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A jailed women’s rights activist has appeared before a Saudi anti-terror court charged with providing information to ‘unfriendly’ foreign states. Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, who campaigned for the right of Saudi women to drive, was being tried by Riyadh’s criminal court but her case was transferred to the anti-terror court last month. Her first appearance before the … Read more
An influential Saudi prince has launched a bitter attack on Israel at a regional conference, calling the Jewish state a ‘Western colonising power’. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief who is said to be close to the country’s top leadership, reiterated strong support for the Palestinian cause in a fiery presentation to the … Read more
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a secret meeting with its crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israeli media said today, but the Gulf kingdom denied the claims. Netanyahu and his spy chief Yossi Cohen met the prince on Sunday after flying to the city of Neom where Prince Mohammed had been holding talks … Read more
REVEALED: Netanyahu ‘flew to secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince in major step towards Israel’s acceptance in Arab world’ Israeli PM and spy chief met crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, reports say It would be the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials Israel has already normalised relations with Bahrain and the UAE … Read more
Wealthy Saudi princes were tortured, blackmailed and ordered to hand over money from Swiss bank deposits on the ‘night of the beating’ three years ago when crown prince Mohammed bin Salman purged the Saudi elite, according to a new account. The November 2017 round-up at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh was officially described as a … Read more
Saudi Arabia could develop nuclear weapons if Iran becomes a nuclear power, the country’s foreign minister has warned. Adel al-Jubeir said it is ‘definitely an option’ for the Middle-Eastern state to develop nuclear capabilities if its rival Iran could not be stopped from making one, according to reports. He reportedly told DPA news agency that … Read more
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a remembrance service bomb attack at a non-Muslin cemetery in Saudi Arabia that left four people wounded on Wednesday, saying it was revenge for Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Initial reports said an explosive was hurled over the wall of the Christian cemetery during a French World War I remembrance service, injuring … Read more
Shots are fired at Saudi Arabia embassy in The Hague – a day after bomb attack at remembrance service in Jeddah Dutch officers were alerted at around 6am to shots being fired at the building Nobody was injured by the gunman who had fled before police arrived Building was hit by up to 20 bullets … Read more
Shots are fired at Saudi Arabia embassy in The Hague Nobody was injured and detectives were investigating the incident on Thursday Dutch officers were alerted at around 6am to shots being fired at the building Several bullet casings were scattered around and bullet holes left in windows It comes just hours after an attack on … Read more
A grenade has exploded and caused ‘numerous casualties’ at a First World War remembrance ceremony in Saudi Arabia attended by British diplomats. One Greek official and a Saudi guard were among four people injured at the service hosted by the French consulate at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah. An unidentified man was arrested after throwing … Read more