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• Prince Charles’ charity got donation from bin Laden relative, report shows

  U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation from 2013 from Bakr bin Laden.

  World

  Jul 31
  
• Saudi Arabia threatened life of Khashoggi investigator, UN confirms

  "We confirm that the details in the Guardian story about the threat aimed at Agnes Callamard are accurate," U.N. human rights spokesman said.

  World

  Mar 24, 2021
  
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• Who is Loujain al-Hathloul? UBC grad, women’s rights activist jailed in Saudi Arabia

  Here are some details about al-Hathloul, who has been detained since 2018.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
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• UBC graduate facing up to 20 years in Saudi prison for women’s rights advocacy: supporters

  Loujain al-Hathloul's supporters say she could face up to 20 years in prison, with a sentence due as early as Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• Saudi Arabia says ‘very limited’ hajj to be held due to coronavirus

  The decision comes after weeks of speculation over whether Saudi Arabia would cancel the pilgrimage altogether or allow the hajj to be held in symbolic numbers

  Health

  Jun 22, 2020
• Coronavirus: Turkey quarantines thousands of Muslims returning from Saudi pilgrimage

  Turkey, which has only diagnosed six cases of coronavirus, has ramped up measures to halt its spread in recent days, closing schools and universities, holding sports events without spectators and halting flights to many countries.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2020
• Alumnus wants UBC to push for jailed grad’s release from Saudi prison

  Loujain al-Hathloul remains in prison even after women won the right to drive in 2018. 

  Jan 30, 2020
• Qatar’s Saudi visit seen as move towards diplomacy after years-long Gulf rift

  Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade links with Qatar in June 2017.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2019
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• 2 former Twitter employees accused of spying on Saudi critics: prosecutors

  The complaint detailed a co-ordinated effort by Saudi officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of thousands of Twitter accounts.

  World

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Crude oil prices surge after Saudi Arabia plant attack

  The attack Saturday on led to the interruption of an estimated 5.7 million barrels of the kingdom’s crude oil production per day, equivalent to over 5 per cent of the world’s daily supply.

  World

  Sep 15, 2019