Topic: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Twitter Users Have More to Worry About Than Going to Hell for Tweeting

AP

Reports on Thursday of a Saudi Arabian sheikh dooming Twitter users to eternal damnation may seem like inexplicable hyperbole to Americans. But it's likely an escalation of attempts by Saudi authorities to crackdown on a key tool for dissent.

By Alex Eichler

May 19, 2011

IEA to OPEC: It'd Be Great If You Guys Could Increase the Oil Supply

Seeing as how the global economy depends on it

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By Heather Horn

Apr 18, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Considers Donald Trump

Home News From Afar: Aside from a South Korean blog, the world is smirking

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

Quiz: Bush's Iraq or Obama's Libya?

Follow the eerie echoes between the debates

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 15, 2011

Iran Denounces Saudi Intervention in Bahrain

Sunni-Shiite tensions help explain Iran's stance

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 11, 2011

Eight Reasons Why Saudi Arabia's 'Day of Rage' Fizzled

There were small, peaceful protests in the east but the capital was quiet

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