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Saudi forces claim to regain control of area seized by Yemen rebels
Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of Jabal Dukhan, an area they say was seized by Yemeni Shi'ite rebels who reportedly crossed into Saudi territory last week.
YEMEN
Saudi military pounds Yemeni rebel positions
Saudi military forces pressed their offensive against Yemen's Shiite rebels on Saturday after the insurgents made a cross-border raid earlier this week. Meanwhile rebels claim they captured some Saudi soldiers in Yemeni territory on Friday.
YEMEN
Saudi air force targets rebels in cross-border bombings
Reports say Saudi jets have pounded Shiite rebels camps in northern Yemen in retaliation for a rebel incursion across the border. Saudi ground troops are said to be gathering near the Yemeni border.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi female journalist sentenced to 60 lashes over TV show
A Saudi female journalist said Saturday that a court has ordered her to receive 60 lashes for working at a television network that aired a man's sexual confessions.
FOOTBALL
Saudi prince eyes Liverpool stake
Liverpool's American co-owner George Gillett is in Riyadh for talks with Prince Faisal about the Saudi royal family's alleged interest in buying a stake of up to 50% in the English club.
SAUDI ARABIA - SYRIA
King Abdullah in Damascus as relations thaw
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived in Syria in a sign of warming ties between the two Arab states, after relations deteriorated over the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the 2005 assassination of Lebanese leader Rafiq Hariri.
SAUDI ARABIA - SYRIA
King Abdullah to meet Assad in Damascas
For the first time since the 2005 assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri, in which three Syrian secret agents have been implicated, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will meet President Bashar al-Assad in Syria this week.
SAUDI ARABIA
First mixed-gender university a beacon of reform
Saudi Arabia has opened its first co-educational university on a state-of-the-art campus on the Red Sea. Reformers hope the multi-billion dollar site will help modernise Saudi society and bolster the country's credentials in scientific research.
SAUDI ARABIA
First mixed-gender university a beacon of reform
Saudi Arabia has opened its first co-educational university on a state-of-the-art campus on the Red Sea. Reformers hope the multi-billion dollar site will help modernise Saudi society and bolster the country's credentials in scientific research.
AGRICULTURE
Saudi Arabia in talks to lease Pakistani land to ensure food security
Saudi Arabia is in negotiations with Pakistan to lease a large area of farmland in order to ensure food security. Gulf Arab states are heavily reliant on food imports and have recently seen a sharp rise in the prices of basic commodities.
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