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Protests Banned in Saudi Arabia

U.S. ally and oil-rich Middle East monarchy Saudi Arabia has responded to domestic dissent by slapping a ban on public demonstrations.

Posted on Mar 5, 2011 READ MORE | 9 COMMENTS

britannica.com

Saudi King Pardons Rape Victim

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah marked the first day of Hajj by pardoning the so-called Qatif girl, who was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison because she was traveling with a man when she was attacked and gang-raped. The Saudi justice minister said that, despite the pardon, the king was “convinced and sure that the verdicts were fair.”

Posted on Dec 17, 2007 READ MORE | 17 COMMENTS

csmonitor.com

Saudi Women Lobby to Drive

Challenging their culture’s conservative gender laws, a group of Saudi Arabian women from the Committee of Demanders of Women’s Right to Drive Cars is preparing to petition King Abdullah to allow women to, well, drive cars.

Posted on Sep 18, 2007 READ MORE | 14 COMMENTS

news.bbc.co.uk

Saudi Arabia Calls American Occupation ‘Illegitimate’

One of Bush’s biggest buddies in the Mideast, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, described the Iraq war as an “illegitimate foreign occupation” while pleading for Arab unity. His remarks came during a summit of the Arab League, which plans to approach Israel with a renewed diplomatic effort.