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NEWS ABOUT: Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Child Bride's  
 Marriage Annulled 

Wedding to middle-aged man sparked global controversy

Apr 30, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The marriage of an eight-year-old Saudi girl to a man in his 50s that drew worldwide attention has been annulled in an out-of-court settlement, the BBC reports. A judge had twice denied the girl—reportedly married off by her father to pay a debt—a divorce. The case has led... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • annulment • arranged marriage • child brides

Saudis to Crack Down After Man Weds 8-Year-Old

Child marriages will be 'regulated'; no evidence they'll be barred

Apr 15, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid an uproar over an adult man’s marriage to an 8-year-old girl, Saudi Arabia will begin regulating child marriage, the BBC reports. The country’s justice minister wants to end the “arbitrary” process, he said, though he didn’t say such matches would be banned. A court upheld... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women's rights • marriage • children • arranged marriage • forced marriage • dowry • child brides

(Newser) - This was probably inevitable: The world's first known divorce via phone text is on the books. A Saudi man informed his wife of the split by text, then called two relatives to let them know, the Telegraph reports. This apparently jibes with the practice under Sharia law that allows a... More »

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Saudi Arabia • divorce • marriage • Islamic Sharia law • text message

 White House 
 Denies Prez 
 Bowed to 
 Saudi King 

President accused of royal breach of protocol at G20 summit

Apr 9, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House denies President Obama broke centuries of protocol by bowing to a foreign monarch at the G20 talks, Politico reports. A video from the summit showing the president dipping as he greeted Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has infuriated right-wingers who believe the movement was a bow. The deep... More »

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Barack Obama • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • royalty • G20 • President Obama • Obama bows

(Newser) - Turkish police have arrested a Syrian man who planned to try to assassinate President Obama, CBS News reports today. The Turks moved on the man, who appears to have been impersonating an Al-Jazeera correspondent, based on information from Saudi intelligence services. The plot was to be carried out in Istanbul,... More »

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Turkey • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Istanbul • assassination attempt • al-Jazeera • President Obama • Alliance of Civilizations

'Fugitive' Sudan Prez
Defies World Court

Al-Bashir's Saudi trip seen as effort to undermine support for international justice

Apr 2, 09 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan's president thumbed his nose at the International Criminal Court with a high-profile pilgrimage to Mecca yesterday, reports the Times of London. A ruling last month requires the court's 108 members to arrest Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity in Darfur if he enters their nations. Many see his trips... More »

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Darfur • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • war crimes • Omar al Bashir • International Criminal Court • arrest warrant

Saudi Court Blocks Marriage
to 8-Year-Old Girl

Mother wins appeal against daughter's arranged marriage

Mar 25, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Saudi Arabian appeals court has thrown out a ruling upholding an 8-year-old girl's marriage to a 47-year-old man, reports CNN. The marriage—arranged by the girl's father to settle a debt—still stands for now under Saudi law. But the ruling sustains a legal challenge to the marriage by... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • arranged marriage • child brides

Failed Intelligence Pick
Blasts Israel Lobby

Freeman accuses; some deny, some take credit

Mar 11, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Freeman, the Obama choice to chair the National Intelligence Council who was forced to withdraw his name, thinks he knows what did him in. Though critics point to a number of factors—his stance on human rights, his financial ties to Saudi Arabia and China—Freeman is convinced that... More »

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China • Saudi Arabia • Charles Schumer • Arab Israeli conflict • Israeli lobby • Charles Freeman • National Intelligence Council

(Newser) - A 75-year-old Syrian woman faces 40 lashes and 4 months in prison for mingling with two men in Saudi Arabia, CNN reports. Khamisa Mohammed Sawadi will also be deported for allowing the men to enter her home last year. The men, sentenced to lashings as well, told police that Sawadi... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women's rights • sentencing • Islamic law

Our Skivvies, Ourselves: Saudis Seek Female Sellers

Lingerie stores can employ women, but don't

Feb 25, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Saudi women aren’t allowed to be alone in a room with an unrelated man, but they have to buy their undergarments from men, a situation some are calling unacceptable. In theory, women are permitted to work in shops selling women’s products, but the traditional society has, somewhat ironically,... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women • retail sales • lingerie • underwear

Yemen Releases 170
al-Qaeda Suspects

Prepares for sweep of al-Qaeda base

Feb 9, 09 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Yemen has freed 170 men suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda, reports AP. The men were released to tribal chiefs after signing pledges to renounce terrorism. Yemeni military spokesmen say troops are poised to sweep through the al-Qaeda stronghold of Marib. Though such releases have often raised US hackles, Yemeni... More »

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Saudi Arabia • terrorism • Yemen • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

Critics Blast Obama's Zinni Flip-Flop

They call yanking of
Iraq ambassador post sign of transition chaos

Feb 6, 09 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Remember those fat times, back in December, when competence and seamless coordination were back in town? Oh well. Joining the parade of minor appointment-related slip-ups is the apparent bait-and-switch pulled on retired Gen. Anthony Zinni, reports Politico. Zinni was told he had the job of Iraq ambassador—then the rug... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Saudi Arabia • ambassador • Obama administration • Anthony Zinni

 11 Freed From 
 Gitmo Disappear 
 Into Terror Network 

Saudi Arabia admits former detainees may be with al-Qaeda

Feb 4, 09 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Eleven Saudi nationals who were released from detention at Guantanamo Bay have likely rejoined terrorist groups, the Saudi government said yesterday. The prisoners participated in a rehabilitation program after returning to Saudi Arabia, but all of them have fled the country—probably to Yemen or Iran. The situation underscores President... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Guantanamo Bay • counterterrorism • Yemen • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

Yemen Is
New Haven
for al-Qaeda

Group's numbers likely to see boost from
freed Gitmo inmates

Jan 30, 09 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - As the US prepares to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Yemen presents a problem: Despite government efforts, the country is becoming a safe haven for al-Qaeda operatives, the Economist reports. Rebuffed by anti-terror initiatives in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, jihadists have flocked to Yemen, where rugged countryside, weak... More »

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War on Terror • Saudi Arabia • terrorism • Yemen • inmates • al-Qaeda • detainees

OPINION

Israel, Palestine Need Outside Support for Lasting Fix

Neighbors must be involved: Friedman

Jan 28, 09 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The dominant theory holds that the two-state solution is the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the war in Gaza has pushed tensions past the point where an equitable sharing of geography is enough, argues New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He wants a "five-state solution—Palestine, Egypt, Jordan,... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Jordan • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • King Abdullah II • Egypt • Thomas Friedman • Arab Israeli conflict

Freed Detainee Becomes Al-Qaeda Chief

After Gitmo, suspected in bombing of US embassy in Yemen

Jan 23, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares to close Guantanamo Bay, the story of Said Ali al-Shihri provides a cautionary tale. Released from the prison camp in 2007, the Saudi has become the deputy leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch and is suspected of involvement in the bombing of the US embassy there... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Yemen • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda • Said Ali al-Shihri

Top Saudi Cleric Backs Marriage of 10-Year-Old Girls

They're not too young, declares grand mufti

Jan 18, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The top Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has issued a statement supporting marriage for girls as young as 10, reports CNN. "Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her," he declared. The statement follows the refusal last month by a Saudi... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • Muslim • Grand Mufti • cleric • sexual assault • child brides

Gulf Oil Powers Pump Green Into Clean Technology

States invest billions to keep atop energy-economy heap

Jan 13, 09 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the per-capita carbon footprint of the United Arab Emirates dwarfs that of most anywhere else, it and fellow Persian Gulf oil giants like Qatar and Saudi Arabia are becoming the unlikely cradle of green technology, the New York Times reports. Wary of the world’s dependence on crude and... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Persian Gulf • Qatar • Abu Dhabi • United Arab Emirates • energy dependence • carbon emissions • energy independence • oil consumption

Pirates Free Saudi Tanker,
Get $3M Ransom

Ship headed to safety after November capture

Jan 9, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A Saudi tanker taken by Somali pirates in November has been freed after a $3 million ransom was paid, a pirate negotiator said. Pirates have left the ship, which is now headed to safety. The Sirius Star, which carried 2 million oil barrels and 25 crew members, was the largest... More »

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Somalia • Saudi Arabia • piracy • fuel tankers • release • pirates • ransom • Sirius Star

 Saudi Girl, 8, Can't 
 Divorce Husband, 58: Court 

Case must wait until girl hits puberty; she still lives with mother

Dec 22, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - An 8-year-old Saudi girl will remain married to her 58-year-old husband after a court struck down her mother’s request for a divorce, the Daily Mail reports. The hard-up father, who is divorced from the mother, signed a contract in August and received a dowry of about $7,400. The... More »

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Saudi Arabia • divorce • Islamic Sharia law • court • arranged marriage • dowry • minor • marriage contract

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