U.S. Rebukes Saudis Over Lack of Religious Freedom
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The United States on Wednesday  accused Saudi Arabia of severe violations of religious freedom  in a rare official rebuke of a close ally and key oil supplier  that potentially could lead to sanctions.
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Osama bin Laden's latest message, his first directed specifically at Saudis in years, has been widely seen as an attempt to show he is still a player in his homeland despite a security clampdown that has sharply limited al-Qaida's field for terrorist operations in the conservative kingdom.
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The US House of Representatives has voted to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the Bush administration that the desert kingdom was cooperating in its war on terror.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah accuses Britain of doing too little to fight international terrorism.
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WASHINGTON -- US efforts to win over the world's Muslims via news broadcasts, cultural exchanges, and other initiatives to explain American policies to skeptical audiences abroad are uncoordinated and underfunded, and risk sending contradictory messages about US intentions, according to a report by a bipartisan review panel appointed by President Bush.
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North Korea hit back on Wednesday to U.S.   charges that it suppresses religion by telling Washington to   stop acting as the world's "religious judge."
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Saudi Arabia said Friday it has advised the nation&#39;s imams they should condemn terrorism and terrorists in prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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An internal dispute between Saudi Arabia's royal family and government officials have put the country's leadership at odds on how to handle Mideast turmoil
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Saudi Arabia called Monday for Arab Gulf states to speak with one voice, implied criticism against countries making trade agreements with the United States, but Bahrain said
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The Vatican on Tuesday rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meeting between Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, saying the militants were afraid of inter-religious dialogue.
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STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department is including Saudi Arabia for the first time on its list of countries that could be subject to sanctions for violations of religious freedom.
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Crown Prince Hamzah of Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the war on terror, urged reforms in Muslim thinking and criticized Islamic extremism Saturday, but he said fanaticism results from injustices and oppression being suffered by Muslims
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An audiotape message by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has laid the blame for recent unrest in Saudi Arabia on the country&#39;s ruling royal family.
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InfoWorld - Saudi Arabian officials have reportedly detained a blogger whose writing has criticized religious extremism in the country, according to the two press freedom groups and a regional human-rights organization.
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Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism, arguing that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reforms or halt extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah accuses Britain doing too little to fight international terrorism.
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WASHINGTON -- In an unusual censure of a key ally in the war on terrorism, the Bush administration accused Saudi Arabia on Wednesday of &quot;particularly severe violations&quot; of religious freedom.