Saudi Arabia Seeks Union of Monarchies in Region

nytimes.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 15, 2012

The conservative monarchy wants to form a single federation with its five Persian Gulf neighbors to better resist the waves of change sweeping the Middle East. full story

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is taking the first steps to switch its weekend to begin on Fridays to align its banking and business days with most other nations in the region.

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Saudi advisers propose Friday-Saturday weekend

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Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic.

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Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program

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Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis and displays corpses

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis on Tuesday for robbery and murder, then put their bodies on public display as a further punishment, state news agency SPA said. A sixth man, a Saudi national, was separately executed for murder, the agency said. It was the second time in less than three months that Saudi Arabia executed several convicted criminals at the...

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Saudi Arabia executes 7 men after appeals rejected

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's official news agency says seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery have been beheaded, a week after their families appealed to the king for clemency....

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Saudi Arabia executes 7 men after appeals rejected

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's official news agency says seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery have been beheaded, a week after their families appealed to the king for clemency.

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Saudi Arabia executes 7 men after appeals rejected

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were beheaded on Wednesday, according to the country's official news agency, more than a week after their families and a rights group appealed to the king for clemency.The executions took place in Abha, a city in the southern region of Asir, the Saudi Press Agency said. The south has been...

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Iran denies link to group arrested in Saudi Arabia

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