List of Saudi Arabia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Man Who Stole a 50-Carat Diamond Is Now a Thai Monk. No, Seriously.
After 25 years of intrigue, authorities investigating the “Blue Diamond Affair” are no closer to recovering the massive stone. Can this monk help?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What the President Really Thinks About Saudi Arabia
President Obama's shifting thinking on our allies in Riyadh is misguided.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Was a Fake War in the Saudi Desert a Dress Rehearsal for a Syrian Invasion?
Vladimir Putin’s abrupt Russian departure could open a door for Arab intervention against the Islamic State and Bashar al-Assad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia’s Destructive Oil Freeze
Riyadh has positioned global oil markets for a never-ending series of boom-and-bust cycles.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Oil Minister: Production Cut ‘is Not Going to Happen’
Cheap oil will last a while longer, as Saudi Arabia makes clear it’s not going to take it on the chin to save beleaguered U.S. producers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Problem With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terrorist’ Re-education
The Mohammed bin Nayef Center for Counseling and Care is supposed to rehabilitate terrorists. It isn’t working — and it’s allegedly being used to imprison critics of the kingdom.
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Supporters of ruling party candidate, Jovenel Moise, of PHTK political party, march in Port-au-Prince, on January 28, 2016 to give their support to the candidate and to protest against the possible installation of a transitional government. The demonstrators demand the continuation of the electoral process that was scheduled for Sunday January 24. Haiti's electoral authority postponed the planned January 24th presidential run-off amid mounting opposition street protests and voting fraud allegations. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Looking for Allah as a Shiite in Saudi Arabia
I came to Mecca seeking spiritual enlightenment. I found discrimination and distrust.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Women Are Getting Down to Business
A surge in female employment is changing social norms and shaking up marriages in this conservative kingdom.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War for Islam
Amid a roiling Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia are fanning the fires of sectarianism and playing politics in a zero-sum proxy war of religious fervor.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Even the Saudi Grand Mufti Can’t Stop These Chess Players
A fatwa against the game of chess isn't stopping Saudi players from holding tournaments.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Envoy Signals That Riyadh Is Obstructing Syria Peace Talks
Saudi Arabia is sidelining the diplomat charged with ending the brutal Syrian civil war — and complicating the push toward a deal.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Don’t Blame China for Plunging Oil Prices
Like other markets buffeted by Chinese economic headwinds, the oil market is in free-fall. But China’s slowdown isn’t really doing much to dampen its thirst for oil.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Tyranny of Distance
25 years after Desert Storm, America still hasn’t learned why it’s so difficult to win wars overseas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Tiny African Nation Just Cut Ties With Tehran. It Also Used to Be an Iranian Trading Post.
Comoros's rich yet little-known historical links with Iran haven't stopped it from joining Saudi Arabia's campaign to isolate Tehran.
