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Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Internet calls

SaudiArabiawillliftabanonInternetphonecalls,agovernmentspokesmansaid,partoftheeffortstoattractmorebusinesstothecountry.AllonlinevoiceandvideocallservicessuchasM

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State-backed Iranian hackers target aviation sector

HackerswhocompromisedaUSaerospaceorganisationwereworkingonbehalfoftheIraniangovernment,accordingtoresearchers.Thecyber-espionagegroup,knownasAPT33,hasbeentarget

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Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia

SocialmediaplatformSnapchathasblockedaccesstoAlJazeeracontentinSaudiArabia.SnapchatsaiditwasaskedbytheSaudiauthoritiestoremovetheQatari-backedbroadcaster'sDisco

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Saudi Arabia says foils Islamic State bomb, foreign spying plots

SaudiArabiasaidonTuesdayitfoiledanIslamicStateplottobombitsdefenseministryheadquartersandalsosaidithadarrestedseveralpeoplesuspectedofcarryingoutespionageinthek

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Qatari and Saudi leaders discuss crisis

Qatar'srulerhascalledSaudiArabia'scrownprincetodiscussthecrisisbetweenDohaandfourArabcountries,statemediafrombothsidesreport.EmirSheikhTamimbinHamadal-Thanisaid

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Saudi filmmakers build audiences without cinemas

Withdaringfilmmakers,untoldstoriesandentertainment-starvedyoungpeople,SaudiArabiahasallthemakingsofalocalmovieindustry—exceptfortheaters.Asthetraditionallyauste

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Qatar dispute exposes regional food-security failures

RecentactsofsolidaritybyTurkeyandIrantohelpQatarfeeditspopulationareimportantremindersofjusthowdependentregionalstatesareonfoodimports.AsSaraFouadAlmohamadiexpl

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China, Saudi Arabia ties enter fast lane of full development

RelationsbetweenChinaandSaudiArabiahaveenteredafastlaneoffulldevelopment,ChineseVicePremierZhangGaolisaidlastweekaheadofhisMiddleEasttour.Zhangissettochairthese

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China-Saudi Arabia ties rapidly developing: Chinese Ambassador

TheChineseEmbassyinSaudiArabiaisoftenahubofactivitywithdiplomaticmissionsandevents,evidenceoftieswarmingupbetweenthetwocountries,saidLiHuaxin,ChineseAmbassadort

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Saudi king orders reopening of Qatar border to pilgrims

SaudiArabia'sKingSalmanhasorderedthereopeningoftheborderwithQatartofacilitatetheannualhajjpilgrimage,statemediasaidThursday,inthefirstsignsofathawaftertheregion

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Saudi Arabia wants to be top beach vacation destination

The oil-rich country is planning an ambitious overhaul of its tourism industry that includes constructing resorts on about 100 miles of sandy coastline.

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Saudi Arabia wants to be top beach vacation destination

HowaboutabeachvacationinSaudiArabia?Theoil-richcountryisplanninganambitiousoverhaulofitstourismindustrythatincludesconstructingresortsonabout100milesofsandycoas

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UK approves arms sales to Saudis after Yemen funeral attack

TheUKgovernmenthasapprovedarmssalesworth368millionUSdollarstoSaudiArabiaduringthesixmonthsafterSaudi-ledairstrikesonYemenfuneralkilledatleast140peopleinlastOcto

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Turkish president visits Gulf nations to mediate Qatar crisis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will start a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar on Sunday, in the latest effort to resolve the Qatar crisis.

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Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry

AyoungwomanisatthecenterofacontroversyaboutclothinginSaudiArabia,aftershepostedvideosofherselfinoneofthenation'smostconservativeprovinceswearingashortskirtandac

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Turkey's Erdogan plans Gulf trip on July 23-24: Turkish presidency

TurkeysPresidentTayyipErdoganisplanningtovisitSaudiArabia,KuwaitandQataronJuly23-24,theTurkishpresidencysaidonTuesday.ErdoganhasbeenastaunchallyofQatarinitsdisp

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Saudi Arabia's public schools to offer physical education for girls

GirlsinpublicschoolsinSaudiArabiawillreceivephysicaleducationclassesinthecomingacademicyear,thecountry'sEducationMinistryhasannounced.EducationMinisterAhmedAl-I