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Imprisoned Father of Autistic Boy Called 'the Bravest Man in Saudi Arabia'

Khaled al-Johani, who teaches religion to elementary school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is neither a revolutionary nor an activist, according to his brother. But even though no one in the country knew it at the time, the 40-year-old father of a 5-year-old autistic boy was imprisoned and cut off from his family after...

Bahrain King Claims to Have Foiled 'Foreign Plot'

MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain's king said Monday that a foreign plot to "subvert security and stability" in the Gulf island kingdom has been foiled, and praised the Saudi-led force he invited to help quell the unprecedented unrest in this majority Shiite nation. Any reference to a foreign conspiracy against Bahrain's Sunni...

Bahrain Declares Three-Month State of Emergency Over Unrest

UPDATE: Bahrain's ruler has declared a three-month state of emergency over the unrest that has gripped the nation in recent weeks, according to state TV. MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain's capital was in lockdown mode Tuesday with stores shuttered and main highways blocked by police after a Saudi-led military force entered the...

Saudi Arabia Sends Troops Into Bahrain to Prop Up Monarchy

MANAMA, Bahrain -- A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations that have sent waves of fear through Gulf states over the potential for enemy Iran to take new footholds on their doorsteps. The Bahrain conflict is sectarian as much as pro-democracy, as the...

Reports: Exiled Tunisian President in Coma After Stroke

Ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is in a coma in a hospital in Saudi Arabia after suffering a stroke, according to reports out of France and Tunisia. "He had a stroke, and his condition is serious," an unidentified friend of Ben Ali told Agence France-Presse, which said the 74-year-old went into a coma...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Saudi Women Test Reins Under an Aged, Liberal King

Saudi women have whiffed new freedoms in recent years.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Saudi Help In Underwear Bomb Plot Shows How U.S. Outsources Intelligence

The thwarting of an al Qaeda plot to send an underwear bomber on a U.S.-bound jetliner is more than an intelligence coup in the battle against Islamic terrorists.

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05/30/12 Saudi Women Test Reins Under an Aged, Liberal King Source: The Huffington Post Saudi women have whiffed new freedoms in recent years.
05/30/12 Being a Saudi female entrepreneur Source: CNN.com It's not easy being a female entrepreneur in a country where women need a male guardian's permission to work, rent property or travel.
05/30/12 Saudi Almarai reveals $4.2bn, 5-year investment plan Source: AMEinfo.com Saudi-based Almarai Co has approved a SR15.7bn ($4.2bn), five-year investment plan that will draw on finance from bank loans and Islamic bonds, Reuters has reported.
05/30/12 U.S.-Saudi bond forged despite Soviets Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN The recent success of U.S. and Saudi intelligence services in thwarting an al-Qaida plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner illustrates the importance of Americas nearly 70-year-old strategic alliance with Saudi Arabia.
05/29/12 Saudi boosts Opec output despite price drop Source: Business Standard Opec oil output in May has hit its highest since 2008 as Saudi Arabia kept rates high despite a drop in prices and Iranian shipments did not fall much further ahead of an EU embargo, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday.

Background on Saudi

Saudi Arabia ( or ; ' or incorrectly ', officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( ' ), is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab world, after Algeria.

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