http://www.mail.com/organizations/1365972-saudi-arabia-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1365972-saudi-arabia-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2130312-saudi-remains-bars-2m-bond-posted.html WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Ziyad Abid was a Missouri college student aspiring to become a pilot like his father back home in Saudi Arabia when he was accused of paying his roommate to kill a local bar owner. The judge set bond at $2 million, completely out of reach for his family — but not for the Saudi government. The money came in. Yet two months later, Ab... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:45:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2130312-saudi-remains-bars-2m-bond-posted.html 2013-06-05T14:45:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121188-saudi-king-leaves-vacation-morocco.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says King Abdullah has left for a vacation in Morocco, challenging recent claims that the 90-year-old monarch was seriously ill. The official Saudi Press Agency said on Friday that Abdullah left the Red Sea city of Jiddah for what the service called a "private vacation." Abdullah and other members of the Saudi roya... Fri, 31 May 2013 13:30:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121188-saudi-king-leaves-vacation-morocco.html 2013-05-31T13:30:21Z 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/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/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/2033154-saudi-arabia-appoints-deputy-defense-minister.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi monarch has appointed a retired army general as the kingdom's new deputy defense minister in a shakeup just days before a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The official Saudi Press Agency said Saturday that former navy commander Prince Fahad bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdul-Rahman was named to the post. ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033154-saudi-arabia-appoints-deputy-defense-minister.html 2013-04-20T12:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023612-saudi-king-condemns-boston-marathon-bombings.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The king of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned the Boston Marathon bombings, saying no religion or morals would condone such an attack. In a condolences message to President Barack Obama and the American people, King Abdullah said the perpetrators of such "heinous terrorist acts" are "enemies of any humane considerations." He sa... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023612-saudi-king-condemns-boston-marathon-bombings.html 2013-04-16T18:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950790-saudi-arabia-executes-7-men-appeals-rejected.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were executed on Wednesday, according to the country's official news agency, more than a week after their families and a rights group appealed to the king for clemency. The executions took place in Abha, a city in the southern region of Asir, the Saudi Press Agency s... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:09:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950790-saudi-arabia-executes-7-men-appeals-rejected.html 2013-03-13T21:09:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929648-48-syrian-soldiers-killed-iraq-ambush.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of Syrian soldiers who had crossed into Iraq for refuge were ambushed Monday with bombs, gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack that killed 48 of them and heightened concerns that the country could be drawn into Syria's civil war. The fact that the soldiers were on Iraqi soil at all raises questions about Baghdad's appare... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:07:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929648-48-syrian-soldiers-killed-iraq-ambush.html 2013-03-04T20:07:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813530-saudi-king-grants-women-seats-advisory-council.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's king granted women seats on the country's top advisory council for the first time on Friday, giving them a long-awaited toehold in the ultraconservative kingdom's male-dominated political system. King Abdullah's decrees come against the backdrop of heavy restrictions on women, who are not allowed to travel, work,... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813530-saudi-king-grants-women-seats-advisory-council.html 2013-01-11T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799794-saudis-top-cleric-warns-mixing-genders.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom prepares for the first time to grant women seats on the country's top advisory body. Delivering his traditional Friday sermon, Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik said authoriti... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799794-saudis-top-cleric-warns-mixing-genders.html 2013-01-04T17:45:00Z