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Jailed in Saudi Arabia for peaceful activism By Waleed Abulkhair http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jailed-in-saudi-arabia-for-peaceful-activism/2013/11/26/775370a2-56eb-11e3-835d-e7173847c7cc_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines Waleed Abulkhair is a human rights activist in Jeddah...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300656/Saudi-Arabia-beheads-murderer-CRUCIFIES-body.html Please click on the above for pictures. Saudi Arabia beheads murderer… and then CRUCIFIES his body. Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain was convicted of murder and sodomy. The Yemeni citizen had...

A Lack of Swordsmen May Lead Saudis to Abolish Beheadings By Sorcha Pollak Read more: http://world.time.com/2013/03/11/a-lack-of-swordsmen-may-lead-saudis-to-abolish-beheadings/#ixzz2NLw1WTB6 Is this what progress looks like in Saudi Arabia? The Kingdom is considering ending execution...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi authorities have executed a woman convicted of practicing magic and sorcery. The Saudi Interior Ministry says in a statement the execution took place Monday, but gave no details on the woman's crime. The London-based al-Hayat daily, however, quoted Abdullah...

Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced. He said they would also have the right to be appointed to the consultative Shura Council. The move was welcomed by activists who have called for greater rights for...

I had read sometime back on net that saudi was one of largest importer of pork. Whats the stats as per reliable sources? Does anyone know.

Saudi Arabia: Gang-rape victim gets 200 lashes, si in a shocking verdict, a Saudi Court has ordered a gang rape victim to undergo 200 lashes and six months in prison for "being in the car of an unrelated male" when the crime was committed. The 19-year-old victim was initially ordered to...