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World
December 23
Saudi sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but a UN investigator accused it of making a "mockery" of justice by allowing the masterminds of last year's killing to go free.
World
November 17
CIA believes Saudi prince ordered journalist's killing - source
The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter has said.
World
November 5
Saudi Prince: Khashoggi probe will exonerate leader
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, an international businessman from the kingdom, said an official investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will exonerate the country's leader.
News
October 25
Saudi pledge hollow, academic says
The Saudi Crown Prince's pledge to punish whoever murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi is nonsense, a University of Otago specialist in Middle Eastern politics says - and New Zealand should press for an international inquiry with "maximum urgency".
World
June 26
India most dangerous country for women - poll
India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according to a poll of global experts released.
World
June 19
Saudi Arabian women get ready to steer their lives
On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, the one in control, giving a ride to her mother beside her.
World
June 13
Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war
A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen's main port city in the largest battle of the war, aiming to bring the ruling Houthi movement to its knees at the risk of worsening the world's dire humanitarian crisis.
World
November 1
Saudi women riled by robot who 'has more rights'
Women in Saudi Arabia have scorned the government's decision to grant citizenship to a female robot who, unlike them, does not need a male guardian or have to cover her head in public.
World
July 3
Mideast nations give Qatar two days to accept demands
Saudi Arabia and three allies accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism have agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for Doha to comply, according to a joint statement on Saudi state news agency SPA.
World
June 23
Bomber planning to attack Mecca mosque blows himself up
Saudi security forces foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said.
World
June 23
Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar
Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations demands so far reaching it would appear hard to comply.
World
June 13
Isolation of Qatar violates Islamic values: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighbouring states as a violation of Islamic values and akin to a "death penalty" imposed in a crisis that has reverberated across the Middle East and beyond.
World
June 8
People, groups with Qatar links labelled terrorists
Four Arab countries which cut ties with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism designated dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar as terrorists, intensifying a row that threatens the region's stability.
World
June 5
Arab powers sever ties with Qatar over militant support
The Arab world's biggest powers cut ties with Qatar over alleged support for Islamists and Iran, reopening a festering wound two weeks after US President Donald Trump's demand for Muslim states to fight terrorism.
