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Iran denies links to Saudi 'spies'

Iran has denied claims by Saudi Arabia that alleged spies it arrested, have been linked to the Islamic republic, and criticised the kingdom for publicising such allegations.
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Saudi Arabia executes 5 Yemenis for murder

Saudi Arabia has executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns, the interior ministry says.
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Vendor dies in Saudi after self immolating

A street vendor has died in Saudi Arabia after setting himself on fire in protest at having his goods confiscated by police, human rights activists report.

Saudi Arabia: New case of infection

Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe.
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Saudi marks 40th execution for 2013

A Saudi convicted of murder has been beheaded, raising to 40 the number of people executed in the conservative Muslim kingdom this year.

Panic over SARS-like virus grips Saudis

Panic has gripped Saudis in the country's east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses say, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15.
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Pan-Muslim body urges aid for Mali

The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation is urging its member states to make generous contributions at a donors' conference on Mali to be held this week in Brussels.
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Sars-like virus kills 5 Saudis

Five Saudis have died of a new Sars-like virus during the past few days and two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, the health ministry says.
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Flash floods in Saudi kill 16

Sixteen people have died and three more are missing in Saudi Arabia after downpours caused flash floods in several areas of the desert kingdom.
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7 jailed on al-Qaeda-linked charges

A Saudi court has jailed seven people convicted of supporting al-Qaeda to between two and eight years in prison.

Saudi beheaded for murder

Saudi authorities have beheaded a citizen convicted of murder, the interior ministry says, bringing to 35 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year.
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Saudi centre to calm extremism with spas

Saudi Arabia hopes to wean jailed al-Qaeda militants off religious extremism with counselling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise at a luxury rehabilitation centre in Riyadh.
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Saudi prince in favour of women drivers

Saudi Arabian Prince AlWaleed bin Talal has shown he is in favour of women driving as it makes economic sense, he says.

Yemen border fence project back on

Saudi Arabia has resumed a project abandoned in 2004 to build a 3m fence the length of its border with Yemen.

Pilgrims killed in Saudi airport crash

A service truck has crashed into a passenger lounge of Jeddah international airport in Saudi Arabia, killing two Iranian pilgrims and injuring four others, say reports.
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