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Female Saudi Everest Climber Happy to Change Views
The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions freedoms are severely limited in Saudi Arabia . Females are not allowed to drive
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Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 10 From Iranian Spy Ring
A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more of an alleged Iranian spy ring — eight Saudis , one Lebanese and one Turkish national including an Iranian, a Lebanese and 16 Saudis . The Lebanese was released for lack of
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Oman Proposes Ban on Niqab Veils for Women Drivers
A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing The traffic police chiefs met in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia to discuss unification of traffic laws proposals back to their governments. In Saudi Arabia itself, such a regulation would have no
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Tunisia Announces 3 Cases of Coronavirus, 1 Death
infected by the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia . The ministry's statement reported that his son and had been complaining since his return from a trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar and died from acute respiratory distress at
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Saudi With Pressure Cooker in Baggage Seeks Bond
A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport that Al Khawahir carried a valid, current Saudi passport as well as an expired passport after the arrest, and the government of Saudi Arabia "pledged its support" of him. —
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Saudi Arabia Reports Latest Death From New Virus
Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. Saudi Arabia remains the center for the virus as investigators have died from the virus worldwide. The Saudi Health Ministry announced the latest death
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Saudi Women Teachers Demanding Full Time Jobs
About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the ministry to press their demands. Saudi Arabia is struggling to employ some of its best educated women. The Saudi statistics agency says women represent
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Saudi Vegetable Seller Dies From Self-Immolation
A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set gasoline and set himself ablaze on Thursday. Saudi officials refused to comment. They did not disclose the man's name or age. Despite Saudi Arabia 's oil wealth, many of its people live
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64 Including Saudi Arabian Woman Scale Everest
Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Among them was Raha Moharrak, who became the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the world's highest peak. Everest
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Saudi Officials Expand Labs to Track Deadly Virus
Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional confirmed cases of the virus, mostly in Saudi Arabia but also in Europe and Jordan. At least have died, including 15 reportedly in Saudi Arabia . The virus has been compared to SARS
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Polish Exports of Meat for Jews, Muslims in Limbo
Middle East have been suspended, Choinski said. Poland had been close to sealing major long-term contracts with Saudi Arabia , but these were abandoned because of the unclear legal situation. Meanwhile, many Polish companies that produce
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Today in History
victims, in addition to a dozen suicide bombers. Five years ago: President George W. Bush visited Saudi Arabia , where he failed to win help from Saudi leaders to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices. Osama bin Laden said in an audio statement that
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Health Care Workers Sickened by SARS-Like Virus
from patients to two health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia . They say the virus has likely already spread person-to-person virus. Twenty of them have died, in France, Germany, Saudi Arabia , Jordan, Qatar and the United Kingdom. The new virus
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Small Change, Big Effect in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has been labeled profile cases in Saudi Arabia 's we mentioned headed in Saudi Arabia . Well those problems with the Saudi legal system decentralized in Saudi Arabia is a very belongs in Saudi Arabian mentality
in that country. Now there's been some very high profile cases in Saudi Arabia's -- we mentioned -- in the intro briefly winning getting arrested for having a Starbucks and a victim of rape. Being subjected to some horrible abuses what does that say about where things are really headed in Saudi Arabia . Well those cases really highlighted some of the fundamental problems with the Saudi legal system there is no constitution in that country aside from the holy Koran. There's very little by way of -- penal -
'Saudi Women, Start Your Engines'defiance today. Women in Saudi Arabia decided that they have Twitter message saying Saudi women start your engines spring. To conservative saudis what you're seeing here is one of thousands of Saudi women who had enough
women committed a simple small brave act of defiance today. Women in Saudi Arabia decided that they have a right to drive a car even though it is forbidden in their ultra conservative kingdom. There were cheers for them from around the world one Twitter message saying Saudi women start your engines. ABC's -- tracking and on this small rebellion in this season of the Arab spring. To conservative saudis what you're seeing here is not just declines it's a sacrilege you know. But every UConn is one of thousands of Saudi women who had enough. Her campaign we do women plastered Jeddah with signs calling for the right to drive. In the --gender apartheid is not just on just. It's unfair and an efficient Saudi women at this factory and beyond can drive the supply trucks. But they can't drive home. And for these women low income mothers -- -- paying a driver to 400 dollars a month. -- is a burden they can't afford it and it adds to that social injustice. And that women feel. Already in the Middle East if they can that I kind of a 1400 there's a little like candid I've -- today. As Saudi women push back the optimistic say that change is ahead and other -- I'm worried there might or might not be able -
Saudi Arabia : Lifting the Veillater she meet with the king of Saudi Arabia and many around the world have really. We'll put Saudi Arabia under the microscope for the way more than 70% of people here in Saudi Arabia are under the age of 3070%. And
and behind close doors another break from the past. The MySpace the Saudi Arabia has called that law and its booming as Saudi women -- potential suitors on line. Check out this women only hotel -- -- the first in the country where women can show up without a male escort. Small steps that echo loudly of this very conservative country. Meet nor all the bond my name is -- it. -- -- eerie -- a pioneering 24 year old filmmaker. Saudi Arabia has no cinema no movie industry at all. But -- has not stopped this Harvard educated young woman from getting her message -
Saudi Arabia's Oil Production Increaseweekend's emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia between oil produced seen an oil consuming nations Saudi Arabia announce an increase of 200000 generated billions of dollars for Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations but there's
immediate break at the gas pump after this weekend's emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia between oil produced seen an oil consuming nations Saudi Arabia announce an increase of 200000. Barrels of oil a day. But that fell significantly short of many expectations. There wasn't this we're gonna get you more oil we're gonna gets a lot more oil it's coming right away. That many in the market -- hope for. High oil prices have generated billions of dollars for Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations but there's a risk for them. High oil prices while -- benefit from it. Also should be can -
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Sarah Attar: One of Saudi Arabia's First Female OlympiansA big inspiration. For participating in the 2012 Olympics Jeremy is being on a first line for Saudi Arabia . To be yelling at such a huge honor and I hope that it can really. Make some good strides for women over to get more involved
in the 2012 Olympics Jeremy is being on a first line for Saudi Arabia . To be yelling at such a huge honor and I hope that it can really. Make some good strides for women over -
U.S. Businesswoman Arrested in Saudi Arabiawas arrested by religious police in Saudi Arabia . Her crime was sitting in a Starbucks what rights He does have within the Saudi system. She was released a few hours sign a confession. Right now in Saudi Arabia there seems to be a Tug of war authorities
Saudi -- a country known for its strict adherence to Islamic law and for many of us in the west their treatment of women and their religious traditions. Can be very difficult first understand. While an American businesswoman in the diet experience Islamic law first -- and for more we're gonna turn to Larson tree -- in to -- to give us the update in the latest. Marry a forty year old American mother of three was arrested by religious police in Saudi Arabia . Her crime was sitting in a Starbucks cafe with a man outside her family did to apparently business colleagues they went to the Starbucks to use the Internet and get some work done. The religious police took her cell phone kept her from calling her husband had prevented her from seeing a lawyer clear violation of what rights He does have within the Saudi system. She was released a few hours later after being strip searched thrown in prison and forced to sign a confession. Right now in Saudi Arabia there seems to be a Tug of war -- authorities on the status of women. Recently women were allowed to start stayingcounted among those who want to put the -- country forward. The Saudi press and the media in general tightly controlled. That over the past -- is especially with the advent of the Internet in the kingdom. And since 9/11 and the domestic terrorist bombings. There it is greater space for discussion and that's why one of these things have been going on for a long time we're starting to hear about it much more publicly. And it's really a tribute to the courageous Saudi reformers and women. -- create this phase sometimes at great personal cost many were arrested he'd lost -- Who advertise these these
