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Video of Saudi woman confronting religious police goes viral

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A video of a brave Saudi woman confronting members of the country's religious police Mutawas after they accused her of breaking strict modesty rules with her freshly painted nails, has gone viral on i

Bin Laden family leave Pakistan for Saudi Arabia

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Osama bin Laden's family were expelled from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia on Friday, said an interior ministry spokesman, nearly a year after the 9/11 mastermind was killed in a US raid.

The Al-Qaeda lead

Tamils work like slaves in Saudi

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Two Tamils, who had gone to Saudi Arabia looking for greener pastures but landed in camel farms and worked as slaves, deprived of proper food and salary, are desperate to return to their homeland.

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Saudi Crown Prince OKs women for London: Report

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A Saudi Arabian newspaper says Crown Prince Nayef has approved plans for the ultra conservative Muslim country to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games.

The Saud

Indian nurses stranded in Saudi Arabia

Three Indian nurses have been allegedly stranded in Saudi Arabia after the new owner of a medical institute closed down the institution without giving them any prior notice. He also turned down reques

Kerala nurses stranded in Saudi Arabia

Three nurses from Kerala have been left stranded in Saudi Arabia for more than two years - with no source of income and no documents to come back to the country.

"We have been unemployed for more tha

Saudi women students boycott classes in rare protest

Thousands of students at an all-female university in Saudi Arabia boycotted classes on Saturday, protesting against poor services, witnesses said, in a rare display of dissent from women in the conser

India seeks more oil from Saudi

India has sought additional five million tonnes (MT) of crude oil from Saudi Arabia as its second largest oil supplier Iran faces action from US and Israel over the Islamic nation’s nuclear programme.

Antony's visit: India, Saudi Arabia seek stronger ties

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India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony.

Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday met Anton

India, Saudi Arabia to set up joint defence panel

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India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony and have decided to form a joint committee on defence cooperation t

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