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    This Nov. 30, 2014 image made from video released by Loujain al-Hathloul shows her driving toward the United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on Dec. 1, 2014, in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul has been imprisoned for over two years and will
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    Loujain Al-Hathloul: Saudi Arabia Transfers Activist's Trial To Terrorism Court

    Nov 26, 2020
    The activist's sister tells NPR her parents "saw a very weak, tired, exhausted Loujain" at her court appearance: "They said that her body was shaking, that she could barely hold the papers."
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    Middle East
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown here earlier this month, has reportedly visited Saudi Arabia.
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    Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports

    Nov 23, 2020
    It is the first such meeting between Israeli and Saudi leaders to be reported widely in Israeli media. Netanyahu reportedly met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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    World
    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends an Arab summit at al-Safa Royal Palace in Mecca on May 31, 2019.
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    'To Protect Myself And My Family': Saudi Critics Abroad Fear Long Reach Of The Crown

    Oct 08, 2020
    The Saudi government continues to track down and threaten its critics as far as Canada and the United States, dissidents say.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power,</em> by Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck
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    'Blood And Oil' Traces Mohammed Bin Salman's Rise As A Ruthless Saudi Leader

    Sep 01, 2020
    The Wall Street Journal's Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck chart MBS's evolution from an unfocused, overweight kid with a taste for McDonald's to an increasingly brutish man with an eye on the throne.
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    World
    Hatice Cengiz, who was engaged to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, leaves a court in Istanbul on Friday. Two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals are on trial in absentia over the 2018 killing of the <
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    Khashoggi Murder Trial Begins In Turkey

    Jul 03, 2020
    Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a leading critic of the kingdom's crown prince, was killed in Istanbul in 2018. Twenty Saudis are standing trial in absentia in Khashoggi's death.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The area around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was closed and disinfected in March. Officials have announced that this year's hajj will be restricted because of the pandemic.
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    Saudi Arabia Announces This Year's Hajj Will Be 'Very Limited'

    Jun 22, 2020
    Officials announce on Monday that this year's pilgrimage to Mecca will be restricted in size and limited to Saudi residents. In a typical year, millions of Muslims would make the journey.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba during last year's pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia. This year's hajj is in doubt — and Indonesia has canceled its participation because of COVID-19.
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    Indonesia Cancels Hajj Pilgrimage, Citing Risks Of Travel During Pandemic

    Jun 02, 2020
    "Our religion teaches us that saving lives is an obligation. That is the consideration in this policy," Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi says.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Qatar charity workers prepare food parcels for migrant laborers living under quarantine on April 16 amid the coronavirus pandemic in Doha. A restaurant better known for fine dining has lent its facilities to Qatar Charity to feed migrant workers, of whom
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    Migrants Are Among The Worst Hit By COVID-19 In Saudi Arabia And Gulf Countries

    May 05, 2020
    Even with stringent lockdowns, the coronavirus has spread through migrant communities in some Middle Eastern countries where foreign workers live in cramped quarters.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, minister of energy of Saudi Arabia, chairs a virtual summit of the Group of 20 energy ministers at his office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 10, to coordinate a response to plummeting oil prices due to an ove
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    Saudi Arabia's Oil Tanker Flotilla Is Reaching The U.S., Despite Some Objections

    May 04, 2020
    At least 18 very large crude carriers, each carrying 2 million barrels of oil, are headed to the U.S. American shale producers and some lawmakers are worried.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A crew near Karnes City, Texas, continued work as oil prices collapsed this week. Companies already were cutting costs and now will have to cut deeper as oil prices remain low.
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    Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis

    Mar 14, 2020
    The oil industry has faced reduced demand from coronavirus, made worse by a global price war. The Trump administration says it will help by buying up cheap oil for the nation's strategic reserve.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Oil prices dropped 30% Sunday after Saudi Arabia announced it would boost production and cut prices.
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    Oil Prices, Stocks Plunge After Saudi Arabia Stuns World With Massive Discounts

    Mar 08, 2020
    Oil prices dropped as much as 30% following the unexpected Saudi decision to cut prices and boost production. The move reflects the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus and its economic effects.
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    Business
    The phone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and owner of <em>The Washington Post</em>, reportedly was hacked via a WhatsApp account owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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    U.N. Urges Probe Of Reported Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone By Saudi Arabia

    Jan 22, 2020
    U.N. human rights experts said they were gravely concerned by reports that a WhatsApp account held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack The Washington Post owner's phone.
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    National Security
    After an internal review of how foreign military students are screened, the U.S. Department of Defense says it will implement new security measures for prospective cadets.
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    Defense Department To Overhaul Screening For Foreign Military Trainees

    Jan 17, 2020
    Officials said they want to "ensure the program continues." To that end, the department has reviewed "how we can use our resources to do enhanced vetting."
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    National Security
    Attorney General William Barr announced an update in the investigation of the deadly shooting last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. He said Monday: "This was an act of terrorism."
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    DOJ Says 21 Saudi Cadets Being Expelled From U.S. Over Extremist, Child Porn Content

    Jan 13, 2020
    The announcement comes a month after a Saudi national opened fire at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., killing three sailors. Attorney General William Barr called the shooting an act of terrorism.
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    World
    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) attends a ceremony with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in November. The Saudi crown prince was in the UAE for talks that were expected to focus on the
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    Saudi Arabia Sought Dialogue With Iran. Then The U.S.-Iranian Conflict Escalated

    Jan 09, 2020
    The U.S. killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has boosted Saudi fears about becoming embroiled in escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.
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    Middle East
    Protesters outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London in October 2018 demonstrate against the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Monday, five people were sentenced to death for the killing, and three others received prison sentences.
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    Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People To Death For Khashoggi Killing

    Dec 23, 2019
    A State Dept. official called the verdicts "an important first step in holding those responsible for the terrible crime accountable." But a U.N. official called them a "mockery" of justice.
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    Planet Money
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    What's Wrong with the Saudi Aramco IPO?

    Nov 26, 2019
    The most profitable company in the world was supposed to make its international debut, listing public shares for the first time at a valuation of $2 trillion. Now it's staying local. What happened?
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    National Security
    Two former employees of Twitter are charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing information in private accounts.
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    2 Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying For Saudi Arabia

    Nov 06, 2019
    One of the accused accessed more than 6,000 Twitter accounts allegedly looking for information about critics of the Saudi government, according to court documents.
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    Business
    President and CEO of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser and company chairman Yasir al-Rumayyan at a press conference in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The privately-owned oil giant announced it will IPO next month.
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    Saudi Aramco, World's Most Profitable Company, Will Make First Public Offering

    Nov 03, 2019
    The oil company said it will sell an unspecified number of shares on a Saudi Arabian exchange. Its valuation could be $1.5 trillion, and it may be the world's biggest IPO.
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    Middle East
    This photo released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, shows Iranian oil tanker Sabiti traveling through the Red Sea on Friday. Iran says two missiles struck the tanker.
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    Iranian Tanker Reportedly Struck By Missiles In Red Sea

    Oct 11, 2019
    Iran's state-run IRNA says the tanker was hit by two missiles that damaged storage tanks as it steamed about 60 miles from the Saudi port of Jiddah.
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    World
    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 24, 2018. Many major executives backed out of the event after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This year, some of the b
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    Investors Are Back In Saudi Arabia A Year After Khashoggi's Killing

    Oct 02, 2019
    The oil-rich kingdom has poured millions of dollars into a global damage control campaign. While some governments have shunned the country, the Trump administration remains a strong supporter.
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    Opinion
    In the weeks following the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Trump spent more time praising Saudi Arabia as a very important ally than he did reacting to the killing.
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    Opinion: Trump And Pompeo Have Enabled A Saudi Cover-Up Of The Khashoggi Killing

    Oct 02, 2019
    Saudi Arabia's campaign of denial would never have gotten off the ground had it not been for the Trump administration's support over the past year, say former State Department officials.
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    Middle East
    On the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells PBS in a documentary airing next week, "I get all the responsibility because it happened under my watch."
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    Saudi Crown Prince On Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi: 'It Happened Under My Watch'

    Sep 26, 2019
    In an interview that appears in an upcoming PBS documentary, Mohammed bin Salman denies he had prior knowledge of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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    Middle East
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for Saudi Arabia to reject U.S. intervention during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.
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    Iran's Rouhani Touts Gulf Peace Plan, Says It Would Start With U.S. Troops Leaving

    Sep 25, 2019
    "Our region is on the edge of collapse, as a single blunder can fuel a big fire," President Hassan Rouhani said at the U.N. on Wednesday.
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    National Security
    Workers fix the damage in the Aramco's Khurais oil field in  Saudi Arabia, Sept. 20, 2019, after it was hit during Sept. 14 attack the U.S. alleges Iran carried out.
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    Trump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

    Sep 20, 2019
    The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran

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