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 Saudis behead Indonesian maid The maid was convicted of killing her employer. She was executed in public with a sword
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| Jan.14 |
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  Arms move as Bush visits Saudis The administration has notified the Congress that it intends to go ahead with a major sale of sensitive military technology to Saudi Arabia
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| Jan.21 |
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Rape case lawyer 'reinstated' Lawyer and human rights activist Abdul Rahman al-Lahem represented a woman kidnapped and raped by seven men
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| Feb.23 |
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Men arrested for 'flirting' Prosecutors have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested for flirting with girls at shopping centers in Mecca
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| Mar.20 |
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Saudis to retrain 40,000 clerics Saudi Arabia is to retrain its prayer leaders - also known as imams - in an effort to counter militant Islam
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| Apr.26 |
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Blogger freed from jail Ahmed al-Omran was detained ostensibly because he supported reform advocates accused by the government of backing terrorism
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| May.23 |
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Activist seized by secret police Political science professor Matrook al-Faleh who is an outspoken human rights advocate was taken into custody
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| Jun.15 |
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Saudi oil output to rise in July Saudi Arabia will increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels a day next month to meet growing world demand
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| Jun.21 |
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U.S.: Oil production has not met demand Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman: Oil prices are hitting record highs because production has not kept pace with increasing demands
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Saudis to host oil price summit  Map of Jeddah Saudi Arabia| S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices | |
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| Jun.22 |
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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output| King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp rise in prices | |
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Oil summit calls for supply boost Leading exporters have acknowledged the need to boost supplies to curb prices but stopped short of specific commitments on extra output
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| Jun.23 |
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Oil prices surges despite Saudi pledge Investors shrugged off the pledge to increase oil production, focusing on disruptions to Nigerian supply and heightened Middle East tensions
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| Jun.25 |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop The authorities have arrested 520 people over the past 6 months for having ties with al Qaeda and planning attacks against oil installations
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| Jul.1 |
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Saudis rule out further crude increases Saudi Arabia ruled out further increases in crude production following its announcement that it would pump an extra half-million barrels a d...
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| Sep.9 |
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 Saudis: No need to cut OPEC output Saudi Arabia suggested that a meeting of oil ministers of the OPEC will decide to keep crude production steady, despite concerns over prices
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| Oct.5 |
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  Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban| In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group | |
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 Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict
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| Nov. 17 |
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 Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker| Pirates have seized a giant tanker in the Indian Ocean off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia | |
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| Nov. 19 |
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 Saudi owners 'talking to pirates'| The owners of the Sirius Star, an oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates, are negotiating a possible ransom | |
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