They refused to honor the cartel's production cut. Saudi Arabia is the worlds's largest crude exporter. Their leaving OPEC could signal the death of the organization or at least the removal of its teeth. picked by bernardblack 4 weeks ago

An artifact attributed to Lawrence of Arabia that was sold by Christie's auction house in London has been revealed to be a simple $94 pocket compass. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

People from the ancient lands of Arabia have for generations used various herbs, spices and minerals for medicinal purposes.

Read all about legendary frankincense, myrrh, and many more. Very informative picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

International Muslim students have asked universities to change class times so they can attend prayers. They also want a female-only area for Muslim students to eat and relax.

In a rare moment of sanity and backbone, at least one institution has rejected their demands, arguing that the university is secular and it does not want to set any sort of precedent or special treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia has agreed to forgive 80 percent of the more than $15 billion that Iraq owes the kingdom. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A Saudi woman activist marked this year's International Women's Day by defying a ban on women driving in the ultra-conservative kingdom and posted a video of her act on YouTube.

More than 1,100 Saudi men and women signed a petition to King Abdullah urging him to lift the controversial ban on women driving. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Earlier this week,King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived at Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen, the military band decided to play him a rather unique welcome. Given Saudi Arabia’s horrendous human rights record (detailed to some extent in the remainder of the video), Darth Vader’s theme music seems rather appropriate. picked by Turtle 11 months ago

There’s an oil boom going on right now. Not in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait or any of those places picked by chappy 3 months ago

$20 billion deal includes advanced satellite-guided bombs, upgrades to its fighters and new naval vessels. Spiffy. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

An 11-year-old boy has married his 10-year-old cousin in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed al-Rashidi and his unidentified cousin will seal the marriage they contracted under the sharia laws of Islam and move in together after a ceremony to take place in the summer. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Human Rights Watch has appealed to Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

... beats Saudi Arabia 1-0. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

A representative of the Saudi Arabia government is trying to lobby for the review of this rapist/slave owner sentenced to 20-to-life in 2006.

Their defense then and now? He was acting in "traditional Muslim traditions". Fine. Send him down to Texas, Alabama, or Mississippii. They have a few "traditions" of their own. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Australian companies come to the rescue picked by suebe 1 year ago

Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested on Thursday for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Mecca. picked by topofall 8 months ago

Due to strain on tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over Saudi inmates at Guantanamo, the U.S. has released dozens of Saudi inmates over the last year. Today 10 more were released.

"The government in Riyadh will mitigate any risk posed by the former detainees with a programme to integrate them into civilian life, the Pentagon says." picked by dreamering 10 months ago

A demonstration has been held in south- east Afghanistan accusing US troops of insulting Islam after they distributed footballs bearing flags from various countries including Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately Saudia Arabia's flag has 'Allah' written on it. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

The 17-year-old girl was in charge of taking care of 10 children along with other household chores at the time of the accidental death of a 4-month-old infant. She is sentenced to be beheaded unless an appeal is filed by July 16Th. picked by super 1 year ago

An American businesswoman was carted off to jail by religious police in Saudi Arabia for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks in Riyadh, the Times of London reported. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia has called off a camel beauty contest scheduled for later this month in the face of the mystery deaths of thousands of the animals that are a national icon in the desert kingdom.
Follow up to AutumLotus' earlier post picked by suebe 1 year ago