Reuters (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Sa'ada fighting risks turning into proxy war between Sunni powerhouse of Saudi Arabia and Shia rival, Iran Saudi bombing raids on rebel positions inside Yemen represent a significant escalation of a local conflict that has become entangled in wider regional rivalries with alarming sectarian undertones. Viewed from Riyadh, the fighting in Sa'ada province is intended to protect the Saudi side of a long...
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS ( Reuters ) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. Tehran's U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee sharply criticized the Canadian-drafted resolution, saying assembly decisions of this kind have "created an atmosphere of confrontation...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
By attacking the Houthi rebels of Yemen, Riyadh is ill-advisedly turning up the heat on the region's cold war A crucially important conflict, woefully under-reported in the west, has now come to a head in the Middle East. In response to an ongoing fight that could spill out beyond the Arabian peninsula, Saudi Arabia has entered into direct war with the Houthi rebels in northern Yemen. Saudi military...
Jewish Internet Defense Force (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
By Donna Abu-Nar and Lee Keath, AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings....
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
RIYADH,Saudi Arabia — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading Al Qaeda's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings . The U.S.-born al-Awlaki has been...
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ( AP ) — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings. The U.S.-born al-Awlaki...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
RIYADH,Saudi Arabia -- Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to Riyadh on Tuesday to boost efforts to break the impasse of the Middle East peace process and try to resume the stalled peace talks. After bustling talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Syrian leaders in the past week, France now starts seeking to mediate the Mideast peace process on site. In Amman, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has held talks with Palestinian...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
RIYADH: President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived here yesterday for a visit meant to deepen French political and economic ties with Saudi Arabia as part of his administration’s efforts to raise France’s profile in the oil-rich Gulf. The one-day visit – Mr Sarkozy’s third to the kingdom in less than two years – is both low-key and high-intensity. Billed on both sides as more personal...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived on Tuesday in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon. Abdullah greeted Sarkozy late in the afternoon at King Khalid International Airport and the two then headed for the king's desert farm in Riyadh's outskirts, where Sarkozy will spend the night.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Tuesday of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon, as he headed to Riyadh for a one-day stay with Saudi King Abdullah. "The priority is to restart as soon as possible the peace process," Sarkozy told the Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh in an interview published Tuesday. "It is urgent because the current deadlock plays...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Riyadh - A Saudi court will try Yemeni rebels captured while launching an attack on a Saudi border post two weeks ago, local media reported Monday. The matter will be handled by security and military authorities, Salih Bin-Humaid, chairman of the S...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Riyadh - The number of pilgrims registering with Hajj pilgrimage companies in Saudi Arabia has dropped by 40 per cent compared to last year due to a fear of H1N1 virus and higher prices, media reports said Monday. Many citizens and expatriates have c...
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Press TV "Humanitarian agencies voice deep concern over a worsening crisis in Saudi Arabia's southwest and in northern Yemen where Riyadh has been bombing villages . The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF expressed worries at the escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen, where the UN says 175,000 people have been displaced . The UNICEF also said some 240 villages on the Saudi Arabian side...
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