• Recent attacks were aimed at targets throughout Saudi Arabia including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran, Jizan, Khamis Mushayt, the civilian airport in Abha, Al Kharj, military installations in the south, as well as oil and gas facilities. (state.gov)
  • 911 - Unified Security Operations Center in Makkah Region Riyadh Region and Eastern Region and all Saudi provinces in the future. (wikipedia.org)
  • Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to media as he arrives for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Oil Ministers' meeting in Riyadh, October 9, 2012. (businessinsider.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, a victim of ill health for years, died early Monday in Riyadh at the age of 82. (voanews.com)
  • RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is revamping its education curriculum to eradicate any trace of Muslim Brotherhood influence and will dismiss anyone working in the sector who sympathizes with the banned group, the education minister said. (yahoo.com)
  • The new national carrier will leverage Saudi Arabia's strategic geographic location between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, enabling Riyadh to become a gateway to the world and a global destination for transportation, trade, and tourism. (zawya.com)
  • Riyadh Air will also serve as a catalyst for the Saudi National Transport and Logistics Strategy and the National Tourism Strategy by increasing air transport options, raising cargo capacity and, in turn, growing international passenger traffic. (zawya.com)
  • Authorities stopped five women who were spotted driving in the Saudi capital and "each case was dealt with accordingly," Col. Fawaz Al-Meeman of Riyadh police told CNN. (cnn.com)
  • According to Sperry, Mueller stonewalled after FBI agents discovered evidence of "multiple, systemic efforts by the Saudi government to assist the hijackers in the lead-up to the 9/11 attacks," while the former FBI director allegedly "covered up evidence pointing back to the Saudi Embassy and Riyadh - and may have even misled Congress about what he knew. (911blogger.com)
  • President Barack Obama visited with King Salman bin Abdulaziz in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in January 2015. (commondreams.org)
  • A Turkish court has confirmed a halt to the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and its transfer to Riyadh, a decision that has angered rights groups. (rte.ie)
  • As scientists with CDC's Special Pathogens Branch, Pierre Rollin, Bobbie Rae Erickson, and I recently boarded a flight from Atlanta to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, so that we could provide health officials with our expertise on Alkhurma virus. (cdc.gov)
  • He has been Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler since King Fahd suffered a stroke 10 years ago. (voanews.com)
  • FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 24, 2015. (yahoo.com)
  • INTERNAL THREAT The young crown prince has already taken some steps to loosen Saudi Arabia's ultra-strict social restrictions, scaling back the role of religious morality police, permitting public concerts and announcing plans to allow women to drive. (yahoo.com)
  • The reported arrests of Salman al-Awda, Awad al-Qarni, and more than a dozen others since September 10 are the latest in Saudi Arabia's ongoing repression campaign against dissidents including peaceful activists, journalists, and writers. (hrw.org)
  • Al-Awda and al-Qarni were prominent members of the "Sahwa Movement" in the early 1990s, which criticized Saudi Arabia's decision to allow the US military into the country to protect it from a potential Iraqi invasion. (hrw.org)
  • Since 2014, Saudi authorities have tried nearly all peaceful dissidents in the Specialized Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia's terrorism tribunal. (hrw.org)
  • Authorities have arrested and prosecuted nearly all activists associated with the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), one of Saudi Arabia's first civic organizations, which called for broad political reform in interpretations of Islamic law. (hrw.org)
  • The airline will provide tourists from around the world the opportunity to visit Saudi Arabia's cultural and natural attractions. (zawya.com)
  • In November, largely at Saudi Arabia's insistance, Opec members agreed to leave output unchanged at 30m bpd, triggering a dramatic slump in the price of oil. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Furious over defeat in Syria, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince is gambling again, arresting rivals at home and provoking a political crisis in Lebanon, but he may lack the geopolitical chips to pull off his bet, says ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's new North-South Railway stretches for 2,400km, offering easy mobility for freight and passengers across one of the harshest desert environments on earth. (thalesgroup.com)
  • Asked if any women were observed or stopped from driving, or if there was an increased police presence on the streets of major cities, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Al-Turki said it was a "normal day, just like every Saturday. (cnn.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry issued a warning earlier in the week to women caught driving and anyone taking part in demonstrations. (cnn.com)
  • and specify the various roles of key employees in implementing the policy and reporting duties to Saudi Arabia's General Organization for Social Insurance about occupational accidents and diseases. (shrm.org)
  • Robert Mueller - pitched as an incorruptible beacon of justice when he was tasked with (unsuccessfully) hunting down ties between Donald Trump and Russia - was nothing more than a hatchet man for the deep state, who participated in a coverup of Saudi Arabia's role in 9/11 according to a new report by the New York Post's Paul Sperry - citing former FBI investigators and a new lawsuit by 9/11 victims. (911blogger.com)
  • The region's hardest-hit nation is Iran, which is Saudi Arabia's biggest nearby rival, with the death toll reaching at least 26, the largest behind only China, where the epidemic began. (voanews.com)
  • The gift "is part of the King's effort to serve Islam worldwide, " said Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan. (chronicle.com)
  • But during President Obama's tenure, the relationship has (at least on the surface) experienced somewhat of a dip as Iran -- Saudi Arabia's main rival -- negotiated with the United States and several other nations with the goal of reducing the country's nuclear capacities. (commondreams.org)
  • These data summarize vaccine introduction status in Saudi Arabia's in the national immunization programme. (who.int)
  • Fanar Haddad, " Why a controversial Iraqi Shiite cleric visited Saudi Arabia ," August 10, 2017. (google.com)
  • President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join Saudi King Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, May 21, 2017, to participate in the inaugural opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. (consortiumnews.com)
  • JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia has launched business visit electronic visa namely 'visiting investor. (zawya.com)
  • Starting February 2020, Saudi commercial courts and departments will handle copyrights and patents-related cases. (trade.gov)
  • Five people were sentenced to death by the kingdom over Khashoggi's killing, but a Saudi court in September 2020 overturned the sentences, handing jail terms of up to 20 years to eight unnamed defendants following secretive legal proceedings. (rte.ie)
  • This study was conducted during the years 2018 to 2020 to evaluate Portulacaceae of Flora in the Taif area in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at different altitudes (Area 1 =1700 m, Area 2 =1500 m, Area 3 =1500 m, Area 4 =500 m Area 5 = 2200 m, and Area 6 = 2200 m). (bvsalud.org)
  • The world's second-largest religion, Islam, emerged in what is now Saudi Arabia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Saudi Arabia has since become the world's third-largest oil producer and largest oil exporter, controlling the world's second-largest oil reserves and the sixth-largest gas reserves. (wikipedia.org)
  • With its dependency on foreign labour, Saudi Arabia is home to the world's third-largest immigrant population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Saudi Arabia is the world's largest producer of oil. (voanews.com)
  • So it was surprising when she was offered, and that she accepted, the opportunity to headline a July music festival in Saudi Arabia - one of the world's most conservative countries, and one in which no women were permitted to give public concerts until two years ago. (npr.org)
  • The World's Cruising Guide for Saudi Arabia Inlets. (marinas.com)
  • Saudi Arabia barred pilgrims from Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that the world's 1.8 billion Muslims pray toward five times a day, and also the holy city of Medina. (voanews.com)
  • In 2016, the Saudi Arabian government curtailed the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment and restricted the activities of the morality police, launching the economic programme of Saudi Vision 2030 in an attempt to revive social development and build a more effective society. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Donald Trump on Sunday evening tweeted that the US has 'reason to believe that we know' who is responsible for an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field and the country is 'locked and loaded depending on verification' following the crippling strike. (wral.com)
  • The government pulls its £5.9bn bid to train Saudi Arabian justice officials, as David Cameron promises to intervene over the proposed flogging of British grandfather Karl Andree in the Gulf kingdom. (channel4.com)
  • Saudi Arabian men's habit of marrying their first cousins is creating a health and cultural crisis in the kingdom, says an analyst of international affairs who has studied demographic issues in the Muslim state. (wnd.com)
  • Multinational manufacturers can even receive direct government support during transition through a liaison office called the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA). (arabnews.com)
  • Stay tuned for the evolution of the Saudi Arabian economy. (arabnews.com)
  • Fresh evidence submitted in a major 9/11 lawsuit moving forward against the Saudi Arabian government reveals its embassy in Washington may have funded a "dry run" for the hijackings carried out by two Saudi employees, further reinforcing the claim employees and agents of the kingdom directed and aided the 9/11 hijackers and plotters. (911blogger.com)
  • The Islamic Republic of Iran has supplied Yemen-based Houthis and other regional proxy groups with weapons to conduct destructive and sometimes lethal attacks using drones, missiles, and rockets against a variety of Saudi sites, including critical infrastructure, civilian airports, military bases, and energy facilities throughout the country, as well as vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes. (state.gov)
  • For the Saudis, Iran - not Islamic State - is the greatest danger in the Middle East. (channel4.com)
  • Saudi Arabia is contributing 100 warplanes and 150,000 soldiers to the military operation in Yemen, despite opposition from Iran and China, as the country slides toward civil war. (channel4.com)
  • Saudi support of the Palestinian cause helped make him popular in the Arab world, but he did not begin to gain wider influence until the 1950s when commercial oil production began to reach significant proportions and Saudi Arabia became second only to Iran among oil producers in the Middle East. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • Because MbS sees the Saudi political and religious leadership of the Arab world slipping, like sand, through the king's fingers, and he cannot bear the thought that Iran (and the despised Shi'a), could be the inheritor. (consortiumnews.com)
  • This is the worst tension we've seen between Iran and Saudi Arabia, period. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • In the western media, this ongoing conflict is being characterized as a conflict between "good" Saudi Arabia and "evil" Iran. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz (known as Ibn Saud in the West). (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, a member of the puritanical Muslim Wahhabi sect conquered central Arabia at the beginning of the twentieth century. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • They have been effectively kicked out of the partnership, which they founded jointly with ibn Saud, the first monarch of Saudi Arabia who ruled during the first half of the last century, also known as King Abdul Aziz. (consortiumnews.com)
  • FILE -- In this July 5, 2013 photo, worshipers visit the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. (voanews.com)
  • Stephanie Dahle, " Looking back at the Middle East's 2019: Surprises from Trump, Saudi power moves, protests and more ," December 29, 2019. (google.com)
  • FILE - In this picture taken with slow shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, durning the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 13, 2019. (voanews.com)
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that the arrests may be related to Saudi authorities' preparation for an abdication by King Salman in favor of Mohammad bin Salman, the king's son. (hrw.org)
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) has wagered all on black, with his "friends" - President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Trump himself daring MbS on. (consortiumnews.com)
  • In addition to being a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia is an active and founding member of the United Nations, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League, Arab Air Carriers Organization and OPEC. (wikipedia.org)
  • Al-Falih's remarks that Saudi was now pumping more oil could signal that the kingdom is seeking to apply even more pressure on its rivals outside Opec. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Follow the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Facebook and Twitter . (state.gov)
  • Two years before the airliner attacks, the Saudi Embassy paid for two Saudi nationals, living undercover in the US as students, to fly from Phoenix to Washington "in a dry run for the 9/11 attacks," alleges the amended complaint filed on behalf of the families of some 1,400 victims who died in the terrorist attacks 16 years ago. (911blogger.com)
  • The most recent came in November 2016, after the Saudi Press Agency stated that Khashoggi does not represent the government of Saudi Arabia after he criticized Donald Trump at a presentation in Washington, DC, on November 10. (hrw.org)
  • Due to risks to civil aviation operating within the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman region, including Saudi Arabia, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an advisory Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). (state.gov)
  • Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Saudi military is flying jets and dropping bombs it bought from the United States -- part of the billions of dollars in arms deals that have been negotiated with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf nations during the Obama administration. (commondreams.org)
  • A day after more than 700 were killed at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, questions are raised about exactly what security measures the Saudi government had in place, and who is to blame. (channel4.com)
  • The death toll from a stampede at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca has risen to 717, Saudi officials say, in the worst disaster at the holy site in 25 years. (channel4.com)
  • Saudi Arabia has admitted the death of missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died in a fistfight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at the country's consulate in Istanbul. (wral.com)
  • The 59-year-old journalist was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018, in a gruesome murder that shocked the world. (rte.ie)
  • Reuters reported that the clerics failed to sufficiently back Saudi policies, including the isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt. (hrw.org)
  • Occupational health and safety is becoming increasingly important in the Gulf Cooperation Council, whose members are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). (shrm.org)
  • The index case is a 68 year-old male who travelled to Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Qatar, prior to returning to Korea on May 4. (cdc.gov)
  • This guide contains coverage of U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations, as well as the domestic politics of Saudi Arabia, including its governance, economy, and the 2018 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (google.com)
  • Saudi Arabia is a country where women are required to cover up in public, where many businesses are segregated by gender, and where people who speak critically of the regime - including journalist Jamal Khashoggi - have been killed. (npr.org)
  • It is being reported that the Saudis have mobilized 150,000 troops for a ground invasion of Yemen, and Egypt says that it is ready to contribute a very large force as well. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • In its Basic Law, Saudi Arabia defines itself as a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its official religion and Arabic as its official language. (wikipedia.org)
  • Earlier this month, Crown Prince Mohammed told CBS in an interview that Saudi schools have been 'invaded' by elements of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been designated by Saudi Arabia as a terrorist organization along with other militant groups such as al Qaeda and Islamic State. (yahoo.com)
  • Saudi Arabia, as many have observed , is a hub for the spread of extremist ideologies like those currently motivating the self-proclaimed Islamic State. (commondreams.org)
  • Saudi Arabia needs high oil prices to function - Below $80 and the kingdom starts getting into trouble. (businessinsider.com)
  • Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Saudi media are, for the most part, financed by the kingdom or those close to ruling circles. (rsf.org)
  • Still, the American military presence at Dhahran would become an irritant as many Saudis objected to the degree of U.S. influence on the kingdom and the presence of infidels on their soil. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • A September 12 Saudi Press Agency announcement appeared to confirm the arrests , stating that the Presidency of State Security, the country's new counterterrorism agency, had worked "to monitor the intelligence activities of a group of people for the benefit of foreign parties against the security of the kingdom and its interests, methodology, capabilities, and social peace in order to stir up sedition and prejudice national unity. (hrw.org)
  • Speaking at a conference in the kingdom, Khalid al-Falih, chief executive of Saudi Aramco - the country's state-run oil company - said: "Supply and demand and the rules of economics will govern. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Let us be clear, MbS is severing all the various fetters that hold the Saudi kingdom together and intact. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Saudi Arabia, therefore, has to be transformed from a sleepy, declining kingdom, into an instrument for blunting Iranian power. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to the kingdom and potentially affecting plans later this year for millions more ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan and the annual hajj pilgrimage. (voanews.com)
  • For years human rights groups have argued that the United States should use its leverage to put pressure on the Saudi regime, if not to cut ties with the kingdom totally, as it is one of the most heinous human rights violators in the world. (commondreams.org)
  • Many have interpreted President Obama's rhetorical jabs at the Saudi kingdom as a sign that substantive change is occurring, change that will be beneficial for Saudis and for the region. (commondreams.org)
  • The West's continued coddling of Saudi Arabia represents a tacit acceptance of the tactics the kingdom uses both to suppress its own population and to spread violence beyond its borders. (commondreams.org)
  • The new visa service, which was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Investment, aims to facilitate the foreign investor's trip to Saudi Arabia to personally explore the investment opportunities in the Kingdom. (zawya.com)
  • The ministry noted that the new visa service contributes to achieving the objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030 that targets the Kingdom to be a leading investment power with attractive competitiveness. (zawya.com)
  • Since the first diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) caused by the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012, sporadic cases and clusters have occurred throughout the country ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Development of psychiatric services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and future policy / Osama M. Al Radi. (who.int)
  • The results of this study will help to take the necessary measures to combat weeds and its management in areas of agricultural activity, while more studies are needed to survey the ecology of weeds of Taif in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . (bvsalud.org)
  • The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. (wikipedia.org)
  • Brotherhood members fleeing repression in Egypt, Syria and Iraq half a century ago took shelter in Saudi Arabia, some taking up roles in the kingdom's education system and helping to establish the Sahwa or 'Awakening' movement which agitated in the 1990s for democracy. (yahoo.com)
  • Saudi Arabia and Egypt stand poised to conduct a massive ground invasion of Yemen, and the western media will be full of tales about how "Operation Decisive Storm" is liberating that country from the evil Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • Government officials say the monarch's death will not affect long-standing Saudi policies aimed at ensuring stability in oil markets worldwide. (voanews.com)
  • Islamist forces armed and aided by Saudi Arabia are poised for a massive battle in the coming days targeting the Syrian regime and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah organization, according to Egyptian security officials speaking to WND. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The officials said the Saudis have directed the Islamist forces, including the Al Nusra Front, to lead an imminent counterinsurgency focusing on the Syria-Lebanon border, with particular emphasis on the Qalamoun region. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • While President Obama's comments have irked Saudi officials, Congress and the president himself have provided ample reassurance to the Saudi ruling elite by way of historic arms deals and strategic support. (commondreams.org)
  • As the New York Times reported on Saturday , Saudi officials are infuriated by a bill put forward by the Senate that 'would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (commondreams.org)
  • To demonstrate its anger, the regime has resorted to threats: If the bill is passed, Saudi officials say, they will 'sell off hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American assets. (commondreams.org)
  • There have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Saudi Arabia, although infected Saudis are under care in neighboring Bahrain. (voanews.com)
  • Following his death in 632, his followers rapidly expanded the territory under Muslim rule beyond Arabia, conquering huge and unprecedented swathes of territory (from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to parts of Central and South Asia in the east) in a matter of decades. (wikipedia.org)
  • In September, a large Saudi public university announced it would dismiss employees suspected of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, adding to concerns that the government is clamping down on its critics in academia and beyond. (yahoo.com)
  • As Nazi Germany began its march through Europe, the economic situation worsened, oil production in Saudi Arabia had to be curtailed, and the major source of income from Muslim pilgrims dried up because few people could travel at that time. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • Saudi Arabia ranked third for airports amongst Muslim countries in 2013. (nationmaster.com)
  • In fact, ISIS gets a lot of funding from Saudi sources, and there is more support for ISIS on Twitter from Saudi Arabia than from anywhere else. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The Saudi Justice Ministry set up a plan to train judges on copyrights system and on handling patents disputes inside commercial courts. (trade.gov)
  • In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development recently introduced a new resolution that seeks to give employers a practical framework within which to manage health and safety issues in the workplace. (shrm.org)
  • We ask God Almighty to spare all humanity from all harm," the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement announcing the decision. (voanews.com)
  • The World Health Organization considers the risk of contracting MERS-CoV infection to be very low for pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for Umrah and Hajj. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Karen Hunter] What can people, especially travelers to Saudi Arabia, do to help protect themselves from Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever? (cdc.gov)
  • Some of them who are already headed to Saudi Arabia heard about the ban as they reached airports in Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey. (voanews.com)
  • Khalid ble kronprins i 1965 etter at hans eldre bror (og eneste helbror) Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz sa fra seg en plass i arverekken. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subsequently, Saudi Arabia sought unofficially to put pressure on Turkey's economy, with a boycott on Turkish imports. (rte.ie)
  • The ultraconservative Wahhabi religious movement within Sunni Islam was described as a "predominant feature of Saudi culture" until the 2000s. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over the course of two years, between 1924 and 1926, the Wahhabi forces defeated Husain's warriors, forced him to abdicate, and proceeded to conquer the principal parts of Arabia. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • He has snapped the wires connecting the Court to the Saudi business élite - and is slowly slicing away the Wahhabi religious establishment, too. (consortiumnews.com)
  • But Saudi Arabia traditionally (since the Eighteenth Century), has waged all its power struggles via one particular (and effective) tool: fired-up Wahhabi jihadism. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Terrorists have targeted both Saudi and Western government interests, mosques and other religious sites (both Sunni and Shia), and places frequented by U.S. citizens and other Westerners. (state.gov)
  • The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens within 50 miles of the Saudi-Yemen border as U.S. government personnel and their families are restricted from travel to this area. (state.gov)
  • About three years ago, the Saudi government announced big plans to diversify its economy away from oil - and building up its entertainment options at home was one explicit strategy. (npr.org)
  • The Saudi relationship with the American government became progressively more friendly but hit a speed bump over the question of Palestine . (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • Saudis' alleged efforts to tackle extremism are all for show if all the government does is jail people for their political views. (hrw.org)
  • In fact, the Saudi government may have been involved in underwriting the attacks from the earliest stages - including testing cockpit security. (911blogger.com)
  • Militant groups in Yemen have attacked Saudi border towns and other sites in Saudi Arabia with armed drones, missiles, and rockets. (state.gov)
  • Saudi Arabia propose a five-day humanitarian truce in Yemen after weeks of airstrikes - but say the ceasefire depends on the Houthi militia also agreeing to lay down arms. (channel4.com)
  • This is not a conflict between Saudi Arabia and some rebel group in Yemen. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • Congress failed to block the sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia. (google.com)
  • Saudi citizens regularly travel abroad - to the Emirates, for example - to see concerts, movies and other forms of entertainment. (npr.org)
  • By leaving the suspension of travel to the holy sites open-ended, Saudi Arabia has raised the possibility of disruption for Ramadan and the hajj. (voanews.com)
  • But with the help of some charts from AEI's Mark Perry , who's been chronicling America's energy boom better than anyone, and the now-instant classic note, " The End Is Nigh [for rising oil demand] " from Citi 's Seth Kleinman and Ed Morse, we bring you 15 charts that should scare the crude out of the Saudis. (businessinsider.com)
  • Yu-Ming Liou and Paul Musgrave, " Here's why Saudi Arabia is loosening its restrictions on women ," June 27, 2016. (google.com)
  • Marc Lynch, " What's really wrong with the U.S.-Saudi relationship " April 20, 2016. (google.com)
  • MERS-CoV infection was first reported in September 2012 in Saudi Arabia, but an outbreak in April 2012 in Jordan was confirmed retrospectively. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Exercise increased caution in Saudi Arabia due to terrorism. (state.gov)
  • One of the countries he mentioned by name was Saudi Arabia, a nation that has been a close ally of the United States for many decades. (commondreams.org)
  • It's your year to discover your passions and explore the world, and what better way to kick off your travel than with a discount flight to Saudi Arabia? (airasia.com)
  • Arrive at your destination quickly so that you can start to explore as soon as wheels touch down in Saudi Arabia. (airasia.com)
  • Explore Inlets in Saudi Arabia by location. (marinas.com)
  • Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Saudi Arabia. (state.gov)
  • Review the Country Security Report for Saudi Arabia. (state.gov)
  • The Saudis were also especially sensitive to foreign influence and rarely allowed outsiders to visit the country unless they were Muslims on pilgrimage. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • Saudi Arabia witnessed the best average annual growth at +58.5% per year, while Israel was the worst growing country at -4.9% per year. (nationmaster.com)
  • Ashbury claims the conservative form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia makes any change in cousin-marriage a hard sell, saying consanguinity "literally threatens the gene pool of [the Gulf nations'] societies, making each generation physically weaker. (wnd.com)
  • On the other side, the Saudis pretend to be our friends, but they don't hide the fact that they believe that their version of Sunni Islam will eventually rule the world. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • And their version of Sunni Islam includes constant beheadings, the destruction of all churches and the death penalty for anyone caught smuggling a Bible into Saudi territory. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • The Saudi royal court announced the king's death and said Crown Prince Abdullah, King Fahd's brother, has assumed the throne. (voanews.com)
  • Saudi Arabia has since been an absolute monarchy, where political decisions are made on the basis of consultation among the King, the Council of Ministers, and the country's traditional elites that oversee a highly authoritarian regime. (wikipedia.org)
  • Terrorist groups continue plotting attacks against Saudi and Western targets throughout Saudi Arabia. (state.gov)
  • Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Saudi Arabia, including in Qatif. (state.gov)
  • Next is finding the Saudi Arabia airport location that is most convenient for your travel needs. (airasia.com)
  • The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of mainly four distinct historical regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and South Arabia ('Asir). (wikipedia.org)
  • It will enable a more financially resilient aviation ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, supporting the industry's global competitiveness in line with Vision 2030. (zawya.com)