Women now drive fast train to Mecca
Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of ...
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Macron defies anger to welcome Saudi strongman ‘MBS’ in Paris
Paris—French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warmly welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris, defying ...
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Biden coup buoys Saudi crown prince after 5 years at helm
Riyadh—Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has long been sidelined on the world stage but as he prepares to ...
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US moves to shield secrets in Saudi spy case in Canada
US officials are intervening in a Canadian lawsuit involving a former Saudi spymaster, documents show, a rare move in a ...
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Saudi releases Bin Laden patriarch in Ritz crackdown
Saudi Arabia has released construction magnate Bakr bin Laden, more than three years after his detention in a purge of ...
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Biden has seen intel report on journalist’s murder
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has already seen a soon-to-be released intelligence report detailing the murder of journalist ...
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Saudi crown prince has surgery for appendicitis
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has had successful surgery for appendicitis, state media reported ...
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Saudi cordons off Shiite region
Riyadh"•Saudi Arabia on Sunday cordoned off an oil-rich Shiite stronghold, suspended air and sea travel to nine countries and closed ...
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Damaged tankers reach safe waters after Gulf attacks
Dubai"•Two damaged tankers arrived safely Sunday at locations off the Emirati coast after they were rocked by explosions in Gulf ...
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Saudi Arabia’s New Heir Can’t Go Soft on Terror
THE new heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia has great ambitions to modernize its economy. The West can and ...
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