http://www.mail.com/locations/14548-saudi-arabia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/14548-saudi-arabia.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101210-saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. The Interior Ministry said the five were convicted of setting up a gang that carried out several crimes, including the murder of a Saudi man. They were executed on Tues... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101210-saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies.html 2013-05-21T20:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100140-saudi-arabia-arrests-10-iranian-spy-ring.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring — eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement Tuesday that investigations in the March arrest of 18 alleged spies had led to the new arrests. The ministry ... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100140-saudi-arabia-arrests-10-iranian-spy-ring.html 2013-05-21T15:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100004-oman-proposes-ban-niqab-veils-women-drivers.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council police traffic department heads. It singled out the niqab, a mask that covers a woman's face, leaving only a slit for her eyes. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100004-oman-proposes-ban-niqab-veils-women-drivers.html 2013-05-21T14:01:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest of the family remains under medical observation, the ministry said in a statement Monday... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html 2013-05-21T13:50:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098338-saudi-arabia-reports-latest-death-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. Saudi Arabia remains the center for the virus as investigators from the World Health Organization seek more clues about its origins and how it is spread. More than 20 people hav... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:03:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098338-saudi-arabia-reports-latest-death-virus.html 2013-05-20T18:03:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098210-dept-reports-anti-semitism-increase.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council, was named special envoy as the State Department released its annual report on religious... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098210-dept-reports-anti-semitism-increase.html 2013-05-20T18:01:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097862-saudi-women-teachers-demanding-full-time-jobs.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs. An Associated Press reporter saw women holding posters Monday calling for full time contracts and benefits that include steady pay and retirement packages. Some say they have been teaching part time in government ... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097862-saudi-women-teachers-demanding-full-time-jobs.html 2013-05-20T14:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096016-saudi-vegetable-seller-dies-self-immolation.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. The website for newspaper Sada reported that the man, identified only by the family name of Sureihi, died in hospital late on Friday. The self-immolation emulated that of ... Sun, 19 May 2013 11:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096016-saudi-vegetable-seller-dies-self-immolation.html 2013-05-19T11:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. The story also said that th... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html 2013-05-16T19:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2090392-saudi-officials-expand-labs-to-track-deadly-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears to be centered in the kingdom. Thursday's Health Ministry announcement follows its report that two health care workers became ill this month after being exposed to patients with... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2090392-saudi-officials-expand-labs-to-track-deadly-virus.html 2013-05-16T14:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083812-saudi-arabia-4-news-cases-sars-linked-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears centered in the Arabian Peninsula but that has also been reported in Europe. The official Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday that one patient was treated and released from a hospital, while three others remain under medical car... Tue, 14 May 2013 08:54:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083812-saudi-arabia-4-news-cases-sars-linked-virus.html 2013-05-14T08:54:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2080496-politics-commandeer-stage-mideast-tv-contest.html BEIRUT (AP) — TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of "American Idol," it's the region's troubles that often take center stage. Two contestants are from civil war-ravaged Syria, including a singer-composer whose bus was ambushed by gunmen en route... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2080496-politics-commandeer-stage-mideast-tv-contest.html 2013-05-12T18:30:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078672-saudi-king-replaces-air-force-commander.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's monarch has replaced the commander of the kingdom's air force. The official Saudi Press Agency says that Crown Prince Salman received Lt. Gen. Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayesh on Saturday, the day after King Abdullah issued a decree referring him to retirement. The prince also received his replacement as commander,... Sat, 11 May 2013 10:27:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078672-saudi-king-replaces-air-force-commander.html 2013-05-11T10:27:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2074962-kuwait-launches-sports-clubs-women.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait. As part of a new initiative launching sports leagues for women, al-Shatti and her teammates from Salwa Al-Sabah club downed Qadsiya club 63-13 in a game that attracted ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2074962-kuwait-launches-sports-clubs-women.html 2013-05-09T21:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2067732-oil-slips-96-fears-syria-ease.html The price of oil edged slightly lower Tuesday as fears over Israeli involvement in Syria's civil war eased. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for June delivery was down 46 cents to $95.70 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Nymex contract rose 55 cents to close at $96.16 per barrel on Monday after news of an Israeli mi... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:32:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2067732-oil-slips-96-fears-syria-ease.html 2013-05-07T11:32:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2068188-saudi-journalist-claims-banned-writing.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi journalist says he has been banned from writing in a Saudi newspaper after criticizing the Interior Ministry. Ali al-Elayan wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday that Al-Watan daily has stopped him from writing after publishing his last column, entitled "first message to Mohammed bin Nayef." Prince Mohammed bin Nayef is ... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:21:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2068188-saudi-journalist-claims-banned-writing.html 2013-05-07T11:21:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062772-saudis-allow-girls-schools-to-offer-sports.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, according to a decision announced on Saturday, the latest in a series of incremental changes aimed at slowly increasing women's rights in the ultraconservative kingdom. Saudi Arabia's official press agency, SPA, reported that private girls... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:43:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062772-saudis-allow-girls-schools-to-offer-sports.html 2013-05-04T19:43:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062606-saudi-security-court-issued-2145-sentences.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi Justice Ministry says a special security court has issued 2,145 jail sentences for "supporting terrorism" since it was formed four and a half years ago. The Specialized Criminal Court often tries suspects accused of affiliation with al-Qaida's local branch, which operates both in the kingdom and in Yemen. But critics ... Sat, 04 May 2013 10:39:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062606-saudi-security-court-issued-2145-sentences.html 2013-05-04T10:39:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061512-saudi-arabia-reports-3-cases-sars-like-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed three more cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 10 the number of cases it reported this week, including five deadly ones. The ministry said Friday the three cases were part of an ongoing investigation. It said the two men and one woman were aged between 33 an... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061512-saudi-arabia-reports-3-cases-sars-like-virus.html 2013-05-03T18:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059482-saudi-arabia-reports-7-cases-sars-like-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said Thursday that five people have died and two other patients were in critical condition with confirmed cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS. The ministry said in a statement that it had informed the World Health Organization of the seven new cases of novel coronavirus. The germ is f... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:22:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059482-saudi-arabia-reports-7-cases-sars-like-virus.html 2013-05-02T21:22:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government. Netanyahu's chief peace negotiator on Tuesday welcomed the modified Arab proposal, while the prime minister remained silent, refle... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html 2013-04-30T18:18:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053152-saudi-authorities-detain-wanted-shiite.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi official says police have detained two men, including a Shiite Muslim accused of instigating violence, after a firefight in a restive eastern region. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki claimed in a statement Tuesday that police wounded the two in the legs during an exchange of fire in the district of... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:13:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053152-saudi-authorities-detain-wanted-shiite.html 2013-04-30T10:13:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack Obama's two-state vision. Speaking on behalf of an Arab League delegation to Washington, Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani called for an agreement between Israel and a f... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:19:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html 2013-04-30T00:19:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040908-qatar-faces-backlash-rebel-groups-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad grumbles about the lack of ammunition for his men. He blames Qatar, saying the oil-rich Gulf state directs its backing to rebels with a more Islamist ideology. Tiny, U.S.-allied Qatar has emerged as o... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040908-qatar-faces-backlash-rebel-groups-syria.html 2013-04-24T06:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038448-israeli-focus-syria-hagel-respite-iran.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.' closest Mideast ally. That quite unexpectedly gave the new Pentagon chief a temporary respite from the delicate duty of tempering Israeli warnings about attacking Iran to stop it from building a nuclear bomb. ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038448-israeli-focus-syria-hagel-respite-iran.html 2013-04-24T01:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038770-yemen-court-sentences-11-al-qaida-militants.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni court on Tuesday sentenced 11 convicted al-Qaida militants to up to 10 years in prison for forming armed gangs to destabilize the country and planning attacks on foreign embassies and security forces. The sentencing came as militants attacked a military camp in the central town of Radda, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038770-yemen-court-sentences-11-al-qaida-militants.html 2013-04-23T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039220-complex-history-iran-al-qaida.html Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two suspects. What falls in between is Iran's complicated history with the terror group that has included outright hostility, alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:53:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039220-complex-history-iran-al-qaida.html 2013-04-23T16:53:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037400-wadjda-prompts-womens-rights-talk-tribeca.html NEW YORK (AP) — Haifaa Al Mansour had to go to great lengths to make the groundbreaking Saudi film "Wadjda" — and not only because it is the first feature made entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first directed by a Saudi woman. Because of regulations about the public mingling of women and men, she had to direct outdoor scenes via a walkie-talkie, watching o... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:49:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037400-wadjda-prompts-womens-rights-talk-tribeca.html 2013-04-22T18:49:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036538-saudi-advisers-propose-friday-saturday-weekend.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is taking the first steps to switch its weekend to begin on Fridays to align its banking and business days with most other nations in the region. Saudi media reports say the kingdom's advisory body agreed Monday on changing from the current system, in which the two-day weekend begins Thursday. The proposal still ne... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036538-saudi-advisers-propose-friday-saturday-weekend.html 2013-04-22T14:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034412-pentagon-chief-stresses-israels-to-hit-iran.html JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in self-defense. Hagel, on his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief, seemed intent on burying the image ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:56:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034412-pentagon-chief-stresses-israels-to-hit-iran.html 2013-04-21T16:56:17Z