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  Saudi Arabia pushes companies to move headquarters to kingdom

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 04:29pm on February 16, 2021

  Saudi Arabia on Monday heaped pressure on foreign companies to move their Middle East headquarters to the kingdom, saying it will stop signing contracts with...

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  Saudi changes internal, external policies for policy reset in US

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:52am on February 16, 2021

  Under a new United States glare, Saudi Arabia is rushing to release some political prisoners and make up with regional rivals, attempting to clean up...

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  Saudi woman activist’s family credits Biden for release

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:26am on February 12, 2021

  The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday that the United States president Joe Biden’s election win helped secure her release after nearly...

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  Huthi attack on Saudi airport leaves plane on fire

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 06:39pm on February 10, 2021

  A civilian plane was engulfed in flames in an attack Wednesday by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led coalition...

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  Death penalty of three Saudis reduced to 10-year imprisonment

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 11:22am on February 08, 2021

  Three young Saudis from the minority Shiite community had their death sentences commuted to 10 years in prison on Sunday, officials said, as the kingdom...

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  Saudi bars entry from 20 countries as COVID-19 surges

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:19am on February 03, 2021

  Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry from 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a jump...

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  Saudi Arabia to reserve customer care centre jobs for citizens

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 10:50am on February 02, 2021

  Saudi Arabia will reserve customer service centre jobs for Saudi citizens to ‘offer greater opportunities’ and ‘improve their income potential’ officials said on Monday, as...