http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Saudi_ArabiaFind stories, videos, and photos about Saudi Arabia from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:45:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Saudi_Arabia14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Saudi Arabia from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/hajj.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/hajj.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe path from the holy city of Mecca to the Mina desert turned a sea of white Wednesday as throngs of Muslims began the annual pilgrimage known as the Hajj.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/21/saudi.hajj.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/21/saudi.hajj.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextA teenager and three elderly people in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus, the Saudi Health Ministry said.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/saudi.arabia.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/saudi.arabia.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia's health minister was the first person in the country to receive the H1N1 vaccination Saturday in a televised event aimed at calming fears about the safety of the vaccine.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/29/saudi.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/29/saudi.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia has launched an investigation into its first fatality from the H1N1 Virus as it tries to head off a swine flu epidemic before millions descend for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, health officials said.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/27/saudi.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/27/saudi.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia has had its first death from swine flu, its Ministry of Health said Monday, bracing for more.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/swine.flu.hajj.pilgrimage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/swine.flu.hajj.pilgrimage/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo pilgrims from Iran have contracted the H1N1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/14/saudi.terror.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/14/saudi.terror.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 300 men convicted by Saudi Arabia for taking part in terror plots have been jailed following trials criticized by a rights group for their lack of transparency.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.arabia.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.arabia.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabian officials beheaded and then publicly displayed the body of a convicted killer in Riyadh on Friday, an act that prompted a stiff denunciation by a leading human rights monitor.Sat, 30 May 2009 20:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/12/ahmed.saudi.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/12/ahmed.saudi.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge in Saudi Arabia has said husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi newspaper reported this past weekend. In one fell swoop, the judge debased Islam, vilified the kingdom and disregarded the ideals the Saudi monarch himself embraces.Tue, 12 May 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/30/saudi.child/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/30/saudi.child/index.html#cnnSTCTextA court in Saudi Arabia has granted an 8-year-old girl a divorce from her 47-year-old husband, after twice denying the divorce request previously, local media reported Thursday.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/saudi.child.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/saudi.child.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn appeals court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has rejected and refused to certify a court ruling allowing a 47-year-old man's marriage to an 8-year-old girl, said a relative of the girl with knowledge of the proceedings.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/execution.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/execution.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 2,400 people worldwide were executed last year, but most countries moved a step closer toward abolishing the death penalty, Amnesty International said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/10/mini.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/10/mini.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria will meet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a mini-summit designed to improve relations between the countries, according to a Saudi government official who did not want to be identified.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/saudi.arabia.autograph/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/saudi.arabia.autograph/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia's religious police detained two male novelists for questioning last week after they attempted to get the autograph of a female writer at a book fair in Riyadh, according to local media reports.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/05/saudi.arabia.woman.driver/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/05/saudi.arabia.woman.driver/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca Wednesday arrested a woman for violating the country's ban on women driving, according to the Saudi English-language daily Arab News.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/saudi.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/saudi.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia has asked Interpol for its help in apprehending dozens of wanted Saudis who are suspected of plotting attacks against Saudi Arabia from abroad.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/saudi.child.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/saudi.child.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe debate over the controversial practice of child marriage in Saudi Arabia was pushed back into the spotlight this week, with the kingdom's top cleric saying that it's OK for girls as young as 10 to wed.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/24/saudi.arabia.child.bride/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/24/saudi.arabia.child.bride/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group fighting for women's rights in Saudi Arabia condemned a judge Wednesday for refusing to annul the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/saudi.arabia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/saudi.arabia/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia's National Day -- traditionally a day for reflections on self, religion and faith -- was marked Tuesday by an unexplained change in the traditionally conservative Saudi kingdom.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices eased Wednesday - ending at a 5-month low - as heightened worries over slumping demand and a stronger dollar offset a weekly government report showing a bigger-than-expected decline in gasoline and crude inventories.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/11/news/international/saudi_gold_mining.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/11/news/international/saudi_gold_mining.fortune/index.htmA new generation of fortune hunters is seeking riches under the sands of Saudi Arabia.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/23/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/23/markets/oil/index.htmOil settled higher on Monday after a day of volatile trading following a weekend meeting in Saudi Arabia that failed to yield concrete solutions to the world's energy problems.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaudi Arabia is willing to produce more oil if customers need it, the kingdom's oil minister said SundaySun, 22 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/news/international/saudi_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/news/international/saudi_oil/index.htmSaudi Arabia this weekend will convene a special summit on oil prices that could lead to cheaper crude on the world market.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/saudi.oils/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/saudi.oils/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe supply and demand of oil around the world is "normal," a key adviser to Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Friday, pointing to factors including speculators and currency fluctuations for rocketing oil prices.Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/17/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/17/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices drifted lower Tuesday after retreating from an all-time high of nearly $140 a barrel a day earlier.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices briefly spiked more than $5 per barrel to a trading record Monday, but crude tumbled throughout the afternoon as traders took profits after prices couldn't get over the $140 a barrel hump.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1814924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1814924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaudi Arabia plans to increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels a day next month, the kingdom's oil minister told UN chief Ban Ki-moonMon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/10/news/economy/gas/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/10/news/economy/gas/index.htmCrude prices lost more than $3 a barrel Tuesday on a strengthened dollar and a report showing increased output from Saudi Arabia and OPEC, while gasoline reached another record high average that stretched above the $4-a-gallon threshold.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812881,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812881,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaudi Arabia will call for a summit between oil producing countries and consumer states to discuss soaring energy prices, Information and Culture Minister Iyad Madani said MondayMon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSaudi Arabia's leaders made clear Friday they see no reason to increase oil production until customers demand it, apparently rebuffing President BushFri, 16 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRoads in Saudi Arabia are among the world's most dangerous but one type of victim stands out: female teachers who are dying at alarming rates because of long commutes through the desert to reach remote schoolsTue, 29 Apr 2008 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe British High Court ruled that prosecutors acted unlawfully when investigating accusations of corruption in a BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOther faiths have long been banned from operating openly in Islam's birthplace. A Vatican-Saudi dialogue may change that Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/12/saudi.valentine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/12/saudi.valentine/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia has asked florists and gift shops to remove all red items until after Valentine's Day, calling the celebration of such a holiday a sin, local media reported Monday.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705562,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705562,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWomen in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or a furnished apartment without a male guardian, according to a government decisionMon, 21 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/ww.armsrace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/ww.armsrace/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaber-rattling in the Middle East has been growing, with Israeli air strikes over Syria at the beginning of the month and France's Foreign Minister talking of war with Iran, but behind the scenes there are fears of a new arms race in the region. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/18/saudi.camels.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/18/saudi.camels.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of camels have died in Saudi Arabia this week from a mystery ailment.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/news/international/update_saudis.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/news/international/update_saudis.dj/index.htmSaudi Arabia, which already has aggressively shaved its oil output in a battle to shore up prices, will reduce production by another 158,000 barrels per day beginning Thursday and more cuts are on the way, according to a media report.Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/20/saudi.textbooks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/20/saudi.textbooks/index.htmlSaudi Arabia has promised a comprehensive review of all of its educational textbooks and to remove all language promoting intolerance, the State Department's ambassador for religious freedom said Wednesday.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/news/international/saudi_heavycrude/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/news/international/saudi_heavycrude/index.htmSaudi Arabia is experimenting with new techniques to tap into its supply of heavy crude oil, according to a published report Monday that says the move could help significantly increase the supply of oil to meet growing global demands.Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/29/saudi.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/29/saudi.arrests/index.htmlForty suspected militants have been arrested in Saudi Arabia over the last several days, a Saudi security source said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/27/saudi.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/27/saudi.shooting/index.htmlSaudi security forces shot and killed five suspected militants Monday in a two-hour gun battle in an eastern suburb of the capital, Riyadh, the Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry told CNN.Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/24/markets/stockswatch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/24/markets/stockswatch/index.htmStocks could have some trouble in early trading Friday after a report of an explosion at an Saudi Arabian oil facility and other global uncertainty lifted oil prices.Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/09/hajj.two/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/09/hajj.two/index.htmlMore than 2 million Muslim pilgrims from almost 180 countries started moving after sunrise Monday towards Mount Arafat to perform the central rite of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy city.Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/20/ussaudi.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/20/ussaudi.warning/index.htmlThe U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, warned Wednesday that more terrorist attacks could be in the works in the kingdom.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/03/saudi.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/03/saudi.arrest/index.htmlA high-ranking member of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia was killed Sunday in a clash between several suspected militants and security forces in the capital of Riyadh, a senior interior ministry official confirmed to CNN.Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/22/news/international/saudi_production.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/22/news/international/saudi_production.dj/index.htmSaudi Arabia, facing mounting pressure from the U.S. and others to step up output of oil and gas amid a surge in prices, plans to more than double its investment in energy development to $50 billion in the next five years from the previous five-year period, Friday's Wall Street Journal reported.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/09/saudi.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/09/saudi.warning/index.htmlAn unspecified threat has prompted U.S. officials to move American residents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to another location, a statement from the U.S. Consulate said.Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/10/saudi.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/10/saudi.elections/index.htmlVoting got under way Thursday in Saudi Arabia's first local elections.Thu, 10 Feb 2005 22:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/saudi.telethon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/saudi.telethon/index.htmlA telethon for tsunami victims on Saudi state-run television has raised more than $77 million, and the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank pledged an additional $500 million for affected countries.Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/04/tsunami.saudis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/04/tsunami.saudis/index.htmlSaudi Arabia, criticized in the Arab world for not offering more money for tsunami disaster relief, said Tuesday it will triple the aid it has pledged to $30 million and will hold a fund-raising telethon to benefit victims.Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/17/saudi.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/17/saudi.shooting/index.htmlFighting between Saudi security forces and militants has left a police officer dead and nine others wounded, and led to the arrests of five militants, according to an Interior Ministry official.Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/26/saudi.money.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/26/saudi.money.iraq/index.htmlAccording to a recent U.S. military intelligence report, insurgents depend on external donors to finance attacks in Iraq. Attacks the United States believes are being bankrolled with Saudi money.Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/10/news/economy/saudis_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/10/news/economy/saudis_oil/index.htmABU DHABI (Reuters) - Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Sunday to maintain a cushion of spare supplies of up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet future demand growth.Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/saudi.france/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/saudi.france/index.htmlA French national who worked as an engineer in Saudi Arabia was ambushed and killed by gunmen as he drove through a Jeddah neighborhood early Sunday.Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/21/saudi.johnson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/21/saudi.johnson/index.htmlThe head of slain American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr., who was kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia last month, has been found in a freezer, a Saudi Interior Ministry official said.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/18/saudi.militants/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/18/saudi.militants/index.htmlAnother 27 wanted militants have surrendered to Saudi security officials over the last several days under a month-long leniency offer set to expire this week, according to the Saudi Interior Ministry.Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/21/friends.enemies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/21/friends.enemies/index.htmlIn a bold, chilling claim posted on an Islamist Web site, terrorists linked to al Qaeda say sympathizers within the Saudi security forces helped them kidnap American Paul Johnson.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/18/saudi.arabia.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/18/saudi.arabia.warning/index.htmlSoon after a U.S. hostage was beheaded Friday in Saudi Arabia, a senior State Department official warned that further attacks are likely and urged Americans to leave the kingdom.Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/13/uk.saudi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/13/uk.saudi/index.htmlBritain's Foreign Office says non-essential staff and their relatives at the British embassy in Saudi Arabia can leave the kingdom "if they wish."Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/02/saudi.terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/02/saudi.terror/index.htmlSaudi Arabia announced Wednesday that it will dissolve all Saudi international charities and fold them into a single government-sponsored entity, in an effort to stop the flow of money to terrorist organizations.Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/02/saudis.charity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/02/saudis.charity/index.htmlThe United States and Saudi Arabia will ask the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to provide more help in blocking the assets of a Muslim charity accused of backing terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, a senior Saudi official told CNN Tuesday night.Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/01/terror.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/01/terror.oil/index.htmlThe attack in Saudi Arabia on an oil workers' compound in Khobar last weekend, sent a shock wave through world oil markets. When U.S. traders hit the floor after the holiday weekend, the impact was immediate: Oil prices jumped almost two and a half dollars per barrel -- a new high.Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/01/commentary/mkcommentary/freeintro_sivy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/01/commentary/mkcommentary/freeintro_sivy/index.htmOil prices reached a record $42 a barrel on Tuesday, following a weekend terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia. Although the major indexes closed up, the S&P 500 dipped below its 50-day moving average during the day -- which some market watchers interpreted as a signal of a weaker market ahead.Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/01/saudi.attack1330/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/01/saudi.attack1330/index.htmlSaudi Arabian authorities say security has been tightened around possible Western targets after a weekend attack left 22 people dead.Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/01/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/01/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmOil prices soaring in the wake of the terrorist carnage in Saudi Arabia over the weekend are just another sign of how vulnerable we are to the geopolitics of petroleum and the madness of assassins.Tue, 01 Jun 2004 12:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks surged early Monday, led by gains in the technology sector, after Saudi Arabia agreed to boost oil output.Mon, 24 May 2004 13:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/01/whitehouse.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/01/whitehouse.oil/index.htmlWith OPEC planning to cut oil production, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States met Thursday with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and said Riyadh is committed to heading off problems in the world energy market.Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/25/saudi.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/25/saudi.hearing/index.htmlTop U.S. counterterrorism officials told a congressional panel on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a turnaround in cooperating with U.S.-led efforts to stem the flow of financial support to terrorist organizations.Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/29/saudi.charity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/29/saudi.charity/index.htmlAmid accusations that a Saudi-based Islamic charity has financed terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd said the kingdom is moving to change the way it raises charity funds abroad.Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/28/visa.flap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/02/28/visa.flap/index.htmlThe Saudi government has launched an investigation into why its tourism Web site posted a notice that travel visas to Saudi Arabia would not be issued to people of the Jewish faith, according to the spokesman for the Saudi embassy in Washington.Sat, 28 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/16/britain.saudi.warn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/16/britain.saudi.warn/index.htmlBritish nationals should forgo all but "essential" travel to Saudi Arabia because of possible terrorist attacks that "may be in the final stages of preparation," according to the British Foreign Office.Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/23/saudi.charity.assets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/23/saudi.charity.assets/index.htmlThe United States and Saudi Arabia are asking for international help to block the assets of a Muslim charity accused of backing terrorist groups, including al Qaeda.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 06:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/22/saudi.hajj/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/22/saudi.hajj/index.htmlMuslims are converging on the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, Islam's annual pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammad.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355120/index.htmOkay, Saudi Arabia it ain't. The Athabasca Oil Sands Project lies 45 miles north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, which is itself almost 300 miles north of Edmonton--and yes, it's cold up here. Damn cold...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342302/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342302/index.htmThere was an important lesson, an OPEC home truth if you will, delivered at the meeting of the oil cartel in Vienna on April 24. Whether, and how much, OPEC would cut production in order to reverse...Mon, 12 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86492/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/04/01/86492/index.htmI am a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Corps and, along with several other officers stationed here, am an avid reader of MONEY. Although I am currently in Saudi Arabia and...Mon, 01 Apr 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/05/74330/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/05/74330/index.htmWhen the price of crude oil recently passed $40 a barrel, most people blamed panicky traders and greedy speculators. Indeed, fear of war has helped push up prices from around $20 since Iraq invaded...Mon, 05 Nov 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/09/24/74120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/09/24/74120/index.htmSince Saudi Arabia will increase its oil production to eight million barrels a day this month to make up for the lost flow from Iraq and Kuwait, the question is whether it can deliver if the bullet...Mon, 24 Sep 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/17/67167/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/17/67167/index.htmSpot-market prices for crude oil plunged below $20 a barrel for the first time since early 1979, raising the possibility of a full-scale price war. The prime mover was Saudi Arabia, which stepped u...Mon, 17 Feb 1986 05:01:00 EST