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2 hrs ago | The Times of Israel

New wave of cyber attacks on US 'traced to Iran'

Digital weapons sought to 'destroy data and manipulate machinery' at oil, gas, and electricity companies, officials tell New York Times An illustrative photo of an electricity company control room.

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6 hrs ago | WAND-TV Decatur

Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program

A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the... A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark ... (more)

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6 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Assad should not have role in Syria talks: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends an emergency meeting with Arab League foreign ministers, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, April 26, 2012.

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6 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott headed to a friend's house.

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7 hrs ago | Emirates News Agency

Arabtec awarded SAR404 million Saudi hospital contract by Aldara Medical Corp.

WAM ABU DHABI /RIYADH, May 25th, 2013 -- Arabtec Holding PJSC announced today that its joint venture between Arabtec Saudi Arabia LLC and Greece's Terna S.A. has been awarded a SAR 404 million contract by Aldara Medical Corporation to build Aldara Hospital and Medical Center, a 105-bed hospital in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh.

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11 hrs ago | AME Info

The Energy sector delivers gas turbines and transformers to Saudi Arabia

The Energy Sector has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately EUR200 million by Saudi Electricity Company .

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Fri May 24, 2013

BBC News

Why are so many Guantanamo inmates from Yemen?

US President Barack Obama has lifted a moratorium on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed push to close the detention camp.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Guantanamo Bay, World News, Middle East

Medical Daily

Before Hajj Pilgrimage Season, WHO Helps Saudi Arabia Stop Coronavirus Spread

Before the Hajj pilgrimage brings millions of Muslims to Mecca in October 2013, the WHO is assessing MERS-CoV health risk in Saudi Arabia, where the deadly coronavirus disease has infected 33 people.

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The Daily Star

Bahrainis protest over raid on ayatollah's home

Bahraini women hold pictures of Bahraini senior Shiite cleric Sheikh Issa Qassem during a protest against the regime and to show solidarity with the cleric in the village of Abu Saiba, west of Manama, on May 17, 2013.

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NBC Washington

Kenyan Woman Claims She Was Kept as Domestic Slave

A 25-year-old Kenyan woman told News4's Jackie Bensen that she was kept as a domestic slave for three months by Saudi Arabian diplomats living in Northern Virginia.

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Indybay.org

U.S. Backed 'Free Syria Army' Commander Openly Promises GENOCIDE

Photo: Ghost town of Tawergha, Libya where 30,000 black Africans were "cleansed" by U.S. backed "rebels" after taking power with U.S. military aid and air strikes.

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I-Newswire.com

Pyradia Industrial Ovens Installs Preheating Furnaces at MaA aden.

PyradiaA s engineers were heading to Saudi Arabia this week to complete the installation of 2 preheating furnaces representing PyradiaA s industrial ovens division as one of the equipment contractors for the Ma'aden's Ras Al Khair Aluminium Smelter Project.

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Global Voices Online

Saudi Arabia Executes Five Yemeni Men, Publicly Displays Bodies

Five Yemenis convicted of murder and robbery were executed in Saudi Arabia and their bodies displayed in public in the southwestern town of Jizan.

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American Reporter

a.R. EssayTHE Other Answer to Global Terrorism

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 7, 2011 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech on May 23 in Washington, D.C., in which he said, "I envision an Israel that can dedicate even more of its creative and scientific talents to help solve some of the great challenges of the day, foremost of which is finding a clean and affordable substitute ... (more)

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AdelaideNow...

WA parents of Saudi detainee meet DFAT

THE parents of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on accusations of terrorist-related offences have met with Australian government officials in a bid to assist their son.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Morning Star

'Islamists' a nonsense term hiding the issues

I Notice that a number of news items in a recent edition of the Star featured the term Islamist, or in the case of the Afghanistan item, straight Islam, to describe the extreme reactionary and/or retrograde groups and their attitudes.

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Medical Daily

Share And Share Alike: WHO Tells Scientists To Share Information On Coronavirus

WHO officials say scientists worldwide should be sharing information on the recent spread of coronavirus, not looking to profit from their work.

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AME Info

Schneider Electric marks 33% growth in workforce demonstrating keen commitment to Saudization

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, announced its workforce in Saudi Arabia has grown by 33% bringing the total headcount to around 1,000. Nearly 30% of the new recruits are Saudi nationals.

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The Daily Star

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus

A man, wearing a surgical mask as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, pays for medicine at a hospital pharmacy in Khobar city in Dammam May 21, 2013.

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AME Info

Participants mark successful participation at Saudi Food and Hotel and Hospitality 2013

Saudi Food & Hotel and Hospitality Expo 2013 is hailed as a major success as it concluded a four-day run at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and forums with over 18,000 visitors and millions of riyals worth of trade transactions for 400 exhibitors from 18 countries.

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