List of Saudi Arabia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pakistan’s Middle East Problem
In the wake of IS’s deadly attacks on Paris and Beirut, Pakistan must rethink its position on the Middle East for the sake of its own stability.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Blood Feud That Drives the Middle East
Saudi Arabia and Iran's struggle for power is tearing apart the Arab world, even as diplomats frantically try to negotiate a truce.
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Salvadorean castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga (C) walks out of the San Rafael Hospital with his parents in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, on February 18, 2014. Alvarenga spent 13 months adrift in a small boat in the Pacific and was washed ashore in the Marshall Islands three weeks ago. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read JOSE CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On the Campaign Trail with Saudi Arabia’s First Women Candidates
Saudi women are running for office in upcoming municipal elections for the first time -- and discovering the rules as they go.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Crisis Tests Newfound Détente Between Washington and Tehran
Obama personally assured Riyadh and other powers their interests would not be undermined in Syrian peace talks if Iran was at the negotiating table.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Long Road to Women’s Suffrage in Saudi Arabia
A landmark change in law has given the Kingdom’s women the right to vote. But a host of cultural and legal barriers will prevent strong turnout at the polls.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Top State Department Official: Saudis Finally Get That Yemen Is a Problem
The devastating humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen has become so bleak that Saudi Arabia is now finally serious about finding a political resolution to the crisis, a top State Department diplomat said Wednesday.
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A Saudi Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at Nice airport in southeastern France on July 26, 2015. King Salman of Saudi Arabia arrived in France for a Riviera holiday, with the closure of the beach in front of his villa incensing local residents. While the king's three-week visit with an entourage of nearly 1,000 is a boon for the local economy, the closure of a public beach for the privacy and security of the royal party -- along with illegal construction work -- has sparked anger. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) Saudi Arabia’s Royal Drug Problem
A drug bust in Lebanon Monday sheds light on the royal family's struggle with drug laws.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can This Man Save Yemen?
Vice President Khaled Bahah is trying to push back the Islamic State and make peace with his Houthi rivals. But progress is hard to come by in war-wracked Yemen these days.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Reports of Saudi Arabia’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The kingdom’s economy isn’t teetering on collapse; in fact, it’s healthier than it has been in decades.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Human Rights Groups Call On U.N. to Launch War Crimes Probe in Yemen
Humanitarian aid organizations say Security Council investigation is needed in Yemen, where the war pitting Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia's airstrikes shows no signs of letting up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Support for Saudi Strikes in Yemen Raises War Crime Concerns
A top American lawmaker says the Obama administration’s military assistance to Riyadh may violate U.S. law.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yemen Doesn’t Need the Obama Administration’s ‘Deep Concern’
It needs help ending the war that has led to a humanitarian crisis.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for the United States to Start Worrying About a Saudi Collapse
Facing a rising tide of problems from the outside and in, the kingdom is in trouble. Will America come to the rescue?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 And the Winner of this Year’s PEN Pinter Award Goes to … the Man Slated for 1,000 Lashes!
Will the award be enough to save Saudi blogger Raif Badawi?
