Saudis Say Politics, Not Religion, Behind U.S. Move
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - Prominent Saudis dismissed  U.S. accusations of severe violations of religious freedom in  the kingdom and said on Thursday that the criticisms were  politically motivated.
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Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a war against Iraqi Shiites if the United States withdraws from Iraq, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing American and Arab diplomats.
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Saudi students are returning to the United States after tensions in the wake of the September 11 attacks but other Western countries remain an easier alternative for many, Saudis and foreign diplomats said.
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Saudis are not alarmed about Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's pledge to end U.S. dependence on Saudi oil and believe Washington will remain reliant on the kingdom, industry experts said Tuesday.
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Saudi rulers may have breathed a sigh of relief when protests calling for change were thwarted this week but reformists, scholars and even royal family members say the challenge will not go away.
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Stung by criticism about its role in fighting terrorism, Saudi Arabia has launched a radio advertising campaign in 19 U.S. cities citing the Sept. 11 commission report as proof that it has been a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaida.
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Saudi Arabia's less-than-full cooperation has hindered U.S. efforts to choke off terrorist financing, a lawmaker said Wednesday, and a Bush administration official indicated the Saudis were being prodded.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- When university professor Khalid al-Dakhil was growing up, clergymen had a say in everything.
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The move represents a victory for the parents and supporters of a U.S. citizen who has been held without charges in Saudi Arabia since June 2003.
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Saudi Arabia, its defense minister and its ambassador to Britain won a ruling in a U.S. court on Tuesday dismissing them as defendants in massive litigation growing out of the September 11th attacks on America.
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For the first time in 41 years, Saudi Arabia is allowing local elections. The ruling family's goal, political analysts and diplomats say, is to determine whether a more open government might help defuse a rising armed threat by Muslim  militants in the kingdom.
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JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia will probably skip a Mideast peace conference called by President Bush if it doesn't tackle substantive issues such as the status of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees, the kingdom's foreign minister said yesterday.
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Much the way their predecessors warred over Sino-US ties in past elections, US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry are trading blows over Saudi Arabia.
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Most Saudis oppose Osama bin Laden and back the government in its campaign against al Qaeda, but say they want more democracy in the U.S.-allied Islamic country, according to poll findings released this week.
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Saudi Arabia has launched a series of radio advertisements in the US aimed at restoring the kingdom&#39;s battered public image there.
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Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil  exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom  does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on  developing a nuclear energy program.
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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.