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Saudi women-only motorshow opens in Jeddah

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Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

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Keywords of 2017 | Middle East and the heavy burdens in “post-Daash"

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Iran to restore ties if Saudis end "friendship" with Israel: Rouhani

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Will movies follow Yanni, Comic Con in Saudi 'fun' drive?

SaudiArabia,longdreadedforitslackofentertainmentoptions,isgoingtobeafunplaceintimestocomeasthewindsofreformsweepthroughitssocio-culturalparadigm.Theultra-conser

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How a mutual enemy is changing Israel, Saudi relations

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How Saudi Arabia has overreached on Iran, Lebanon

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Commentary: How Saudi Arabia has overreached on Iran, Lebanon

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Will Saudi-Israeli ‘secret ties’ lead to war with Iran?

Themuchspeculated“secretties”betweenIsraelandSaudiArabiaagainstacommonarch-enemy,Iran,aregraduallycomingoutintheopen.CloseontheheelsofatopIsraeligeneralproclaim

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The Middle East has just become even more risky

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Expert: Hariri family has traditionally close relationship with France

AmongmountingpoliticalcrisisinLebanon,thecounty’sPrimeMinisterSaadal-HaririsaidonlastFridaythathewouldreturntoBeirutinthecomingdays.Haririmadetheremarksafterhol

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Why Saudi Arabia and Iran are bitter rivals

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Xi commits unwavering cooperation in phone call with Saudi king Salman

China'sdeterminationtodeepenstrategiccooperationwithSaudiArabiawillnotwaver,nomatterhowtheinternationalandregionalsituationalters,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingtoldS

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Egypt tries to avoid a fight as allies escalate against Iran

EgyptfaceshighexpectationsfromSaudiArabiaanditsotherGulfArabbenefactorsthatitwillhavetheirbackastensionsrisewiththeirrivalIran,includingthrowingtheweightofitsmi

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Saudi: Anti-corruption or royal conflict? Reform is the only answer

ByAPDwriterliZixinTranslatedbyYeShanThedomesticpoliticalissueofSaudiArabiahasrecentlyoccupiedthemajorpagesofnewsmediaaroundtheworld.SaudiKingSalmanBinAbdulAzizA