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SAUDI ARABIA

EDITORIALS
Dec 18, 2015
Saudi women vote, and win
The electoral victories of women across Saudi Arabia show that there will be even more pressure for change in the future.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
How not to combat terror
The U.S. must get Saudi Arabia to halt its sponsorship of radical Islam if it is going to successfully prosecute the war on terror.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
U.S. arms-makers strain to meet demand as Mideast conflicts rage
Top U.S. arms makers are straining to meet surging demand for precision missiles and other weapons being used in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State group and other conflicts in the Middle East, according to senior U.S. officials and industry executives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
Investigators believe California shooters planned many attacks, probe if wife radicalized spouse
U.S. investigators are increasingly convinced the California shooters planned multiple attacks, given their stockpile of weapons, and are looking at whether the Pakistani woman involved radicalized her American husband, officials said on Sunday.
WORLD
Dec 1, 2015
Saudis invite 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks: report
Saudi Arabia has issued invitations to 65 Syrian opposition figures to attend a conference in Riyadh to try to unify their positions ahead of proposed Syrian peace talks, Saudi newspapers reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2015
Syrian crisis: Are we near the beginning of the end?
With the Syrian regime proving far stronger than Western countries expected, a political settlement to the horrible civil war may finally be within reach.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2015
Assad represents nothing more than a dead end
Syrian President Bashar Assad created the very monster that he is now pretending to fight, and he has no interest in winning.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2015
Coordinated European raids target Iran's 'Rocket Kitten' cyberspy group
European authorities have taken action to take down a cyberespionage campaign believed to be linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, the first operation of its kind since Tehran signed a nuclear treaty, according to security researchers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2015
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shiite adherents
When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shiite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. But when he saw people running, he knew militant Sunnis were attacking his minority community again.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2015
Thirty Yemeni fighters killed by friendly fire from Saudi-led strikes, officials say
Saudi-led coalition jets targeting Houthi militiamen in Yemen killed 30 fighters loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi when they mistakenly bombed a military camp in the province of Taiz on Saturday, local officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2015
Putin, Saudi defense chief agree to cooperate on Syria to prevent formation of 'terrorist caliphate'
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Arabia's defense minister on Sunday, in Moscow's biggest attempt so far to reach out to enemies of Syria's President Bashar Assad since Russia joined the conflict with airstrikes.
WORLD
Sep 5, 2015
Riyadh accepts U.S. assurances on Iran nuclear deal
Saudi Arabia is satisfied with assurances from U.S. President Barack Obama about the Iran nuclear deal and believes the agreement will contribute to security and stability in the Middle East, a senior Saudi official said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2015
Assad opposes alliance of Syrian rebels against Islamic State
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that he is open to the idea of a coalition against Islamic State but indicated there is little chance of it happening among his enemies, casting further doubt on a Russian plan to forge an alliance against the militant group.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2015
Bin Laden relatives reportedly killed in British plane crash
A private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, killing four people on board, a spokesman for the Hampshire police service said, and Saudi and British media said the passengers were relatives of deceased al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2015
Fences rise across Middle East as jihadi threat rattles leaders
As they confront the rising threat of modern jihadi violence, many of the nations most at risk are retreating behind one of the oldest forms of defense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Iran's nuclear deal puts Saudis on edge
Iran's nuclear deal with world powers Tuesday will make the Middle East a "more dangerous part of the world" if it comes with too many concessions, a Saudi official said, signaling gulf Arabs' deep unease over the accord.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015
Watch as Riyadh cozies up to the Russians
Saudi Arabia is building up ties with Russia, not least because it would like help in building 16 nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2015
Houthi forces in Yemen seize provincial capital
Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2015
What can Obama salvage from Arab summit?
President Barack Obama must try to convince the Gulf Cooperation Council that the U.S. has an Iran policy that encompasses their security needs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2015
Pentagon says Iranian flotilla a factor leading to boosted U.S. warship deployment off Yemen
The Pentagon said on Tuesday the presence of a large convoy of Iranian cargo ships in the Arabian Sea was one factor in the U.S. decision to deploy additional warships in the waters off war-torn Yemen but was not the primary reason for the move.

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