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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...