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Saudi activists challenge govt with new rights group

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

A group of veteran Saudi activists challenged the government on Monday by announcing a new association to push for human and political rights, saying the rights situation has deteriorated in the kingdom. Eleven activists said they rushed out their announcement on creating ...

Saudi activists rush to launch rights group

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

A group of veteran Saudi activists challenged the government Monday by announcing a new association to push for human and political rights, saying the rights situation has deteriorated in the kingdom. Eleven activists said they rushed out their announcement on the creation ...

Saudi activists launch new rights group

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

A group of veteran Saudi activists launched a new political and human rights association on Monday while saying the government is already trying to stifle the move. Eleven activists sent a declaration about the creation of the Association for Civil and Political ...

Saudi, Syria urge Lebanon unity government: SANA

AFP Global Edition 43 days ago

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Thursday buried the hatchet over Lebanon and urged the formation of a national unity government. Assad and Abdullah, speaking at the end of a landmark two-day visit to Syria by the ...

Saudi, Syria 'back forming Lebanon unity govt'

AFP Global Edition 43 days ago

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia stressed on Thursday the importance of forming a national unity government in Lebanon, state news agency SANA reported. The two leaders, speaking after meeting at the end of a two-day visit to ...

Mideast sliding into 'darkness': Jordan king

AFP Global Edition 43 days ago

The impasse in the Middle East peace process is sending the region back "into the darkness," Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an interview with an Israeli daily, parts of which were published on Thursday. "We're sliding back into the darkness," Abdullah ...

Saudi, Syria agree to 'remove obstacles' to closer ties

AFP Global Edition 44 days ago

Saudi King Abdullah and Syria President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Wednesday to "remove the obstacles" to closer ties between the two powerhouses long at odds, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The decision could contribute to helping stabilise Iraq, which borders both ...

Saudi, Syria's agree to 'remove obstacles' to closer ties

AFP Global Edition 44 days ago

Saudi King Abdullah and Syria President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Wednesday to "remove the obstacles" to closer ties between the two powerhouses long at odds with each other, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The decision could contribute to helping stabilise Iraq, ...

Saudi king visits Syria as relations improve

AFP Global Edition 44 days ago

Saudi King Abdullah arrived in Syria on Wednesday for a two-day visit, his first since acceding to the throne in 2005, in a further sign of warming ties between the two Arab states. He and was welcomed at the airport by President ...

Mideast Syria Saudi Arabia

AP News 44 days ago

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, left, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009. The Saudi monarch arrived in Damascus Wednesday for a highly significant visit that is ...

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