Saudi Arabia Archive
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Foreign Ministers of Turkey and GCC countries conclude meeting in Istanbul
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsWAM ISTANBUL: The six Gulf countries and Turkey on Saturday concluded the Turkey-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) High Level Strategic Dialogue Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Istanbul. The UAE was represented to... -
Turkey Offers School Kids on Break Off-Season Hajj
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey’s Religious Affairs Presidency outlined plans for a 10-day trip to Saudi Arabia for school children during their semester break, drawing accusations from opposition politicians and teachers’ unions that it... -
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to strengthen links in construction sector
Posted on January 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe Saudi-Turkish Joint Commission meeting takes place in Riyadh. By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN I ARAB NEWS Published: Dec 26, 2011 01:50 Updated: Dec 26, 2011 01:52 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and... -
Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover even them up, if resolution is passed
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsIslamic state fears effect of ‘tempting’ eyes on men Says it ‘has the right’ to issue repressive edict Women must already cover their hair and wear full-length black cloak By MAIL... -
What can Syrian opposition give Russia? Nothing
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 1 CommentThe visit of the delegation of the Syrian National Council headed by Burhan Ghalioun to Moscow ended in a failure for the opposition. In particular, the Associated Press news agency referred to... -
Saudi Arabia sends more troops to quell unrest
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsSaudi Arabia has reportedly dispatched more troops and military equipment to its Eastern Province in a bid to quell anti-government protests. According to Press TV, activists said on Monday that... -
Fresh UK-Saudi Bribery Scandal
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe British government is reluctant to launch an investigation into a multi-million pounds bribery scandal involving a British defence firm and the Saudi royal family. Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO)... -
Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsWomen 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... -
Iran-Turkey: dueling demagogues
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No CommentsBenny Avni Here’s a tip for Lee Bollinger, the Columbia University president: If you want to hobnob with the most outrageous guest in town for next week’s UN extravaganza, get... -
Syria terrorist admits Saudi, Jordan links
Posted on September 4, 2011 | No CommentsSyrian officials say a captured terrorist has confessed to receiving foreign aid and instructions from contacts in Saudi Arabia and Jordan to deface Damascus. In comments televised on Syria’s national... -
Kiss Of ‘Democratic’ Death: Israel’s Plot To Take Down Syria II
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 1 Commentby Jonathan Azaziah In the the first part of the series, prior plots against Syria were brought to light and the modern alliance between Zionism and the House of Saud was exposed, as were... -
Kiss Of ‘Democratic’ Death: Israel’s Plot To Take Down Syria I
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No Commentsby Jonathan Azaziah This is the first of a 2-part series that exposes the ‘Syrian Revolution’ as a destabilization operation commanded by the usurping regime of Israel and assisted by... -
Syria: CIA, M16, French, Mossad, Saudi Involvement Unreported In Imperialist Media
Posted on June 30, 2011 | No CommentsBy Jay Janson 27 June, 2011 Countercurrents.org What is unfolding in Syria is an armed insurrection supported covertly by foreign powers including the US, Turkey and Israel. Armed insurgents belonging... -
Elder of Ziyon: “Millions of naked tourists visiting mosques in Turkey”
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 3 CommentsSaudi Arabia’s MBC channel quotes a Turkish sheikh as complaining about the fact that large Turkish mosques are now tourist attractions, and millions of half-naked women (the headline says “naked”)... -
Saudi driving activist freed – Monsters and Critics
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsRiyadh/Istanbul – A 32-year-old arrested after posting online videos of herself driving a car has been released by Saudi authorities after promising to halt her campaign to win the right... -
US approves Saudi cargo plane sale to Turkey
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsÜMİT ENGİNSOY ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News The United States has approved the sale to Turkey by Saudi Arabia of six U.S.-made C-130E military cargo planes, senior Turkish and U.S.... -
Egypt’s Revolution: Creative Destruction for a ‘Greater Middle East’?
Posted on February 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsF. William Engdahl, February 5, 2011 Fast on the heels of the regime change in Tunisia came a popular-based protest movement launched on January 25 against the entrenched order of Egypt’s... -
America and the rise of middle powers
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsUS foreign policy is stuck in a cold war mindset of imperial dominance. It’s time to listen to allies like Turkey and adjust Stephen Kinzer guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 January 2011...




















