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China, Saudi Arabia ties enter fast lane of full development

RelationsbetweenChinaandSaudiArabiahaveenteredafastlaneoffulldevelopment,ChineseVicePremierZhangGaolisaidlastweekaheadofhisMiddleEasttour.Zhangissettochairthese

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U.S., Gulf hold talks on Mideast peace; Qatar-Saudi rift not discussed

SeniorU.S.officialsincludingpresidentialadviserJaredKushnerhavemetwithleadersinSaudiArabiaandQatartodiscussthepeaceprocessbetweentheIsraelisandPalestinians,thes

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China-Saudi Arabia ties rapidly developing: Chinese Ambassador

TheChineseEmbassyinSaudiArabiaisoftenahubofactivitywithdiplomaticmissionsandevents,evidenceoftieswarmingupbetweenthetwocountries,saidLiHuaxin,ChineseAmbassadort

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Saudi police detain 14-year-old boy for dancing in the street

SaudipolicesaidonTuesdaytheyhaddetaineda14-year-oldboywhowasfilmeddancingtothe1990shitsongMacarenaatastreetcrossinginthecoastalcityofJeddah,inaclipthatwaswidely

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Saudi Airlines says no permission yet to land in Qatar for pilgrims

SaudiArabiaAirlinessaidonSundaythatithadsofarbeenunabletotransferQataripilgrimsfromHamadInternationalAirportinDoha,duetothe"lackofpermission"fromQatar.SaudiAirl

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Saudis in talks to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold'

IraqandSaudiArabiaarenegotiatinganewalliancethatwouldgiveRiyadhaleadingroleinrebuildingIraq’swar-torntownsandcities,whilebolsteringBaghdad’scredentialsacrossthe

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Qatar welcomes Saudi 'political' decision to open border for hajj

TheQatariforeignministeronThursdaywelcomedSaudiArabia'sdecisiontoreopenthetwocountries'bordertoMuslimpilgrims--whilelashingoutatRiyadh's"politicisation"ofreligi

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Saudi king orders reopening of Qatar border to pilgrims

SaudiArabia'sKingSalmanhasorderedthereopeningoftheborderwithQatartofacilitatetheannualhajjpilgrimage,statemediasaidThursday,inthefirstsignsofathawaftertheregion

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Saudi Arabia's missing princes

Inthelasttwoyears,threeSaudiprinceslivinginEuropehavedisappeared.AllwerecriticaloftheSaudigovernment-andthereisevidencethatallwereabductedandflownbacktoSaudiAra

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Opinion: No breakthrough in Qatari impasse, but hope remains

AttemptingtosolvetheQatarimpasse,Kuwait'smediationprovedfutileeventhoughithadpowerfulWesternsupport.Forathirdmonth,SaudiArabiacontinuestocloseitslandborderwithQ

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Saudi-led coalition denies targeting family home in Yemen

TheSaudi-ledcoalitionfightinginYemendeniedonTuesdaythatithadtargetedahome,afterahealthofficialsaidninecivilianswerekilledinanairstrike.Threewomenandsixchildrenw

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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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Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca

AballisticmissilefiredbyYemen'sHouthirebelstowardtheMuslimholycityofMeccainSaudiArabiawasshotdownlateonThursday,saidtheSaudi-ledcoalitionfightinginYemen.Airdefe

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APD REVIEW | Turkey’s mediation may change little

ByAPDWriterLiZixinOnJuly24,TurkishPresidentErdoganfinishedhisshorttripofmediationamongGulfcountries.IthasbeentwomonthssincethecrisisbeginningbetweenQataranditsG

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News Analysis: Erdogan's visit fails to break Gulf impasse, but helps protect Turkey's own interests

Though Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's just-concluded Gulf tour failed to break the impasse there, it has at least helped protect Turkey's interests in the region.

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UK approves arms sales to Saudis after Yemen funeral attack

TheUKgovernmenthasapprovedarmssalesworth368millionUSdollarstoSaudiArabiaduringthesixmonthsafterSaudi-ledairstrikesonYemenfuneralkilledatleast140peopleinlastOcto