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Saudi Arabia expels Iranian diplomats over attacks
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By Rilwan Muhammad Saudi Arabia has expelled five Iranian diplomats, giving them 24 hours to leave the country. The development comes amid escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict involving Iran,…
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FG suspends Christian pilgrimage over Middle-East crisis
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The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), on Tuesday announced the immediate suspension of all pilgrimages to Israel due to the security situation in the Middle East.…
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White House rebuffs pressure to punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder
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By Kevin Breuninger, CNBC KEY POINTS • The White House is holding firm on its decision not to punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist…
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What gives Saudi Arabia the confidence to ease coronavirus restrictions
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What gives Saudi Arabia the confidence to ease coronavirus restrictions *Enayah, in Riyadh, is Saudi Arabia’s largest manufacturer of medical masks and gowns and comprehensive medical packs. (AN Photo) RIYADH:…
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Prophet’s Mosque to open to public in stages from Sunday
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced that the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will gradually open to the public starting Sunday. Mosques across the Kingdom, except for those in Makkah, will open…
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions, restart business, return to ‘normal’
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Saudi Arabia will ease coronavirus restrictions, resume some economic and commercial activities, and return to “normalcy”, as per the approval of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Interior…
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COVID-19 : Saudi Arabia installs self- sterilization gates at grand mosque in Mecca – How it will operate
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The General Presidency of the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has inaugurated the “advanced self-sterilization gates” equipped with the latest technologies, which were introduced by the Presidency represented by…
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Success of Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 testing allows easing of restrictions for Ramadan
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A variety of testing techniques have helped the Saudi Ministry of Health to track and treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, allowing the Kingdom to relax certain restrictions during Ramadan. (SPA)…
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia closes all mosques except two
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RIYADH — The daily congregational prayers and the weekly Friday prayer in all mosques across Saudi Arabia have been suspended, the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom decided on…
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From death sentence to freedom: The case of Ibrahim Ibrahim – By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez
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“If I knew, I wouldn’t have travelled”, was a regrettable statement from Malam Ibrahim Ibrahim. Malam Ibrahim Ibrahim, a cleric and an indigene of Zamfara State travelled to Saudi Arabia…
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NAHCON pays condolence visit to Saudi Embassy
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By Fatima Sanda Usara The outgoing Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad accompanied by the incoming NAHCON Chairman, Barrister Zikrullahi Hassan, today, 4th February 2020, led some senior management staff…
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Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Nigeria, Adnan Bostaji is dead
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Adnan bin Mahmoud Bostaji, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Nigeria is dead. Adnan died on Tuesday, according to a press statement by the Saudi Arabian embassy. Bostaji who…
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Saudi Arabia to stop funding mosques in foreign countries
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Former Saudi minister of justice, Mohammed Bin Abdul-Karim Issa, has announced that his country will stop funding mosques in foreign countries, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. According to the Swiss newspaper, Le Matin Dimanche, Saudi…
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The Khashoggi verdict is exactly what impunity looks like. It must be denounced, By Agnes Callamard
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*Agnes Callamard is the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and director of Global Freedom of Expression at Columbia University.* On Monday, the Saudi public prosecutor announced…
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Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants
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RIYADH (Reuters) – Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of the world’s strictest…
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Major Takeaways From President Buhari’s Visit To Saudi Arabia
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By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came to an end on Saturday. The President participated in the Future Investment Initiative, which was…
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Why Saudi Arabia and Iran are bitter rivals, By Jonathan Marcus
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Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia and Iran are at loggerheads. They have long been rivals, but it’s all recently got a…
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Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles heading to Mecca, Jeddah
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Saudi Arabia said yesterday that its Air Defence Forces intercepted two ballistic missiles at dawn yesterday; the first over Taif, heading for the city of Mecca, and the other over…
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Saudi Arabia executes Nigerian woman, three others for drug trafficking
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Four people – including one woman – were executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday for drug trafficking. Among those put to death in the holy city of Mecca were two…
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Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text
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Saudi Arabian courts will notify women by text message when their husbands have been granted divorces under a law that took effect Sunday. The initiative is aimed at concerns that…