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Saudi Arabia executes woman by beheading  Map of Dawadmi Saudi Arabia A young Sri Lankan woman has been beheaded with a sword in a small, dusty town, thousands of miles from the country where she grew up
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| Jan.11 |
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Thirteen killed in Bahrain fire
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| Jan.23 |
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Report: Top al Qaeda leader killed
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| Jan.27 |
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UAE 'dissidents' to stand trial
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| Feb.21 |
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London Shard firm oversees Saudi tower
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| Mar.2 |
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Djokovic takes down Berdych to win Dubai final
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| Mar.13 |
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Death toll climbs from new SARS-like virus
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| Mar.14 |
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Iran confronts U.S. drone over gulf
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| Mar.27 |
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Syrian opposition opens first embassy
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| Mar.30 |
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Afghan head set for Qatar talks
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| Apr.1 |
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Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber
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| Apr.6 |
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Qatar hosts Darfur donor conference
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| Apr.21 |
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Protesters, police in Bahrain clash ahead of Vettel's F1 victory
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| May.2 |
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Saudi Sars-like virus 'kills five'
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| May.5 |
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Saudis sanctions sports in girls' private schools
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| May.18 |
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Saudi woman reaches Everest summit
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| May.21 |
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Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis
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| Jun.10 |
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Kuwaiti jailed over emir tweets
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| Jun.18 |
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  US, Taliban to hold Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar| Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will engage in Afghanistan peace talks Thursday in an office that has opened in Qatar | |
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| Jun.20 |
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Taliban flag row frustrates talks
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| Jun.21 |
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 Syria 'friends' to debate rebel support in Qatar Foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group of nations, which support the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, are due to meet in...
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| Jun.22 |
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Syria rebels to get 'urgent support'  | Foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group have agreed to provide urgent support to rebels who are fighting President Bashar al-Assad | |
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Couple die of thirst in Saudi desert A husband and wife have died of thirst after losing their way in Saudi Arabia's vast southern desert, known as the Empty Quarter
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| Jun.24 |
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Qatari emir to hand power to son| Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is to hand over power to his son, the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | |
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| Jun.30 |
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Saudis jail Facebook cyber activists A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced seven cyber activists to between five to 10 years in prison for inciting protests, mainly by using Fac...
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 Dubai ruler pardons woman convicted after she reported rape Marte Deborah Dalelv, a Norwegian who was sentenced to prison after reporting she was raped has been given a pardon and will be heading home
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| Jul.31 |
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Saudi blogger faces jail, 600 lashes for insulting Islam A Saudi court has sentenced a activist to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for violating the nation's anti-cybercrime law
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| Aug.9 |
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Qatar World Cup 'impossible in summer'
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Saudi Arabia arrests 2 on suspicion of planning suicide attacks One of the men is from Chad, the other from Yemen, the state-run SPA news agency reported
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Al Jazeera America launches in US Al Jazeera is launching a new TV news channel in the United States
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 Gulf nations split with West to back Egyptian military Efforts by the West to pressure new government to end its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood could be moot thanks to S. Arabia’s oil money
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| Oct.3 |
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 Qatar confronts 'slave state' accusations The tiny Gulf state is embroiled in controversy over the treatment of the huge migrant labor force within its borders
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| Oct.4 |
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Blatter: 2022 World Cup staying in Qatar
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| Oct.18 |
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 Saudi Arabia nixes Security Council offer| The U.N. Security Council is riddled with double standards and has failed the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said as it rejected an offer to join the body | |
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 UN 'not notified' of Saudi snub Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has received no notification from Saudi Arabia that it will turn down a seat on the UN Security Counci...
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| Oct.25 |
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Saudi Arabia warns women drivers The authorities in Saudi Arabia have stepped up warnings to women not to defy a ban on female drivers by taking part in a mass driving prote...
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| Oct.27 |
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First passengers arrive at Dubai's newest airport The passengers have arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport, part of the UAE plans to become an even bigger air travel destination
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| Oct.31 |
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Abuse video shocks Saudi Arabia A video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage in Saudi Arabia
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| Nov.3 |
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F1: Sebastian Vettel wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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 Kerry bids to smooth US-Saudi ties US Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in Saudi Arabia, the second stop on his tour of the Middle East
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| Nov.7 |
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 Arafat's widow calls his death a 'political assassination' Suha Arafat said Thursday she believes he was killed. 'I'm convinced it was a political murder, a political assassination'
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| Nov.27 |
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Dubai chosen to host World Expo 2020 Dubai has been chosen to host the World Expo trade convention in 2020 - beating off rival bids from Brazil, Turkey and Russia
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| Dec.29 |
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Saudi '$3bn grant' for Lebanon army Lebanese President Michel Sleiman made the announcement in a TV address after the funeral of a senior Lebanese politician killed in a car bomb attack
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New Year's Eve celebrations usher in 2014 across the world Map of Times Square USA| From London to Dubai and from Tokyo to Times Square, millions around the world welcomed 2014 with fireworks, dancing and all-night revelry | |
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