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APD Review| Anti-corruption or royal conflict? Reform is the only answer

ByAPDwriterliZixinTranslatedbyYeShanThedomesticpoliticalissueofSaudiArabiahasrecentlyoccupiedthemajorpagesofnewsmediaaroundtheworld.SaudiKingSalmanBinAbdulAzizA

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Syrian official says Damascus won't allow targeting of Hezbollah

Syria'spresidentialpoliticaladviser,BouthainaShaaban,saidonTuesdaythathercountrywillnotallowthetargetingoftheLebaneseHezbollahgroup,Damascuskeyallyinthewaronthe

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Saudi blames Iran, says Yemen missile attack ‘an act of war’

SaudiArabiaandIrantradedfierceaccusationsoverYemenasRiyadhsaidarebelmissileattack"mayamounttoanactofwar"andTehranaccuseditsrivalofwarcrimes.Oilpricesmaderapidga

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Trump: Aramco IPO listing on NYSE important to the US

USPresidentDonaldTrump,whoarrivedinJapanonSunday,saidhespokewiththeKingofSaudiArabiaaboutlistingnationaloilcompanySaudiAramco’ssharesinNewYorkandthat“theywillco

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Saudi crown prince favors extending OPEC production limits

SaudiArabia’scrownprinceonSaturdaysaidhiscountrysupportsextendinganagreementbymajoroilproducerstolimitoutputbeyondnextMarch.CrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmansaidthat

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Saudis to allow women into sports stadiums starting next year

SaudiArabiawillallowwomenintosportsstadiumsforthefirsttimestartingnextyear,authoritiessaidSunday,inalandmarkmoveopeningupthreepreviouslymale-onlyvenuestofamilie

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Saudis to open sports stadiums to women in reform push

SaudiArabiawillallowwomenintosportsstadiumsforthefirsttimefromnextyear,authoritiessaidSunday,inalandmarkmoveopeningupthreepreviouslymale-onlyvenuestofamilies.Th

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In a first, Sophia the humanoid robot gets Saudi citizenship

WhileaSaudinationalityremainsintherealmofnearimpossibilityformostofthekingdom’shundredsofthousandsofexpatriates,guesswhobeatthemingettingacitizenshipstatusrecen

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Saudi Crown Prince calls Qatar embargo a 'small issue'

SaudiArabia'sCrownPrincedownplayedhiscountry'smonthslongdisputewithQatarinrarecommentsaboutthediplomaticandeconomicboycott."Qatarisavery,very,verysmallissue,"Cr

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Did Saudi Crown Prince make a secret visit to Israel?

AnIsraeliradioreportlastmonthsuggestingSaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanvisitedIsraeldiscreetlyhaspromptedeagerspeculationsintheIsraeliandArabmediaoverthepurpor

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Saudi visit to Moscow underscores the Middle East’s flexible alliances

ApopulargeopoliticalimageoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaisaregiondividedstarklyintoopposingcamps.ButastheSaudiking’sunprecedentedvisittoMoscowthisweekindicates,th

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Kremlin says talks with Saudi Arabia on S-400 missile systems on track

TheKremlinsaidonMondaythattalkswithSaudiArabiaoverMoscowsupplyingRiyadhwithadvancedS-400airdefensemissilesystemshadgonewellfromRussia’spointofviewsofar.Kremlins

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U.S. approves possible $15 bn sale of THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of a THAAD anti-missile defence system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15 billion (11.48 billion pounds), the Pentagon said on Friday, in a statement citing Iran among regional threats.

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U.S. approves possible $15 bn sale of THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia

TheU.S.StateDepartmenthasapprovedthepossiblesaleofaTHAADanti-missiledefencesystemtoSaudiArabiaatanestimatedcostof$15billion(11.48billionpounds),thePentagonsaido

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Saudi women face stifling barriers despite new driving freedom

AstheworldlaudstheSaudiking’sdecisionthatrevokedadrivingbanonwomen,theexistingrestrictionscontinuetoplaguehalfthepopulationinthisdesertkingdom.KingSalmanbinAbdu

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Saudi minister says adding women drivers will reduce car crashes

SaudiArabia’sliftingofamuchcriticizedbanonwomendriverswillreducethenumberofcarcrashesinacountrywithoneoftheworld’sworsttraffic-relateddeathrates,itsinteriormini

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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Skype, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps

SaudiArabiaisliftingayear-longbanonSkypeandotherserviceslikeWhatsAppandSnapchat,effectiveat8PMETtoday.AccordingtoastatementfromSaudiArabia’stelecommunicationsau