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In a changing Saudi Arabia, the first dog cafe delights pet lovers

Barking Lot is the first pet café in the ultra-conservative kingdom where, until recently, dog-walking was banned from public places.

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Watch: In Mecca, pilgrims return to Islam's holiest site

A very small number of people circled the Kaaba in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months.

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'A parody of justice': Saudi verdicts in Khashoggi case criticised

A Saudi court issued final verdicts against eight Saudi nationals in the case of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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How has the Hajj pilgrimage changed amid the coronavirus pandemic?

Muslims living abroad were unable to make the #Hajj pilgrimage this year and were advised to continue social distancing for the important #EidAlAdha festival

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How is science building Iraq’s former glory, and the minds of young Saudis?

The Middle East and North Africa’s contribution to global science and engineering publications was only about two percent in 2013 according to a Harvard funded study.

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Saudi Arabian King Salman hospitalised for tests on gallbladder

His health is closely monitored as he presides over one of the world's top oil-producing countries and a large economy.

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'Rank hypocrisy': UK's green light to restart Saudi arms sales slammed

Trade minister Liz Truss made the announcement on Tuesday saying the government had complied with a court order that came about after a legal challenge from campaigners and reviewed how the arms were used.

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Khashoggi killing: Turkish court puts Saudi suspects on trial

A Turkish court is trying in absentia two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Euroviews. Saudi Arabia is deliberately denying prisoners medical aid. How long will Europe stay silent? ǀ View

I am asking the UK and other European Governments to show that they are guided by strong moral principles and ask Saudi Arabia to release my mother, brothers, and all political prisoners that they are currently holding.

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Outspoken Libyan princess Alia Al Senussi supports ‘New Saudi’ art scene

As a Libyan princess raised in exile, Alia Al Senussi, has never let her family’s ousting from the throne and their homeland in the 1960s, define her.

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Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings

The latest royal decree by King Salman could spare the death penalty for at least six men from the country's minority Shiite community who allegedly committed crimes while under the age of 18.

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Ramadan under lockdown: Aerial images show Mecca completely empty

Muslims around the world began marking Ramadan under the coronavirus blockade on Friday.

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How are MENA athletes reacting to the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

For the first time in its 124-year history, the Olympic Games have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Taking the reins: Saudi Dalma Malhas pines for her horses in Europe as she self-isolates

Equestrian Dalma Malhas from Saudi Arabia has had her training program halted due to the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing measures, like many athletes worldwide.

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OPEC, oil nations agree to unprecedented production deal to cut output

Oil-producing nations on Sunday finalised an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of global supply, in hopes of boosting crashing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Euroviews. Is COVID-19 an opportunity for more equitable health systems in the Middle East? ǀ View

"I read with some dismay last week, the self-congratulatory triumphalism of a Saudi commentator extolling his country’s pandemic response while gloating at the misfortune and failures of some of its neighbours and regional rivals."

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Euroviews. Saudi Arabia’s clear response to the coronavirus outbreak is in stark contrast to the West ǀ View

Saudi Arabia’s bold, swift response to COVID-19 is a lesson to western countries, and means that there are - so far - minimal cases and only one death in the country.

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Journalist Baria Alamuddin discusses women’s rights & daughter Amal Clooney

International Women’s Day was marked by countries around on the world on March 8th. As a focal point for the movement of women’s rights, the civil awareness day celebrated the economic, cultural and social achievements of women across the globe.

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Milken Summit: Saudi’s Prince Turki talks Iran relations & G20 Presidency

Hundreds of high-level decision makers and industry trailblazers, spanning fields from economics and philanthropy to healthcare, attended the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi.

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Jamal Khashoggi: Experts dismiss Saudi Arabia's sentences over killing

The UN expert who investigated the journalist's murder called the Saudi investigation "the antithesis of justice".