Articles tagged with: Saudi Arabia

Tariq Alhomayed
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on : Sunday, 24 Mar, 2013

Saudi Shi’ite Intellectuals and the Scandalous Statement

Some Saudi Shi'ite intellectuals have issued a statement rejecting the Saudi authorities’ announced arrest of an espionage cell consisting of 18 members, including 16 Saudi Shi'ites, accused of collaborating with Iran. It should be noted here that Riyadh did not mention the sect or Iran officially. The least that can be said about the Shi'ite intellectuals’ statement is that it is scandalous and erroneous, especially as the signatories of the statement accuse their country of playing the ...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Saturday, 23 Mar, 2013

What the Mind Perceives

This is not the first time that Saudi political movements from the Sunni jihadists on the far-right to the Shi'ite far-left and everything in between have converged. A few days ago the sheikhs and academics of Qatif issued a statement in rebuttal to the Saudi authorities’ statement regarding the presence of a spy network working for a foreign country operating within the kingdom. Some of the statement’s more prominent signatories from the Saudi Shi'ite community included Sheikh Hassan...

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Huda Al-Saleh
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on : Thursday, 21 Mar, 2013

Doctor, Professor, and Banker in Saudi Espionage Cell

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Information obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat has revealed that one of the 18 men arrested by Saudi authorities in connection with an espionage cell—the d...

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Abdullah Al-Rashid
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on : Thursday, 21 Mar, 2013

Democracy and the Caliphate

An article entitled “Doctrines of People in Elections,” published on March 20, 2005, on the website Islam Today , described elections as a “mishap” and presented the “cor...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Thursday, 21 Mar, 2013

Egypt’s Brotherhood Changing Everything

Where do Egyptian-Gulf relations now stand, particularly in light of the visit paid by a high-level Egyptian official to Iran and the signing of significant economic agreements whi...

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Zaid Bin Kami and Huda Al-Saleh
on : Wednesday, 20 Mar, 2013

Saudi Arabia Uncovers Espionage Cell

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it had arrested eighteen people—sixteen Saudi nationals, one Lebanese national, and one Iranian—on espionage cha...

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Arafat Madabish
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on : Monday, 18 Mar, 2013

Yemeni FM on Dialogue, Terrorism, and Foreign Interference

Sana'a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although many of the individuals, organizations, and political parties involved believe it will not work, there is no alternative plan. This is how one ca...

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Abdul-Malik Ahmad Al Al-Sheikh
on : Monday, 18 Mar, 2013

The Saudis and Rationalism

The human brain performs a conscious, deductive process to control an individual’s manner of conduct and way of thinking, in order to select the most appropriate course of action...

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Tariq Alhomayed
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on : Sunday, 17 Mar, 2013

Salman Al-Ouda’s Shameful Words

Salman Al-Ouda has published what he calls an open letter, in which he claims to be speaking on behalf of the Saudis and their affairs. Yet the letter is full of contradictions and...

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Badr Al-Qahtani
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on : Sunday, 17 Mar, 2013

Saudi Arabia and Yemen Face People Smuggling Problem

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prevalent problem in the United States and many European countries is increasingly occupying the governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen these days. ...

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