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'My entire life': Saudi tailor keeps robe-making craft alive

Saudi tailor Habib Mohammed's shop once made ornate, hand-woven cloaks for royals, a time-honoured craft he is determined to preserve even as...

29.03.2025 2

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Saudi Arabia frees prisoners in apparent easing of crackdown

Last year, Saudi teacher Asaad al-Ghamdi was given 20 years in prison for criticising the government online -- one of a wave of heavy sentences that...

22.03.2025 5

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Muslim nations adopt Arab alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

International support grew on Saturday for an Arab counterproposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents,...

09.03.2025 20

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Muslim nations endorse alternative to Trump's Gaza takeover plan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday endorsed an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to take...

09.03.2025 6

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Saudi Aramco profits drop 12 percent on lower prices, volumes

Oil giant Saudi Aramco posted a drop in annual profits on Tuesday as lower prices and volumes hit the lynchpin of the kingdom's ambitious economic...

05.03.2025 5

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing ties

With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of...

05.03.2025 2

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Shooting for the moon: the Saudi spotting teams that herald Ramadan

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that signifies the start of Ramadan....

01.03.2025 9

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Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia to hash out Gaza plan

Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to...

22.02.2025 5

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump's Gaza plan

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of...

15.02.2025 3

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Syria leader says Saudis want to help rebuild war-torn country

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a "genuine desire" to support his war-torn country, after meeting on Sunday with the...

03.02.2025 4

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New Syria leader meets Saudi crown prince on first foreign visit

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a "genuine desire" to support his war-torn country, after meeting on Sunday with the...

03.02.2025 3

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Syria's interim president arrives in Saudi Arabia for first foreign visit

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a "genuine desire" to support his war-torn country, after meeting on Sunday with the...

03.02.2025 4

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Painful wait in Saudi for family of detained Syrian chess champion

As Syrians pour out of prisons that Bashar al-Assad used to cement his grip on power, the Saudi-based family of one detainee is desperate for any...

20.12.2024 3

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In fuel-guzzling Saudi Arabia, electric cars pique interest

For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a...

24.07.2024 2

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By Haitham El-Tabei