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    World Saudi women attend football game for the first time – 24matins.uk

    Saudi Arabia allowed women to enter a football stadium for the first time to watch a match Friday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom eases strict decades-old rules separating the sexes. The new measure comes after Riyadh, long known for imposing harsh restrictions on women, announced it was...
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    World 10,000 women to drive taxis in Saudi Arabia – The Sun News

    Ride hailing applications in Saudi Arabia are preparing to hire Saudi female chauffeurs, months ahead of lifting a ban that prevents women from driving or owning driving licenses in the country, a CNN report said. The ride hailing applications Uber and Careem recruited their first female drivers...
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    Sports Anger As Saudi Arabia Set To BAN Footballers For Dabbing (See Shocking Details) –...

    It is not unusual for people to express their opinions and frustrations on social media during a football match. However, a player in Saudi Arabia has stirred controversy online, not for his skill on the pitch, but a movement made in the technical area. Footage … via Naijaloaded |...
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    World Saudi King Salman Issues Decree to Scrutinise Use of Hadith

    Saudi Arabia is to monitor interpretations of the Prophet Mohammad’s teachings to prevent them being used to justify violence or terrorism, the culture and information ministry has said. In a decree, King Salman ordered the establishment of an authority to scrutinize uses of the “hadith”...
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    World Saudi Arabia: Women To Be Allowed To Drive From June 2018

    According to a report in the Washington Post, Saudi Arabia is about to take down the restrictions on women driving. It is reported that work on lifting the ban has begun and women will be on the roads, as drivers, by mid 2018. Washington Post
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    Metro Nigerian Pilgrim Dies in Mecca

    A female Muslim pilgrim from Igala-mela local government area of Kogi state, Hajiya Asmau Iyawo Abdullahi has died of an illness while performing this year's hajj in Mecca. The state’s Hajj Commission chairman, Shiekh Lukman Abdullahi Imam, who announced the death while giving an update of...
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    Metro 2017 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrim Tracked And Robbed in Saudi

    A Nigerian pilgrim has been tracked and robbed in Madina after being separated from his group on the way back from the mosque. He was then directed down a path to his hotel by a stranger, after which two men tracking him robbed him of his basic transport allowance (BTA).
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    Metro 198 Nigerians Deported From Saudi Arabia

    The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians, including women and children illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport at about 10 am. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was just out of about 1800 Nigerians living...
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    Metro Not Only Officials, IDPs Also Sold Dates Donated by Saudi Arabia

    Recently the Saudi Arabian government, through its embassy, donated dates to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, through the Ministry For Foreign Affairs, but it was alleged that the dates were diverted and sold in the open market. Daily Trust sought to look deeper into the...
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    Business Qatar Airways Suspends All Flights to Saudi Arabia

    Qatar Airways on Monday suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia. The airways said on its official website on Monday. The move came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism and opening up the...
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    World German Minister Sparks Outrage After Refusing To Wear a Hijab During Visit To Saudi Arabia[PHOTOS]

    The German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, has caused outrage after she and her team refused to cover their hair during an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Von der Leyen, while in the Muslim county failed to wear the traditional hijab, even when she met with the Deputy Crown Prince...
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    World Saudi Arabia Dumps Islamic Calendar

    The birthplace of Islam containing Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, shifted to the western Gregorian calendar on Sunday, bringing the oil-rich kingdom in line with many of its energy customers. The Islamic lunar calendar is actually 15 days shorter than the 365-day solar year which will actually...
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    World Reduced Oil Revenue: Saudi Slashes Ministers Salaries by 20%

    The Saudi Arabian government has slashed the salaries of its ministers by 20 percent following the continued crash in the price of crude oil. In addition to this, the annual housing, furniture, etc allowances of 160 members of the Shura Council, who include 30 women, will be slashed by 15...
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    World Ethiopian Housemaid Executed in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia authorities today executed an Ethiopian housemaid convicted of killing the child of her employer. The country's interior ministry in a statement said the execution was carried out after the death sentence was endorsed by the king. The executed maid had confessed to having knifed...
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    World Saudi Women Demand Abolishment of Male Guardianship System

    Women in Saudi Arabia are demanding an end to the country's male guardianship system. BBC reports that over 14,000 Saudi women have signed an anti-guardianship petition which has been handed to the government. The petition was delivered to the government by Activist Aziza Al-Yousef. Under...
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    World World Oldest Human Bone Discovered in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia announced on Friday in Riyadh the discovery of the "world's oldest human bone" in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, which announced the find, said the bone was discovered during excavations at Tayma, where a large oasis...
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    Metro Nigerian Pilgrim Lands In Trouble in Saudi Arabia For Travelling With Kolanuts

    A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy land. The pilgrim, PM News learnt, was caught with 10 kolanuts on Monday afternoon. The pilgrim was said to have been fined 10,000 Saudi Riyals, amounting to 1000 Riyals per kolanut...
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    World Saudi Arabia Arrests 6 Illegal Migrants From Nigeria

    Saudi Arabia has intercepted a boat carrying 31 illegal migrants, including six Nigerians, that was trying to reach the kingdom, the Border Guards force said on Monday. The guards have reported repeated interceptions of migrants in the Red Sea over the past two months. In the latest case, a...
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    World 2016 Hajj: Saudi Govt Lists Items Nigerian Pilgrims Must Not Bring Into Country

    The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recently said it was in receipt of a circular from the Government of Saudi Arabia prohibiting the importation of kola nuts, popularly called “goro”, “obi” in hausa and yoruba parlance into the Kingdom during the 2016 Hajj. The commission said...
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    Business Uber Secures $3.5bn Funding From Saudi Arabia

    World famous taxi hailing firm, Uber, has secured a whopping $3.5bn in funding from the Saudi Arabia Soviet Wealth fund. In return, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund managing director, Yasir Al Rumayyan, will join Uber’s board. This is Uber’s largest investment from a single investor...
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