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Journalists, NGO slam Saudi 'threats' to close Jazeera

25 July 2017 by AFP

Journalists and human rights activists on Tuesday denounced "threats" by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatari media organisations, including satellite news broadcaster Al-Jazeera. Regional kingpin Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the [...]

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Saudi, allies blacklist 'terrorist' Yemeni, Qatari groups

25 July 2017 by AFP

Saudi Arabia and its allies on Tuesday announced they had blacklisted charity groups and individuals with ties to Yemen, Qatar and Libya, labelling them "terrorist" over suspected ties to Islamist extremism. Saudi Arabia, the Uni [...]

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CIA director gives medal to top Saudi royal

12 February 2017 by AFP

The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, who honoured his counter-terrorism work. Mike Pompeo, making his first overseas tour since being confirmed as sp [...]

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Muslim world condemns Saudi holy site bombing

5 July 2016 by AFP

A deadly suicide bombing near Islam's second-holiest site in the Saudi city of Medina sparked condemnation across the Muslim world Tuesday, with even the Taliban and Hezbollah denouncing the attack. Four people were killed in th [...]

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4 July 2016 by AFP

Suicide bombing near US consulate in Saudi: ministry A suicide bomber blew himself up near the United States consulate in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah in the early hours of Monday, the interior ministry said. Security officers became suspicious of a man near the parking l [...]